How to calibrate without PC attached

[mrbi11]

To make sure everything is hunky dory before a long print, i like to double
check calibrations.

Put the 4 scripts from the manual as follows:
script 1-> Zcal.gco
script 2-> Ycal.gco
script 3-> Zcal.gco
script 4-> xyzcal.gco (center)
I also put just G28 in xyztop.gco, for convenience

hint, starting file names with x y and z puts the tiny calibration files
at the end of the file list, so out of the way till you need them.

>>> WARNING <<<
I always type lower case, and repetier apparently upcases for you.
MAKE SURE THE SCRIPS GCODE is all UPPER CASE!
G28
not
g28

[wildideas1]

where are you putting the script?? is this for the SD card use?? still haven't tried mine yet.

[TFMike]

To make sure everything is hunky dory before a long print, i like to double
check calibrations.

Put the 4 scripts from the manual as follows:
script 1-> Zcal.gco
script 2-> Ycal.gco
script 3-> Zcal.gco
script 4-> xyzcal.gco (center)
I also put just G28 in xyztop.gco, for convenience

hint, starting file names with x y and z puts the tiny calibration files
at the end of the file list, so out of the way till you need them.

>>> WARNING <<<
I always type lower case, and repetier apparently upcases for you.
MAKE SURE THE SCRIPS GCODE is all UPPER CASE!
G28
not
g28

is it bad that I have no idea what any of this means?

[mrbi11]

yes, the files go on the SD.
The display is a bit bizarre to use, until you figure out you can click the turny knob.
Click it, turn it lest till you see SD card. Click, turn and click print file.
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If you don't have a rostock max with sd card & display, disregard this.

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The scripts are in the rostock max manual on how to calibrate the bed flatness.

[TFMike]

how do I calibrate bed flatness on the orion? I think its why this keeps happening to me:

When I came back later to see how this turned out the extruder nozzle was covered in a round ball of fuzz crap and the part was NEXT TO THE MACHINE ON THE DESK, sorry didn't get a pic of that

[foshon]

TFMike, that is edge curl, can be related to bed flatness, but not usually. Start a new thread in troubleshooting and we can walk you through fixing it.

[TFMike]

done

[626Pilot]

I don't think Repetier is case-sensitive.

[mrbi11]

I don't think Repetier is case-sensitive.

If you mean it does not list alphabetically, i agree.
It just lists in the order of the fat32 directory.

You can put the call files in a sub folder to keep them out of the way,
but the order is not controllable at present.

[626Pilot]

I mean I don't think the g-code interpreter cares about case.

[mrbi11]

I mean I don't think the g-code interpreter cares about case.

Oh, it definately does!
The repetier host upcases, which is confusing if you are typing in to a gcode file.
The host works with lower case, the files DO NOT, not for 'g' or 'x' or 's' ...

in gcode.cpp
gcode_parse_ascii()
line 902
if((pos = strchr(line,'G'))!=0) { // G command

That routine ONLY looks for upper case gcode letters.

Painfully found trying to understand why the gcode typed into my host did not work in a file.

Cheers.

[626Pilot]

Cool! I never knew Repetier was uppercasing for me.