TriangleLab Filament Runout Sensor

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This filament run out sensor unit is design to detect whether your printer has run out of filament.  During printing, if the unit detects that there is no filament, it will send a signal to the main board.  With correct firmware settings the printing will pause until the operator reloads the filament and resumes the print.

Features:

• It works with all available materials;flexible,clear,opaque,filled,etc.
• The unit can handle as many filaments simultaneously.As soon as one of them will be missing,the unit will send a message to the next one,up to your main board.
• Two screws are provided so you can install it where you want.
• Works with almost any printer.
• Durable injection modeling casing and industrial grade components.

Specifications: 

• Supply Voltage:               3.3-5V
• Operating Temperature:   below 80℃
• Filament Diameter:          1.75MM(1-2MM)
• Filament Presence:           LOW
• Filament Absent:              HIGH(equal to Supply Voltage)

Installation:

Please install the unit after the spool and before your extruder.  Fix it on your printer along the path of filament  Please pay attention to the direction indicated by the arrow on the body.  Insert the 4mm PTFE tube in both sides of the unit for guiding the filament and helping to reduce friction.

• Red              3-5V
• Yellow/Blue    Signal
• Black            GND

Servo pins always have the right pins: 5V,Ground and Signal. Most endstop pins will have the same 3 pins,and sometimes only Signal and Ground.If you only have these two,there should be a 5V somewhere else on your main board. In theory you can choices any input pins on your main board for the signal.  

If you want install more than one unit on same printer, just connect the units to each other then connect to the main board at the end. They are parallel connections on the circuit Level.  The signal output can’t tell which filament is run out actually, but the flashing LED on the unit shows which is out of filament.

 What's in the box:

• Runout sensor
• Fasteners

Marlin:

Make sure your firmware has the filament runout feature,you need Marlin 1.1.0-RC7 or newer.If you are using an older version,contact your 3D printer manufacturer or update your firmware configuration manually.

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