Jump to content

How to test ONLY Stepper Motor on DIY ULTIMAKER 2 Printer


KASHMIR

Recommended Posts

Posted · How to test ONLY Stepper Motor on DIY ULTIMAKER 2 Printer

Hi

I need some help.

I have an Ultimaker 2 controller board, and i want to test if the stepper motors work

by using pronterface. I built my own 3D printer similar to Ultimaker.

I tried plugging the Y motor only on the board, nothing else is plugged in.

Just want to test it in pronterface if motors work.

But when i use pronterface, i keep on getting MAX Temp Error,

click Y axis , nothing moves.

Is there some modifications that need to done to trick the board into thinking

that there are no temp sensors or heatbed ??

I would appreciate if someone can help me out.

Thanks

  • Link to post
    Share on other sites

    Posted · How to test ONLY Stepper Motor on DIY ULTIMAKER 2 Printer

    You say that you've built a printer that is similar to the Ultimaker, do you happen to have a temp sensor? Why not just plug that in? Or you could try tricking the firmware by plugging in a resistor in that connector, 108ohms is "room temp", so any resistor close to that should work.

  • Link to post
    Share on other sites

    Posted · How to test ONLY Stepper Motor on DIY ULTIMAKER 2 Printer

    I'm told you can just short the temperature pins together - not sure why that works (would think some kind of temp error) but I saw it working for someone a few days ago.

  • Link to post
    Share on other sites

    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now
    • Our picks

      • UltiMaker Cura 5.7 stable released
        Cura 5.7 is here and it brings a handy new workflow improvement when using Thingiverse and Cura together, as well as additional capabilities for Method series printers, and a powerful way of sharing print settings using new printer-agnostic project files! Read on to find out about all of these improvements and more. 
         
          • Like
        • 18 replies
      • S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
        (Sorry, was out of office when this released)

        This update is for...
        All UltiMaker S series  
        New features
         
        Temperature status. During print preparation, the temperatures of the print cores and build plate will be shown on the display. This gives a better indication of the progress and remaining wait time. Save log files in paused state. It is now possible to save the printer's log files to USB if the currently active print job is paused. Previously, the Dump logs to USB option was only enabled if the printer was in idle state. Confirm print removal via Digital Factory. If the printer is connected to the Digital Factory, it is now possible to confirm the removal of a previous print job via the Digital Factory interface. This is useful in situations where the build plate is clear, but the operator forgot to select Confirm removal on the printer’s display. Visit this page for more information about this feature.
          • Like
        • 0 replies
    ×
    ×
    • Create New...