SD Card Temperature Settings

[soul_reaper_38]

Hi,
I am setting the temperature of the bed and nozzle in MatterControl and exporting these settings to my SD card.
However, when I put in the card and select the print, the printer defaults to 220/80 instead of what I chose from my computer.
Is the simply unable to read these settings from the SD card or did I miss something when exporting?

[Earthbound]

The temperature settings should be adjusted within the slicer settings and exported as part of the gcode.

Post the gcode file that is on your SD card.

[soul_reaper_38]

; Date 10/18/2015 00:00:00 Time 11:59
; avoidCrossingPerimeters = True
; outsidePerimetersFirst = False
; bottomClipAmount = 0
; centerObjectInXy = True
; continuousSpiralOuterPerimeter = False
; doCoolHeadLift = False
; endCode = M104 S0 ; turn off temperature\nM140 S0\nG91\nG1 Z10 E-5.0 F12000\nG90\nG28 \nM84 ; disable motors
; zOffset = 0
; extruderOffsets = [[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0],[0,0]]
; extrusionWidth = 0.5
; fanSpeedMaxPercent = 100
; fanSpeedMinPercent = 60
; filamentDiameter = 1.6
; extrusionMultiplier = 0.87
; firstLayerExtrusionWidth = 0.4
; firstLayerSpeed = 15
; firstLayerThickness = 0.3
; firstLayerToAllowFan = 2
; outputType = REPRAP
; generateInternalSupport = True
; infillExtendIntoPerimeter = 0.06
; infillPercent = 30
; infillType = TRIANGLES
; infillSpeed = 50
; bridgeSpeed = 40
; bridgeFanSpeedPercent = 100
; raftFanSpeedPercent = 100
; raftPrintSpeed = 50
; infillStartingAngle = 0
; wipeAfterRetraction = False
; supportInfillStartingAngle = 90
; insidePerimetersSpeed = 30
; layerThickness = 0.2
; minimumExtrusionBeforeRetraction = 1.5
; minimumPrintingSpeed = 5
; minimumLayerTimeSeconds = 40
; unretractExtraExtrusion = 0.1
; minimumTravelToCauseRetraction = 20
; numberOfBottomLayers = 5
; numberOfSkirtLoops = 2

Huh, never thought of going straight into the code to make these changes.

[geneb]

You don't. You properly configure the slicer you're using.

g.

[soul_reaper_38]

You don't. You properly configure the slicer you're using.

g.

I'm changing the temperature in the Filament-filament settings to 180/60. When I plug in the SD card and choose the file it defaults to 220/80. Not sure why.

[FrznTek]

Here is what I do for a new material. go to advance settings >settings tab>click the pencil icon next to the material drop down selection> click edit on one of the presets that closely matches what your after> at the bottom click "Duplicate"> at the top give it a name(one that lets you know what make, type, and color it is)> make the changes you need >save> then use the material drop down list to select your new pre-set.

when you export the g code, it should take the temp/print settings info from the pre-set.

[soul_reaper_38]

Here is what I do for a new material. go to advance settings >settings tab>click the pencil icon next to the material drop down selection> click edit on one of the presets that closely matches what your after> at the bottom click "Duplicate"> at the top give it a name(one that lets you know what make, type, and color it is)> make the changes you need >save> then use the material drop down list to select your new pre-set.

when you export the g code, it should take the temp/print settings info from the pre-set.

Yes, this is what I have done for everything. I have already preset diameters, temperatures, and extrusion multipliers for all the different colors and materials I have. But recently, and not only through the SD card (as I have recently tested), even if I have the presets for 180/60 it still heats to 220/80 when I submit the print. I have even tried preheating to 180/60, but still it heats to 220/80. Lastly, I have used the dial knob to manually change the temperature to 180/60 and it does. However, when the print actually starts, it immediately changes to 220/60. For whatever reason it only changes the nozzle temperature at this time.

Additionally, I have noticed it has been printing extremely quickly. I've manually lowered the speed to 33% just to maintain the speed I had it going in the past. I haven't changed any settings; it's been acting up recently. My infill and outside perimeters are no more than 50, but I swear this thing is moving at 150+. MatterControl says prints should take about 5 hours, but I come back to check on it after an hour and a half and it's already done with very ugly looking perimeters.

Right now I have a 17 minute print that finished in a few minutes. Needless to say it looks atrocious.

Is there like a reset I can do or something? This is freaking me out.

[Earthbound]

So either the slicer is generating bad gcode or the machine is executing it incorrectly.

Try downloading a different slicing program and use it to create a new gcode file. KISSlicer is one that I like.
If the printer behaves as it should for speeds and temperatures using code produced by a different program, you can safely say that your Matter Control installation or settings are the cause of the trouble.

If you get similar poor behavior/results from the alternate gcode file, then the problem is in the printer and you'd want to reinstall the firmware.

[soul_reaper_38]

So either the slicer is generating bad gcode or the machine is executing it incorrectly.

Try downloading a different slicing program and use it to create a new gcode file. KISSlicer is one that I like.
If the printer behaves as it should for speeds and temperatures using code produced by a different program, you can safely say that your Matter Control installation or settings are the cause of the trouble.

If you get similar poor behavior/results from the alternate gcode file, then the problem is in the printer and you'd want to reinstall the firmware.

Thanks for the advice. I ended up updating MatterControl and resetting all the settings. It's behaving now. I was worried some wires were interfering with each other or something for it to be jerking around so quickly, but it seems either a corrupted or out of date MatterControl was the issue. I will try out some other slicers to get the hang of things better.

[Eaglezsoar]

So either the slicer is generating bad gcode or the machine is executing it incorrectly.

Try downloading a different slicing program and use it to create a new gcode file. KISSlicer is one that I like.
If the printer behaves as it should for speeds and temperatures using code produced by a different program, you can safely say that your Matter Control installation or settings are the cause of the trouble.

If you get similar poor behavior/results from the alternate gcode file, then the problem is in the printer and you'd want to reinstall the firmware.

Thanks for the advice. I ended up updating MatterControl and resetting all the settings. It's behaving now. I was worried some wires were interfering with each other or something for it to be jerking around so quickly, but it seems either a corrupted or out of date MatterControl was the issue. I will try out some other slicers to get the hang of things better.

I am glad that you figured it out. Great job!