Using the 10th Stepper (D axis?)

TechnomadicJim · 6 Mar 2020, 22:19

Hi Duet / All

Thanks for creating such a great board. I'm really enjoying using it although I have one issue I can't seem to find an answer for on the forums or in the docs:

I want to use all 10 stepper drivers on my Duet Ethernet + DueX5 as axes for a CNC project. I can get the first 9 to work fine (X Y Z U V W A B C) but I can't get the 10th (drive mapping 9, axis D) to appear or work. Here's my config:

; General preferences
G90                              ; Send absolute coordinates...
M83                              ; ...but relative extruder moves

; Network
M550 P"Duet3D"                 ; Set machine name
M551 P"xxxxxxxxx"                 ; Set password
M552 P0.0.0.0 S1                 ; Enable network and acquire dynamic address via DHCP
M586 P0 S1                       ; Enable HTTP
M586 P1 S0                       ; Disable FTP
M586 P2 S0                       ; Disable Telnet

; Drives
M584 X0 Y1 Z2 U3 V4 W5 A6 B7 C8 D9; Setup additional drive mappings
M569 P0 S0
M569 P1 S0
M569 P2 S1                       ; Z Goes forwards. The rest back.
M569 P3 S0
M569 P4 S0	
M569 P5 S0
M569 P6 S0
M569 P7 S0
M569 P8 S0
M569 P9 S0

M350 X16 Y16 Z16 U16 V16 W16 A16 B16 C16 D16 I1              ; Configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X80.00 Y80.00 Z80.00 U80.00 V80.00 W80.00 A80.00 B80.00 C80.00 D80.00         ; Set steps per mm
M566 X900.00 Y900.00 Z900.00 U900.00 V900.00 W900.00 A900.00 B900.00 C900.00 D900.00     ; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X24000.00 Y6000.00 Z24000.00 U6000.00 V6000.00 W6000.00 A6000.00 B6000.00 C6000.00 D6000.00  ; Set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X300.00 Y500.00 Z500.00 U500.00 V500.00 W500.00 A500.00 B500.00 C500.00 D500.00   ; Set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X800.00 Y800.00 Z1200.00 U800.00 V800.00 W800.00 A800.00 B800.00 C800.00 D800.00 I30 ; Set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
M84 S30                          ; Set idle timeout

; Drive end stop sensitivity
M915 Y Z U V W A B C D S3 R0 F0

; Axis Limits
M208 X0 Y0 Z0 U0 V0 W0 A0 B0 C0 D0 S1                 ; Set axis minima
M208 X800 Y200 Z200 U200 V200 W200 A200 B200 C200 D200 S0           ; Set axis maxima
M564 S0 H0			 ; allow movement of axes that have not been homed, allow movement outside boundaries

; Endstops
M574 X1 S1			 ; Set endstops controlled by micro switch (just X axis)
M574 Y1 Z1 U1 V1 W1 A1 B1 C1 D1 S3  ; Set endstops controlled by motor load detection

; Heaters
M140 H-1                         ; Disable heated bed
M307 H3 A-1 C-1 D-1              ; change heater 3 for the open/close lid relay
M307 H4 A-1 C-1 D-1		 ; change heater 4 for servo for flap
M307 H5 A-1 C-1 D-1              ; change heater 5 for the start button relay
M307 H6 A-1 C-1 D-1              ; change heater 6 for the enter button relay
M307 H7 A-1 C-1 D-1              ; change heater 7 for the laser relay

; Fans
;M106 P0 S0 I0 F500 H T45         ; Set fan 0 value, PWM signal inversion and frequency. Thermostatic control is turned on
;M106 P1 S1 I0 F500 H1 T45        ; Set fan 1 value, PWM signal inversion and frequency. Thermostatic control is turned on

Any idea what I'm missing or doing wrong?

Thanks in advance!

Jim

Firmware Name: RepRapFirmware for Duet 2 WiFi/Ethernet
Firmware Electronics: Duet Ethernet 1.02 or later + DueX5
Firmware Version: 2.05.1 (2020-02-09b1)
Web Interface Version: 1.22.6

droftarts · 6 Mar 2020, 22:47

@TechnomadicJim see https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_M584_Set_drive_mapping

U, V, W, A, B, Cnnn Driver number(s) for additional axes U, V, W, A, B and C (UVW available in RepRapFirmware 1.16 and later; UVWABC available in RepRapFirmware 1.19 and later; UVWABCD available in RepRapFirmware 3.0 and later)

No D in RRF2. You’re going to have to update to RRF3. But that’s okay, it’s the future!

Ian

TechnomadicJim · 15 Mar 2020, 21:25

Thanks for your reply Ian. I've upgraded to 3.01-RC3 (I also tried the non RC stable version) but I'm still unable to access the D axis. Is my config.g correct? I'm not sure what else to try.

Board: Duet Ethernet 1.02 or later + DueX5
Firmware: RepRapFirmware for Duet 2 WiFi/Ethernet 3.01-RC3 (2020-02-29b4)

Thanks for your help so far!

droftarts · 15 Mar 2020, 21:37

@TechnomadicJim can you post your new config.g for RRF3?

Ian

dc42 · 15 Mar 2020, 22:06

If you send M584 without parameters, does the response mention the D axis? Likewise if you send M92 without parameters.

JoergS5 · 15 Mar 2020, 22:35

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TechnomadicJim · 15 Mar 2020, 22:38

Here you go:

; Configuration file for Duet WiFi (firmware version 3)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v2.1.8 on Sun Mar 15 2020 22:12:05 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

; General preferences
G90                                                                                      ; send absolute coordinates...
M83                                                                                      ; ...but relative extruder moves
M550 P"PrinterName"                                                                         ; set printer name

; Network
M551 P"xxx"                                                                         ; set password
M552 P0.0.0.0 S1                                                                         ; enable network and acquire dynamic address via DHCP
M586 P0 S1                                                                               ; enable HTTP
M586 P1 S0                                                                               ; disable FTP
M586 P2 S0                                                                               ; disable Telnet

; Drives
M569 P0 S0
M569 P1 S0
M569 P2 S1                       ; Z Goes forwards. The rest back.
M569 P3 S0
M569 P4 S0
M569 P5 S0
M569 P6 S0
M569 P7 S0
M569 P8 S0
M569 P9 S0
M584 X0 Y1 Z2 U3 V4 W5 A6 B7 C8 D9; Setup additional drive mappings

M350 X16 Y16 Z16 U16 V16 W16 A16 B16 C16 D16 I1                                     			; Configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X80.00 Y80.00 Z80.00 U80.00 V80.00 W80.00 A80.00 B80.00 C80.00 D80.00                   		; Set steps per mm
M566 X900.00 Y900.00 Z900.00 U900.00 V900.00 W900.00 A900.00 B900.00 C900.00 D900.00            	; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X24000.00 Y6000.00 Z24000.00 U6000.00 V6000.00 W6000.00 A6000.00 B6000.00 C6000.00 D6000.00	; Set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X300.00 Y500.00 Z500.00 U500.00 V500.00 W500.00 A500.00 B500.00 C500.00 D500.00            	; Set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X800.00 Y800.00 U800.00 V800.00 W800.00 A800.00 B800.00 C800.00 D800.00 I30            		; Set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
M906 Z1600.00 I30                                           						; Give Z more current for stronger clamping.
M84 S30                          									; Set idle timeout

; Axis Limits
M208 X0 Y0 Z0 U0 V0 W0 A0 B0 C0 D0 S1                 		; Set axis minima
M208 X800 Y200 Z200 U200 V200 W200 A200 B200 C200 D200 S0           ; Set axis maxima
M564 S0 H0           ; allow movement of axes that have not been homed, allow movement outside boundaries 

; Endstops
M574 X1 S1           									; Set endstops controlled by micro switch (just X axis)
M574 Y1 Z1 U1 V1 W1 A1 B1 C1 D1 S3  ; Set endstops controlled by motor load detection

; Heaters
M140 H-1                                                                                 ; disable heated bed (overrides default heater mapping)

dc42 · 15 Mar 2020, 22:41

The maximum number of axis on Duet 2 is currently 9. I can increase it to 10 in release 3.01RC4.

TechnomadicJim · 15 Mar 2020, 22:45

@dc42 said in Using the 10th Stepper (D axis?):

If you send M584 without parameters, does the response mention the D axis? Likewise if you send M92 without parameters.

It doesn't although it does mention "E3" which is odd.
Driver assignments: X0 Y1 Z2 U3 V4 W5 A6 B7 C8 E3, 9 axes visible

@dc42 said in Using the 10th Stepper (D axis?):

The maximum number of axis on Duet 2 is currently 9. I can increase it to 10 in release 3.01RC4.

Ahh ok thanks. So I'm not going mad and it's a software limitation? Looking forward to testing RC4

TechnomadicJim · 18 Mar 2020, 10:03

I just upgraded to 3.01RC4 and I can now use the D axis.

Thanks @dc42 for the quick fix. Much appreciated. Also thanks @droftarts for your help too.