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Smart Controller 12864 LCD display skewed

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  1. spankurmonkey

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    I have Robo 3D R1 Plus and installed the Smart controller 12864 LCD.. it works but the display is skewed and I am not sure how to resolve it.

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    #1 spankurmonkey, Dec 26, 2016
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    This should be in troubleshooting, but
    Did you select the correct Full Graphics LCD in the Marlin firmware and recompile and upload it to your printer?\
    Did you unselect all other LCD controllers?​
     
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    Well I had someone send me a zip file called ROBO3D_LEADSCREW_V1.zip and in that file I did an edit of the Configuration file and uncommented the controller in these lines:

    // ==> REMEMBER TO INSTALL U8glib to your ARDUINO library folder: u8glib
    #define REPRAP_DISCOUNT_FULL_GRAPHIC_SMART_CONTROLLER

    and I commented out

    // The RepRapDiscount Smart Controller (white PCB)
    // RepRapDiscount_Smart_Controller
    //#define REPRAP_DISCOUNT_SMART_CONTROLLER //robo

    and then I installed the "U8glib" library ---

    In order to compile I had to edit several lines of code in various files changing

    edit SdBaseFile.h , change all fpos_t to filepos_t (there isnt many)
    also edit SdBaseFile.cpp and change all fpos_t to filepos_t

    I then did the edit so the direction of the control knob would work clock wise and then I did the edit so I could precisely turn the dial in increments of 1 "step change"
     
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    just an fyi, I moved the thread to trouble shooting
     
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    Can you tell us where you got this controller and a better picture of the entire controller front and back?
     
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    I got it on Amazon... I should say the screen is not always skewed.... I am wondering if I have the Robo (connected via usb) and the screen on at the same time if that may be the issue.

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    I noticed today that the movement for Z is not an option either.. not sure why.
     
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    That is similar to all the inexpensive Chinese controllers out there. I have a similar one and it works about 99% of the time. When it doesn't I just restart my Robo (including pulling the USB cable). Does doing that fix the problem?
     
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    I think so, just need to test it a few more times... but the z movement is not there even after i power cycle even with out the usb connected.
     
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    Common misunderstanding of Marlin firmware. You cannot move Z axis unless you select a movement measurement of 1 mm or less. It simply will not allow any movement larger than that and eliminates the menu choice.
     
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    OK I tried the Z thing and yes it appeared if I chose 1mm

    While I think the LCD thing is solved if I unplug the usb cable from my PC ... my question is about Octoprint... can it be used in conjunction with these Smart LCDs?

    I have on the way a XXL LCD as I really don't care for the one I got from Amazon.
     
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    Well I use mine and I use OctoPrint. They can work at the same time but they don't work together. OctoPrint is basically a computer running a specific program all the time connected to your printer via USB. The LCD controller (any) uses a direct interface to the printer guts and does not know or care that OctoPrint is connected at all.
     
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    What's the pros / cons of Octoprint compared to the LCD... can you give me a real world example of why when you use one or the other, etc?
     
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    octoprint can be used to control or monitor the machine while you are away. LCD requires you to be there (control panel). I'm not much of an octoprint guy but for example, my large format printer has a lcd controller that i use to start a print, being large it will run for over 24 hours, so with octoprint I can stop the machine from work if the printer has an issue while I'm not there.
     
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    Also OctoPrint has an interface to a USB camera that will capture motion-jpeg sequences that can be played back at normal speeds to show a time-lapse of the print being done. In addition if properly configured through you home firewall, you could access the optional camera from any web enabled device to actually see your print in progress. A lot of people like that (or at least the idea of that).
     
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