Dual Extruder Temperatures

AstroBox Troubleshooting
#1

I would firstly like to complement you on the Makerbot/Sailfish implementation. It works very well overall and have tested STL and X3G prints.

I have been testing on a Wanhao Duplicator 4S Dual Extruder with stock firmware, not sailfish and have noticed a couple of issues. 0.6(1)

I have configured this as a 2 extruder printer but I only see one extruder temperature (T0). This means if I run a print from from the left extruder, T1 the temperature I see is the incorrect extruder and only changes by a few degrees due to the bed and TO, therefore I get the display Heating Up all through the print as it never reaches the specified temp but I am able to monitor this.

I have uploaded an X3G when this happens, also I note that it displays Layer x of (blank) and I also cannot see an estimated time but the timelapse does show a percentage.

Good work guys.

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#2

As a work around to get out of the “heating” status you can slight the right extruder temperature up from 0 to the actual temperature and the status will change to “printing” and show you the current layer, % completed etc.

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#3

I’m new to this and have the same issue with my CTC printer. I set the program to 2 extruders and I only get T0 the right extruder temp. How do you get the T1 extruder temp to read or has anyone figured this out? My heated bed plate works.

#4

Same here, I recently installed AstroBox on my Pi2 with a Wanhao Duplicator 4.
I use Simplify3D as a slicer, there is no issue to print with T0 (left extruder), but I cannot see the current temperature of T0.
Ideally, the temperature monitoring would show both extruders during the print and in the “printer control” area.

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#5

Same here, any idea how to get T1 to show on the control screen?

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#6

It is not yet possible

#7

This didn’t work for me. It actually raised the right extruder temp.

So for now it looks like its printing ok even though its not reporting properly on astroprint.

#8

Coming from using OctoPrint with my FFCP, I am very impressed with AstroPrint. Great work!

However, I am very surprised that I cant see the temperature of my second (left) extruder. This seems like some pretty basic functionality…

Is this on the roadmap?

#9

Yes, we’re testing a redesign of the printing and monitor screens that includes this. We had previously only focused in single extruder use cases.

Our twitter account https://twitter.com/astroprint3D had some images of the upcoming redesign

#10

Checked out the twitter page…

Not sure I love the gauge look but probably it will grow on me. I’d request similar fan speed boxes and override buttons and I’d like a current Z height in addition to layer just to save my feeble brain from having to multiply.

#11

Thanks @Daniel. Looks good. I am looking forward to the update!

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