SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Cannot connect

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-19T01:43:56Z

Only good way to really see would be to put an scope on the 5v line. If you don't have a scope, try finding a different power supply that you can test with. As long you don't move the motors or power up the heaters, you could get away with a smaller power supply just for test if your power supply is causing the problem.

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-18T18:47:40Z

wire10ga wrote:

it could be, but it could also be when the ps is hooked up is putting too much noise on the 5v line. or you may have a bad 5v regulator on the main board.

How can I check that?
Trying to solve this with solidoodle techs over email also..

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-13T17:02:06Z

it could be, but it could also be when the ps is hooked up is putting too much noise on the 5v line. or you may have a bad 5v regulator on the main board.

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-13T13:29:37Z

NEW UPDATE:

I figured that if the sd3 is only powered by usbpower it WILL connect, and function!
But when I connect the power suply to the sd3, repetier will give me the error message "a device connected to the system is not functioning..

May I have a bad power suply?

Thanks

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-12T19:31:00Z

thats exactly why I recently bought another laptop similar to mine so if mine quits I wont have to deal with the new microsloth crap for all my older stuff I need to use

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-12T19:28:44Z

search to see if others have issues using that windows version with your printer or if it needs other software etc

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-12T19:25:12Z

do you have an USB2 port still? maybe the USB3 dont work with the printer software

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-12T18:30:06Z

I read something about windows 8.1 usb 3.0 enchated power saving or something.
But the usb powersaving fuction is turned off.

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-12T16:36:16Z

never saw that. weird

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-12T15:37:36Z

Yes, but still getting the error message "a device connected to the system is not functioning"

A funny thing doh.. Plugging in sd3 in a usb3.0 port. Success! At least for a few secs.. Then it automatically disconnects again. And reconnects. Over and over again.. ? ;s

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-11T21:30:43Z

so after making the new port did you reboot and select the new port in the drop down menu in repetier host connections settings? that worked for me.

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-11T15:27:55Z

Yeah, I have set the port to com 18, and 19, and also 60. But it still tells me that the port in already in use and;
"a device connected to the system is not functioning"

Hm...

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-11T07:22:51Z

yes thats the same issue of wrong com port being used after another device has grabbed it when not using the printer. thats one of the issues 3D "virtual printers" have since they are not in registry as a printer or any known device by device manager. thats why I had to go into the com port it was trying to use and change the number to a much higher one as stated above. then when the device that stole that port trys to connect it just finds new port and alls good. I sugest making the 3D printers com port number 18 or higher if your system can go higher. I use a very advanced model laptop that can have as many as 18 com ports in use at same time and I own about that many things to "plug N play" for it hence why I say this. due to system not knowing its port is in use unless connected and running.

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-11T02:45:15Z

cannot connect w/ vista.

the SD responds a little. it up chimes when i connect and the SD noises change when I click the 'Connect' button.

after that all i get is command waiting and unknown command "?".

would love to just use the thing w/ linux, but that seems to be a bigger nightmare than getting vista to work.

is a .deb file that hard? :bangshead:

its been a year since i touched this thing, it's becoming clearer why that is.

Re: Cannot connect

2014-08-10T19:44:52Z

SOLIDOODLE TECHS take notes on this issue as your gonna be having lots more like it with everything updating.
I got zero jobs done for my 3Dhub, zero sleep, insufficient tech support, tons of headaches and frustration for over 170 hours straight. over this issue.
research how to force change com port for SD printer to higher number like 18 or above since only system com3 is permanent in bios. every device that gets plugged in grabs lowest available port number. and the only Windows OS with support now is windows 8 but they dont even help with this issue. so all windows OS are not getting any help here.

Mitch