Inconsistent results with optical encoder wheel filament sensor
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Wow you've gone hard at it; it's been incredibly valuable going through the thread
I always had wide range but fairly consistent with mine; so I settled with increased tolerances and call it a day
It seems that RRF 3.2 changes the way it deals with filament sensor; could any of the changes be relevant to improving sensor accuracy?
https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/blob/v3-dev/WHATS_NEW_RRF3.md
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@alankilian said in Inconsistent results with optical encoder wheel filament sensor:
[EDIT] I got myself confused into thinking these bounces were incoming signals on this pin and tht the filter would help reduce them.
BUT the bounces are really just threshold-crossings due to a slowly-moving signal and so this filter will not improve it. It actually makes the situation worse (depending on how much is due to the LED/Receiver slowly changing and how much due to noise on the signal wire.)
So, don't listen to what I say below.
So -- it might still be worth building the separate debouncing Schmitt trigger?
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@JohnOCFII Yes, I think adding a Schimtt-Trigger would be the best way for you to get repeatable results.
Any old Schmitt-trigger input device will work for you as long as it can deal with 3.3 Volts. You don't need a fancy high-speed one.
CD40106 would work well. If you want a DIP package, here's one:
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/texas-instruments/CD40106BE/376602Also, I had lunch with Otto Schmitt one time. He was an interesting fellow.
If you want help wiring it up, let me know.
SeemeCNC Rostock Max V3 converted to V3.2 with a Duet2 Ethernet Firmware 3.2 and SE300
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@alankilian said in Inconsistent results with optical encoder wheel filament sensor:
@JohnOCFII Yes, I think adding a Schimtt-Trigger would be the best way for you to get repeatable results.
Any old Schmitt-trigger input device will work for you as long as it can deal with 3.3 Volts. You don't need a fancy high-speed one.
CD40106 would work well. If you want a DIP package, here's one:
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/texas-instruments/CD40106BE/376602Also, I had lunch with Otto Schmitt one time. He was an interesting fellow.
If you want help wiring it up, let me know.
I'll order a couple from DigiKey. Need to think up a few others things to add to the order. It just feels weird to order something for under a dollar, than pay $8 in shipping...
I'll post my guess at wiring after looking at the datasheet and before I power up anything.
Thanks!
John
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@JohnOCFII there's lot of things useful to have around 3d printers
- leds
- 1k resistors 1/8W
- 10k resistors 1/8W
- 1000uF 36V caps
- 3.3 - 5v and 5v - 3.3V level shifters
- switches
- connectors
- crimp terminals
- crimp plyers
- schmitt inverter circuits
- ssr's
- fet's
...
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so see what's cheap that you know how to utilize that you can get there
and make that $8 irrelevant ... that's how I usually go from $9 bill to $90 bill 
and ton of stuff I might use in future that I never utilize
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@arhi said in Inconsistent results with optical encoder wheel filament sensor:
that's how I usually go from $9 bill to $90 bill and ton of stuff I might use in future that I never utilize
amen!
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@arhi said in Inconsistent results with optical encoder wheel filament sensor:
so see what's cheap that you know how to utilize that you can get there
and make that $8 irrelevant ... that's how I usually go from $9 bill to $90 bill and ton of stuff I might use in future that I never utilize I wasn't quite that successful, but I did get my product amount to be twice the shipping fee.
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Your filament monitor travels inspired me to take the easy route and order the parts for a magnetic filament monitor from filastruder.
I printed out the case parts, did a tiny bit of scraping with a hobby knife and it's all running perfectly!
Unfortunately, I wasn't thinking and I mounted it to the bottom of the extruder because it's simple. But that means that when the extruder runs to the end of the filament and stops extruding there will be up to 3mm of extrusion missing on the print before the monitor says "No filament movement".
So I'm going to mount it above the extruder far enough so that the filament runs out at the monitor FIRST and there will be plenty to extruse for 3mm before the monitor finally says there's no filament movement.
Unfortunately, the EZStruder doesn't have a PTFE tube connector on its input-side do I'll have to hard-mount the sensor above the extruder. No big deal, but it's just something I'll have to do.
Anyway, $40 well spent in my opinion.
SeemeCNC Rostock Max V3 converted to V3.2 with a Duet2 Ethernet Firmware 3.2 and SE300
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@alankilian said in Inconsistent results with optical encoder wheel filament sensor:
Your filament monitor travels inspired me to take the easy route and order the parts for a magnetic filament monitor from filastruder.
I printed out the case parts, did a tiny bit of scraping with a hobby knife and it's all running perfectly!
OK, now you are just rubbing it in.
I'm curious how that filament monitor would perform mounted further ahead of the extruder. They seem to suggest against it. On the other hand, for "filament out" basic switch sensing, the position I have (on the printer frame -- about ~350mm from the extruder) works fine. It is where I've got the optical sensor installed.
Who knows. At the end of all this I might throw in the towel and follow course, assuming the magnetic sensor would be OK on the printer frame.
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HEY! I still have my old "Filament out" microswitch before the extruder so I can wire that directly to the magnetic movement monitor and have BOTH!
Thanks for making me look at the documentation again!
You folks are great.
Filastruder installation instructions
After the extruder:
On systems that use a bowden tube it is also possible to mount the filament monitor after the extruder. In this case filament out will not be detected until the end of the filament is in the extruder. The second two pin header on the PCB is connected a separate filament sensing switch if you want to detect filament out before the extruder, but detect movement after the extruder. -
@JohnOCFII "assuming the magnetic sensor would be OK on the printer frame."
I can't see where you have your filament monitor mounted right now.
Assuming your bowden is all tight at both ends, I think it should be possible to mount the monitor back near your spool holder.
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@alankilian said in Inconsistent results with optical encoder wheel filament sensor:
@JohnOCFII "assuming the magnetic sensor would be OK on the printer frame."
I can't see where you have your filament monitor mounted right now.
Assuming your bowden is all tight at both ends, I think it should be possible to mount the monitor back near your spool holder.
Yes, it is back by the spool holder:
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@JohnOCFII That should work just fine if you decide to go this way.
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@alankilian said in Inconsistent results with optical encoder wheel filament sensor:
@JohnOCFII That should work just fine if you decide to go this way.
If Tim @Filastruder has any extra bits, I might order one today with the current sale. The regular one is out of stock, but I understand that is just due to the case. My printers are precise enough that I'm sure I could get the case going.
My Digi-Key order arrived, but work has been too busy this week to open it up or to think about wiring yet.
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@JohnOCFII The three case parts printed easily at 0.1mm layer height with PLA and printing slowly on my Rostock Max V3.2 with a 0.5 nozzle.
The only thing is the pin and guide are slightly too short on the Idler part so the bearing can drop off the filament as it moves "up" in the case.
I just installed it bearing-side in and it's fine.
If you're able to modify the .step file provided on their github repository, I would go 1mm thicker for these two polygons.
I can't figure out how to modify a .step using FreeCAD, but it's supposed to be possible. Maybe I need to spend some YouTube time this afternoon.
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@alankilian said in Inconsistent results with optical encoder wheel filament sensor:
Your filament monitor travels inspired me to take the easy route and order the parts for a magnetic filament monitor from filastruder.
I checked with FilaStruder, and apparently you got the last one.
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Are these discontinued? I'd like to add this to my setup but it's never been back in stock, for months now.
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@cdthomas9 They are trying to figure out how to get the cases made.
I don't know what the issue was.
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@cdthomas9 said in Inconsistent results with optical encoder wheel filament sensor:
Are these discontinued? I'd like to add this to my setup but it's never been back in stock, for months now.
Yes, it is an issue with the cases. I think they switched technologies (SLS to injection molded?) and COVID has somewhat slowed the process, or lowered priority.
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@JohnOCFII I sent you a chat message with a contact at Duet3d who might be able to help you with a magnetic filament monitor parts kit.
Let me know if you didn't get the message and how to send it to you.
