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    • Phaedruxundefined
      Phaedrux Moderator
      last edited by

      If you have 3 z motors and a probe, why not use automatic bed tramming?

      https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Bed_levelling_using_multiple_independent_Z_motors

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      • Garfieldundefined
        Garfield
        last edited by

        I do - this is the code I use - a bit OTT on probe points but I'm experimenting ... just struggling to decide whether the problems are in the firmware or the chair. Not new to motion control but I am new to Reprap.

        M561 				; clear any bed transform
        G90
        G30 P0 X29 Y31 Z-99999 	; probe near left front leadscrew
        G30 P1 X29 Y305 Z-99999 	; probe rear left
        G30 P2 X173 Y305  Z-99999	; probe near rear leadscrew
        G30 P3 X285 Y305 Z-99999 	; probe rear right
        G30 P4 X285 Y31 Z-99999 	; probe near right front leadscrew 
        G30 P5 X157.5 Y152.5 Z-99999 ; probe Centre 
        G30 P6 X157.5 Y31 Z-99999 S3 ; Probe front centre and calibrate 3 motors
        G91
        G29
        
        
        
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        • Phaedruxundefined
          Phaedrux Moderator
          last edited by

          Try adding another G30 at the center of the bed after the 3 motors are done leveling to reset the Z0 before doing the G29 for the bed surface. That could explain the Z offset you're seeing.

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          • Garfieldundefined
            Garfield
            last edited by

            I shall try that and report. Going to have another run at this both with things both hot and cold to see how much variation there is (the old G31 error is back for the Pinda - can't define a co-efficient without a valid heater number - this disappeared in RC2).

            Should have added I also put M375 at the end of my config to load the height map when I start the machine.

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            • Phaedruxundefined
              Phaedrux Moderator @Garfield
              last edited by

              @Garfield said in Z Setup - getting ridiculous !!:

              Should have added I also put M375 at the end of my config to load the height map when I start the machine.

              Also a bad idea and it will likely complain about that because you're trying to load a heightmap before you've established the Z0 using a probe. Load the heightmap either at the end of homeall if you want it active at all times, or load it separately in your start gcode to have it active only during the print.

              The number of points in your bed.g are too many. 3 points define a plane. so Probe closest to the lead screws and that's it.

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              • Garfieldundefined
                Garfield @Phaedrux
                last edited by Garfield

                @Phaedrux

                Seems to behave better reducing the probe points, also set the trigger point hot, loading the height map in the model vs the firmware and so far it looks OK. G31 still complains about no heater even using a delay before its definition (fix given by @DC42 last time this was happening)

                Not sure what I've done that's so different.

                The macro to drop the bed (i.e. +Z) still drives it the wrong way and I can see no reason why it should - but that's not a major priority yet so I just don't use it.

                Is there any way to modify the default value on the babystepping - I can do this on the dashboard but not the status window which is 0.05 and seemingly can't be changed. I can use M290 and that works but it doesn't change the defaults on the DWC.

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                • Phaedruxundefined
                  Phaedrux Moderator @Garfield
                  last edited by

                  @Garfield said in Z Setup - getting ridiculous !!:

                  The macro to drop the bed (i.e. +Z) still drives it the wrong way and I can see no reason why it should

                  Would need to see the rest of your config files to get an idea.

                  For changing the default amount of babystepping in the DWC you can either right click on the button and choose a new value or set it in the settings pane.

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                  • Garfieldundefined
                    Garfield
                    last edited by Garfield

                    Didn't think to look on that page - sorted that one - right click on the value on the status page doesn't work (DWC 2.0.7)

                    Done a whole bunch of testing today both hot and cold, the trigger distance isn't consistent although it is fairly tight. I suppose it is too much to expect for it to be micron accurate at every move ... the higher the temperature oddly enough the greater the trigger distance - thought it would be the other way around -

                    Results of trigger between 45 Deg and 31 (not aligned - just as quickly as I could get done driving Z to a mixture of +25 and +50)

                    1.104
                    1.090
                    1.089
                    1.084
                    1.08
                    1.075
                    1.076
                    1.071
                    1.069
                    1.073
                    1.068
                    1.071
                    1.062
                    1.060
                    1.056
                    1.057
                    1.056
                    1.053
                    1.056
                    1.053
                    1.050
                    1.051
                    1.051
                    1.054
                    1.053
                    1.053
                    1.048
                    1.049
                    1.061
                    1.051
                    1.059
                    1.059
                    1.058
                    1.056
                    1.052
                    1.051
                    

                    Config G

                    ; Configuration file for Duet 3 (firmware version 3)
                    ; executed by the firmware on start-up
                    
                    ; General preferences
                    G21													  ; Units are mm
                    G90                                                   ; send absolute coordinates...
                    M83                                                   ; ...but relative extruder moves
                    M550 P"Duet 3"                                        ; set printer name
                    M669 K1                                               ; select CoreXY mode
                    G92 E0.0
                    
                    ; Drives
                    M569 P0.0 S0                                          ; physical drive 0.0 goes forwards X
                    M569 P0.1 S0                                          ; physical drive 0.1 goes forwards Y
                    M569 P0.2 S1                                          ; physical drive 0.2 goes forwards E
                    M569 P0.3 S1                                          ; physical drive 0.3 goes Forwards Z1
                    M569 P0.4 S1                                          ; physical drive 0.4 goes Forwards Z2
                    M569 P0.5 S1                                          ; physical drive 0.5 goes Forwards Z3
                    M584 X0 Y1 Z3:4:5 E2 				                  ; set drive mapping
                    M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16 I1                               ; configure microstepping with interpolation
                    
                    M92 X160.00 Y160.00 Z1600.00 E404.00    	; set steps per mm
                    M207 S1.4 R0.0 F3000 T3000 Z0.2 		; firmware retraction settings for PETG
                    M204 P200 T400							; Set printing and travel accelerations
                    M566 X200.00 Y200.00 Z60.00 E50.00      ; set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min) (Jerk)
                    M203 X6000.00 Y6000.00 Z750.00 E1200   ; set maximum speeds (mm/min)
                    M201 X3000.00 Y3000.00 Z750.00 E2500   ; set accelerations (mm/s^2)
                    M906 X1680 Y1680 Z1330 E1330 I30            ; set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
                    M84 S30                                               ; Set idle timeout
                    
                    
                    
                    ; Axis Limits
                    M208 X0:315 Y0:305 Z0:310				; set axis Min / Max
                    M671 X-23.7:167.5:358.7 Y31:362.5:31 S10		; Set Bed Pivot Locations
                    
                    ; Extruder /  Hot end
                    ; Heater 0 model: gain 456.9, time constant 268.0, dead time 4.1, max PWM 0.70, calibration voltage 24.0, mode PID
                    ; Computed PID parameters for setpoint change: P25.4, I0.762, D73.3
                    ; Computed PID parameters for load change: P25.4, I1.897, D73.3
                    M308 S0 P"spi.cs0" Y" rtd-max31865" A"Hot End" 		  ; configure sensor 0 as a PT100 on Port 1 of temperature daughter board
                    M950 H0 C"out1" T0                                    ; create nozzle heater output on out2 and map it to sensor 1
                    M143 H0 S320                                          ; set temperature limit for heater 1 to 320C
                    M307 H0 A850 C268 D3.7 V24 S0.7 B0
                    M563 P0 S"Extruder" D0 H0 F1                          ; define tool 0
                    G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0                                       ; set tool 0 axis offsets
                    G10 P0 R0 S0                                          ; set initial tool 0 active and standby temperatures to 0C
                    M950 F0 C"out7"	Q500 A"Part Cool"		      		  ; set part cooling fan output
                    M106 P0 H-1                  			      		  ; Thermostatic control is turned off
                    M950 F1 C"out8" Q500 A"Extruder" 		      		  ; set hot end cooling fan output
                    M106 P1 H0 T50              			      		  ; Thermostatic control is turned on, enables at 45C
                    
                    Heater 1 model: gain 111.9, time constant 111.2, dead time 3.3, max PWM 1.00, calibration voltage 24.0, mode PID
                    Computed PID parameters for setpoint change: P54.3, I2.850, D124.1
                    Computed PID parameters for load change: P54.3, I6.039, D124.1
                    ; Bed
                    M308 S1 P"temp0" Y"thermistor" A"Bed" T100000 B4725 C7.06e-8 	; configure sensor 1 as thermistor on pin temp0
                    M950 H1 C"out2" T1 Q1                               			; create bed heater output on out1 and map it to sensor 1
                    M143 H1 S120                                          			; set temperature limit for heater 0 to 120C
                    M307 H1 A111.9 C111.2 D3.4 V24 S1 B0                   			; disable bang-bang mode for the bed heater and set PWM limit
                    M140 H1                                               			; map heated bed to heater 0
                    
                    ; MCU
                    M308 S2 Y"mcu-temp" A"CPU"
                    M950 F2 C"!out4" A"MCU" Q25000 L.07  
                    M106 P2 T40:44 H2      ; set Duet cooling fan	
                    
                    ; Pinda Probe
                    M308 S3 P"temp1" Y"thermistor" T100000 A"Pinda" B4725 C7.06e-8 	; configure sensor 3 as thermistor on pin temp1
                    M558 P5 C"io6.in" H2 A3 F120 T2000          ; set Z probe type to filtered switch
                    
                    
                    ; Spare Sensor
                    ; M308 S4 P"spi.cs1" Y" rtd-max31865" A"Spare" 				  	; configure sensor 4 as a PT100 on Port 2 of temperature daughter board
                    
                    ; Filament Detection
                    M591 D0 P3 C"io5.in" S1 R60:140 L24.8 E3.0 				;Duet3D rotating magnet sensor for extruder drive 0 is connected to I/O 5 input,
                    														; enabled, sensitivity 24.8mm.rev, 70% to 130% tolerance, 3mm detection length
                    ; Endstops
                    M574 X1 S1 P"!io0.in"                                   ; configure active-hi endstop for low end on X via pin io0.in
                    M574 Y1 S1 P"!io1.in"                                   ; configure active-hi endstop for low end on Y via pin io1.in
                    M574 Z1:2:3 S4
                    
                    M915 P3:4:5 S10 F1 R1
                    
                    ; define mesh grid
                    
                    ; LED Enable Relay
                    M950 F3 C"out9" A"Led Relay" 		      ; set its name
                    
                    ; PINDA - Z-Probe
                    G31 P1 X-21 Y0 Z1.153 C0.002 S29 H3     ; set Z probe trigger, offset, trigger height, temperature compensation
                    
                    ; Miscellaneous
                    M557 X21:270 Y0:270 S20
                    M501                                                  ; load saved parameters from non-volatile memory
                    M911 S10 R11 P"M913 X0 Y0 G91 M83 G1 Z3 E-5 F1000"    ; set voltage thresholds and actions to run on power loss
                    

                    bed.g

                    
                    M561 				; clear any bed transform
                    G28 				; home
                    G90
                    G30 P0 X29 Y31 Z-99999 	; probe near left front leadscrew
                    G30 P2 X152 Y305  Z-99999	; probe near rear leadscrew
                    G30 P4 X315 Y31 Z-99999 	; probe near right front leadscrew 
                    G30 P5 X157.5 Y31 Z-99999 S3 ; Probe front centre and calibrate 3 motors
                    G30 P5 X157.5 Y152.5 Z-99999 ; probe Centre 
                    G91
                    

                    homeall.g

                    G91                     ; relative positioning
                    G1 H1 X-320 F1500 ; coarse home X
                    G1 X4 F360 ; move away from the X endstop
                    G1 H1 X-10 F250 ; fine home X
                    G92 X0
                    
                    G1 H1 Y-320 F1500 ; coarse home Y
                    G1 Y4 F360 ; move away from the Yendstop
                    G1 H1 Y-10 F250 ; fine home Y
                    G92 Y0
                    
                    G1 H2 Z4 F200 ; raise head 4mm to ensure it is above the Z probe trigger height
                    G90                     ; absolute positioning
                    G1 X152 Y152 F2500 ; put head over the centre of the bed, or wherever you want to probe
                    G30 ; lower head, stop when probe triggered and set Z to trigger height
                    

                    Home Z

                    G91 ; relative mode
                    G1 H2 Z4 F200 ; raise head 4mm to ensure it is above the Z probe trigger height
                    G90 ; back to absolute mode
                    G1 X152 Y152 F3000 ; put head over the centre of the bed, or wherever you want to probe
                    G30 ; lower head, stop when probe triggered and set Z to trigger height
                    

                    And the macro that drives the wrong way ....

                    G91                ; relative positioning
                    M400
                    M913 Z50 	       ; reduce motor current to 50%
                    G1 Z320 F1800   ; move Z down until the endstop is triggered
                    G1 Z-5 F100
                    M400
                    M913 Z100 	       ; restore motor current
                    G90              ; absolute positioning
                    

                    If any more are required just holler ...

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                    • Phaedruxundefined
                      Phaedrux Moderator @Garfield
                      last edited by

                      @Garfield said in Z Setup - getting ridiculous !!:

                      Heater 1 model: gain 111.9, time constant 111.2, dead time 3.3, max PWM 1.00, calibration voltage 24.0, mode PID
                      Computed PID parameters for setpoint change: P54.3, I2.850, D124.1
                      Computed PID parameters for load change: P54.3, I6.039, D124.1

                      Are those lines actually in config.g without being commented out with a ; ?

                      G92 X0
                      G92 Y0

                      Best not to use G92 in your homing files. When the endstop is hit, the axis position will be set to the M208 max or min already, so it's redundant, and if the move didn't actually make contact with the switch for some reason the G92 would still flag the axis as homed even though it might not be. So best not used.

                      And your bed.g

                      M561 ; clear any bed transform
                      G28 ; home
                      G90
                      G30 P0 X29 Y31 Z-99999 ; probe near left front leadscrew
                      G30 P2 X152 Y305 Z-99999 ; probe near rear leadscrew
                      G30 P4 X315 Y31 Z-99999 ; probe near right front leadscrew
                      G30 P5 X157.5 Y31 Z-99999 S3 ; Probe front centre and calibrate 3 motors
                      G30 P5 X157.5 Y152.5 Z-99999 ; probe Centre
                      G91

                      You've still got 5 probe points rather than 3 and your number ordering is odd. 0, 2, 4, 5, 5.

                      I would think it should be

                      M561 				; clear any bed transform
                      G28 				; home
                      G90
                      G30 P0 X29 Y31 Z-99999 	; probe near left front leadscrew
                      G30 P1 X152 Y305  Z-99999	; probe near rear leadscrew
                      G30 P2 X315 Y31 Z-99999 S3	; probe near right front leadscrew 
                      G1 X157 Y152 ; move to bed center
                      G30 ; probe Centre of bed
                      G91
                      

                      And the macro that drives the wrong way ....
                      M913 Z50 ; reduce motor current to 50%

                      Does it still drive the wrong way if you leave the motor current at full?

                      In config.g your z max endstop config...

                      M574 Z1:2:3 S4

                      This is not a correct formulation of M574. Z1:2:3 makes no sense. The Z# sets the position of the endstop. Z0 none, Z1 low end, Z2 high end.

                      https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_M574_RepRapFirmware_Num_3

                      So if you're wanting to use a Zmax endstop with stall detection on all motors, you want M574 Z2 S4.

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                      • Garfieldundefined
                        Garfield
                        last edited by Garfield

                        Thanks - all good to know - and yes that text is in there with no ; - and no complaints -

                        Deleted lines and failed to redo the P# ....

                        I shall try your adjustments - been pre-occupied trying to get a consistent and predictable first layer - some of the issues are in the slicer (tried Prusa and Simplfy3d - both are over extruding on the Hemera - may be similar to what another poster is seeing - first layer extrusion width > 0.42 is resulting in a rough surface and nozzle pickup layer height .07 over height) - topic for another day.

                        Not sure where I got these things from such as G92 - fairly sure it was documents / examples - I'll need to backtrack and see if I can figure that out - I shall dump the G92's.

                        I'll check the stepper direction vs current shortly - just doing another layer test ...

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