G30 Z Crashing issue

whosrdaddy

you state you have an NPN probe, so why are you using P5 in M558 command instead of the documented P4?
That said, the config you posted seems correct except for the L that needs to be I in M558

ProjectK

Whenever I get a new suggestion, I try to mix all the past settings, so I tried again everything with P0 to P5, with every combination of inverting the logic or enabling/disabling Z endstops options

It maybe seem like I only change one thing and ask here again, but that's not true, I'm non-stop experimenting with various settings ^^

P4 does not work, it maybe because of some other setting wich is set wrong, but I don't know which line conflicts with another

whosrdaddy

it looks like you are running around like a headless chicken trying to solve this problem, though the documentation explains it quite nicely, so you must be doing something wrong.

Here are some questions for you,

Are you 100% sure the probe you have is a NPN probe, what type do you have exactly, maybe specify the part number?
I checked the config you pasted here https://pastebin.com/MAWMXcEA and it is correct except for L that needs to be I in M558
and the mesh grid (M557 X15:235 Y15:400 S20 ; Define mesh grid) has a too large value on Y, should be (M557 X15:235 Y15:235 S20 ; Define mesh grid according to your axis maxima settings
did you try that setup?
can you post a pic that shows how the probe is currently wired?

Cheers!

dc42

You can either connect the probe output through the diode to the E0 endstop and use P4 in the M558 command, or connect it to the Z probe input through the diode and use P5.

The purpose of the diode is to protect the Duet if the ground connection to the Z probe breaks.

ProjectK

Okey, here is what i tried today.

I made a list of every possible combination and connection and tried every single one.

Best result i get is:

Connected on E0, using
M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000

in both Cases the Reading is Reversed, so i get 1000 when its not triggered, and 0 when its triggered

Connected on Probe Connection using
M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000

again its in both cases Reading Reversed, getting 1000 when it should be 0 and reverse.

in every other scenario i get constant 1000.

Here is a picture of the Wiring. i cut open the Shrink-tubes to be sure.

The Anode of the BAT43 is Connected in DuetBoard Direction

is constantly on 24+ directly on the PowerSupply

The Sensor i'm using is described as LJC18A3-8-Z/BX, NPN

Here's a List of every Combination i tried and documented in Notepad.

1000 means, the reading was constantly HIGH
Reverse means, the readings switched when i trigger the Sensor, but Inverted

i also tried to Switch GND and SIG to get rid of the Reverse issue.

Z Endstop Try

Probe Connection BEGIN

1000 M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
1000 Probe Connection
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

1000 M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
1000 Probe Connection
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

1000 M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
1000 Probe Connection
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

1000 M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
1000 Probe Connection
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

(Swtich GND and SIG)
1000 M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
1000 Probe Connection
1000 Board GND + Sensor GND
1000 Board SIG + Sensor Sig

Reverse M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
Reverse Probe Connection
Reverse Board GND + Sensor GND
Reverse Board SIG + Sensor Sig

Reverse M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
Reverse Probe Connection
Reverse Board GND + Sensor GND
Reverse Board SIG + Sensor Sig

1000 M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
1000 Probe Connection
1000 Board GND + Sensor GND
1000 Board SIG + Sensor Sig

Probe Connection END

E0 Connection BEGIN

1000 M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
1000 E0
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

1000 M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
1000 E0
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

1000 M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
1000 E0
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

1000 M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
1000 E0
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

(Swtich GND and SIG)
Reverse M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
Reverse E0
Reverse Board GND + Sensor GND
Reverse Board SIG + Sensor Sig

1000 M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
1000 E0
1000 Board GND + Sensor GND
1000 Board SIG + Sensor Sig

1000 M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
1000 E0
1000 Board GND + Sensor GND
1000 Board SIG + Sensor Sig

Reverse M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
Reverse E0
Reverse Board GND + Sensor GND
Reverse Board SIG + Sensor Sig

E0 Connection END

Zendstop Connection BEGIN

1000 M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
1000 Zendstop
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

1000 M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
1000 Zendstop
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

1000 M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
1000 Zendstop
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

1000 M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
1000 Zendstop
1000 Board GND + Sensor Sig
1000 Board SIG + Sensor GND

(Swtich GND and SIG)
1000 M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
1000 Zendstop
1000 Board GND + Sensor GND
1000 Board SIG + Sensor Sig

1000 M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I0 F300 T6000
1000 Zendstop
1000 Board GND + Sensor GND
1000 Board SIG + Sensor Sig

1000 M558 P5 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
1000 Zendstop
1000 Board GND + Sensor GND
1000 Board SIG + Sensor Sig

1000 M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 I1 F300 T6000
1000 Zendstop
1000 Board GND + Sensor GND
1000 Board SIG + Sensor Sig

Zendstop Connection END

Result:
1. Z Endstop Connection Reads ALWAYS 1000, no Matter whats in the Config.h or how its connected.
2. E0 Conection works only with P4, but Reversed
3. Z-Probe Conneciton works with P5, but Reversed

any ideas how to Invert the Reversed readings?

dc42

Which version firmware are you using? It must be quite old if it doesn't support the I1 parameter.

ProjectK

Updating the firmware from 1.15b to 1.18.1 solved the problem!

Here is a video! Thank you guys, love you all

Is there any way to Donate for Duet or the forums? ?
https://youtu.be/nVCJJLAbHAA

whosrdaddy

Aaah missed that you were running an older firmware, I am glad you sorted it out!
Seeing from the video, it seems that you probe is not aligned straight with the bed?

ProjectK

Yeah, for safety I installed the probe higher so it would trigger before the nozzle could crash in the bed and I can react

Now it's calibrated better and I think tomorrow I'll start the first print

Again, thanks guys!

DjDemonD

Its great you got the problem solved. However that looks like a very solid machine, you might find if you manually level that bed (use the probe to help) you might not need any bed compensation, that's tooling plate too, so I'd be surprised if you have anything but a flat height map.

Don't get me wrong I am quite into z-probe tech (www.precisionpiezo.co.uk), but for solid cartesian machines a probe might not actually offer much. I stopped using bed compensation on my corexy as the z-axis barely ever moved so the bed was flat and level. For deltas and less solid cartesians then probing saves a lot of time.

ProjectK

At that time I started the post, i did not have any adjusting possibilities for the bed

Now I installed a 3Point system for Pre-Adjusting the printbed

Actually I'm fighting with the first print, somehow it shuts down the heaters when I start a print, but that's another Story

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