Employing BeagleCamera alongside your 3D printer significantly improves your printing process, including remote supervision and management features. Nonetheless, there exist numerous frequent scenarios that might disrupt your printing workflow. The guide aims to aid in grasping these problems, pinpointing their roots, and offering remedies for their solutions.
Homing Failure
What is it? You may notice that after starting a print via BeagleCamera, the printer homes and then stops, showing a stopped print status in the app.
Cause: The camera received an error message from the printer and stopped the print.
Solution: Open the Beagleprint web page and locate the console window. Clear the console and try starting the print again to find the error message. This issue is common with printers using CR Touch, such as the Ender3 S1 series. If it is a CR Touch error, contact the printer’s technical support for assistance.
Extruder Too Cold
What is it? After starting a print via BeagleCamera, the printer may perform a priming line but no filament is extruded.
Cause: The printer firmware restricts extruder operation below a certain temperature (typically 170°C). If the hotend temperature is below this limit, an error is triggered, and the camera stops the print.
Solution: Modify the start G-code in your slicer software to adjust the sequence of M104, M140, M109, and M190 commands. Ensure the hotend and bed reach the required temperatures before movement starts.
First Layer Not Sticking
What is it? Filament extruded during the first layer does not adhere to the print bed when starting a print via BeagleCamera but prints fine from the printer’s SD card.
Cause: The printer firmware does not enable leveling compensation by default when printing via USB.
Solution: Add M420 S1 to start G-code in your slicer to enable leveling compensation.
Recommendation: Before starting the print, perform Z-offset adjustments and auto-leveling compensation via the printer’s screen and save the settings.
Print Pauses or Stops Midway
What is it? The print pauses intermittently or stops entirely, resulting in an incomplete model with irregular spots.
Cause: The USB connection between the printer and camera involves CRC checks for each command, which can cause issues if there are communication errors.
Solution: Upgrade or downgrade the BeagleCamera firmware to version V1.2.0, or use a high-quality USB data cable.
Recommendation: To ensure a high-quality USB cable, check for features like braided shielding, aluminum foil, twisted signal wires, and magnetic rings at both ends.
Conclusion
These are common issues that can cause print interruptions when using BeagleCamera. By monitoring the console window in the Beagleprint web page, you can track errors and apply the appropriate solutions outlined in this guide.↳
Of course, Camera not only brings you the convenience of monitoring your printing tasks anytime and anywhere but also offers more benefits for using your printer, such as supporting one-click upload of Gcode files through slicing software (yet to be implemented).
So how can you help advance these implementations?
1. Share your usage experience when placing an order for Camera (Remember, the development team needs your recognition and encouragement, as well as your expectations for Camera, so give a five-star rating to boost the development team’s confidence).
2. Recommend Camera to your friends by sharing the convenience it brings to you on your social media.
Happy printing!
