Endstop Not stopping Movement

Sharpie

I just upgraded my firmware from 1.18 to 1.20 and been having a hell of a time getting the config set back up. I got the machine moving again but now when my endstops are hit the machine still does not stop.

Attached are my Config.g and my Homing files. Is there something new in this latist version that I am missing?

4_1536118102283_homez.g 3_1536118102283_homey.g 2_1536118102283_homex.g 1_1536118102283_homeall.g 0_1536118102282_config.g

Phaedrux

I don't see anything wrong with your configs.

I don't think anything has changed between 1.18 and 1.20 that would affect your endstops. You're already using G1 S2 moves to move axis that havent been homed yet.

Have you changed hardware at all? What type of endstops are they?

If you trigger the endstop by hand and send M119 what does the duet report?

deckingman

@sharpie Bit confused by your homing files. For homex and homey you move to the negative direction indicating that your end stops are on the left and front. In homeall you move to the positive direction which is away from the end stops. Which one moves in the correct direction?

When upgrading from 1.18 to 1.20, there is a change to CoreXY and you have to reverse the direction of the Y motor - see release notes here https://github.com/dc42/RepRapFirmware/blob/dev/WHATS_NEW.md. Did you do that?

Also, unless you use a probe that has to be deployed, you need to remove the deploy ad retract probe macros. That's also in the release notes. Did you do that?

The only other change that I can think of is that you either need to add S2 to any Z moves in homex and homey or use M564 H0 in config.g. I see that you have done both but it shouldn't matter.

Other than that, use DWC - machine properties and look at the state of the end stop switches. They should show as not triggered normally, then change state when you trigger each one by hand.

HTH

wilriker

To expand a little bit on what @deckingman said:

In config.g you define all endstops to be at the min positions.
In homex.g you try to home to max position
In homey.g you try to home to min position but instead of going back up after the first hit of the endstop you try to go even further down (luckily without S2 so it just won't do anything and there will be effectively no second pass)
In homez.g you first lift Z 5mm (unnecessary) and then go to min position but only once - also setting Z to 0 with G92 Z0 is superfluous
In homeall.g you try to home X and Y to max (twice) and Z to min (again once plus unnecessary G92 Z0)

I guess there is a bit of fixing required.

Sharpie

ok thanks guys for the help. Is there a sample config I can use to get running? I am running a D-Bot that was all dialed in before the update. Is is there some changes I can make to my old config file to get it working in the new 1.20?

deckingman

@sharpie said in Endstop Not stopping Movement:

ok thanks guys for the help. Is there a sample config I can use to get running? I am running a D-Bot that was all dialed in before the update. Is is there some changes I can make to my old config file to get it working in the new 1.20?

As per my post above.

Take your old 1.18 config.g and reverse the Y motor direction. Assuming you haven't re-mapped any motors, then the X motor will be 0 and the Y motor will be 1. So you'll have something like M569 P1 S1 and you'll need to change it to M569 P1 S0. Obviously, if it was S0 then you'll need to change it to S1. That'll take care of the CoreXY motor direction change which was introduced in 1.19.

Then add M564 H0 anywhere to config.g and that will take care of the axes not being able to move until they have been homed which was introduced in 1.20 (or thereabouts).

That should be all you need to do I think, but read the release notes that I linked to to make sure. If you make those changes, then you don't need to make any changes to the homing files and what you had originally should work (I think - but check the release notes to be sure).

Alternatively, leave out the M564 H0 from config.g but add S2 to the Z moves in your original (working) homex and homey but don't change anything else.

Phaedrux

Totally didn't think of the core xy change! Good catch @deckingman

Sharpie

ok I made the changes, but I still get the problem when the endstop is hit the machine does NOT stop. Is there something I can put in to stop the machine.

Phaedrux

What kind of endstops are you using?

When you test them by hand to they show as triggered?

https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Connecting_endstop_switches

Sharpie

I have these endstops and they show as triggered in the screen when I press them by hand but it takes a few seconds to register. Is that normal?

Phaedrux

Those are makerbot style endstops which are active high. It looks like you have them set up correctly in your config.g

; Endstops
M574 X1 Y2 Z1 S0                                   ; Set active high endstops

Double check the instructions here. I had to swap the wires on mine.

https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Connecting_endstop_switches#Section_Makerbot_Mechanical_Endstop_v1_Num_2

Sharpie

I have not changed any wiring from 1.18 to 1.20 they has been only software. I have noticed though that when Homing X only 1 stepper motor moves and with my Core XY config dont both have to move?

Phaedrux

The only changes to corexy are mentioned above. So if you've double checked wiring and adjusted for the changes mentioned and the motor tests move as expected and the endstops trigger properly by hand I'm not sure what else to say.

You say the endstop seems to have a delay in the DWC. Does the led on the duet itself also have a delay? Does the led on the endstop have a delay?

Sharpie

Would you suggest me going back down to 1.18?

Phaedrux

For troubleshooting, sure give it a shot.

Remember to take into account any changes you've made during the upgrade. Ideally you have a backup of your configs from before?

Sharpie

So I dont have a backup of my config =(, but I am still when I send move commands it works as intended but when I Home only one of my 2 steppers move. I ran through the RepRap config file generator again and it gave me the same settings so I am not sure what to change.

Is there a setting that makes it not move both steppers as needed for CoreXY or does my machine think its in Cartesian mode when it Homes?

Phaedrux

Is your config the same as your first post?

Sharpie

Here are my current config files

3_1536536828297_homey.g 2_1536536828296_homex.g 1_1536536828296_homeall.g 0_1536536828296_config.g

Phaedrux

So if you command a Y or X movement in the DWC it will move correctly?

It's just homex.g that doesn't move properly? or do you mean the endstop doesn't trigger properly?

Sharpie

When I send a move command the machine moves correctly the issue is that when I issue a Home command on either X or Y that only one Stepper moves and does not stop when the end stop is triggered.