8 – Advanced MatterControl: Options
MatterControl includes a number of basic configuration options that you can use to set
up things like your default slicing engine, change EEPROM settings, etc.
Let's go over each one as they appear on the MatterControl
Options
pane.
MatterControl includes a bed leveling feature that when properly configured, can assist
with issues that can arise from an unlevel bed. I include this feature for completeness – since
your Eris® has its own hardware calibration system, the one included in MatterControl is never
used. In fact, unless you tell MatterControl that you
don't
have “hardware leveling”, you won't
even see this option.
The EEPROM Settings configuration option will allow you to edit firmware parameters
that are stored on the controller inside your Eris®. Please take special care when changing
EEPROM values. An improperly set configuration parameter can cause your Eris® to
misbehave. Sometimes rather dramatically. (One user reported something about his Eris®
chasing the cat and yelling something about a “Smurf invasion”, but we haven't been able to
corroborate that.)
Here's an example of the things you can change under the EEPROM Settings
configuration:
Two fields you might be interested in are
“Filament printed” and “Printer active”. As you can
see from the display, the Eris® used here has
printed 25.44 meters of filament for a total active
time of 36,959 seconds (or roughly 10 and a half
hours).
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