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@ -1430,32 +1430,29 @@ idea to issue a STATUS command after every RESTART to verify that the
config file is successfully loaded.</p>
<h2 id="verify-temperature">Verify temperature<a class="headerlink" href="#verify-temperature" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Start by verifying that temperatures are being properly reported.
Navigate to the Octoprint temperature tab.</p>
<p><img alt="octoprint-temperature" src="img/octoprint-temperature.png" /></p>
<p>Verify that the temperature of the nozzle and bed (if applicable) are
Navigate to the temperature graph section in the user interface.
Verify that the temperature of the nozzle and bed (if applicable) are
present and not increasing. If it is increasing, remove power from the
printer. If the temperatures are not accurate, review the
"sensor_type" and "sensor_pin" settings for the nozzle and/or bed.</p>
<h2 id="verify-m112">Verify M112<a class="headerlink" href="#verify-m112" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Navigate to the Octoprint terminal tab and issue an M112 command in
the terminal box. This command requests Klipper to go into a
"shutdown" state. It will cause Octoprint to disconnect from Klipper -
navigate to the Connection area and click on "Connect" to cause
Octoprint to reconnect. Then navigate to the Octoprint temperature tab
and verify that temperatures continue to update and the temperatures
are not increasing. If temperatures are increasing, remove power from
the printer.</p>
<p>The M112 command causes Klipper to go into a "shutdown" state. To
clear this state, issue a FIRMWARE_RESTART command in the Octoprint
terminal tab.</p>
<p>Navigate to the command console and issue an M112
command in the terminal box. This command requests Klipper to go into a
"shutdown" state. It will cause an error to show,
which can be cleared with a FIRMWARE_RESTART command in the
command console. Octoprint will also require a reconnect. Then navigate
to the temperature graph section and verify that temperatures continue
to update and the temperatures are not increasing.
If temperatures are increasing, remove power from the printer.</p>
<h2 id="verify-heaters">Verify heaters<a class="headerlink" href="#verify-heaters" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Navigate to the Octoprint temperature tab and type in 50 followed by
enter in the "Tool" temperature box. The extruder temperature in the
graph should start to increase (within about 30 seconds or so). Then
go to the "Tool" temperature drop-down box and select "Off". After
several minutes the temperature should start to return to its initial
room temperature value. If the temperature does not increase then
verify the "heater_pin" setting in the config.</p>
<p>Navigate to the temperature graph section and type in 50 followed by
enter in the extruder/tool temperature box.
The extruder temperature in the graph should start to increase
(within about 30 seconds or so). Then go to the extruder temperature
drop-down box and select "Off". After several minutes the temperature
should start to return to its initial room temperature value. If the
temperature does not increase then verify the "heater_pin" setting
in the config.</p>
<p>If the printer has a heated bed then perform the above test again with
the bed.</p>
<h2 id="verify-stepper-motor-enable-pin">Verify stepper motor enable pin<a class="headerlink" href="#verify-stepper-motor-enable-pin" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
@ -1465,18 +1462,17 @@ the motors. If any of the axes still can not move freely, then verify
the stepper "enable_pin" configuration for the given axis. On most
commodity stepper motor drivers, the motor enable pin is "active low"
and therefore the enable pin should have a "!" before the pin (for
example, "enable_pin: !ar38").</p>
example, "enable_pin: !PA1").</p>
<h2 id="verify-endstops">Verify endstops<a class="headerlink" href="#verify-endstops" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Manually move all the printer axes so that none of them are in contact
with an endstop. Send a QUERY_ENDSTOPS command via the Octoprint
terminal tab. It should respond with the current state of all of the
configured endstops and they should all report a state of "open". For
each of the endstops, rerun the QUERY_ENDSTOPS command while manually
triggering the endstop. The QUERY_ENDSTOPS command should report the
endstop as "TRIGGERED".</p>
with an endstop. Send a QUERY_ENDSTOPS command via the command console.
It should respond with the current state of all of the configured endstops
and they should all report a state of "open". For each of the endstops,
rerun the QUERY_ENDSTOPS command while manually triggering the endstop.
The QUERY_ENDSTOPS command should report the endstop as "TRIGGERED".</p>
<p>If the endstop appears inverted (it reports "open" when triggered and
vice-versa) then add a "!" to the pin definition (for example,
"endstop_pin: ^!ar3"), or remove the "!" if there is already one
"endstop_pin: ^PA2"), or remove the "!" if there is already one
present.</p>
<p>If the endstop does not change at all then it generally indicates that
the endstop is connected to a different pin. However, it may also
@ -1486,12 +1482,13 @@ resistor and the '^' should be present).</p>
<h2 id="verify-stepper-motors">Verify stepper motors<a class="headerlink" href="#verify-stepper-motors" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Use the STEPPER_BUZZ command to verify the connectivity of each
stepper motor. Start by manually positioning the given axis to a
midway point and then run <code>STEPPER_BUZZ STEPPER=stepper_x</code>. The
STEPPER_BUZZ command will cause the given stepper to move one
millimeter in a positive direction and then it will return to its
starting position. (If the endstop is defined at position_endstop=0
then at the start of each movement the stepper will move away from the
endstop.) It will perform this oscillation ten times.</p>
midway point and then run <code>STEPPER_BUZZ STEPPER=stepper_x</code> in the
command console. The STEPPER_BUZZ command will cause the given
stepper to move one millimeter in a positive direction and then it
will return to its starting position. (If the endstop is defined at
position_endstop=0 then at the start of each movement the stepper
will move away from the endstop.) It will perform this oscillation
ten times.</p>
<p>If the stepper does not move at all, then verify the "enable_pin" and
"step_pin" settings for the stepper. If the stepper motor moves but
does not return to its original position then verify the "dir_pin"
@ -1513,11 +1510,11 @@ axes. Remove power from the printer if it does not home properly.
Rerun the endstop and stepper motor verification steps if necessary.</p>
<h2 id="verify-extruder-motor">Verify extruder motor<a class="headerlink" href="#verify-extruder-motor" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>To test the extruder motor it will be necessary to heat the extruder
to a printing temperature. Navigate to the Octoprint temperature tab
to a printing temperature. Navigate to the temperature graph section
and select a target temperature from the temperature drop-down box (or
manually enter an appropriate temperature). Wait for the printer to
reach the desired temperature. Then navigate to the Octoprint control
tab and click the "Extrude" button. Verify that the extruder motor
reach the desired temperature. Then navigate to the command console and
click the "Extrude" button. Verify that the extruder motor
turns in the correct direction. If it does not, see the
troubleshooting tips in the previous section to confirm the
"enable_pin", "step_pin", and "dir_pin" settings for the extruder.</p>
@ -1528,8 +1525,8 @@ extruder and bed heaters. In order to use this control mechanism, it is
necessary to calibrate the PID settings on each printer (PID settings
found in other firmwares or in the example configuration files often
work poorly).</p>
<p>To calibrate the extruder, navigate to the OctoPrint terminal tab and
run the PID_CALIBRATE command. For example: <code>PID_CALIBRATE
<p>To calibrate the extruder, navigate to the command console
and run the PID_CALIBRATE command. For example: <code>PID_CALIBRATE
HEATER=extruder TARGET=170</code></p>
<p>At the completion of the tuning test run <code>SAVE_CONFIG</code> to update the
printer.cfg file the new PID settings.</p>