Filament FAULT Detector using Octoprint

The device causes a 3D printer to "Pause" when filament goes missing or becomes tangled on the spool. After correcting the problem, a user can "Resume" the printing to complete the job. To eliminate failed prints, a Micro Switch connects to OctoPrint running on a Raspberry Pi. Simple code gracefully pauses the printer and then resumes when the problem is corrected.

Designed by Melvin Cruz, Jon Schull and Skip Meetze at Rochester e-NABLE Lab, the Filament FAULT Detector builds on https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2095911 by brotherchris.

Use up all of your nearly empty spools!
The device allows you to use the filament to the end of the spool, the it pauses for you to add another spool then continue printing the job.

Tangled filament still causes failed prints for many makers!
The device pauses the printer if the filament is tangled on the spool, and it lets you untangle the filament then resume printing the job.

For detailed instructions see
http://e-nable.org/2017/1