Starting a new, but having problems.

trout thug

Howdy,
I'm totally new to this idea and I have gone over the info a few times and I'm totally stuck. I can get my Delta printer (which was a micromaker D1 delta) to home but I must be doing something wrong. My G31 parameter is coming out 1000. I tried the auto calibrate option but it also doesn't work. I'm very sorry if this is a basic question but I'm a medical guy and this is scary and fun at the same time. I'll include my info from my config that I tried on the rep rap config.

; Configuration file for Duet WiFi (firmware version 1.21)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool on Wed Oct 03 2018 11:02:08 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)

; General preferences
G90 ; Send absolute coordinates...
M83 ; ...but relative extruder moves

;*** The homed height is deliberately set too high in the following - you will adjust it during calibration.
M665 R95 L215 B80 H300 ; Set delta radius, diagonal rod length, printable radius and homed height
M666 X0 Y0 Z0 ; Put your endstop adjustments here, or let auto calibration find them

; Network
M550 PThe Delta ; Set machine name
M552 S1 ; Enable network
M587 S"Help Ive Fallen" P"muskistoo" ; Configure access point. You can delete this line once connected
M586 P0 S1 ; Enable HTTP
M586 P1 S1 ; Enable FTP
M586 P2 S1 ; Enable Telnet

; Drives
M569 P0 S1 ; Drive 0 goes forwards
M569 P1 S1 ; Drive 1 goes forwards
M569 P2 S1 ; Drive 2 goes forwards
M569 P3 S1 ; Drive 3 goes forwards
M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16 I1 ; Configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X80 Y80 Z80 E663 ; Set steps per mm
M566 X1200 Y1200 Z1200 E1200 ; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X18000 Y18000 Z18000 E1200 ; Set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X1000 Y1000 Z1000 E1000 ; Set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X1000 Y1000 Z1000 E800 I30 ; Set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
M84 S30 ; Set idle timeout

; Axis Limits
M208 Z0 S1 ; Set minimum Z

; Endstops
M574 X2 Y2 Z2 S1 ; Set active high endstops

; Z-Probe
M558 P5 R0.4 H5 F1200 T6000 ; Set Z probe type to effector and the dive height + speeds
G31 P100 X0 Y0 Z-0.1 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height
M557 R80 S20 ; Define mesh grid

; Heaters
M305 P0 T100000 B4138 C0 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 0
M143 H0 S120 ; Set temperature limit for heater 0 to 120C
M305 P1 T100000 B4138 C0 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 1
M143 H1 S260 ; Set temperature limit for heater 1 to 260C

; Fans
M106 P0 S0.3 I0 F500 H-1 ; Set fan 0 value, PWM signal inversion and frequency. Thermostatic control is turned off
M106 P1 S1 I0 F500 H1 T45 ; Set fan 1 value, PWM signal inversion and frequency. Thermostatic control is turned on
M106 P2 S1 I0 F500 H1 T45 ; Set fan 2 value, PWM signal inversion and frequency. Thermostatic control is turned on

; Tools
M563 P0 D0 H1 ; Define tool 0
G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 ; Set tool 0 axis offsets
G10 P0 R0 S0 ; Set initial tool 0 active and standby temperatures to 0C

; Automatic power saving
M911 S10 R11 P"M913 X0 Y0 G91 M83 G1 Z3 E-5 F1000" ; Set voltage thresholds and actions to run on power loss

; Custom settings
M591 D0 C3 P1 E6.0

And here is my bed file.
; bed.g
; called to perform automatic delta calibration via G32
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool on Wed Oct 03 2018 11:02:08 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
M561 ; clear any bed transform
G28 ; home all towers
; Probe the bed at 3 peripheral and 3 halfway points, and perform 3-factor auto compensation
; Before running this, you should have set up your Z-probe trigger height to suit your build, in the G31 command in config.g.
G30 P0 X0 Y79.9 H0 Z-99999
G30 P1 X69.2 Y-39.95 H0 Z-99999
G30 P2 X-69.2 Y-39.95 H0 Z-99999
G30 P3 X0 Y39.9 H0 Z-99999
G30 P4 X34.55 Y-19.95 H0 Z-99999
G30 P5 X-34.55 Y-19.95 H0 Z-99999
G30 P6 X0 Y0 H0 Z-99999 S3
; Use S-1 for measurements only, without calculations. Use S4 for endstop heights and Z-height only. Use S6 for full 6 factors
; If your Z probe has significantly different trigger heights depending on XY position, adjust the H parameters in the G30 commands accordingly. The value of each H parameter should be (trigger height at that XY position) - (trigger height at centre of bed)

Thanks for any help or ideas on where to start.

Bill in colorado

T3P3Tony

Hi Bill

You have setup a Z probe as a switch, is that correct, how are you probing the bed?

have you followed this guide:
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Calibrating_a_delta_printer

Gone2Far

Here's how I define the probe on my smart effector:

M558 P5 R0.4 F1200 H5 ; Set Z probe type to switch, the axes for which it is used and the probe + travel speeds
G31 P100 X0 Y0 Z-0.080 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height

dc42

Hi Bill,

Have you followed the instructions at https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Smart_effector_and_carriage_adapters_for_delta_printer#Section_Commissioning ?
Are you saying that the Z probe reading (displayed in Duet Web Control, or returned when you send G31 with no parameters) is always 1000? If so, that suggests you have a bad crimp connection in the cable from the 8-way connector to the Duet. If the green LED on the Smart Effector is behaving normally, then the bad connection is in the wire form the OUT pin of the Smart Effector to the IN pin of the Z probe connector on the Duet. Or perhaps you have wired it to the wrong pin.

HTH David

trout thug

Howdy,
I've re crimped all of it and now I get the values from 0 (which I did go hurray) to 1000. As the smart efffector when 1st turned on it blinks twice and then with no fans turned on it just randomly blinks. The values are all over the area from 0 to 1000 on the duet web control screen. I'm going to go back on check all my crimps but I must be missing something. When you gently tap the hot end you briefly see it turn on but then goes back to the random blinking with strange 0- 1000 z probe values.

Again so much thanks to any who read this. (my wife thinks I'm crazy for trying this;)
Bill in colorado

T3P3Tony

@trout-thug are there any other potential strong sources of interference right next to the smart effector? have yu changed the sensitivity from the default?

trout thug

I just tried to change the sensitivity all the way up to 200, but the green led and values keep changing. I unplugged the 6 way molex connector on the effector to eliminate the interference and I still keep getting the varying values and led's random blinking. I will go back and again check my crimping but with the fans not even connected and nothing else that could cause interference, what could I be missing? Or do I have a bad effector??

Again I thank you for reading and helping. I did take a video but I don't know how I could attach the file to show the blinking and random z values.
Bill in colorado

adavidm

@trout-thug said in Starting a new, but having problems.:

Again I thank you for reading and helping. I did take a video but I don't know how I could attach the file to show the blinking and random z values.
Bill in colorado

Upload it to YouTube, as 'unlisted' if you wish, and paste the link here.

trout thug

https://youtu.be/kf014E1zGjM . I turn on the power, it blinks x2 and then just goes funky. I will try to upload the pict of the z probe values on there shortly.

bill in colorado

trout thug

And here is what I see on my screen. https://youtu.be/GqBXmWTTms4.

Again thanks,
Bill in colorado

dc42

Assuming that your printer isn't sitting on a vibrating table and you didn't film that video during an earthquake, I think your Smart Effector is faulty. Please ask your supplier to replace it.

trout thug

Nope I'm fresh out of the vibrating tables and I didn't feel any seismic activity . I'll contact filastruder.

Thanks again to all for your help,
Bill in colorado