@T3P3Tony I have them uploaded. But I know they are not functioning properly for the endstop I want to use.

How would you write a probe macro for this situation?

Sorry, I don't have that much experience working with the reprap language for duet.

Solved:
I got the spindle working. Switched over from fan to heater, then to the 5V PWM VFD output, which is Out9 (pins: out9->pwm+, GND->pwm-). The spindle works now. Won't stop spinning when I give it an M5, but that's a problem for another day.

Regarding the information out there and trying most of it, this solution is mentioned here:
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Configuring_RepRapFirmware_for_a_CNC_machine
Specifically the section: Connecting a spindle, option 2

Here's the relevant config file section:

M950 R0 C"out9" Q100 L24000 M563 P0 R0 S"Spindle" G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 G10 P0 R0 S0 M568 P0 F0 T0

5V PWM* - Noted at the bottom, connected as Out9, but the 3 pins beside it.
out9.PNG

@djthuma Can you give more information about the setup of your CNC?

The G1 H3 is meant to move to the top most limit switch on the z axis if your Z is higher you can adjust it to make sure you trigger it. This is assuming you have a top limit switch. This is simply meant to do a safe move on my machine that has a top limit of 90mm.

You can see more info on the G1 H param or you could omit it like you have but you will want to make sure that the machine moves in a safe manner when going to your work zero position.
https://docs.duet3d.com/en/User_manual/Reference/Gcodes#g1-controlled-linear-move

Thank you all. I bought a PWM to Analog converter and will be wiring that up today. I'll mark this topic solved.

@jay_s_uk

this looks great!
I'll take 4 !! 😂

I guess I need to watch this forum closely
My ratrig stronghold pro frame arrived today

@markz Thank you!

So I am working on a new version of this Macro that will prompt for user input with the M291 command. It will make the Macro far more interactive for things like DepthOfCut, RPM, FeedRate, etc. One of the prompts I want to add is to ask if it should work in Pass mode or Depth mode.

In pass mode it will prompt you for the number of passes to take. It will then do that many passes before prompting you whether to surface another layer. Default will obviously be 1.

In Depth mode it will prompt you for how much material to remove. So if your DepthOfCut is say 0.3mm and you enter a depth of 1mm the Macro will do three passes at 0.3mm and then a fourth pass at 0.1mm for a total of 1mm.

@dc42 Thank you so much, it was that jumper that did the trick!

@dc42 Thank you for your answer.
As you suggested, I connect directly the nc output on the IO_IN and it is working very well. No need opto-iso indeed for NPN Proximity sensor

@GillesDB If you set extruder jerk (instantaneous speed change) higher than the speed that the extruder(pump) is running, then there won't be an acceleration or decelarion phase. As the name implies, speed change will be instant (within the mechanical constraints of the system. Certainly, changing the mixing ratio "on the fly" when printing multi coloured objects has never resulted in any unusual print artefacts that I have been able to detect.

One thing of note is that if the M567 commands are embedded in the gcode stream via post processing or custom software, then they will be acted on immediately after the previous move has finished. This might be problematic if you have a long X move and want to change the pumps during that move. You could get around it by segmenting the X move.

Also, if the M567 moves are sent independently of the main gcode stream, then they will be added to the movement queue and only acted on when that queue has been emptied of all previous moves.

Hope that information might be useful in finding a solution that works for you.

@Yngve as far as I understand, from google, the "Fanuc Oi-TF." is a control system produced by Fanuc. is there a Duet controller in your system as well?

For anyone who's interested in building/using one of these, the documentation, source, schematics, ... is in On Github

The schematic+pcb+bom is designed for Jlcpcb using their EasyEda application so it's trivial (one click) to have one built.

The current state is: the unit works effectively, the Pico has a tiny Wifi antenna so a nearby router is a good thing, and MicroPython for the Pico W is still beta so the wifi code uses blocking I/O which can be a bit laggy.

I also haven't yet written the extra wifi support for Duet3d SBC since only my printer uses that.

@an-andrew If I understand this your fence is two boards that might move independently - like the two ends of a jointer - but on their side. If so...

I would probably define the fence as an axis with both motors. Then, RRF Gcode supports G1 H2 which moves an individual motor and you could fairly easily change the dashboard source or add a custom button screen (see https://plugins.duet3d.com/plugins/BtnCmd.html) that does conventional G1 moves along with G1 H2 for that second half of the fence.

@chipster you may be able to see the changes they made here:
https://github.com/CNCONE/CNC-ONE-CNC-Controls/commits?author=bdobler

@selva_tvi

Hi selva, I'm working on this today. I just deleted another post trying to find out how to change the error pin pull up/down. Turns out there is a a spot to bridge it on the board itself. I will let you know how it goes. I am pretty close to finishing if this works.

Screenshot 2023-02-12 at 16.07.45.png

@jmorganmkm I found this item in the bug fix list in version 3.4.0 at https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/wiki/Changelog-RRF-3.x#reprapfirmware-340 (search for CNC to find it):

In CNC and laser mode it is permitted to omit G0/G1 at the start of a line of GCode and just provide parameters, provided that the previous command was G0 or G1. However, only parameter letters that were present in that previous G0/G1 command were recognised.

So this is a bug in 3.3 which is fixed in 3.4.

@Jack_kelley I know this is a bit old, but did you ever find a solution for the random Sxxxx Gcode?

Or are you using another way to control your CNC now?

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Lars