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Weird problem with Arduino IDE?

Discussion in 'General Electronics' started by jeffmorris, Aug 22, 2022.

  1. jeffmorris

    jeffmorris Journeyman
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    Once in a while, if I upload a sketch to an Arduino board while my 3D printer is running, the 3D printer stops running, ruining the print job. I think that the Arduino IDE tries to upload sketches to 3D printer instead of Arduino board if the board and port are not set correctly in IDE. I have Arduino Uno, Mega 2560, and Micro boards, and Creality Ender 5 Plus printer. How can I fix the problems?
     
  2. Giarc

    Giarc OpenBuilds Team
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    Print from the SD card and do not have your computer connected to the printer while printing.
     
  3. David the swarfer

    David the swarfer OpenBuilds Team
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    Buy a Raspbery Pi (3 or 4)
    install Octoprint
    connect the printer to the Pi instead of the PC.
    now you can print via a web interface, and your PC/AduinoIDE will never be confused about ports.
     

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