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I shall look into it and maybe post some updates if I go ahead

@droftarts That video has more or less sold the Mercury One.1 upgrade, I have a Titan aero on the tool head which they cater for, and the rest shouldn't be that more to purchase, the linear rails being the biggest expense.

Out of interest has anyone tried a duet board with this build? Thinking of upgrading my Ender 5. I see that the build is shown as using Klipper. I know it shouldn't make a difference. It looks like a neat project. If anyone has built it I would appreciate any feedback before I commit.

@engikeneer Thankyou for your time the Z axis is now solved.

Thanks for explaining it, I can see where I went wrong. Now I can start to fine tune.

@engikeneer Thanks for the help.

Here is my Homeall.g. My Z endstop is at the top. Ender 5 homing position is back right top. Should the origin be changed to reflect this? I searched the web but there isn't much on an ender 5 with RepRap.

; homeall.g
; called to home all axes
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v3.2.3 on Mon Apr 19 2021 11:35:36 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)
G91                   ; relative positioning
G1 H2 Z5 F7200        ; lift Z relative to current position
G1 H1 X225 Y225 F1800 ; move quickly to X and Y axis endstops and stop there (first pass)
G1 H2 X-5 Y-5 F7200   ; go back a few mm
G1 H1 X225 Y225 F360  ; move slowly to X and Y axis endstops once more (second pass)
G1 H1 Z305 F360       ; move Z up stopping at the endstop
G90                   ; absolute positioning
G92 Z300              ; set Z position to axis maximum (you may want to adjust this)

; Uncomment the following lines to lift Z after probing
;G91                  ; relative positioning
;G1 Z5 F120           ; lift Z relative to current position
;G90                  ; absolute positioning

@engikeneer Hi,

changed motor direction and back again as this is correct. Here is a copy of my home and endstop code. Homing does appear to be fine? And from 14 onwards the start of the print code.

code_text
```; Axis Limits
M208 X0 Y0 Z0 S1                               ; set axis minima
M208 X234 Y220 Z300 S0                         ; set axis maxima

; Endstops
M574 X2 S1 P"xstop"                            ; configure active-high endstop for high end on X via pin xstop
M574 Y2 S1 P"ystop"                            ; configure active-high endstop for high end on Y via pin ystop
M574 Z2 S1 P"zstop"                            ; configure active-high endstop for high end on Z via pin zstop




;FLAVOR:RepRap
;TIME:641
;Filament used: 0.312352m
;Layer height: 0.1
;MINX:104.2
;MINY:97.2
;MINZ:0.3
;MAXX:129.8
;MAXY:122.8
;MAXZ:10
;Generated with Cura_SteamEngine 4.9.0
T0
M190 S60
M104 S200
M109 S200
M82 ;absolute extrusion mode
G28 ;Home
G1 Z10.0 F6000 ;Move the platform down 15mm
;Prime the extruder
G92 E0
G1 F200 E3
G92 E0
M83 ;relative extrusion mode
G1 F1500 E-6.5
;LAYER_COUNT:98
;LAYER:0
M107
G0 F3600 X106.08 Y99.922 Z300

I allowed it to run on and can now say that either the slicer or the firmware thinks that the Z axis 0 is in the middle of the Z carriage. The Z axis lowered to the middle and the print began? Also the Z axis homes as it should at the top.

@engikeneer Thanks for the reply, I thought as much but can't figure how to correct it? Do I reverse motor?

Hello, could a mod possibly move this to the correct category. This is not really tuning and tweaking as the printer is not working.

Hi,

I've been away from 3d printing for a few years. I am now back but I'm having to update myself on the many changes. I have an Ender 5 with a Duet 2 Wifi and a Titan Aero extruder.

After many days I have got to a point where I am trying to print a calibration cube, so I can fine tune. However when ever it starts the Z axis is getting told to start at the bottom (0.3) instead of at the top (299.7). I know I am missing something as I shouldn't and wouldn't go through the entire print code and change the Z axis co-ordinates.

Here is my config:config.g

I'm sure someone knows where I'm going wrong.

Cheers

@phaedrux Thanks for the swift reply phaedrux. I'm glad to say that the action of copying my heater config into chat made me realise the figures were wrong, so I popped into config and changed them. It appears to be working fine now, I'm just running a M307.

I am grateful for the help. It's good to know that there is a place for advice, I'm currently suffering from a psychological disorder that makes it hard for me to concentrate for large periods of time and also makes it difficult to problem solve.

So your help is appreciated.

@phaedrux thanks will do

I followed the guide, thanks. However when I tried a test print, small overhang scale, it immediately started to print in the homing corner and didn't extrude anything. Am I right in thinking that this is possibly to do with the cura settings? As the machine now homes perfectly.

Thanks, I'll take a look

Thanks for the reply.

My motors are standard which I presume are 1.8. This is my first time getting in depth with G code. I should also note that the head is moving a lot slower than when it was running Marlin.

Hello All,

I'm new to the forum and Duet 3d.

I recently purchased a duet wifi board for my Ender 5, and for the last 3 days I've been trying to get it working. It took me two days to get it to home correctly and now the current situation is that it homes, but when I start a print (using Cura 4.1) it heats up correctly it then lifts then lowers the bed slightly to purge head, it then starts to draw a line BUT it doesn't stop the X keeps going to the end of the frame and i have to hit the emergency stop!

I have been searching but can find very little on the Ender 5 with a Duet board. I have tried changing my start code in Cura and I have used a Ender 3 profile in case it was the Creawesome Ender 5 profile causing the issue, all do the same.

Here is my config:

; Configuration file for Duet WiFi (firmware version 1.21)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v2 on Sat Jun 29 2019 12:25:11 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)

; General preferences
G90 ; Send absolute coordinates...
M83 ; ...but relative extruder moves

; Network
M550 P"Ender 5" ; Set machine name
M551 P"r35d" ; Set password
M552 S1 ; Enable network
M587 S"WiFi" P"Password" ; Configure access point. You can delete this line once connected
M586 P0 S1 ; Enable HTTP
M586 P1 S0 ; Disable FTP
M586 P2 S0 ; Disable Telnet

; Drives
M569 P0 S0 ; Physical drive 0 goes forwards
M569 P1 S1 ; Physical drive 1 goes forwards
M569 P2 S0 ; Physical drive 2 goes backwards
M569 P3 S1 ; Physical drive 3 goes forwards
M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16 I1 ; Configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X160.00 Y160.00 Z400.00 E450.00 ; Set steps per mm
M566 X600.00 Y600.00 Z60.00 E300.00 ; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X30000.00 Y30000.00 Z600.00 E600.00 ; Set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X500.00 Y500.00 Z200.00 E4000.00 ; Set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X850.00 Y800.00 Z700.00 E800.00 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 X220 Y220 Z300 S0 ; Set axis maxima

; Endstops
M574 X1 Y1 Z1 S1 ; Set active high endstops

; Z-Probe
M558 P0 H5 F0 T6000 ; Disable Z probe but set dive height, probe speed and travel speed
M557 X15:220 Y15:220 S40 ; Define mesh grid

; Heaters
M305 P0 T100000 B4138 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 0
M143 H0 S120 ; Set temperature limit for heater 0 to 120C
M305 P1 T100000 B4138 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 1
M143 H1 S280 ; Set temperature limit for heater 1 to 280C

; Fans
M106 P0 S1 I0 F500 H-1 ; Set fan 0 value, PWM signal inversion and frequency. Thermostatic control is turned off
M106 P1 S1 I0 F500 H1 T45 ; Set fan 1 value, PWM signal inversion and frequency. Thermostatic control is turned on
M106 P2 S0.5 I0 F500 H-1 ; Set fan 2 value, PWM signal inversion and frequency. Thermostatic control is turned off

; 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

; Automatic saving after power loss is not enabled

; Custom settings are not configured

And here is my current start code:
(Ender 3 Profile)
G28 ;Home
G1 Z15.0 F6000 ;Move the platform down 15mm
;Prime the extruder
G92 E0
G1 F200 E3
G92 E0

(Ender 5 Profile)

G28 ; home all axes
M117 Purge extruder
G92 E0; reset extruder G1 Z1.0 F3000 ; move z up little to prevent scratching of surface
G1 X0.1 Y20 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; move to start-line position
G1 X0.1 Y200.0 Z0.3 F1500.0 E15 ; draw 1st line
G1 X0.4 Y200.0 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; move to side a little
G1 X0.4 Y20 Z0.3 F1500.0 E30 ; draw 2nd line
G92 E0 ; reset extruder
G1 Z1.0 F3000 ; move z up little to prevent scratching of surface
M117 All systems go!

Please help