I'm posting this in hopes someone else will learn from my trials.

I have a home designed and built Prusa i3 derivative using aluminum extrusions for rigidity. As such, it has dual Z motors.

I had been trying to get the auto dual Z leveling working and just kept getting errors or each time I tried, the bed would get more out of level. I disabled it for a while in frustration.

Tonight, I went back to look at it again. Same results. The bed would just get more unlevel every time. I was just sitting staring at it and it finally hit me what was wrong. My dual Z motors are run off separate drivers (Drivers 2 and 4), not ganged together in the dual Z plug (Drivers 2 and B). When I built it, I paid no attention to which motor was in 2 and which was in 4. Many of you will just say "DUH!" but, again, I'm hoping this helps someone out. I had them reversed between 2 and 4. The software was working but sending the correction to the opposite motor, therefore making it worse. Face palm. I reversed them and all is well now and auto Z leveling works great.

I've looked around the online documentation and did a search of the forum but can't find the answer to this. What does the "Enable Auto-Sleep" function do?

Thanks

OK, Got it. I figured it was a "I'm on a Mac" thing. Instead of just downloading the file, I right-click on the download link and did a "save As". It downloaded it with a longer name and that zip file worked fine.

Found the files from Duet. I was in the instructions and found you have to click on the "kit" instructions. They are in there. I'll print out the factory version and go from there using the dimensions there.

Thanks. Maybe I can figure out how to have it turn itself off.

@jay_s_uk said in Toolboard 1LC connectors and tool?:

@SpeedyDad https://docs.duet3d.com/en/User_manual/Troubleshooting/Parts#connectors-used-on-duet-3-toolboard-1lc

Ya know, I read that area and it just didn't communicate to my brain. LOL. Thanks.

I actually figured out my problem. I have a couple crimping tools I use for RC stuff (servo wires, etc). Nice ratcheting ones. When I would crimp the wire, the wire would break where the insulation was crimped. After looking at it, I found the long legs of the connector itself that are supposed to crimp the wire insulation was curling in on itself and cutting the wire. My remedy was to cut the little legs shorter. No problems now.

OK, Got it. I figured it was a "I'm on a Mac" thing. Instead of just downloading the file, I right-click on the download link and did a "save As". It downloaded it with a longer name and that zip file worked fine.

@droftarts
I am running DWC 3.4.6 according to the printer. And, I'm on a Mac if that make a difference.

@droftarts Actually, Mine says:
; Configuration file for Duet 3 Mini 5+ (firmware version 3.3)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v3.4.1 on Sat Aug 17 2024 21:55:35 GMT-0700 (Mountain Standard Time)

M115 says 3.4.0

@droftarts Ah. The Duet docs say DWC 3.4 so I assumed I was OK. I was trying to avoid having to upgrade to 3.5.3 to avoid having to ask update my Toolboard and paneldue and, I imagine, there would be changes to the config file too.

I have downloaded the Input Shaping Plugin and left it as a .zip file. The instructions say to do an Upload & Start of the .zip file but when I do, I get "Only a single file can be uploaded & started". This is a Duet Mini 5+. When I check the config file, it shows firmware version 3.3.0 but when I do an M115, it says firmware 3.4.0. Am I doing something wrong here or....?

@Phaedrux Yup. This printer in its previous life was a dual Z setup so I am familiar with that but I will have to wrap my head around setting M671 up for 4 Z axis.

@soare0 OK, looking forward from the back. Kind of what I thought. I wired it front looking back and thought "that can't be correct"

Sorry for this rudimentary question.

In the documentation for configuring 4 driver Z axis, it references rear left, rear right, etc. Is this looking forward from the back of the machine or looking back from the front?

I know it really doesn't make a difference in normal use but for 4 corner leveling using my BLTouch, it definitely needs to be correct.

Thanks

I actually figured out my problem. I have a couple crimping tools I use for RC stuff (servo wires, etc). Nice ratcheting ones. When I would crimp the wire, the wire would break where the insulation was crimped. After looking at it, I found the long legs of the connector itself that are supposed to crimp the wire insulation was curling in on itself and cutting the wire. My remedy was to cut the little legs shorter. No problems now.

@dc42 said in Toolboard 1LC connectors and tool?:

@SpeedyDad Engineer PA09 tool works well for me.

Thanks David