1 Topic by dylan.callery

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Topic: connecting to press

so far I have tried three laptops and two desktops with operating systems ranging from windows vista-10 and I am running into the same problem with connecting to the press. when using soliprint I am able to connect to the printer once a day at best where I am able to heat up the bed and the extruder but the moment I test the extruder the temperature drops down to 0c every other time the extruder reads at 0c and the bed at around 16c.

if I try using Repetier-Host it claims the press is heating up while it is not and when I try to move it nothing physically happens. I can type out the G Code from Repetier-Host if that would help people from when I try to move the extruder.

2 Reply by thatdecade

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Re: connecting to press

Sounds like serial comm failure.  Could be a bad cable or bad driver.

Try swapping in a different USB cable.

What driver are you using?  You should be using the driver available on this page.
http://wiki.solidoodle.com/installing-drivers

3 Reply by dylan.callery

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Re: connecting to press

those are the drivers i am using and i have tried three different cables. ill try to reinstall the drivers see if that helps at all.

4 Reply by soliryan

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Re: connecting to press

This may sound obvious or stupid but make sure you are selecting the actual COM port and not connecting to the virtual printer.

Former Solidoodle employee

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Re: connecting to press

Soliryan,

it is something i had to double check a few times but in my attempts i have been connect to a COM port to the best of my knowledge.