New RepRapFirmware config tool

[DunstonUK]

@T3P3Tony

Yes, but also you have to select what type of printer you have at the start, and as I do not see CoreXY as a choice its always "Custom configuration", which is chosen, unless you have one of the ones listed, also for those who have lets say a Corxy with 3 x Z rods/screws/rails, there is no tool selection for that type or not? I am relatively new to 3D printing, but I do see that these tools and configurators are not always made with the novice in mind, who may not fully grasp the wording used, because the wording used is not always clear and can lead to more confusion and more posts asking the same questions over and over again. Please do not misunderstand me, these tools are a godsend, without it I would be posting even more questions that I do, and I tip my hat to those who have written it with full respect.

[T3P3Tony]

@DunstonUK sure - custom configuration and then choose corexy at some point in the future we will hopefully have more corexy printer types: Railcore II, e3d Toolchanger, H Bot etc but unless you had one of those you would still need to use custom, then coreXY.

3 x Z rods/screws/rails, there is no tool selection for that type or not?

no advanced options like that are not yet part of the config tool.

[OBELIKS]

Can you check CoreXY implementation, it gives out

M667 S1                                 ; select CoreXY mode

instead of

M669 K1                                 ; select CoreXY mode

It would have saved me a LOT of head scratching

[Veti]

currently the firmware will translate the M667 to the appropriate M669 command.

[steevebecker]

Hi
the arrival of Duet 3 Mainboard is a great news,
have you already planned a date for its integration in the Config Tool ?
thanks

[droftarts]

Plans, yes! In Board type, "Duet 3 (coming soon)".

But really it depends on getting RRF 3 configuration working. In Firmware version, "3.xx (coming soon)". No date when this is expected, as far as I'm aware.

Ian

[Wallabear]

Will there be an updated config tool for the Duet 3? If yes will it also work with the Duet 2 as well? With the added flexibility of the Duet 3 it would be really nice if the config too would be able to configure advanced options like adding an axis or two or 5. Not that going into the .g files and configuring the special setups is hard or anything but it would be really nice if a config tool existed for advanced options to handle most of the set up and then jumping into the .g files for final tweaking.

[steevebecker]

Hi
I'm starting to work on the Duet 3, to ease my discovery, is there any one who can share a simple .g file ?? for a standard machine like : cartesian /200x200x250/simple extrudeur/heated bed/z probe. it could help a lot, thanks in advance.

[A Former User]

@steevebecker I can share a simple config.g file for ender5 but duet2 with RRF 3 if that helps

[steevebecker]

@smece hi taht could be good as a first step
i don't how the .g will be different between duet E vs Duet 3.
of course pin out will be different but not sur sure what is the impact on conf ...

[dc42]

Please note, the nine IO_ connectors don't all have the same capabilities. I have documented them at https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Duet_3_Mainboard_6HC_Hardware_Overview#Section_IO. Summary:

• Don't use IO_0 for now
• Don't connect an analog Z probe or a BLTouch to IO_0, IO_1 or IO_2

[steevebecker]

@dc42 thanks for this. I need a lot of I/O so it's good to know.

[dc42]

@steevebecker said in New RepRapFirmware config tool:

i don't how the .g will be different between duet E vs Duet 3.

Apart from pin names, the main difference is that there are some default pin assignments for endstops, zprobe and fans in RRF3 for Duet 2, but none in RRF3 for Duet 3. See https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/RepRapFirmware_3_overview#Section_Default_pin_assignments. So on Duet 2, you may need to use GCode commands to free up some of those pins if you want to use them for something else; whereas on Duet 3 you always need to declare what pins to use for fans, endstops and Z probe.

PS - I am starting to add Duet 3 pin connections to the documentation pages on wiring. For example, I have already added them to the page on connecting Z probes.

[A Former User]

@steevebecker said in New RepRapFirmware config tool:

@smece hi taht could be good as a first step
i don't how the .g will be different between duet E vs Duet 3.

don't know anything about duet3 so can't help there, just recently tried the duet2 myself (was sitting in a drawer for year+, I'm mostly smoothieware user and was delaying duet3d testing as I dislike the structure of RRF source code and I love to tinker with the code, now I'm at a place where with 2 kids time is so darn scarce that I just need something that works and I don't care to tinker if I don't have to so for those type of projects duet looks like ideal solution hence me digging in) and I started out with RRF3 figuring, if I'm diving into it, better start with latest, especially if a lot changed so RRF2 knowledge will have to be scrapped anyhow ... so hopefully this will help you and not lead you astray

• XYZ moves, homes..
• BED, E0, E1 heats
• E0, E1 extrudes (have not calibrated yet steps but I'm mounting dual flex3drive here so exact steps_per_mm values would not be useful for you anyhow)
• bltouch works in terms of - deploy, retract, have not yet tested actual probing and mesh compensation since I just designed the holder for flex3drive + bltouch for ender5 so hopefully I'll be testing it today (just printed, hopefully it's properly designed )
• have not yet tried actually printing!!!

config.g
deployprobe.g
retractprobe.g
homey.g
homex.g
homeall.g
homez.g

super important note to be aware of - I never used duet before, I just mounted it recently on this ender5 and started with RRF3 so while this "moves" and "heats" and "extrudes" I have not yet started printing with it (still working out mount for flex3 drive and waiting on some connectors for hexagon hotends) so make sure these do not lead you astray instead of helping you out!!!!

[steevebecker]

@smece Thanks for you time and file, i ll digg in

[A Former User]

you are welcome, I'm sure there's much to be done there so post progress here so we can both learn from it

[steevebecker]

Hi Duet Forum.
I have spent 2 days on RRF3 and Duet 3. I was my first hours on it ... It's a pleasure, i like this board. I'm moving from another board + Marlin to this one.
Of course it was not so obvious, but with the Documentations (already great) and the forum postsss, I made good progress.
3 Axis+ Endstops / 2 extruders + Sensors + Fans / BED / Heated Chamber / ... everything works. few things are not working yet, i'll write other posts about them.

I share here my config.g, hopes it could help :

; Configuration file for Duet 3 (firmware version ?.0??)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
; oct 2019 : X/Y/Z E1/E2 BED/CHAMBER OK - BL (not ready) SERVO (not ready)
; DUET 3 6HC + 1 extension board 3HC (address 1.)
;
; General preferences
G90			; send absolute coordinates...
M83			; ...but relative extruder moves
M550 P"QualupQ3"	; set printer name Qualup Q3 http://www.spiderbot.eu/qu3-high-temperature/?lang=en

; Network
M552 P0.0.0.0 S1	; enable network and acquire dynamic address via DHCP
M553 P0.0.0.0		; netmask
M554 P0.0.0.0		; gateway
M586 P0 S1		; enable HTTP
M586 P1 S0		; disable FTP
M586 P2 S0		; disable Telnet

; Drives
;M569 P0 S1		; physical drive 0 goes forwards / driver 0 unable on this board
M569 P1 S1		; X physical drive 1 goes forwards
M569 P2 S1		; Y physical drive 2 goes backwards
M569 P3 S1		; Z0 physical drive 3 goes forwards
M569 P4 S1		; Z1 physical drive 4 goes forwards
M569 P1.0 S1		; E0 physical drive 1.0 on expansion board goes forwards
M569 P1.1 S1		; E1 physical drive 1.1 on expansion board goes forwards

M584 X1 Y2 Z3 E1.0:1.1				; set drive mapping 1 stepper on X, Y and 2 Steppers (Z3 instead of Z3:4 because Moteur Z1 not plug on Driver 4 at this time) on Z and Extruder
M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16:16 I1			; configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X80.00 Y80.00 Z400.00 E4074.37:4074.37      ; set steps per mm

M566 X900 Y900 Z120 E150:150			; set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X6000 Y6000 Z1200 E1200:1200		; set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X500 Y500 Z100 E250:250			; set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X1000 Y1000 Z1200 E800:800 I30		; set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent

M84 S30					; Set idle timeout

; Axis Limits
M208 X0 Y0 Z0 S1			; set axis minima
M208 X300 Y250 Z300 S0			; set axis maxima

; Endstops
M574 X1 S1 P"io6.in"			; X min active high endstop switch / pin io3.in doesnt work use 6 instead
M574 Y1 S1 P"io4.in"			; Y min active high endstop switch
M574 Z1 S1 P"io5.in"			; Z min active high endstop switch

;Servo				;not working for the moment
;M950 S0 C"io7.out"		;not working for the moment
;M280 P0 S1500 I1		;not working for the moment

; Z-Probe					;not working for the moment
;M558 P9 C"zprobe.in" H5 F120 T3000           	; FW v3 BLTouch connected to Z probe IN pin
;M950 S0 C"exp.heater3"                       	; FW v3 create servo/gpio 0 on heater 3 pin on expansion connector
;G31 P500 X10 Y20 Z2.5                        	; set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height
;M557 X15:6 Y15:195 S20                      	; define mesh grid

; TEMPERATURE Sensors
M308 S0 P"temp0" Y"thermistor" T100000 B3950			; BED temperature sensor
M308 S1 P"1.temp1" Y"thermistor" T4606017 B5848 C0 R4700 H0 L0	; head 0 temperature sensor on expansion board ==> DYZE 500
M308 S2 P"1.temp2" Y"thermistor" T4606017 B5848 C0 R4700 H0 L0	; head 1 temperature sensor on expansion board ==> DYZE 500
M308 S3 P"temp1" Y"thermistor" T100000 B3950			; Chamber temperature sensor
M308 S4 P"temp2" Y"thermistor" T100000 B3950			; CAMERA IR temperature sensor

; Heaters
M950 H0 C"out0" T0 Q100				; BED heater 3 uses the out0 pin, sensor 0
M950 H1 C"1.out1" T1				; HEAD heater 1 uses the out1 pin on expansion board and sensor 1
;M950 H1 C"1.out1" T1 A584.4 C256.6 D6.4 S0.50	; HEAD heater 1 uses the out1 pin on expansion board and sensor 1 ==> DYZE PID Cartbridge
M950 H2 C"1.out2" T2                            ; HEAD heater 2 uses the out2 pin on expansion board and sensor 2
M950 H3 C"out1" T3                             	; CHAMBER heater 3 uses the out1 pin and sensor 3
M950 H4 C"out2" T4                             	; IR Camera heater 4 uses the out2 pin and sensor 4

; Maximum Temperatures 	Currently (September 2019), RRF3 does not support M143.
;M143 H0 S380 C0	; BED max Temp 300°C
;M143 H1 S500 C0	; Extruder 1 max Temp 500°C
;M143 H2 S500 C0	; Extruder 2 max Temp 500°C
;M143 H3 S380 C0	; Chamber max Temp 300°C

; Minimum Temperatures
;M302 P1 S240 R240	; minimun extruder 1 Temperature 240°C extrusion and retract
;M302 P2 S240 R240	; minimun extruder 2 Temperature 240°C extrusion and retract

; Fans
M950 F0 C"1.out7"      	; Extruder 1 fan 0 !F1 don t work ... ???  on pin out 7 pwm on expansion board 
M950 F2 C"1.out8"      	; Extruder 1 fan 2 on pin out 8 pwm on expansion board
M950 F3 C"out7"      	; Chamber fan 3 on pin out 7 pwm
M950 F4 C"out8"        	; IR Camera fan 4 on pin out 8 pwm

; Tools
M563 P1 D0 H1 F0 S"Extruder 1"	; define tool 1 - F1 don t work... ???
G10 P1 X0 Y0 Z0			; set tool 1 axis offsets
G10 P1 R0 S0			; set initial tool 1 active and standby temperatures to 0C

M563 P2 D1 H2 F2 S"Extruder 2"	; define tool 2
G10 P2 X0 Y0 Z0			; set tool 2 axis offsets
G10 P2 R0 S0			; set initial tool 2 active and standby temperatures to 0C

M563 P3 H3 F3 S"Chamber"	; define tool chamber
G10 P3 R0 S0			; set initial tool 3 active and standby temperatures to 0C

M563 P4 H4 F4 S"Camera IR"      ; define tool IR Camera
G10 P4 R0 S0			; set initial tool 4 active and standby temperatures to 0C

; Custom settings are not defined

[steevebecker]

Hey !
I missed the announcement ?? Duet 3 available on ==> RRF Cofiguration tool here : RRF Config Tool

Thanks for that !!!!

[T3P3Tony]

@steevebecker give it a go, feedback requested

[steevebecker]

@T3P3Tony first test works well:
My conf:
On 6HC:

• X-Y-Z steppers
• endstop X-Y-Z NC/low end
• Bed heater + T°
• Chamber heater + Fan + T°
• Filament compartiment T°
• Electronic compartiment T°+ Fan
  then on 3HC
• 2 Extruders - 2 Fans- 2 Thermocouples
• 1 Servo
• 2 filaments presence
• IR Camera T°+ Fan

Just a Question How to add a T° sensor with out a heater ? Bed/Chamber/Nozzle Heaters are possible but can I add a sensor alone on a I/O with the RRFCT ? same for a Servo