e3d TC coupler motor is not moving and homing C has no errors?

Rushmere3D

I'd firstly for ease of use move your M584 to after you drive definitions.

And I can't see any axis limits for the coupler?

gloomyandy

@voodoobane The normal setup on an e3d toolchanger is not to have any sort of endstop for the C axis. Instead the motor is just driven until it hits the physical stop (the homec.g file will normally reduce the motor current during this process). It looks like you have a stall detection endstop defined. Perhaps that is causing problems. DC42 published his toolchanger configuration here: https://github.com/Duet3D/RRF-machine-config-files/tree/master/E3D_Tool_Changer/dc42-duet3-centreZero-2Titan-2Hemera/sys

I have something very similar setup on my TC and it seems to work fine...

fcwilt

@voodoobane

Stall detection does not work for the coupler stepper.

Here are the relevant bits from my code:

; from config.g file

; C (tool coupler) (M92 is set so G1 commands are in degrees)

M92  C182.044      ; ( 32 steps-per-rev (stepper) * 64 (gearbox) * 2 (gears) * 16 (microsteps) ) / 360 
M203 C5000         ; max speed (mm/min) (default 300) (suggested 5000)
M201 C500          ; acceleration (mm/s^2) (default 20) (suggested 500)
M566 C2            ; max instant speed change (jerk) (mm/min) (default 12) (suggested 2)
M906 C500          ; motor current (mA) (stepper rating 400mA RMS per phase) (suggested 500)

M350 C16 I1        ; 16x microstepping with interpolation

M208 C-41:225      ; set axis min/max values (determined by testing)

; --- homeC.g ---

; --- compute max C rotation ---

var cmin = move.axes[3].min
var cmax = move.axes[3].max
var ctot = {var.cmax} - {var.cmin}

; --- home C ---

M400                     ; wait for any moves to finish
M913 C50                 ; insure "normal" stepper current

G91                      ; relative moves
G1 H2 C{-var.ctot} F5000 ; turn CCW to limit of rotation

G92 C-41                 ; set logical position (determined by testing so unlocked is 90, locked is 180)

M98 P"tool_unlock.g"     ; turns to 90

; --- tool_lock.g ---

M400          ; wait for moves to finish
M913 C100     ; increase current to improve locking

G90           ; absolute moves
G1 C180 F5000 ; turn to locked position

M400          ; wait for moves to finish
M913 C50      ; restore current to normal

; --- tool_unlock.g ---

M400          ; wait for moves to finish
M913 C100     ; increase current to improve unlocking

G90           ; absolute moves
G1 C90 F5000  ; turn to unlocked position

M400          ; wait for moves to finish
M913 C50      ; restore current to normal

Frederick

rjenkinsgb

I agree with Rushmere3d, you need to add some limits for C.

I have 0 and 500 on mine.

; Axis Limits NEED CHANGING FOR TC. CONSERVATIVE GUESS NOW for XY
M208 X-14 Y0 Z0  C0 S1 														; set axis minima 
M208 X330 Y265 Z350 C500 S0

And this is my home C file:

; homec.g
; called to home the C axis (coupler)
;
;G91
M400
G92 C499
M400
M913 C60		; MOTOR TO 60% CURRENT
G1 H1 C0 F2000
;
M400
G92 C0
;G90
M913 C100			; MOTOR TO 100% CURRENT
G1 C0 F10000

;Open Coupler
M98 P"/macros/Coupler - Unlock"

I have the lock position as C33 and unlock as C125

VoodooBane

I will try this guys!

VoodooBane

@rushmere3d

All I see is the homeC.
But no I have another problem

Is it normal if this isn't all set to have the Home C tell me the wiring is wrong? I have a 2nd motor just in case. and it gives me the same error. I double-checked my wiring and everything. I do not understand it is saying my wiring is bad. could s0 and s1 be a factor? I have little information about this tool changer motor.

VoodooBane

@voodoobane I checked the A and B poles and they are correct.

dc42

@voodoobane said in e3d TC coupler motor is not moving and homing C has no errors?:

Is it normal if this isn't all set to have the Home C tell me the wiring is wrong?

What message are you seeing, and what firmware version are you using?

VoodooBane

@dc42 I using Version 3.4

VoodooBane

@dc42 I figured it out... Driver 2 is bad...

Phaedrux

How did you determine that?

e3d TC coupler motor is not moving and homing C has no errors?

Robert J.