PINDA leveling sensor

A Former User

https://vonwange.com/product/inductive-probe-aka-vinda/

I've bought it but now I don't understand a thing..the VINDA works with 5V but the Duet2WiFi seems to have only 3,3V for the sensor....do I need a stepup?

martin7404

@thedragonlord You just wire 5V from let's say EXP on duet board. And wire GND and signal to the end stop or probe conectors on duet

A Former User

@martin7404 said in PINDA leveling sensor:

@thedragonlord You just wire 5V from let's say EXP on duet board. And wire GND and signal to the end stop or probe conectors on duet

stupid me, it's obvious....thanks!

oliof

@thedragonlord If you're not using the paneldue, the paneldue header is right next to the probe header and offers 5V:

Gixxerfast

Speaking of SuperPinda and Vinda. This is an alternative. Check the data sheet

https://caribou3d.com/en/sensors/762-9796-caribou-superpinda-probe-sensor-for-3d-printers.html#/220-superpindacable-1m_duet_connector

A Former User

@oliof said in PINDA leveling sensor:

@thedragonlord If you're not using the paneldue, the paneldue header is right next to the probe header and offers 5V:

I use panel due

A Former User

@gixxerfast said in PINDA leveling sensor:

Speaking of SuperPinda and Vinda. This is an alternative. Check the data sheet

https://caribou3d.com/en/sensors/762-9795-caribou-superpinda-probe-sensor-for-3d-printers.html#/219-superpindacable-1m_4_pin_molex_connector

Are the dimensions the same than the Vinda's?

Gixxerfast

@thedragonlord The Caribou seems shorter. I have a Vinda here somewhere. I'll measure it. Un momento ...

Nope, they are the same lenghth 35 mm. Same manufacturer Pepperl+Fuchs-Gruppe

A Former User

@gixxerfast said in PINDA leveling sensor:

@thedragonlord The Caribou seems shorter. I have a Vinda here somewhere. I'll measure it. Un momento ...

excellent thanks I just need the lenght of the "cylinder"

Gixxerfast

@thedragonlord See above. Same length 35 mm

Gixxerfast

@gixxerfast Also I may warn that some report that they don't work reliably when enclosed in about 50C ambient near bed and hotend (Voron) but that's maybe a special use case IDK

A Former User

@gixxerfast said in PINDA leveling sensor:

@thedragonlord See above. Same length 35 mm

thanks

A Former User

@gixxerfast said in PINDA leveling sensor:

@gixxerfast Also I may warn that some report that they don't work reliably when enclosed in about 50C ambient near bed and hotend (Voron) but that's maybe a special use case IDK

uh... I'm designing the support to be as close as possibile to the Volcano heatblock... could be an issue? The printer isn't boxed and I usually print PETG so 240 nozzle and 75 the bed...

Gixxerfast

@thedragonlord said in PINDA leveling sensor:

Volcano heatblock... could be an issue?

Let's see if we can ping one opinion at least @oc_geek What's your thought of the Vinda close to the hotend, OK?

oc_geek

@gixxerfast said in PINDA leveling sensor:

@thedragonlord said in PINDA leveling sensor:

Volcano heatblock... could be an issue?

Let's see if we can ping one opinion at least @oc_geek What's your thought of the Vinda close to the hotend, OK?

From my short experience with that probe it needs a quite thermal environment for returning reliable reads (temp ~ constant) and i think it struggles above a certain temp too. In all honesty i stepped away from such a probe... and rather quickly
However i have Voron printer which has a closed / heated chamber and so on... so it might be different in your case.
Personally i do not like it and do not like the very short range of action either. I found alternatives based on microswitch (we call Klicky in Voron context) to be infinitely better...