6XD I/O >> Issue solved

droftarts

@tecno you changed the S0/S1 in M569, I said to add it to M584.

Please answer these questions:
You swapped the cable, external stepper driver and motor from 6XD driver 4, where it was working, to driver 5, where it didn't work?
When you send a move command, does the axis value in DWC change?
Is any error reported?
Are all the external stepper drivers the same?
What make and model are they?

Ian

tecno

@droftarts
Hi Ian,
Will try to get my Swedinglish on track

6DX Chinese driver Chinese motor

Driver 5 ---------------A-------------------------A NO GO
Driver 4 ---------------B-------------------------B WORKING OK

Cable from Driver 4 to Chinese driver A Working OK
Cable from Driver 5 to Chinese driver B NO GO

Switching cables same result

DWC = yes

No errors

External drivers are the same as are motors, rotating nozzles No model on these drivers.

There is a blue LED showing direction, goes on/off changing direction. But not from Driver 5

tecno

@droftarts

;***Outputs
M950 P0 C"out0" ; Q500 ;#1 Nozzle Vacuum
M950 P1 C"out1" ; Q500 ;#2 Nozzle Vacuum
M950 P2 C"out2" ; Q500 ;Drag PIN Actuator
M950 P3 C"out3" ; Q500 ;ENA Nozzle 1/2 Up
M950 P4 C"out4" ; Q500 ;Xross cursor
M950 P5 C"out5" ; Q500 ;LED light
M950 P6 C"out6" ; Q500 ;Vacuum power

How can I check ON/OFF on above outputs?

droftarts

@tecno For driver 5 not working:

I think you have swapped those around cables and drivers to show that driver 5 output on the 6XD isn't working correctly. Can you:

check if you are using the enable signal. If you are, disconnect it (most external drivers are enabled by default) and check if it works. If not, check if there is any dip switches on the driver for default enable/disable, and/or set the dip switches the same as the other nozzle driver. Maybe post a picture of any dip switches.
If you have a multimeter, check you are getting 5V on the driver 5 5V pin. Then check for continuity between 5V and the enable pin, and direction pin when a command is sent. Using a multimeter to check if step pulses are sent usually doesn't work, as the step pulses are too fat for a multimeter. If you have an oscilloscope, you can check them that way, though.
If the above still doesn't work, check the soldering of the driver 5 connector on the 6XD, both sides. It may be a dry solder joint or something bridging or grounding the pins. Post photos if you're not sure.

How can I check ON/OFF on above outputs?

Sending 'M43 P0' or 'M280 P0' doesn't report the current PWM setting (@dc42 perhaps it should?) but you can check the current setting in the Object Model. Defined outputs are listed in the Object Model under state > gpOut[#], where # is the GPIO number defined by the M950 command. eg:

M950 P1 C"exp.heater5" ; tested on Duet 2 WiFi
M42 P1 S1
echo state.gpOut[1].pwm
1.00
M42 P1 S0.5
echo state.gpOut[1].pwm
0.50
M42 P1 S0
echo state.gpOut[1].pwm
0.00

So that should let you query them. Or is it that you want to display their status in DWC?

Ian

tecno

@droftarts
Hi Ian,

@droftarts said in 6XD I/O >> Faulty Driver 5:

Or is it that you want to display their status in DWC

No I just wanted to know if the outputs work, and OUT 2 is NOT ( 0 and 1 works)

Yet another output not working

Cheers
Bengt

tecno

@droftarts

Top is P1 bottom is P2

droftarts

@tecno Can you post your whole config.g as it currently is, please. Also run M98 P"config.g" from the console and post the response.

Ian

tecno

@droftarts said in 6XD I/O >> Faulty Driver 5:

M98 P"config.g"

config240923.txt

droftarts

@tecno You've set out2 as a fan!

M950 F2 C"out2" ;	Q500	;Drag PIN Actuator

Changle "F2" to "P2".

Ian

tecno

@droftarts

Corrected
;***Outputs
M950 P0 C"out0" ; Q500 ;#1 Nozzle Vacuum
M950 P1 C"out1" ; Q500 ;#2 Nozzle Vacuum
M950 P2 C"out2" ; Q500 ;Drag PIN Actuator
M950 P3 C"out3" ; Q500 ;ENA Nozzle 1/2 Up
M950 P4 C"out4" ; Q500 ;Xross cursor
M950 P5 C"out5" ; Q500 ;LED light
M950 P6 C"out6" ; Q500 ;Vacuum power

droftarts

@tecno Did you reset or run config.g before running the macro again?

Ian

tecno

@droftarts

Yes

droftarts

@tecno Please post the macro.

Ian

tecno

@droftarts

M42 P2 S1
echo state.gpOut[1].pwm

M42 P2 S0.5
echo state.gpOut[1].pwm

M42 P2 S0
echo state.gpOut[1].pwm

droftarts

@tecno said in 6XD I/O >> Faulty Driver 5:

echo state.gpOut[1].pwm

Wrong pin. Use:

echo state.gpOut[2].pwm

Ian

tecno

@droftarts

2024-09-23 13:52:19 M98 P"0:/macros/TEST"
1.000
0.500
0.000

Still DEAD output

droftarts

@tecno said in 6XD I/O >> Faulty Driver 5:

Still DEAD output

How are you measuring that?

Ian

tecno

@droftarts

Now suddenly the OUT2 works, so go figure what is going on. Cold soldering seems far away but could be.
Been take out plugs and inserted them testing.

Whole day yesterday I did not see the LED light up but OUT1 and OUT0 was working.

So DRIVER5 is still an issue here.

tecno

@dc42 @droftarts

Driver 5 is still DEAD !! How do you want to solve this?

Cheers
Bengt

droftarts

@tecno Can you post a good picture of both sides of the board, please. There's so very little to go wrong with these ports, I feel like it's something obvious. Did you check it with a multimeter, like I asked you to?

out2 is still working correctly? Does the LED come on when active?

Also, please send M586 and post the response, to see what network protocols are enabled, because your config doesn't have any set.

Ian