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Thread: Printing via USB versus SD Card
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01-29-2015, 08:49 PM #1
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Printing via USB versus SD Card
Have you guys noticed any more or less print failures due to printing via usb vs direct from SD Card?
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01-29-2015, 09:41 PM #2
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I haven't experienced such, but I have heard if your print computer is busy with other tasks, it could interrupt printing when over USB.
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01-29-2015, 10:55 PM #3
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Don't let the computer fall asleep... things get ruined that way...
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01-30-2015, 08:44 AM #4
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On the other hand, if you're printing from a SD card, standalone, not plugged into a computer, and you have an ABL servo set up, there's a chance the servo may draw too much power and crash the RAMPS board. It depends on what kind of power supply you have, and how it's hooked up.
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01-30-2015, 09:03 AM #5
I don't have abl yet. I have done some SD card printing, but have been fairly comfortable using pronterface. What is nice that pronterface keeps my Kubuntu laptop from sleeping.
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02-02-2015, 04:26 AM #6
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I used a Raspberry Pi for a while. If you use the live webcam feature, it has a tendency to crash. Since that's all I wanted it for, I chucked it. SD Card isn't that hard for me, the PC is 10ft from the printer.
EDIT: Oh, wait, you said USB. Sorry. Free bump. Carry on.
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02-02-2015, 06:41 AM #7
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While I haven't had any experience with my RasPi crashing with a webcam, I consider using it to be "printing over USB" anyway, just without Pronterface.
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02-02-2015, 08:29 AM #8
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^^what he said:-)
Printer will print perfect...
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