<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/18021/using-a-usb-hub-to-run-multiple-3d-printers-from/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:13:05 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/151034/#p151034 The technology is definitely there to operate a small or even large  print farm.

Joe prussa is currently running 500 yes that is Five Hundred printers he has the capability of managing hem remotely and can even update the firmware  remotely.
IIRC there are plans in the works to release this software to the public. I believe open source.

Soliddoodle is no longer but prusa is still alive and growing and a very open source company.

]]> Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:13:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/151034/#p151034 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/151030/#p151030 heartless wrote:

plugging them into one power strip means nothing. whoopie.. I can do that (and do) - that has absolutely nothing to do with PC connection.

this is a power strip, nothing more.

http://soliforum.com/i/?czPxA1K.png

I want to see how they are connected to the actual PC..

zoom in and see those are USB cords not power cords and each has a light showing traffic etc

]]> Sun, 28 Jul 2019 05:01:46 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/151030/#p151030 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/151029/#p151029 he needs the ban bot lol

]]> Sun, 28 Jul 2019 04:54:12 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/151029/#p151029 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/151003/#p151003 n2ri wrote:
aronwanrer11 wrote:

This is good to see that you are creating a USB hub for run multiple printers. But I want to ask one thing are properly check the bandwidth of your router before creating USB hub?

what router?

You need to learn to spot a spam bot. Look at it's signature. It 's a bot that keys on words such as "hub" in this case and then makes a semi intelligent sounding comment on the subject for the simple purpose of spamming the link in it's signature.

]]> Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:40:51 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/151003/#p151003 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/150999/#p150999 aronwanrer11 wrote:

This is good to see that you are creating a USB hub for run multiple printers. But I want to ask one thing are properly check the bandwidth of your router before creating USB hub?

what router?

]]> Fri, 26 Jul 2019 04:27:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/150999/#p150999 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/150976/#p150976 This is good to see that you are creating a USB hub for run multiple printers. But I want to ask one thing are properly check the bandwidth of your router before creating USB hub?

]]> Wed, 24 Jul 2019 07:00:14 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/150976/#p150976 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/150142/#p150142 cool, I just bought a 10'  extension as one of my printer USB cables is only 3' and that alone wont cut it from my PC to the Printer rack.
saw extensions long as 33' listed on ebay lol
longest I ever used was for a Vinyl cutter/plotter to PC 15' to reach over a doorway & it barely worked at times without a bit of lag depending on file being sent.

]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:14:03 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/150142/#p150142 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/150141/#p150141 I use to run my Solidoodle off a 6' USB Cable plugged into a 15' extension cable but I would not recommend this.

]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:59:54 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/150141/#p150141 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/150135/#p150135 The rule of thumb is no longer than 6 feet without an active booster.

]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:13:59 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/150135/#p150135 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/150131/#p150131 how long of an extension USB cable can I use with a 3D printer without loosing Data?

]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2019 04:14:46 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/150131/#p150131 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/150079/#p150079 yeah since Solidoodle has been gone for years no new info is available. and as Carl said no way to know whats on printers as Solidoodle also used their "Parts Farm" machines as component test units when testing what components to use in marketed Printers.

]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 20:49:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/150079/#p150079 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/150065/#p150065 plugging them into one power strip means nothing. whoopie.. I can do that (and do) - that has absolutely nothing to do with PC connection.

this is a power strip, nothing more.

http://soliforum.com/i/?czPxA1K.png

I want to see how they are connected to the actual PC..

]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:30:31 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/150065/#p150065 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/150059/#p150059 It's a powered hub like heartless said to use. It also looks like they have given each printer a physical name which their host probably allows and that helps to make sure communication goes to the correct printer.

You also have no way of knowing by the picture if these machines are actually running on original boards. These could be just SD frames and entirely different electronics.

]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:21:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/150059/#p150059 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/150054/#p150054 so how did Solidoodle run 24 SD3 printers from 1 PC on the rack parts factory? heres 1 pic of that 'Farm' what is the thing on rack post with blue lights and lots of cords pluged in it?
http://soliforum.com/i/?EuXw9ju.jpg

]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 05:38:04 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/150054/#p150054 <![CDATA[Re: using a USB hub to run multiple 3D printers from]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/150037/#p150037 a usb hub will work but it needs to have it's own power source. (ie: powered hub) - sd cards are not needed

each printer connected to the hub needs to be running a different controller board (the computer will get confused if you hook 2 identical machines/controller boards to the same hub at the same time)
you can run 2 identical machines from the same computer as long as they are hooked up to different USB Hubs (ie: front & back, or main & external hub)

You should be running a UPS anyway.. and get one large enough to handle the load of everything you intend to connect to it. 250w is fine for just a laptop and maybe one printer, but i would not go much more than that

]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:27:44 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/150037/#p150037