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    • jumpedwithbothfeetundefined
      jumpedwithbothfeet
      last edited by

      Hi all, this is my first post so an introduction! I’m relatively new to 3d printing, I’m mechanically biased with a what I thought a was a reasonable amount of electrical knowledge, then I started wiring my shiney new board, and realised I’ve jumped in the deep end.

      So I have the Duet 3 board (v1) and an Ender 5 pro with all stock components (24v Landy PSU) with addition of a Bltouch v3.1, and an rpi3b+ Powered by the duet, which is now configured,updated (sudo update/upgrade) and connected to the internet.

      I’ve re-crimped and attached all connections could someone take a look at the picture and see if I’ve made any obvious mistakes I don’t fancy burning anything out! Please forgive the colour codes for the power in they will be changed!

      F66FA2AC-F68B-4F14-ADB6-761764D49810.jpeg

      The other question I have and this really is showing my lack of knowledge, I have the nozzle heater connected to the 2 pin VH socket OUT_1 does this require a flyback diode?

      Thanks in advance

      6HC Voron Trident based, 6XD CNC, Mini 5 polar printer

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      • jens55undefined
        jens55
        last edited by

        Second question: answer is "no"

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        • jumpedwithbothfeetundefined
          jumpedwithbothfeet
          last edited by

          Thank you for your swift reply, hopefully ill be able to start configuring the printer shortly then!

          many thanks 🙂

          6HC Voron Trident based, 6XD CNC, Mini 5 polar printer

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          • A Former User?
            A Former User
            last edited by

            Yeah diodes are only needed for inductive loads, and the common heater cartridges are purely resistive; so no need for the diode. (outputs 0-3 does not have any, but outputs 4-8 do if you find youself in need).

            Nothing immediately obvious with the wiring, bit also not easy to say whats going on due to the distance and low resolution.

            Best advice before turning on the power is to take a multimeter and measure continuity from ground and to 3.3v, 5v and 12v pins to rule out any short circuits before flipping the switch.

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            • jumpedwithbothfeetundefined
              jumpedwithbothfeet
              last edited by

              Thanks I will go through it all again just to be sure, I have already moved the x and y end stops to io4 and 5 instead of io0 and 1 as I believe io0 is used for the paneldue...

              Added the same picture again but higher resolution I’ll try get some pictures as soon as I can.

              1A9B42EB-BC47-465E-9C04-355DB74A4CAB.jpeg

              Thanks again 🙂

              6HC Voron Trident based, 6XD CNC, Mini 5 polar printer

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              • dc42undefined
                dc42 administrators
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                I suggest you double check the + and - polarity of the power feed from the PSU to the VIN connections of the Duet.

                We normally recommend that you run separate wires from the PSU to the Duet 3 for the bed heafer VIN and main VIN terminals, although it only really matters if the total power consumption is likely to exceed 15-20A.

                Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
                http://www.escher3d.com, https://miscsolutions.wordpress.com

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                • jumpedwithbothfeetundefined
                  jumpedwithbothfeet
                  last edited by

                  Thank you i shall recheck everything first thing in the morning, I know there are spare 24v terminals on the PSU so I will run new cables as you suggest, I really appreciate everybody’s feedback, you have saved me a lot of head scratching!

                  6HC Voron Trident based, 6XD CNC, Mini 5 polar printer

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                  • jumpedwithbothfeetundefined
                    jumpedwithbothfeet @dc42
                    last edited by

                    I have re-checked the VIN connections as suggested and also repositioned the board and added separate wires from the PSU to the bed heater VIN, I have also ordered new larger diameter wires to be on the safe side and future proof myself!

                    I have re-checked all wiring for shorts and continuity and instead of posting a dozen bad pictures I've listed the connections I've made instead -

                    VIN +/- = 24v PSU terminals
                    Bed heater VIN +/- = 24v PSU terminals
                    Out0 = to bed heater insuring the polarity is reversed as per the board

                    Driver wiring as per original (outer wires direct with inner wires swapped over at the stepper motor plug, all re-crimped/soldered with extra insulation.
                    Driver 0 = X stepper motor
                    Driver 1 = Y stepper motor
                    Driver 2 = Z stepper motor
                    Driver 3 = Extruder motor

                    Out 1 = Nozzle heater wiring same order as the it was removed from original board
                    Out 4 =

                    • GND - Hot end fan NEG wire
                      V_outlc1 - Hot end fan POS wire

                    Out 5 = same as Out 4 but for part cooling fan

                    Temp_0 = Hot end thermistor wiring same order as the it was removed from original board
                    Temp_1 = Bed thermistor matching Temp_0

                    IO_4 = X axis end stop

                    • GND - Signal
                      IO4.in - Voltage

                    IO_5 = Y axis end stop matching IO_4

                    IO_7 = BLTouch V3.1

                    • IO7.in - white wire
                      GND - Black+Blue wire
                      IO7.out - Yellow wire
                      5v_ext = Red wire

                    SBC connector - RPI3B+ ribbon cable oriented the correct way.

                    Sorry for the long post I have gone through as many of the guides and posts as possible, I just want to do everything right and not miss anything!

                    Thanks again for your input 🙂

                    6HC Voron Trident based, 6XD CNC, Mini 5 polar printer

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