Posts made by GeorgeM

@zapta Mailing address and gift card info sent via private chat.

Is @PCR still creating pcb's? I would like to get one if so.

Can I get an answer or is this an issue that is going nowhere?

Any update?

A while back there was supposed to be a way to use M3 to turn on the laser for focusing without movement. It still shows pending in the page I have seen for upcoming changes.
Is this still on the horizon or is it been left for dead?

@bearer said in SuperPID Spindle Controller with Duet WiFi v2.x:

PID in the SuperPID is RPM control of the spindle (adjusts the power to keep RPM constant with varying load), but seems George is controlling RPM manually and not from the Duet methinks.

Not true - but as I said in my post I'm not using the duet. I am using UCCNC. I was merely trying to point out that auto speed adjustment works for me using the M3 and M5 commands in the post processor and maybe he could use that rather than M106 / 7.

I use the PID, although not with Duet. In my gcode it uses M3 to start and M5 to stop. This is from aspire.

Thank you. Looked right past that.

I have that, just didn't copy it:

m671 x10:280:10:280 y10:10:320:320 P0.5

G30 P0 X15 Y10 Z-99999 ; probe near an adjusting screw
G30 P1 X260 Y10 Z-99999 ; probe near an adjusting screw
G30 P2 X15 Y290 Z-99999 ; probe near an adjusting screw
G30 P3 X260 Y290 Z-99999 S4 ; probe near an adjusting screw

I had to do some work on my bed. After I put it back together I am using this macro to adjust the 4 spring loaded corners:

G30 P0 X15 Y10 Z-99999 ; probe near an adjusting screw
G30 P1 X260 Y10 Z-99999 ; probe near an adjusting screw
G30 P2 X15 Y290 Z-99999 ; probe near an adjusting screw
G30 P3 X260 Y290 Z-99999 S4 ; probe near an adjusting screw

The results come up as the amount I need to turn each corner up / down, and also the number of turns to accomplish this. My question is what screw it that based off of and can it be changed to be accurate for an m4 .07 screw?

Thanks @jay_s_uk . That was it. I had just plugged in the cable as it was without tracing the lines. Working now.

OK, found that. Didn't help.
If I have only the 4 pin connector connected, then I can see and operate all the icons but says printer not connected. If I then connect the 10 pin connector the screen comes up with the option for Marlin or TFT, however it will not accept any input -- will not go off that screen.
Again, I don't want you guys to spend a lot of time on this as it isn't a make or break problem. I would like to know if it is something simple I am overlooking.

@weed2all said in Is the PanelDue display my only option?:

@GeorgeM on the btt tft you need to match the 57600 baud rate as well...if not wont work!

I'm not sure how to do that. I just followed the directions linked above at github and copied the files to the sdcard. I assumed that since the directions said to have the M575 line in the config then the bin file contained info to set the baud rate.
Anyway its no big deal if I dont get it working. Just thought I would give it a try.

I should have been more specific.
I'm running 3.1.1
I do have the M575 P1 S3 B57600 in my config file
I have a duet2 wifi

I just came across this thread and since I had an old Bigtree TFT-24 lying around I thought I would give it a try.
I connected the 4 pin connector to the PanelDue connector and updated the firmware on the TFT. It comes up with all the icons but says no printer is connected. Do I have to connect more than the 4 pin connector?

@bot said in Could Duet2 cause this? CoreXY skew.:

@GeorgeM that’s funny! Glad you figured it out.

If you would still like to adjust scaling, you can use the M579 command.

Thanks bot, that is my next move.

Boy do I feel STUPID!!!! I was doing some calibrations last week (new filament) and forgot that I can't adjust x an y steps like in a cartesian printer. Went back and used same steps for both motors and now all is fine. It's amazing what pops into your head when it's 3 in the morning and you can't sleep!

I built this coreXY printer about 1 1/2 years ago.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3382718

It has been working well. Recently I added a Duex2 to the system. ( this will become pertinent a little later)

So I have Duet2 wifi 1.04
RRF3.1.1

Very recently (I THINK since I tried to add the Duex) it has started to printed very skewed. (see pic).

The duex I installed had a bad driver5 it was determined. It produced a "driver5 has overheated. And eventually it would shut down". Part of the diagnoses I did was to connect my X axis to the driver5. Obviously it did not work. Motor would not turn. I've since removed the duex from my system.
Now I am not saying that hooking the motor to the driver damaged the motor. I don't know that. I do know that the time frame is about right.

What happens is that when the program calls for an X- to X+ motion, the X axis creeps forward, and when it calls for X+ to X- motion it creeps backward.

The first thing people suggest on a corexy system is to check the belts and I do have new belts and idlers on order. I do have another motor I can swap out but it is a real pain to do so, so I thought I would ask here if there is anything in the duet that could be causing this?

I have had to add this line to my config to somewhat correct the skew:
M556 S100 X4.5 Y0 Z0 ; adjust for obtuse XY angle

Thanks for looking
George M

I do appreciate all your attention to this. You were able to get me corrected about the U parameters. That's a win.

I do need to start a new thread about why my laser wont operate from gcode commands.

@Phaedrux said in Added Duex5 - Really need some help:

I think you have a failed driver 5 on your Duex. When was it purchased and from where?

June 26 from Filastruder. I contacted Tim there and gave him the link to this thread.