Driver overheating
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@Deluxe-600 said in Driver overheating:
RepRapFirmware for Duet Ethernet version 1.20
That's a pretty old version of the firmware. But if it's working for you, I don't particularly see a reason to update it. If the printer has been working reliably for quite a while, but now suddenly doesn't, I'd look at wiring or mechanical issues first.
Error status: 1
This indicates that "0x01 Watchdog turned heater off temporarily". I'd investigate wiring issues, possibly your temperature monitoring is not working correctly, and the reported temperature is changing more than the firmware tolerance, so it's detecting a heater fault and stopping. Is the board actually resetting, or just stopping? Does the reported heater temperature graph look smooth, even when you wobble the cables around and move the print head?
put a heatsink on the drivers
This is a waste of time if you put them on the top of the stepper driver. The driver chip is covered in plastic on the top. They sink most of their heat through a large pad in the bottom of the chip, directly into the board. You're better off pointing a fan at the underside of the board to cool the drivers, though I very much doubt they're getting hot enough to cause this problem.
Ian
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Well thats just the version i had when i started building the machine...altest you know how long it took :D.
The driver was so hot i couldnt hold my finger on it, i added a Fan cooling the bottom of the board too.
I did a torture test but all mechanics seemed to be stable, wiring is looking good also. To me it seems like its geeting a gcode command it doesnt understand and restarts.
I know it restarts because i get disconected from webcontroll and the printer jsut stops and then shows every axis having possition of 0. -
@Deluxe-600 said in Driver overheating:
Well thats just the version i had when i started building the machine...altest you know how long it took :D.
Newer versions may be more specific about what the error is, or not fall over at the same point. I'd advise you to update to 2.05.1, which should keep most of your config.g and other settings the same, though please do check through the change log. See https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/releases/tag/2.05.1
Please see this note when updating from 1.20: https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Installing_and_Updating_Firmware#Section_Upgrading_a_Duet_2_WiFi_or_Ethernet_from_firmware_1_20_or_earlier_to_1_21_or_laterThe driver was so hot i couldnt hold my finger on it, i added a Fan cooling the bottom of the board too.
Too hot to hold your finger on, but not hot enough to burn, is around 60-70C. The drivers report a warning at 100C, and shuts down at 150C.
I did a torture test but all mechanics seemed to be stable, wiring is looking good also. To me it seems like its geeting a gcode command it doesnt understand and restarts.
That's possible. Older versions of the firmware and DWC can occasionally add random gcode into files as they are uploading, particularly if you're printing at the same time. Or it could be an upload glitch. Only way to know is to compare the gcode file on the SD card with the same file that the slicer created, if you saved it on your PC's hard drive.
I know it restarts because i get disconected from webcontroll and the printer jsut stops and then shows every axis having possition of 0.
If it leaves the axes in an unhomed position and heaters are all turned off, then yes, sounds like a reset.
Ian
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I tried reslicing a printing from SD no luck. Going to try to update the drivers.
M122 is still the same
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The most likely cause of the board resetting is a power issue. The first thing I suggest you check is that the VIN terminal block screws are still tight and the wires going into them are in good condition.
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Its definetly not a power problem because the wires do not move on the terminals. The drivers are well cooled so it cant be that either. I figured out it always fails at 100mm of print height by restarting. Regardless of the type of printed object and time. I have tried updating to FW 3.11 from 1.2 but after a week of trying to make the new FW work and failing because of its weird structure i decided to return to the old FW and try to resolve the problem some other way. Do you have any sugestions on what it could be when it always fails at the same height?
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@Deluxe-600 said in Driver overheating:
Do you have any sugestions on what it could be when it always fails at the same height?
Does it also reset when you manually raise the Z axis to that height? Or is it only during a print?
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Only during a print. And when i tryied print in a vase mode it didnt happen also.
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Are you running at least firmware 2.05.1 now? We might get some better info from the M122 if you update.
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@Phaedrux I managed to solve all the problems by updateing the software and lowering the current a bit. Thank you for the help.
