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Just improved the GCODE sender!!

A project log for Robot 3D printer auto eject sys & web print queue

A 3d printer system that can be operated by multiple people that just spits out parts placed in the web based print queue

mmiscoolmmiscool 07/02/2017 at 21:230 Comments

So i just updated the github for the gcode sender.

It has a few new options.

First off I added a setting that optionally makes the gcode sender wait at the end of the print job and prompt for a person to remove the print. This allows the 3d print queue to be used with printers that do not have an auto eject system.

Second because I am building a new printer witch uses a different ejection system and therefor different ejection gcode I added start and end gcode boxes to the settings page.

You can enter printer printer specific gcode to do the auto ejection, nozzle cleaning or other actions. This makes the gcode sender compatible with different printers and allows the gcode produced on the server to be generic.

There is another thing I was working on but it is not ready for prime time yet. I have not integrated the code in to the gcode sender yet. The new thing is the ability to capture an image of the print bead to detect if the piece of paper from the 2d printer is there yet. Incjet printers can some times take a minuet or 2 to clean the head at the most inopportune times. You also have the possibility of running out of paper. Hopefully this will prevent any of those scenarios from becoming a problem. It also opens up the possibilty of taking a picture of the print when it is done and uploading that back to web server for visual verification.

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