Geeetech Me Creator User Manual
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User Manual for Me Creator
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1. Power Supply Wiring
1. Take out the power supply, there is a 110V/220V switch on it. Please make sure that the switch
is at the correct position according to the residential electricity standard of your country.
2. Loosen the screws, and connect power lines to corresponding ports in turn under the instructions
of the colors of power lines and the marks on DC power supply.
3. take note of the colors and their corresponding connection as a mistake can cause you harm or
damage the printer. If you are unsure of your skills and abilities here, please consult a
professional.
BROWN Live (L)
BLUE Neutral (N)
GREEN / Ground (GND)
YELLOW
RED Positive (+)
BLACK Common (COM)
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Note: Both of the power supply and LCD of Me Creator are external, and there are no installation
holes set on the body of machine. Please find a flat place for the placement of your printer, LCD
and power supply.
2. Software Resources
2.1Repetier host V 1.6.0
http://www.repetier.com/download-now/
2.2Arduino IDE
http://www.geeetech.com/wiki/images/a/a2/Arduino-1.0.1-windows.zip
2.3Me Creator firmware（for Sanguinololu
）
http://www.geeetech.com/forum/download/file.php?id=1563
3. Install USB Driver
Connect the printer to computer with USB cable, and the computer will start installing the
device driver software. After the successful installation of driver, please go to the Device
manager to find the USB Serial Port. This port is the printer's communications port.
If the driver can not be automatically installed, please download the USB driver and manually
install it.
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM%20v2.12.00%20WHQL%20Certified.exe
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4. Connect the Printer to Repetier Host
After installing Repetier Host, plug USB cable into computer and open Repetier Host.
When you start Repetier Host for the first time, you need to configure the printer parameters,
and then do the connection. Click the Printer Settings in the top right corner,
following window will appear.
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4.1 Create New Printer
In the pull-down menu at the top, it shows current selected printer. When it starts for the first
time, it only has the default printer. Change the name of the printer and click Apply can create a
new printer.
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There are six tags in total here. Configure relevant parameters of the printer here.
4.2Connection
Choose right Port and Baud Rate. For other parameters please leave them as default, and click
Apply.
Port ： Get the printer connected to the port of computer, which is corresponding to the USB
Serial Port in the Device manager.
Baud Rate: Corresponding to the Baud Rate in firmware. Generally it is set as 250000.
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Note: If the operating system is Mac OS, please set the baud rate as 115200. Meanwhile, you need
to do debugging for the motor direction of the printer again after re-uploading the firmware.
Open the firmware in Arduino 1.0.1, change the baud rate of firmware to 115200 in
Configuration.h file.
After modification, re-upload the firmware. About how to burn the firmware, please refer to the
FAQ.
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After successfully modifying the baud rate in firmware, modify the baud rate in Repetier-Host
to 115200 as well.
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4.3Printer
Set the extruder’s moving speed both in horizontal direction and Z-axis direction in the Printer tab,
and click Apply.
Travel Feed Rate: 4800mm/min
Z-Axis Feed Rate: 100mm/min
This is the default printing speed of Repetier-Host. You can adjust these two speeds if you need. But
please note that too fast print speed will lower the print quality.
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