Understanding Z probe offset height in config.g and homez.g
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So I'm trying to make sure I'm doing this correctly because it seems redundant.
In my config.g I'm specifying the Z probe offset height.
G31 P500 X17 Y0 Z3.67Yet in my homez.g I still need to set the height manually.
G92 Z3.67Am I doing something wrong? Why is the offset setting needed in config.g if I'm still specifying the Z offset height in my homez.g? Wouldn't setting it in homez.g take care of the offset?
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You don't need to set the z position in homez if you're using a z probe and g30.
Can you post your config and homing files?
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Should I just be using something like "G30 P0 X150 Y150 Z-9999 S2" for my homez.g instead ?
Config.g:
; General preferences ;M929 P"eventlog.txt" S1 ; start logging to file eventlog.txt G90 ; Send absolute coordinates... M83 ; ...but relative extruder moves ; Network M550 P++ Duet WiFi ++ ; Set machine name M552 S1 ; Enable network M586 P0 S1 ; Enable HTTP M586 P1 S1 ; Enable FTP M586 P2 S1 ; Enable Telnet ; Drives M569 P0 S1 ; Y Drive 0 M569 P1 S1 ; X Drive 1 M569 P2 S0 ; Z1 Drive 2 M569 P3 S1 ; E0 Drive 3 M569 P4 S0 ; Z2 Drive 4 M584 X1 Y0 Z4:2 E3 ;X on X, Y on Y, Z and Z2 on Z and E1, E0 on E0 M671 X-25:335 Y150:150 S10 ; Z leadscrews are at M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16 I1 ; Configure microstepping with interpolation M92 X160 Y160 Z800 E837 ; Set steps per mm M98 Pmotorspeeds.g ; motor currents and speeds in this file M84 S60 ; Set idle timeout ; Axis Limits M208 X0 Y0 Z-5 S1 ; Set axis minima M208 X303 Y298 Z370 S0 ; Set axis maxima ; Endstops M574 X1 Y1 S3 ; Set endstops controlled by motor load detection ; Z-Probe M574 Z1 S2 M558 P1 H7.5 F100 T8000 S0.01 A6 B0 ;X0 Y0 Z1 B1 F160 G31 P500 X17 Y0 Z3.67 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height M557 X20:280 Y20:280 S20 ; Define mesh grid G29 S1 Pheightmap.csv ; Heaters M305 P0 T100000 B3988 C0 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 0 M143 H0 S160 ; Set temperature limit for heater 0 to 160C M305 P1 T100000 B4725 C7.060000e-8 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 1 M143 H1 S290 ; Set temperature limit for heater 1 to 290C M307 H0 A181.8 C275.0 D3.8 S1.00 B0 M307 H1 A735.2 C401.4 D5.4 S1.00 V24.3 B0 ; Fans M106 P0 S0 I0 H-1 F60 B0.2 ; Part Fans M106 P1 H1 T55 F60 S0.8 ; Hotend fan ; 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 M572 D0 S0.05 ;Pressure advance ;M591 D0 P1 C0 ;Filament Sensor ;Powerloss M911 S24.0 R24.1 P"M913 X0 Y0 G91 M83 G1 Z2 E-2 F7000" ; Set voltage thresholds and actions to run on power loss ;Report Stalls ;M915 X Y Z E R1 F0 S2
homez.g:
G91 G1 Z9 F6000 S2 G90 G1 X136 Y149 F6000 ; go to first probe point G91 ; relative positioning G1 Z-405 F800 S1 ; move Z down until the switch triggers G92 Z10 G1 Z2.5 G1 Z-5.5 F5 S1 G92 Z3.67 ; set Z position to trigger height G90 G1 Z15 F5000
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Your homez is currently configured to work as if you were using endstops.
Try this
homez.g: G91 ; relative position G1 Z9 F6000 S2 ; raise z by 9 G90 ; absolute position G1 X136 Y149 F6000 ; go to first probe point G30 ; probe the bed using z probe to find Z0 G1 Z15 F5000 ; raise z to 15
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@phaedrux Thanks, I'll give that a shot later (got another 8 hours left on a print).
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I am assuming that you've measured your z offset using G30 S-1 already.
You should probably also test G30 manually before using it in your script just to make sure things are behaving as you expect. Move the head to where you want to probe and send G30 from the console. Either trigger the probe by hand if you can to test if it's working, or be ready to kill the power incase something isn't right.
For reference:
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/ConfiguringRepRapFirmwareCartesianPrinter#Section_Homing_Z
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Test_and_calibrate_the_Z_probe
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Test_homing_behaviour