Posts made by SpeedyDad

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

@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.

@Herve_Smith said in Duet 3 Mini 5+ no 24v on OUT 1 2 5 6:

@SpeedyDad said in Duet 3 Mini 5+ no 24v on OUT 1 2 5 6:

@Herve_Smith said in Duet 3 Mini 5+ no 24v on OUT 1 2 5 6:

@SpeedyDad said in Duet 3 Mini 5+ no 24v on OUT 1 2 5 6:

OK, sorry for being a noob but how do I "switch" the negative pin on? I've looked through the documentation but must have missed it.

I tried the M950 followed by the M106 but get "Error: Pin 'out5' is not free"

looks like you are attempting to control a fan, if so This documentation should help you

Yes, I know that. That's where I got the info to use M950 and M106 as stated above

then please show the EXACT code you have created from reading that so we can see what you have done.

Pretty much copy/pasted the lines from the connecting a fan page and substituted my fan number and the pin number.

M950 F2 C"out5" Q500 ; create fan 0 on pin out3 and set its frequency
M106 P2 S0 H-1 ; set fan 0 value. Thermostatic control is turned off

What are the tiny connectors (the metal part of the connector) used in the Toolboard and what crimp tool do I need for them? The one I use of the connectors for the Duet mainboard don't seem to work. I have tried two different ones. I'll probably need to buy new connectors to replace the ones I screwed up.

@droftarts said in Duet 3 Mini 5+ Dual Z homing not working:

@SpeedyDad

Both on the "out" pin and GND pin. I had them on the "in" pin first but that made the machine think they were homed before trying.

You can use the ‘out’ pin as an input, but be aware that they are only 3.3V tolerant, ie if you short the endstop to higher voltage (entirely possible), you’ll destroy the main processor on the board! Better to use the ‘in’ pins, which are 30V tolerant. If they were marked as already homed, add a '! to the pin name to invert the logic. Though this means your endstops are NO, not NC.

Oh,, and I'm also getting "Error: bad drive number" noted in console. Related?

Probably because you have commented out the extruder drive in M584, but it still has a drive in the tool definition, M563.

Ian

Ah. Thanks for all that. I'll switch the pins and comment out the extruder.

@Herve_Smith said in Duet 3 Mini 5+ no 24v on OUT 1 2 5 6:

@SpeedyDad said in Duet 3 Mini 5+ no 24v on OUT 1 2 5 6:

OK, sorry for being a noob but how do I "switch" the negative pin on? I've looked through the documentation but must have missed it.

I tried the M950 followed by the M106 but get "Error: Pin 'out5' is not free"

looks like you are attempting to control a fan, if so This documentation should help you

Yes, I know that. That's where I got the info to use M950 and M106 as stated above

@SpeedyDad Success!!! The key to getting the second endstop working was that pin io4.out does not work for an endstop. There is an * that says *o4.out shared with pson. I guess that disables it? Anyways, I put my Y endstop on 4 and my 2nd Z endstop on 2. Works fine now.

@gloomyandy said in Duet 3 Mini 5+ no 24v on OUT 1 2 5 6:

@SpeedyDad The negative side of those connectors are switched so will be floating if you have not programmed them to be on. If you want to check for a +ve voltage on the out +ve pin use the main board gnd for the -ve side of your multimeter.

OK, sorry for being a noob but how do I "switch" the negative pin on? I've looked through the documentation but must have missed it.

I tried the M950 followed by the M106 but get "Error: Pin 'out5' is not free"

@SpeedyDad UPDATE: I mucked around in my homez.g file and changed it a bit. I now have it trying to home both Z motors. They go "down" and the left motor stops when the left endstop is triggered but the right motor keeps going until it reaches its target location. The right endstop appears to be doing nothing.

Another data point. If I do a M119 with just the left or right endstop triggered, it says "not stopped". If I run M119 with both triggered, it says at max stop as it should.

Here is my homez.g file
; homez.g
; called to home the Z axis
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool on Thu Apr 13 2017 15:10:04 GMT-0700 (MST)
; Lift Z relatively to current position
G91
G1 Z5 F6000 H2

; Dual Z Homing
M584 Z0.2:0.3
G1 H1 Z450

; Back to absolute positioning
G90

; Tell the firmware where we are
G92 Z409.45

G0 Z395

@gloomyandy Ah, thanks. That explains it. Still used to my DuetWifi where everything is just on. It is for my board fan so maybe I'll just simplify it and wire it directly to the main VIN and GND.

@gloomyandy Testing with a multimeter. Positive lead on the positive pin and negative lead on the negative pin f each of the OUT connectors. The positive leads are the ones closest to the side of the board with the VIN screw terminals.