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    • janjohundefined
      janjoh @BoA
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      @BoA That, however, goes against both the linked article, AND what is stated in the commissioning guide for the smart effector https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Smart_effector_and_carriage_adapters_for_delta_printer

      Just a quick check, do you actually use the Smart Effector with a positive offset on your machine?

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      • janjohundefined
        janjoh @fcwilt
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        @fcwilt I meant S-1, same as in step 6. Good catch. Edited.

        M558 P5 R0.4 C"zprobe.in+zprobe.mod" H5 F1200 T6000

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        • fcwiltundefined
          fcwilt @janjoh
          last edited by fcwilt

          @janjoh said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

          @fcwilt I meant S-1, same as in step 6. Good catch. Edited.

          M558 P5 R0.4 C"zprobe.in+zprobe.mod" H5 F1200 T6000

          G30 S-1 reports the trigger height.

          In Step 5 you correctly set Z to a known height.

          In Step 10 you home which likely sets Z to an incorrect height.

          Remove the S-1 and just have G30. See if that doesn't fix things.

          Frederick

          Printers: a small Utilmaker style, a small CoreXY and a E3D MS/TC setup. Various hotends. Using Duet 3 hardware running 3.4.6

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          • janjohundefined
            janjoh @fcwilt
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            @fcwilt Noooooooooooo... (or rather yes)....

            Yeah, that's spot on... at Z0.32 I can now get a 0.30 feeler in. At Z0.28 I can not.

            So, that was flipping silly of me..... Especially as this means that my start script was correct, but my manual testing was (really) flawed... Sigh.

            Nothing to see here... move on... 🙂

            Thank you.

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            • BoAundefined
              BoA @janjoh
              last edited by

              @janjoh So is the offset negative or positive after all ?

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              • fcwiltundefined
                fcwilt @BoA
                last edited by

                @BoA said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

                @janjoh So is the offset negative or positive after all ?

                Negative.

                When the nozzle is just touching the bed that is Z=0.

                For the smart effector a bit more movement is needed to trigger the sensor.

                At the point Z will be negative.

                Frederick

                Printers: a small Utilmaker style, a small CoreXY and a E3D MS/TC setup. Various hotends. Using Duet 3 hardware running 3.4.6

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                • janjohundefined
                  janjoh @BoA
                  last edited by

                  @BoA Negative, as per the documentation.

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                  • BoAundefined
                    BoA
                    last edited by

                    OK. When Im thinking about it now, You are right, as G31 takes not the offset, but trigger height (which is effectively offset * -1). My bad.

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                    • NexxCatundefined
                      NexxCat
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                      From someone who bashed their head into a wall about this before. Make sure you perform the Z-probe offset and all probing with the bed and hotend heated. I use 60C on the bed and 130C on the nozzle.

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                      • A Former User?
                        A Former User @BoA
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                        @BoA said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

                        I will describe a certain picture.
                        Assumption - nozzle has to be pushed a little to trigger Z

                        And imagine what is going on when probing. Nozzle touches bed, but not triggered yet, goes to -0.21mm and then it is triggered.

                        Which means nozzle is at -0.21 when Z trigger, and in other words, Z triggers 0.21 above the nozzle tip.
                        So, Z probe offset should be above the nozzle level (+0.21mm).

                        OR

                        You can assume Z trigger is at 0.00, and set tool offset in Z to -0.21

                        Hope this short description helps to understand what and why is going on

                        I'm sorry but (your logic) Is 100% flawed

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                        • BoAundefined
                          BoA @A Former User
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                          @CaLviNx What do You mean ?

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                          • A Former User?
                            A Former User @BoA
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                            @BoA said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

                            @CaLviNx What do You mean ?

                            Really?

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                            • BoAundefined
                              BoA @A Former User
                              last edited by BoA

                              @CaLviNx Yes. I would say the only mistake is caused by Z offset beeing not the same as Z trigger height, and G31 takes trigger height, which in this case is offset * -1

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                              • Phaedruxundefined
                                Phaedrux Moderator @BoA
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                                @BoA said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

                                Z offset beeing not the same as Z trigger height,

                                Z offset = z trigger height

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                                • BoAundefined
                                  BoA @Phaedrux
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                                  @Phaedrux OK. I stand corrected

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                                  • A Former User?
                                    A Former User @BoA
                                    last edited by A Former User

                                    @BoA said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

                                    @CaLviNx Yes. I would say the only mistake is caused by Z offset beeing not the same as Z trigger height, and G31 takes trigger height, which in this case is offset * -1

                                    I would say the prime mistake is YOU providing INCORRECT info.

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                                    • BoAundefined
                                      BoA @A Former User
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                                      @CaLviNx OK

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                                      • Phaedruxundefined
                                        Phaedrux Moderator @A Former User
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                                        @CaLviNx said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

                                        @BoA said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

                                        @CaLviNx Yes. I would say the only mistake is caused by Z offset beeing not the same as Z trigger height, and G31 takes trigger height, which in this case is offset * -1

                                        I would say the prime mistake is YOU providing INCORRECT info.

                                        Easy now, we're all trying to help and learn.

                                        Z-Bot CoreXY Build | Thingiverse Profile

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                                        • Phaedruxundefined
                                          Phaedrux Moderator @BoA
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                                          @BoA said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

                                          @Phaedrux OK. I stand corrected

                                          Trigger height and the Z offset are one in the same. The trigger height is measuring how far above the bed the nozzle is when the probe triggers, which is a function of the probes Z offset from the nozzle.

                                          In the smart effector, or piezo, or stall detection, or any other contact probe, the nozzle will press into the bed surface slightly (or take up some compliance in the system, compress springs, etc) as it registers the trigger, hence the trigger height is slightly negative.

                                          Z-Bot CoreXY Build | Thingiverse Profile

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                                          • A Former User?
                                            A Former User @Phaedrux
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                                            @Phaedrux said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

                                            @CaLviNx said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

                                            @BoA said in Smart effector and trigger height (and a few new grey hairs):

                                            @CaLviNx Yes. I would say the only mistake is caused by Z offset beeing not the same as Z trigger height, and G31 takes trigger height, which in this case is offset * -1

                                            I would say the prime mistake is YOU providing INCORRECT info.

                                            Easy now, we're all trying to help and learn.

                                            I was being very gentle trust me.

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