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    • Moriquendiundefined
      Moriquendi
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      Piezo endstops? Don't mind if I do 😄

      Idris

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      • Dougal1957undefined
        Dougal1957
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        Idris How repeatable it it? I have a few of them 10.5mm ones now

        Doug

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        • Moriquendiundefined
          Moriquendi
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          I've only just got it together but it seems to be pretty good, not sure exactly how I'll measure repeatability but I'll have a look at it tomorrow.

          Idris

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          • Moriquendiundefined
            Moriquendi
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            I realise that in my excitement to show off the piezo endstops working I didn't actually show how they were working and how they were set up, I'll try to rectify that now.

            Very simply I have a 10.5mm (also very thin, 0.2mm) piezo element centred below an 8mm hole in the mount, the head of the bolt in the carriage touches dead centre in the bottom of the piezo.

            One of these at the top of each axis connects to the three channel endstop board. The sensitivity and threshold of each channel is linked so they all trigger at the same force.

            I think I've reached the limits of rigidity of my printer as I'm not seeing any improvement in z-leveling. I think that DJdemonD's printer is rather more robust so hopefully when he gets round to playing with the board I sent him we'll get better data on accuracy and repeatability.

            I've got six more of these endstop boards on their way from OSHpark and hopefully they'll be here within two weeks.

            I'm still working on the best way to organise piezos as endstops and their signal conditioning requirements, I could use some feedback here.

            One option I'm looking at is an integrated board that has a piezo soldered on as well as the signal conditioning circuit, you'd then need one of these per axis. The issue with this is that you wouldn't be able to tune them, or if you could you couldn't guarantee that they were all tuned the same, I don't know how much of a problem this would be. This is likely to be the simplest, mount it, plug it in and forget about it. the difficulty is I'd have to find tuning values that work reliably for everyone.

            Option two is the same as one but the piezo mount part of the board can be snapped off and mounted separately, this gives more flexibility without having the have multiple board types.

            Option three is what I have at the moment, one board handling three separate piezos, the issue here is that long wires may pick up interference and in the app note we're warned against long wires due to the capacitance affecting the strength of the signal. How long does the cable have to be before this is a problem, no idea, may need further investigation.

            Opinions most welcome, or if you've got other ideas I'd love to hear them.

            Idris

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            • DjDemonDundefined
              DjDemonD
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              Wiki page http://reprap.org/wiki/Piezo-electric_sensors

              Feel free to edit if you have the access or let me know if you want something changed.

              Simon. Precision Piezo Z-Probe Technology
              www.precisionpiezo.co.uk
              PT1000 cartridge sensors NOW IN, just attach to your Duet board directly!

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              • kraegarundefined
                kraegar
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                That's actually very helpful, DjDemonD.

                Made me realize I need to change my mount idea a little bit.

                Co-Creator of the RailcoreII CoreXY printer
                https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2407174

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                • DjDemonDundefined
                  DjDemonD
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                  Idris - Haven't tried them yet, though I will. The first and second options sound good but, you/we will have to supply and pretest the piezo discs, the sensitivity etc shouldn't be a problem we'll just find the optimum for whichever Piezo can be reliably sourced into the future. Same as opto/IR sensor they're pre-calibrated.

                  Option 3 sounds less exciting but currently we all have long wires running to each endstop terminating at the controller. So it would be a case of using the same wires just terminating them at the 3-Piezo board which can be installed next to the controller. So that's less change for existing machines.

                  Just some thoughts which will probably change after I've tried them, I wondered about supporting the disc at one side and having my carriages hit the other side for maximum flex (and signal).

                  Simon. Precision Piezo Z-Probe Technology
                  www.precisionpiezo.co.uk
                  PT1000 cartridge sensors NOW IN, just attach to your Duet board directly!

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                  • DjDemonDundefined
                    DjDemonD
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                    @kraegar:

                    That's actually very helpful, DjDemonD.

                    Made me realize I need to change my mount idea a little bit.

                    Maybe but if it's not too difficult try it then change it if it doesn't work, as these things are very versatile, most designs work but some are slightly better signal to mechanical noise ratio. Let us know either way.

                    Simon. Precision Piezo Z-Probe Technology
                    www.precisionpiezo.co.uk
                    PT1000 cartridge sensors NOW IN, just attach to your Duet board directly!

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                    • kraegarundefined
                      kraegar
                      last edited by

                      Will do. Trivial to change either way.

                      Co-Creator of the RailcoreII CoreXY printer
                      https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2407174

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                      • jmg123undefined
                        jmg123
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                        Option 2 sounds the most appealing to me.

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                        • Dougal1957undefined
                          Dougal1957
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                          Idris could you possibly use individual screened 2 core cable to try and reduce the Capacitance effect or even screened single core cable routed the opposite way round the frame.

                          Just random thoughts

                          Rapid online is a good source of Cheap Piezo discs in all sorts of sizes and I will be experimenting with mine at the weekend once I have finished my Callout week

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                          • DjDemonDundefined
                            DjDemonD
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                            Just a thought about the endstops. How do we test them? Is there a gcode for test endstop repeatability? I can install them and then autocalibrate and measure the precision? Or do repeat endstop calibrations and measure the spread, compared to my opto's I have now?

                            Simon. Precision Piezo Z-Probe Technology
                            www.precisionpiezo.co.uk
                            PT1000 cartridge sensors NOW IN, just attach to your Duet board directly!

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                            • kraegarundefined
                              kraegar
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                              Ok, got my pcb, mounted up the piezo, ready to go… connected to the duet, and no matter what it shows a signal of 1000 on the Z-Probe value.

                              I'm using either of the two configurations below:
                              M558 P5 I1 F500 X0 Y0 Z0 ; Z probe is a piezo sensor
                              G31 X0 Y0 Z0 P100 ; zprobe height and threshold - piezo

                              ;M558 P1 I1 F500 X0 Y0 Z0 ;analogue piezo sensor output falls on contact, probing speed, not used to home axes
                              ;G31 X0 Y0 Z0 P700 ;sensor is nozzle and trigger value.

                              Shows 1000 for a value if the signal line is connected. I have the LED wired up, and it's off. What am I missing?

                              Co-Creator of the RailcoreII CoreXY printer
                              https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2407174

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                              • kraegarundefined
                                kraegar
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                                Using a multimeter, it's putting out 3.3v on the signal line all the time, regardless of if the LED is lit or not.

                                Hmm.

                                Co-Creator of the RailcoreII CoreXY printer
                                https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2407174

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                                • kraegarundefined
                                  kraegar
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                                  I take that back, when the LED is lit, the signal stops. if I trigger it rapidly enough, the z-probe value falls to 0.

                                  Switching the I1 to I0 to invert it did the trick. Should be ready to rock now.

                                  Co-Creator of the RailcoreII CoreXY printer
                                  https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2407174

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                                  • DjDemonDundefined
                                    DjDemonD
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                                    Go easy at first lower your motor currents during probing, to the minimum needed to move the axes, mine are at 500. Then any head crashes are fairly low impact. A little finesse on the signal conditioning board is required.

                                    The digital config above M558 P5 …. is the one to try first. Lower the debounce value if you get false triggers.

                                    Any issues with that, switch to the analogue one and use the analogue value as a guide for fault finding, use low jerk/accel values with this mode.

                                    Simon. Precision Piezo Z-Probe Technology
                                    www.precisionpiezo.co.uk
                                    PT1000 cartridge sensors NOW IN, just attach to your Duet board directly!

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                                    • Moriquendiundefined
                                      Moriquendi
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                                      I think screened cable probably has more capacitance per meter than unscreened, we're not talking about electromagnetic interference but rather the capacitance of the cable absorbing the signal.

                                      My current piezos come from rapid but I don't really trust them as a long term source of parts. If I design and calibrate for one particular piezo disk I want to be sure I can get hold of them in a few months or years. I've seen rapid pull parts or replace them with something equivalent but not identical. Rapid is also the only supplier of Kepo piezos I can find, murata elements are much more widespread.

                                      Option 2 is the most versatile but my current designs for option 2 are about 50mm/2" long which may make mounting difficult, width is about 14mm or just over 1/2".

                                      On a delta, option 3 would allow you to pit the endstop board in the top of the printer and route the signals down to the controller using the existing wiring, all you'd need to do is run wires to power the board.

                                      Idris

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                                      • dc42undefined
                                        dc42 administrators
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                                        The Farnell own-brand (Multicomp) piezos might be made by Kepo too, because I know that their own-brand piezo sounders that I use in PanelDue are made by Kepo.

                                        Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                                        Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
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                                        • kraegarundefined
                                          kraegar
                                          last edited by

                                          Ok, so I'm calibrating succesfully with the piezo now. Some tuning to do, but it's definitely functional and working. Thanks for the help, and guide, and thanks Moriquendi for the board!

                                          I'll post some pictures of my setup, but essentially it's just my hotend mount I already had + $1 in nylon washers from the hardware store.

                                          Co-Creator of the RailcoreII CoreXY printer
                                          https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2407174

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                                          • Dougal1957undefined
                                            Dougal1957
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                                            @Moriquendi:

                                            I think screened cable probably has more capacitance per meter than unscreened, we're not talking about electromagnetic interference but rather the capacitance of the cable absorbing the signal.

                                            On a delta, option 3 would allow you to pit the endstop board in the top of the printer and route the signals down to the controller using the existing wiring, all you'd need to do is run wires to power the board.

                                            Idris

                                            Idris

                                            On the New delta I intend to put the Controller and motor's at the top of the towers anyway (This will be a slightly taller than normal Delta) And my idea was to use single core screened cable but route it so one leg went down one side and the other down the opposite side to the triangle (This would of course only work if it was at the top).

                                            Could the Control board be placed in the upper part of the Delta (For a traditional type build) and then the signals from the board to the Duet etc be routed down in one bunch as then twisted screened cable should be ok for that?

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