IDEX Printer - And now?

toddel · 22 Feb 2021, 18:29

Hey guys...

i built a IDEX Printer.. .So far, so good

It has a Duet2Wifi latest FW and a DUEX5. Setup seems finished, all axis are working as they should... Printing with left Extruder is fine...

But what now?

I read this: https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/ConfiguringMultipleIndependentXcarriagesCartesian

But i understand - not much...

What do i need to print
a) mirror and
b) copy?

Currently i use prusaslicer. Can i use these modes there? Or a new slicer?

Any IDEX User out there?

Thanks a lot!!!

 ; Configuration file for Duet WiFi (firmware version 1.21)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
 
; General preferences
G90																	; Send absolute coordinates...
M83																	; ...but relative extruder moves
 
; Network
M550 P"VCast"														; Set machine name
M552 S1																; Enable network
M586 P0 S1															; Enable HTTP
M586 P1 S0															; Disable FTP
M586 P2 S0															; Disable Telnet
 
; Drives
M569 P0 S0															; Drive 0 (U) goes backwards
M569 P1 S0															; Drive 1 (X) goes forwards
M569 P3 S0															; Drive 3 (E1) goes backwards
M569 P4 S0															; Drive 4 (E2) goes backwards
M569 P8 S1															; Drive 5 (Z2) goes forwards
M569 P9 S0															; Drive 6 (Y) goes forwards
M569 P7 S1															; Drive 7 (Z1) goes forwards
M584 X1 U0 Y9 Z8:7 E3:4 											; Driver 3=X, 1=Y, 2+4=Z, 5+6=E0+E1
M92 X80 Y160 Z400 U80 E823	  									; Set steps/mm
M350 X16 Y32 Z16 U16 E32 I1											; Configure micro-stepping with interpolation for all drives
M203 X18000 Y18000 Z18000 U18000 E3600								; Set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X500 Y500 Z100 U500 E10000										; Set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M566 X600 Y600 Z60 U600 E1200										; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M906 X2000 Y2000 Z2000 U2000 E500 I25								; Set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
M84 S10		                                                        ; Set idle timeout
 
;PanelDue															
M575 P1 S1 B57600
 
; Axis Limits
;M208 X-51.80 Y-26.00 Z0 U5 S1										; Set axes minima
M208 X-51.80 Y-29.00 Z0 U0 S1										; Set axes minima
;M208 X300 Y320 Z300 U361.20 S0										; Set axes maxima
M208 X300 Y304 Z270 U356.20 S0										; Set axes maxima
 
; Endstops
M574 X1 S3             						                      	; configure sensorless endstop for low end on X
M574 U2 S3             						                      	; configure sensorless endstop for low end on X
M574 Y1 S3                      					             	; configure sensorless endstop for low end on Y
M574 Z1 S2                       					            	; configure Z-probe endstop for low end on Z
 
; BLTouch Z-Probe
M574 Z1 S2															; Define Z endstop at a probe
M558 P9 C"^zprobe.in" H10 F480 T12000 A1							; Set Z probe to BLTouch, 5mm dive at 8mm/s, 5 attempts
M950 S0 C"duex.pwm5"												; Create a servo pin on Duex PWM5 header
G31 P25 X-29.75 Y-14.50 Z3.77										; Set Z probe trigger value, nozzle offsets, and trigger height
M557 X35:270 Y25:295 P7:7											; Define a 10x10 bed mesh
 
; Heaters
M308 S0 P"bedtemp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4138 C0 R4700				; Define Sensor0 as the heated bed temperature
M950 H0 C"bedheat" T0												; Define Heater0 as the heated bed, bind to Sensor0
M140 H0 P0															; Define Heated Bed
M307 H0 A378.7 C518.9 D2.3 S1.00 V24.2								; PID Tuning for Heater0 (Bed)
M143 H0 S120														; Set temperature limit for Heater0 to 120C
M308 S1 P"e0_temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4725 C7.06e-8 			; define E0 temperature sensor
M950 H1 C"E0Heat" T1												; Define Heater0 as Extruder1 heater, bind to Sensor1
M307 H1 A358.8 C172.6 D4.9 S1.00 V24.1								; PID Tuning for Heater1
M143 H1 S285
M308 S2 P"e1_temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4725 C7.06e-8 			; define E1 temperature sensor
M950 H2 C"E1Heat" T2												; Define Heater1 as Extruder2 heater, bind to Sensor2
;M307 H2 A358.8 C172.6 D4.9 S1.00 V24.1								; PID Tuning for Heater2
M143 H2 S285
 
; Fans
M950 F0 C"fan0" Q1											; Define Fan0 for T0 Part Cooling
M106 P0 S0 H-1 C"X1 Part Cooling"									; Set Fan0 to default off, manual control
M950 F1 C"fan1"														; Define Fan1 for T0 Hotend cooling
M106 P1 S1 H1 T45 C"Hotend1"										; Set Fan1 to Thermostatic control, max RPM at 45C
M950 F2 C"duex.fan3" Q1											; Define Fan0 for T0 Part Cooling
M106 P2 S0 H-2 C"X2 Part Cooling"									; Set Fan0 to default off, manual control
M950 F3 C"duex.fan4"												; Define Fan1 for T0 Hotend cooling
M106 P3 S1 H2 T45 C"Hotend2"										; Set Fan1 to Thermostatic control, max RPM at 45C
 
; Tools
M563 P0 D1 H1 F0 S"E1"												; Tool0 uses Extruder0, Heater1 and Fan0
M563 P1 D0 H2 X0 F2 S"E2"											; Tool1 uses Extruder1, Heater2 and Fan2. X-axis is mapped to U
G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 R0 S0												; Set Tool0 axis offsets and temperatures
G10 P1 X0 Y0 Z0 R0 S0												; Set Tool1 axis offsets and temperatures
 
; Additional Settings
M671 X-93:393 Y150:150 S5.0											; Define Z-axis leadscrew positions for G32
M404 N1.75															; Define filament diameter for print monitor
T0																	; Activate T0 by default

dc42 · 22 Feb 2021, 18:32

If you configure your IDEX printer as we suggest in that web page, then all prints will be centred at X0 Y0 and you will have four different tools corresponding to left, right, ditto and mirror modes. The only thing you need to do to switch between them is to select which tool you want in the slicer.

Your config.g currently is not configured to centre prints at X0 Y0.

Rushmere3D · 22 Feb 2021, 18:35

I'll be doing write up on my iDEX setup soon (maybe the weekend?) But for now follow the guidelines you linked to create your tools etc.

toddel · 23 Feb 2021, 13:52

I have it printing! Nice and sweet...

I created a macro (PrintInCopyMode)

 M563 P2 D0:1 H1:2 X0:3 F1:1 ; tool 2 uses both extruders and hot end heaters, maps X to both X and U, and uses both print cooling fans
G10 P2 X0 Y0 U-150 S0 R0    ; set tool offsets and temperatures for tool 2
M567 P2 E1:1 ; set mix ratio 100% on both extruders

I have Tool 0, 1 and then the new one here... Is it possible to delete T0 and 1 before? So i could switch between both modes...

Edit:
Found it:
M563 P0 D-1 H-1
M563 P1 D-1 H-1

So a Macro with:

 M563 P0 D-1 H-1
M563 P1 D-1 H-1
M563 P0 D0:1 H1:2 X0:3 F1:1 S"CopyMode"; tool 2 uses both extruders and hot end heaters, maps X to both X and U, and uses both print cooling fans
G10 P0 X0 Y0 U-150 S0 R0    ; set tool offsets and temperatures for tool 2
M567 P0 E1:1 ; set mix ratio 100% on both extruders

would create just the CopyTool with a click on this macro... Vice Versa from CopyMode to normal...

 M563 P0 D-1 H-1
M563 P1 D-1 H-1
M563 P2 D-1 H-1
M563 P3 D-1 H-1
M563 P0 D1 H1 F0 S"E1"												; Tool0 uses Extruder0, Heater1 and Fan0
M563 P1 D0 H2 X0 F2 S"E2"											; Tool1 uses Extruder1, Heater2 and Fan2. X-axis is mapped to U
G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 R0 S0												; Set Tool0 axis offsets and temperatures
G10 P1 X0 Y0 Z0 R0 S0												; Set Tool1 axis offsets and temperatures

Works as it should... Nice!

	; Configuration file for Duet WiFi (firmware version 1.21)
	; executed by the firmware on start-up

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

	; Network
	M550 P"VCast" ; Set machine name
	M552 S1 ; Enable network
	M586 P0 S1 ; Enable HTTP
	M586 P1 S0 ; Disable FTP
	M586 P2 S0 ; Disable Telnet

	; Drives
	M569 P0 S0 ; Drive 0 (U) goes backwards
	M569 P1 S0 ; Drive 1 (X) goes forwards
	M569 P3 S0 ; Drive 3 (E1) goes backwards
	M569 P4 S0 ; Drive 4 (E2) goes backwards
	M569 P8 S1 ; Drive 5 (Z2) goes forwards
	M569 P9 S0 ; Drive 6 (Y) goes forwards
	M569 P7 S1 ; Drive 7 (Z1) goes forwards
	M584 X1 U0 Y9 Z8:7 E3:4 ; Driver 3=X, 1=Y, 2+4=Z, 5+6=E0+E1
	M92 X80 Y160 Z400 U80 E823 ; Set steps/mm
	M350 X16 Y32 Z16 U16 E32 I1 ; Configure micro-stepping with interpolation for all drives
	M203 X18000 Y18000 Z18000 U18000 E3600 ; Set maximum speeds (mm/min)
	M201 X500 Y500 Z100 U500 E10000 ; Set accelerations (mm/s^2)
	M566 X600 Y600 Z60 U600 E1200 ; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
	M906 X2000 Y2000 Z2000 U2000 E500 I25 ; Set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
	M84 S10 ; Set idle timeout

	;PanelDue
	M575 P1 S1 B57600

	; Axis Limits
	;M208 X-51.80 Y-26.00 Z0 U5 S1 ; Set axes minima
	M208 X-51.80 Y-29.00 Z0 U0 S1 ; Set axes minima
	;M208 X300 Y320 Z300 U361.20 S0 ; Set axes maxima
	M208 X300 Y304 Z270 U356.20 S0 ; Set axes maxima

	; Endstops
	M574 X1 S3 ; configure sensorless endstop for low end on X
	M574 U2 S3 ; configure sensorless endstop for low end on X
	M574 Y1 S3 ; configure sensorless endstop for low end on Y
	M574 Z1 S2 ; configure Z-probe endstop for low end on Z

	; BLTouch Z-Probe
	M574 Z1 S2 ; Define Z endstop at a probe
	M558 P9 C"^zprobe.in" H10 F480 T12000 A1 ; Set Z probe to BLTouch, 5mm dive at 8mm/s, 5 attempts
	M950 S0 C"duex.pwm5" ; Create a servo pin on Duex PWM5 header
	G31 P25 X-29.75 Y-14.50 Z3.77 ; Set Z probe trigger value, nozzle offsets, and trigger height
	M557 X35:270 Y25:295 P7:7 ; Define a 10x10 bed mesh

	; Heaters
	M308 S0 P"bedtemp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4138 C0 R4700 ; Define Sensor0 as the heated bed temperature
	M950 H0 C"bedheat" T0 ; Define Heater0 as the heated bed, bind to Sensor0
	M140 H0 P0 ; Define Heated Bed
	M307 H0 A378.7 C518.9 D2.3 S1.00 V24.2 ; PID Tuning for Heater0 (Bed)
	M143 H0 S120 ; Set temperature limit for Heater0 to 120C
	M308 S1 P"e0_temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4725 C7.06e-8 ; define E0 temperature sensor
	M950 H1 C"E0Heat" T1 ; Define Heater0 as Extruder1 heater, bind to Sensor1
	M307 H1 A358.8 C172.6 D4.9 S1.00 V24.1 ; PID Tuning for Heater1
	M143 H1 S285
	M308 S2 P"e1_temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4725 C7.06e-8 ; define E1 temperature sensor
	M950 H2 C"E1Heat" T2 ; Define Heater1 as Extruder2 heater, bind to Sensor2
	;M307 H2 A358.8 C172.6 D4.9 S1.00 V24.1 ; PID Tuning for Heater2
	M143 H2 S285

	; Fans
	M950 F0 C"fan0" Q1 ; Define Fan0 for T0 Part Cooling
	M106 P0 S0 H-1 C"X1 Part Cooling" ; Set Fan0 to default off, manual control
	M950 F1 C"fan1" ; Define Fan1 for T0 Hotend cooling
	M106 P1 S1 H1 T45 C"Hotend1" ; Set Fan1 to Thermostatic control, max RPM at 45C
	M950 F2 C"duex.fan3" Q1 ; Define Fan0 for T0 Part Cooling
	M106 P2 S0 H-2 C"X2 Part Cooling" ; Set Fan0 to default off, manual control
	M950 F3 C"duex.fan4" ; Define Fan1 for T0 Hotend cooling
	M106 P3 S1 H2 T45 C"Hotend2" ; Set Fan1 to Thermostatic control, max RPM at 45C

	; Tools
	M563 P0 D1 H1 F0 S"E1" ; Tool0 uses Extruder0, Heater1 and Fan0
	M563 P1 D0 H2 X0 F2 S"E2" ; Tool1 uses Extruder1, Heater2 and Fan2. X-axis is mapped to U
	G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 R0 S0 ; Set Tool0 axis offsets and temperatures
	G10 P1 X0 Y0 Z0 R0 S0 ; Set Tool1 axis offsets and temperatures

	; Additional Settings
	M671 X-93:393 Y150:150 S5.0 ; Define Z-axis leadscrew positions for G32
	M404 N1.75 ; Define filament diameter for print monitor
	T0 ; Activate T0 by default

	M563 P2 D0:1 H1:2 X0:3 F1:1 ; tool 2 uses both extruders and hot end heaters, maps X to both X and U, and uses both print cooling fans
	G10 P2 X0 Y0 U-150 S0 R0 ; set tool offsets and temperatures for tool 2
	M567 P2 E1:1 ; set mix ratio 100% on both extruders

	M563 P0 D-1 H-1
	M563 P1 D-1 H-1
	M563 P0 D0:1 H1:2 X0:3 F1:1 S"CopyMode"; tool 2 uses both extruders and hot end heaters, maps X to both X and U, and uses both print cooling fans
	G10 P0 X0 Y0 U-150 S0 R0 ; set tool offsets and temperatures for tool 2
	M567 P0 E1:1 ; set mix ratio 100% on both extruders

	M563 P0 D-1 H-1
	M563 P1 D-1 H-1
	M563 P2 D-1 H-1
	M563 P3 D-1 H-1
	M563 P0 D1 H1 F0 S"E1" ; Tool0 uses Extruder0, Heater1 and Fan0
	M563 P1 D0 H2 X0 F2 S"E2" ; Tool1 uses Extruder1, Heater2 and Fan2. X-axis is mapped to U
	G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 R0 S0 ; Set Tool0 axis offsets and temperatures
	G10 P1 X0 Y0 Z0 R0 S0 ; Set Tool1 axis offsets and temperatures