From 8d785fede63df282fe0943c1a9d1665cdee0364c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: AnHardt Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:20:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Created EEPROM (markdown) --- EEPROM.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) create mode 100644 EEPROM.md diff --git a/EEPROM.md b/EEPROM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7372ddb --- /dev/null +++ b/EEPROM.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Most 3D printer electronics include a little bit of storage (512K, 3K, or more) called EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory - whew!) that persists when the power is off. Marlin uses the EEPROM to store the printer settings and loads them up the next time the machine powers up. + +==== EEPROM GCodes ==== +* [[M500]] Store current settings in EEPROM for the next startup or M501. +* [[M501]] Read all parameters from EEPROM. (Or, undo changes.) +* [[M502]] Reset current settings to defaults, as set in Configurations.h. (Follow with M500 to reset the EEPROM too.) +* [[M503]] Print the current settings – ''Not the settings stored in EEPROM.'' + +==== Settings Stored in EEPROM ==== +When you do an M503 command it prints a report like this, which will differ depending on your [[Marlin Configuration|configured options]]: + '''>>>M503 S0''' + M92 X80.00 Y80.00 Z4000.00 E1258.14 + M203 X500.00 Y500.00 Z2.25 E45.00 + M201 X9000 Y9000 Z100 E300 + M204 P1500.00 R1500.00 T3000.00 + M205 S0.00 T0.00 B20000 X20.00 Z0.40 E5.00 + M206 X0.00 Y0.00 Z0.00 + M145 M0 H180 B70 F0 + M145 M1 H240 B110 F0 + M301 P20.83 I1.04 D104.71 C1.00 + +If you haven't changed these settings, then they correspond to the contents of the EEPROM.