Questions tagged [endstop]
Switch used to let the controller know the printer has reached the end of its travel in the home direction. Also known as a limit switch.
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Marlin suddenly ignoring all endstops?
My Ender 3 Pro running the below firmware has suddenly started to ignore all endstops, causing stepper motors to skip and causing damage.
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BIQU B1 ignores Z limit switch when homing
I recently bought a BIQU B1 as my first 3D printer and the assembly process went just fine.
When I tried homing the Z axis, it reached the limiter/stop micro switch and it just keeps trying to go ...
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How do I reverse the state of an endstop in Klipper other than using an exclamation mark?
I have been messing with my Y-axis endstop since it keeps being triggered when not pressed but otherwise, it is working as intended. I have tried to use ! to ...
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How could dual end-stop switches on each axis improve the functionality and precision of 3D printers like the Creality Ender 3 V2?
Looking at a bare Creality Ender 3 V2, I realised that there are three end-stop switches, one for each axis, X, Y, and Z. But this only helps to determine the start (0) position of each axis. Wouldn't ...
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Is there a marlin setting to disable XY axes when Z endstop triggered?
I have a mechanical switch connected to a RAMPS 1.4 board that detects when my laser has run in to something. Right now, I have it set as a Z limit, so if I move too far in the Z and crash the laser ...
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Auto Homing issue (Z-axis ignores endstop but individually homing each axis there is no problem)
I'm experiencing an issue with the auto homing where the Z-axis will ignore the endstop when I use the auto home button in Pronterface. Strangely, homing the axes individually I don't seem to have any ...
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Flashforge Adventurer 3 - how to replace X-axis endstop
I found a similar question in the forum but now need assistance on how to replace the X-axis endstop. I have been scouring for videos and haven't found one yet. Can anyone help me?
The printer turns ...
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How to get dual Z, dual Y steppers and dual endstops working on Marlin?
I've been trying for days to get my BTT SKR2 board to work with both dual Y & Z-axis and independent end stops (2 per axis). The Y-axis does independent homing just fine no matter which way the ...
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Ender3 V2: What stops the Y?
As there is no limit switch on the operator end of the Y (Y-), what stops its travel when the print is done?
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Impact on 3D printer of movement forced over the limit
Faulty endstop caused the printer (a traditional cartesian FDM) to try to move over the maximum axis limit at top, the noise has been atrocious, I don't see damages (apparently) but I'm wondering if ...
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Marlin firmware issues
So I'm working on building a Prusa i3 MK3 clone and all's gone well so far but when I make edits to the firmware and reupload it, the printer doesn't seem to be getting it. Like I changed the software ...
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Problem setting home and getting Ender 3 basic geometry dialed in
I have the following hardware configuration:
Ender 3 Pro
SKR E3 Turbo
Ender Extender 400XL
BLTouch
BTT TFT35 E3 v3.0 (Marlin/LCD and BTT/BLTouch configured)
Dual Z steppers (per Teaching Tech, ...
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Issue with Z homing on Ender 3 Pro with Marlin
I've just changed the motherboard on my Ender 3 Pro with a MKS GEN_L v1.0 and flashed the latest Marlin version on it.
I've calibrated my bed manually using the default XY and Z auto home commands on ...
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Ender 3 - X Axis Cannot Reach True Home
After a year of printing smaller models, I finally went to print something that would take up most of the build plate from left to right and realized that my nozzle cannot reach "true" X ...
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Ender 3, why only 3 limit switches?
Why does the Ender 3 only have 3 limit switches instead of 6?
How does it handle crashes on other sides?
Is it worth adding them with a new mainboard?
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