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    • Tsolsiundefined
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      • A Former User?
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        think you're approaching the problem in the wrong order of milestones.

        set up networking, verify your endstops, set up your homing and work area then move the motors, by default the firmware prevent you from moving outside the work area, which requires the machine to be homed.

        you can override with M564 S0 H0

        https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_M564_Limit_axes

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        • Tsolsiundefined
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          @bearer said in Duet 3 cnc, how to start? Make stepper motor turn?:

          M564 S0 H0

          I DID IT!!! oh well at least a little bit :D, that override made me able to click the Y+50 and it made the stepper motor feel a little vibrating.. it didn't rotate anything but there was a vibration! So something is working.. and something isn't probably as well. It shouldn't just vibrate but actually rotate hmm.. 🤔

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          • A Former User?
            A Former User @Tsolsi
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            @Tsolsi said in Duet 3 cnc, how to start? Make stepper motor turn?:

            it didn't rotate anything but there was a vibration!

            low motor current or wrong wiring; again, if you read through the guide it'll take you through the "correct" order of operations

            https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Choosing_and_connecting_stepper_motors#Section_Identifying_the_stepper_motor_phases

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            • Tsolsiundefined
              Tsolsi @A Former User
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              @bearer Thank you, I will now read all of it. I thought I already did once but I guess it just didn't hit home at the time. I'm going to give it another go. Your replies are very much appreciated.
              I've looked over the wiring quite long before hooking it up and I was sure I had it all right. I found the pairs and matched the colors with others on the internet but apparently it doesn't do the trick just yet. Now let's see... 😊

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              • Tsolsiundefined
                Tsolsi @A Former User
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                @bearer OHYEAH!!! Not enough current! That was the one, this is all the confidence I needed to continue on this journey, thank you! 😄 M906 X2400 Y2400 Z2400 I100 did the trick 🙂 BOOYA 😄 , this makes a man so happy, mission accomplished!

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                • dc42undefined
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                  I'm glad you got it working. However, I suggest you reduce the idle current below 100% if possible, so that the motors run cooler when the machine is idle.

                  What is the specification of your Nema 23 stepper motors?

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                  • Tsolsiundefined
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                    @dc42

                    NEMA 23 (High Torque)
                    Shaft Size: 1/4"
                    Step Angle: 1.8
                    Holding Turque: 2.45N.m
                    Rated voltage: 3.6V
                    Rated current: 3A

                    Since I'm a very much noob at the moment, what would be the advantage of having an idle current at all? The 100% I took from an Ooznest Workbee cnc example, standard is 30%?

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                    • webdes03undefined
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                      @Tsolsi A gross oversimplification, but idle current is needed to prevent the motor from moving due to outside forces when not commanded to move. If you tell your machine to move to 100,100, it should move and hold 100,100 and you shouldn't be able to move it by hand once it's there.

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                      • Phaedruxundefined
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                        That's why it's referred to as Idle Hold. The motors aren't doing hard work, so they don't need a lot of current, but they still need enough to hold position. Reducing the current lets them cool down.

                        M906 I sets the percentage of full current, and M84 S sets the amount of time to wait before considering the motors idle. Usually 30 seconds or so of inactivity.

                        A lot can be learned by looking up each gcode in the wiki to see what it does and how it works.

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

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