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# USB cable to Ultimaker is plugged into RaspberryPi (Blue light comes on)
# USB cable to Ultimaker is plugged into RaspberryPi (Blue light comes on)
# Generate G-Code [[Ultimaker Slicing Page]]
# Generate G-Code [[Ultimaker Slicing Page]]
# Transfer G-Code to RaspberryPi (SCP)
# Visit the OctoPrint interface: http://octopi.hacklab.to/ and http://octopi2.hacklab.to/ for the [[Ultimaker 1]] and [[Ultimaker 2]], respectively.
# SSH into RaspberryPi
# The interface should connect automatically, but if it doesn't press the Connect button and wait for a connection.
# You will be automatically logged into a shared screen session. This simplifies multi-user stuff. Also, things won't break if you loose your internet connection.
# Upload your G-Code via the interface.
# You will be automatically logged into pronsole. The version is custom (we are waiting on a merge).
# Select your file, and click the Print icon.
# Enter "connect" at prompt
# Make sure that the temperature is set to what the printer is rated for (210°C at the time of this writing)
# Watch for printer to initialize
# The printer will automatically start printing once temperature is achieved.
# Load g-code file "load <file>"
# '''Be careful.''' If there is no plastic or seems to have spotty flowing, stop and cool it down. The Bowden cable may have come loose, PLA material shattered inside the tubing, the feeding gears lost traction on the plastic, or something else might be happening.
# Heat up extruder with "settemp 220"
# '''Watch heat''' using "gettemp"
# Wait about '''1.0 - 1.5 minutes''' once at temperature
# Extrude 1mm at a time until ooze seems connected to your command "extrude 1"
#* Be careful. If after 5mm the plastic doesn't seem to be flowing, stop and cool it down. The Bowden cable may have come loose again or something else might be happening.
# Run print "print"
# Finish by using "exit"


If at any time the printer needs to cease printing, run "pause" and then "reset" from pronsole. Move the bed out of the way by running "move z 20" so you can remove the half-printed model. '''In emergencies, disconnect the power and data to the Ultimaker''' (note this will require resetting the rasberry pi)
If at any time the printer needs to cease printing, cancel the job from OctoPrint. Move the bed out of the way by clicking on the Control tab and pushing the Z up arrow twice (if set to 10), so you can remove the half-printed model. '''In emergencies, disconnect the power and data to the Ultimaker''' (note this will require resetting the rasberry pi)


'''Remember to disconnect or turn the printer off!!''' If left on for extended periods at high temperature, the extruder will clog with burnt plastic and will require extensive repairs. Do '''NOT''' use screen unless you can devote your night to babysitting the printer.
'''Remember to disconnect or turn the printer off!!''' If left on for extended periods at high temperature, the extruder will clog with burnt plastic and will require extensive repairs. Do '''NOT''' use screen unless you can devote your night to babysitting the printer.
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