Got my Select Mini running, here's some notes.
My Simple Guide
- Everything pretty much worked out of the box. Don't need to start modding right away.
- Print the cat model on the supplied SD card. Should work well.
- My SD card was a bit sketchy. Sometimes the printer couldn't read it. I replaced it with another SD card.
- The Monoprice links were terrible for Mac. I set everything up as per the next section.
- Sometimes the power supply is bit sketchy.
My Mac Configuration
- Cura 2.1.3 downloaded from https://ultimaker.com/en/products/cura-software/list
- Bob Ryan's configuration from https://github.com/BobRyan530/mp_select_mini
Install Cura, and add Bob's files to the appropriate places in /Applications/Cura. You should see the Mini as a printer option in Cura, with 100 micron and 200 micron configurations.
Update: Cura 2.4
Install Cura 2.4 and before running:
cp github/mp_select_mini/resources/definitions/mp_select_mini.def.json /Applications/Cura240.app/Contents/Resources/resources/definitions
PrintRun
Control your printer with a computer GUI. Cross platform.
https://github.com/kliment/Printrun
OpenSCAD
http://www.openscad.org/
http://www.openscad.org/cheatsheet/
https://www.thingiverse.com/jumpstart/openscad
Resources
http://malyansys.com/en/?page_id=315
http://wiki.malyansys.com/doku.php?id=firmware_update_procedure&rev=1465820046
http://mpselectmini.com/start
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HJaLIcUD4oiIUYu6In7Bxf7WxAOiT3n48RvOe5pvSHk/edit#
GCode
http://reprap.org/wiki/G-code
http://mpselectmini.com/extended_g-code_table
Reviews
http://hackaday.com/2016/06/13/review-monoprice-mp-select-mini-3d-printer
http://johnbiehler.com/2016/06/05/monoprice-maker-select-mini-3d-printer
https://all3dp.com/monoprice-mp-select-mini-3d-printer-review
http://www.thetylergibson.com/3d-printing-for-the-absolute-beginner-monoprice-select-mini-2
Groups
https://www.reddit.com/r/MPSelectMiniOwners/
http://www.thetylergibson.com/monoprice-select-mini-part-2-flashing-the-firmware
http://www.thetylergibson.com/monoprice-select-mini-part-3-tuning-and-slicing
https://hackaday.io/project/12184-monoprice-mp-select-mini-e3d-hotend-adapter
http://octoprint.org
http://www.protoparadigm.com/
http://kliment.kapsi.fi/printrun/
PID Settings
# set printhead pids
M301 P36.00 I0.012 D72.00 C0.12 L2
# set bed pids
M304 P106.56 I0.024 D96.81
# write parms
M500
# print parms
M503
Setting WiFi
M550 SSID
M551 PASSWORD
Interesting GCode
G28 ; home
M190 S60 ; Wait for bed temperature to reach target temp
M104 S195 ; Set Extruder Temperature target and continue
M109 S195 ; Set Extruder Temperature and Wait
Some snippets for init/deinit
Start:
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G28 ;Home
G1 Z15.0 F6000 ;Move the platform down 15mm
;Prime the extruder
G92 E0
G1 F200 E3
G92 E0
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End:
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M104 S0
M140 S0
;Retract the filament
G92 E1
G1 E-1 F300
G28 X0 Y0
M84
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