Pressure Advance seems to not be working.

[Phaedrux]

@Samuel235 For what it's worth, setting the seam to a corner of the cube is also usable, it just makes finding the smoothest transition a little harder. You can also use a cylinder, but then you miss out on the corner bulge tuning.

[Samuel235]

Oh awesome, thank you for including your build @burtoogle!

@Phaedrux - I have been using a cone, I imagine this to be the same as a cylinder for the sake of this test, just the layers would get quicker as they go up, and I ranged from 0.1 to 0.9 PA, I didn't get any change in apperance of the seam at all across the range of PA values unfortunately. I will try with a cube tomorrow to test.

[Phaedrux]

A cone might be ok. I think the fact the size is changing as it goes up would make it harder to see the difference in the seam since the layer time is a confounding factor.

The cube is probably the best option for this because you get up to speed over the 100mm length and the corners show the bulge and the seam on the face is clearly visible.

[Samuel235]

Currently printing a 100mm cube with a single skin, no infil. Seam is in the middle of the face at the back with the build of Cura linked above (Thanks @burtoogle). I have PA changing its value from 0.05 to 0.9 in 0.05 increments every 25 layers. Will see how this turns out.

[Samuel235]

Cube just completed:

As you can see throughout the range of 0.5 to 7 PA value there is no difference. This was with a jerk value of 8000mm/min. I’m dropping that jerk down to 4000mm/min now for another test. Should i expect to see any improvements with lowering the extruder acceleration value too?

[Phaedrux]

@Samuel235 something isn't right. There should definitely be some noticeable difference over such a wide range of 0.5 to 7.

What command are you using?

Can you post your config?

[Samuel235]

Nothing has changed from the settings i posted originally, other than change to the extruder current limit. Do you want me to post them again (Asking as i’m not at my system at the moment but will get to it if needed) so you can confirm any typos were not made or something? I don’t believe there is anything i would have typoed as It was just a change of number not a command or anything.

[Phaedrux]

How are you changing the PA value? Via the console during the print, or is it scripted into the gcode file?

I'm thinking it may not actually be getting applied because there should definitely be some visible result. At a value of 7 you'd likely see the extruder reversing dramatically.

[Samuel235]

@Phaedrux - its hardcoded into the code, but i confirm it changes every 25 layers using the command line console. The extruder behaviour changes each time PA changes, i can confirm that. But nothing changes in the print.

Im thinking PA is working but something is masking its effects, hence why i was thinking of changing jerk and possibly acceleration on the extruder.

[Phaedrux]

Are you still getting hiccups?

[Samuel235]

@Phaedrux - This is a M122 just ran (around an hour after the print finished, this would still be reporting from the print, right?):

M122
=== Diagnostics ===
RepRapFirmware for Duet 2 WiFi/Ethernet version 2.03 running on Duet WiFi 1.02 or later + DueX5
Board ID: 08DGM-956GU-DJMSN-6J1F4-3SJ6N-1BNBF
Used output buffers: 6 of 24 (20 max)
=== RTOS ===
Static ram: 25680
Dynamic ram: 94256 of which 308 recycled
Exception stack ram used: 492
Never used ram: 10336
Tasks: NETWORK(ready,524) HEAT(blocked,1236) DUEX(suspended,156) MAIN(running,1668) IDLE(ready,160)
Owned mutexes:
=== Platform ===
Last reset 75:55:33 ago, cause: software
Last software reset at 2019-12-31 18:44, reason: User, spinning module GCodes, available RAM 10232 bytes (slot 2)
Software reset code 0x0003 HFSR 0x00000000 CFSR 0x00000000 ICSR 0x0441f000 BFAR 0xe000ed38 SP 0xffffffff Task 0x4e49414d
Error status: 16
Free file entries: 10
SD card 0 detected, interface speed: 20.0MBytes/sec
SD card longest block write time: 378.3ms, max retries 0
MCU temperature: min 40.0, current 54.9, max 59.0
Supply voltage: min 23.9, current 24.4, max 24.6, under voltage events: 0, over voltage events: 0, power good: yes
Driver 0: standstill, SG min/max 0/1023
Driver 1: standstill, SG min/max 0/1023
Driver 2: standstill, SG min/max not available
Driver 3: standstill, SG min/max 0/1023
Driver 4: standstill, SG min/max not available
Driver 5: standstill, SG min/max 0/270
Driver 6: standstill, SG min/max 0/281
Driver 7: standstill, SG min/max 0/284
Driver 8: standstill, SG min/max 0/291
Driver 9: standstill, SG min/max not available
Date/time: 2020-01-03 22:40:42
Cache data hit count 4294967295
Slowest loop: 149.85ms; fastest: 0.08ms
I2C nak errors 0, send timeouts 0, receive timeouts 0, finishTimeouts 0, resets 0
=== Move ===
Hiccups: 0, FreeDm: 169, MinFreeDm: 145, MaxWait: 156472642ms
Bed compensation in use: mesh, comp offset 0.000
=== DDARing ===
Scheduled moves: 0, completed moves: 0, StepErrors: 0, LaErrors: 0, Underruns: 0, 0
=== Heat ===
Bed heaters = 0 -1 -1 -1, chamberHeaters = -1 -1
Heater 0 is on, I-accum = 0.0
Heater 1 is on, I-accum = 0.5
=== GCodes ===
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Stack records: 4 allocated, 0 in use
Movement lock held by null
http is idle in state(s) 0
telnet is idle in state(s) 0
file is idle in state(s) 0
serial is idle in state(s) 0
aux is idle in state(s) 0
daemon is idle in state(s) 0
queue is idle in state(s) 0
autopause is idle in state(s) 0
Code queue is empty.
=== Network ===
Slowest loop: 379.69ms; fastest: 0.00ms
Responder states: HTTP(0) HTTP(0) HTTP(0) HTTP(0) FTP(0) Telnet(0) Telnet(0)
HTTP sessions: 1 of 8
- WiFi -
Network state is running
WiFi module is connected to access point
Failed messages: pending 0, notready 0, noresp 8
WiFi firmware version 1.23
WiFi MAC address 5c:cf:7f:76:71:05
WiFi Vcc 3.32, reset reason Turned on by main processor
WiFi flash size 4194304, free heap 24672
WiFi IP address 192.168.0.26
WiFi signal strength -52dBm, reconnections 0, sleep mode modem
Socket states: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[Phaedrux]

@Samuel235 said in Pressure Advance seems to not be working.:

this would still be reporting from the print, right?

As long as you haven't run a M122 or power cycled the count should still be from the print.

well I'm all out of ideas. Do experiment with different jerk and acceleration values, but usually the higher values would just mean giving pressure advance room to manage the extruder position rather than limiting it.

[DIY-O-Sphere]

@DIY-O-Sphere said in Pressure Advance seems to not be working.:

Maybe the jerk value for the extruder is too high.
While setting up PA today, I had the same issue. After decreasing jerk to 1000 mm/min I was able to print the test cube.

That's a common case with a geared extruder.....You will find that also documented in other threads

[Samuel235]

Should i try changing the acceleration of XY, just thinking back, on that cube the seam would only cause PA to activate pretty much only on the seam itself, nothing before or after it was instantly on the seam and then stopped as it increased Z to the next layer.

Just putting it out there that maybe my CY acceleration os causing PA to have no time to perform its work?

[DIY-O-Sphere]

That are the values that I have set for PA
M566 X900.00 Y900.00 Z12.00 E1000.00
M203 X15000.00 Y15000.00 Z300.00 E12000.00
M201 X1600.00 Y1600.00 Z150.00 E3000.00

In my opinion all your values are fin exept the jerk.

By increasing the gear ratio you have to decrease jerk.
For a Nimble extruder other users advise to go below 100
I use a BMG which is geared 3:1

[Samuel235]

After the last cube I have got the following result (I still can't really see much of a difference, is the seam getting smaller high we go do you feel, if so maybe I just need to take PA up higher, it was 0.7:

Jerk settings were:

M566 X900 Y900 Z60 E1000

M122 after this print was:

M122
=== Diagnostics ===
RepRapFirmware for Duet 2 WiFi/Ethernet version 2.03 running on Duet WiFi 1.02 or later + DueX5
Board ID: 08DGM-956GU-DJMSN-6J1F4-3SJ6N-1BNBF
Used output buffers: 5 of 24 (9 max)
=== RTOS ===
Static ram: 25680
Dynamic ram: 94256 of which 308 recycled
Exception stack ram used: 540
Never used ram: 10288
Tasks: NETWORK(ready,692) HEAT(blocked,1236) DUEX(suspended,156) MAIN(running,1668) IDLE(ready,160)
Owned mutexes:
=== Platform ===
Last reset 02:58:13 ago, cause: software
Last software reset at 2020-01-04 09:39, reason: User, spinning module GCodes, available RAM 10336 bytes (slot 3)
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Error status: 0
Free file entries: 10
SD card 0 detected, interface speed: 20.0MBytes/sec
SD card longest block write time: 7.2ms, max retries 0
MCU temperature: min 44.1, current 44.4, max 56.6
Supply voltage: min 23.9, current 24.4, max 24.6, under voltage events: 0, over voltage events: 0, power good: yes
Driver 0: standstill, SG min/max 0/1023
Driver 1: standstill, SG min/max 0/1023
Driver 2: standstill, SG min/max not available
Driver 3: standstill, SG min/max 0/1023
Driver 4: standstill, SG min/max not available
Driver 5: standstill, SG min/max 0/271
Driver 6: standstill, SG min/max 0/278
Driver 7: standstill, SG min/max 0/282
Driver 8: standstill, SG min/max 0/288
Driver 9: standstill, SG min/max not available
Date/time: 1970-01-01 00:00:00
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Slowest loop: 116.70ms; fastest: 0.07ms
I2C nak errors 0, send timeouts 0, receive timeouts 0, finishTimeouts 0, resets 0
=== Move ===
Hiccups: 0, FreeDm: 169, MinFreeDm: 149, MaxWait: 165675ms
Bed compensation in use: mesh, comp offset 0.000
=== DDARing ===
Scheduled moves: 0, completed moves: 0, StepErrors: 0, LaErrors: 0, Underruns: 0, 0
=== Heat ===
Bed heaters = 0 -1 -1 -1, chamberHeaters = -1 -1
Heater 0 is on, I-accum = 0.0
Heater 1 is on, I-accum = 0.6
=== GCodes ===
Segments left: 0
Stack records: 4 allocated, 0 in use
Movement lock held by null
http is idle in state(s) 0
telnet is idle in state(s) 0
file is idle in state(s) 0
serial is idle in state(s) 0
aux is idle in state(s) 0
daemon is idle in state(s) 0
queue is idle in state(s) 0
autopause is idle in state(s) 0
Code queue is empty.
=== Network ===
Slowest loop: 39.70ms; fastest: 0.00ms
Responder states: HTTP(0) HTTP(0) HTTP(0) HTTP(0) FTP(0) Telnet(0) Telnet(0)
HTTP sessions: 1 of 8
- WiFi -
Network state is running
WiFi module is connected to access point
Failed messages: pending 0, notready 0, noresp 0
WiFi firmware version 1.23
WiFi MAC address XXXXXXXXXXX
WiFi Vcc 3.32, reset reason Turned on by main processor
WiFi flash size 4194304, free heap 23208
WiFi IP address XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
WiFi signal strength -55dBm, reconnections 0, sleep mode modem
Socket states: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[DIY-O-Sphere]

You can sent the command directly in DWC
M572 D0 S#.# (#, set the number for the value)
I would recommend to switch every 4-5 mm between PA 0 and current PA value +adding an amount.
Then it's easier to see the difference in direct comparison....
I have done that with a custom code in Prusaslicer.

That are values between 0,6 and 1,4

[Samuel235]

@DIY-O-Sphere - So something like the following:

0-5mm: PA 0
5-10mm: PA 0.2
10-15mm: PA 0.4
15-20mm: PA 0
20-25mm: PA 0.6
25-30mm: PA 0
30-35mm: PA 0.8
35-40mm: PA 0
40-45mm: PA 1

I have been doing it just one after another without a 0 between, I see what you mean now, it will enable me to check all the way through the range easily back to original. Thank you, will get that done now.

[DIY-O-Sphere]

@Samuel235 said in Pressure Advance seems to not be working.:

After the last cube I have got the following result (I still can't really see much of a difference, is the seam getting smaller high we go do you feel, if so maybe I just need to take PA up higher, it was 0.7

I have compared your last result with my first print, where Jerk was too high.
Looks pretty similar. So maybe the jerk is still too high?

In the lower area (PA 0.2-1.0) there is absolutely no visible difference. Then above 1.2 the extrusion begins to fail....

What is the gear ratio of the extruder?

[Phaedrux]

@DIY-O-Sphere said in Pressure Advance seems to not be working.:

Then above 1.2 the extrusion begins to fail....

The pressure advance retreat combined with the retraction may have pulled the filament up high enough to get stuck.