Motion Tech MicroDelta Rework User manual

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• Objective :
Provide a visual guide of the dierent steps to set-up and get
started using the MicroDelta Rework 3D printer.
• Authors of this document :
eMotion Tech – http://www.emotion-tech.com
Hugo FLYE
Anthony BERNA
Mohamed KOUBAR
• Photographics credits :
Pictures and 3D representations made by eMotion Tech :
http://www.emotion-tech.com
Responsable images : Anthony BERNA
• Sources :
http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap
http://www.repetier.com/
• Licence :
MicroDelta Rework : CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
is document : CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Update:
Last update : 03/01/2017
• Links :
You can nd more informations on the following links :
eMotion Tech’s website : http://www.emotion-tech.com
RepRap community : http://reprap.org/wiki/reprap
RepRap

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Summary 4
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 5
WINDOWS 6
LINUX 8
PREPARATION 9
A. Files to copy on the SD card 10
B. Connecting your printer to Repetier-Host 12
C. Motion test 14
D. Automated calibration 15
E. Heating test 17
F. Charging Filament 18
G.Extrusion test 19
PRINTING 20
A. Spool Holder Print 21
APPENDIX 24
Mounting of the spool holder 25
Calibration process using command lines 27
Printing a 3D model 30
PID calculation 33
To go further 34
Maintenance 35
Recommandations 35
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Soware installation on Windows
Objective : install the necessary soware to use the MicroDelta Rework on a Windows operating system computer (32 & 64 bits).
What eMotion Tech’s soware installer provides :
• Drivers for the eMotronic electronic board
• Repetier-Host (3D printer control soware)
• Custom pre-congured Repetier-Host prole for the MicroDelta Rework
• A dedicated plugin «MicroDelta Rework»
• Custom slicing proles for Slic3r & CuraEngine integrated slicers
Pre-requisite :
• Up-to-date DirectX Drivers
• Framework .net 4.5
1°) Run the installer le (.exe) and follow the instructions.
(To be downloaded from our website’s «Support» section)
2°) At the stage of Components selection, be sure to uncheck «Repe-
tier-Server».
NOTE: eMotronic board should be unplugged from the computer.
Warning: be sure to disable your anti-virus before installing the soware in order to not block the installation of the drivers.

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3°) Make sure that eMotronic’s drivers are intalled. 4°) Once the installation is done, check the «launch Repetier-Host» box.
5°) Connect the MicroDelta Rework to your computer
using the USB cable provided. Your device should be auto-
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Soware installation on Linux
Objective : install the necessary soware to use the MicroDelta Rework on a Linux based operating system computer.
Informations in this chapter are meant for Linux users only.
(Installation tested on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Mint based Debian)
What eMotion Tech’s soware installer provides :
• Repetier-Host (3D printer control soware)
• Custom pre-congured Repetier-Host prole for the MicroDelta Rework
• A dedicated plugin «MicroDelta Rework»
• Custom slicing proles for Slic3r & CuraEngine integrated slicers
Pre6requisite :
• Graphics modules installed
• OpenGL installed
1°) Download the «MicroDelta_Rework_RepetierHost.tar.gz» le (to be downloaded from our website’s «Support» section, «MicroDelta Rework /
Logiciel / Linux»)
2°) Decompress it with the following command «tar xzvf MicroDelta_Rework_RepetierHost.tar.gz».
3°) Access the folder with the command «cd RepetierHost/».
4°) Use command «sh congureFirst.sh» to install Repetier-Host.
5°) Run Repetier-Host with «./repetierHost» command.

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Files to copy on the SD card
1°) Download the corresponding le to your MicroDelta Rework
- Standard MicroDelta Rework (without option), download this le at: Conguration_MicroDelta_Rework.zip
- MicroDelta Rework with heated Bed, download this le: Conguration_MicroDelta_Rework_heatbed.zip
You can also nd these les on our website’s «Support» section», MicroDelta_Rework / Logiciel / Conguration /».
2°) Once downloaded, unzip the le and copy all its content to eMotronic’s SD card.
Windows : what you should have on the SD card aer this step
Objective : copy the conguration les to the eMotronic’s SD card.
Note: SD card is usually detected automatically and its content displayed once you connect your 3D printer to you computer. e
SD card generally appears as drive «E:» or «F:» but it can vary depending on your hardware.
3°) Press the «Reset» button on the 3D printer (located on one side of the lower plate).
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