LulzBot TAZ 4, User Manual

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3D Printer Software
Connecting to the TAZ 3D Printer
To start up the printer, first you will need to connect to the printer with
Printrun. Make sure you have connected the USB cable from your PC
to the printer before launching Printrun. If not, close Printrun, connect
the USB cable, and relaunch Printrun. To connect to the printer, select
the correct port by using the drop down arrow and selecting the active
port, generally
/dev/ttyACM0 ). On other operating systems the port may
be named such as
COM1
or
tty.usbserial-USB-ID
. The
Port
button will
refresh the Port listing. Once selected choose the default 115200 buad rate
and press Connect . Pronterface will open a connection to the printer and
display firmware information in the Log window.
In the text output window you will see multiple return lines. If you see
Printer is now online you have successfully connected to the printer.
The printer control buttons on the left will also darken and become click-
able after connecting. If nothing is displayed in the Log window verify you
have the correct port and connection speed selected. When you need to
disconnect the printer simply press the
Disconnect
button.
Figure 1.3: Printrun Functions
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