Z endstop switch issue
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Hi all. I have searched and searched, and unless I am not searching right or missing the right posts I can't find the solution to my specific problem.
I actually have a Fly RRF E3 board but using some the Duet firmware and so on. I followed Teaching Tech's Youtube video and it helped me get past other issues I had at first, as the video explains putting this board on a Prusa (I have a clone) and not an Ender 3.
The Z endstop switch is a plain normally open switch.
I have tried both
M558 P1 H0 F120 T6000
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M558 P3 H0 F120 T6000X and Y homes perfectly, Z does move up and down when I move it manually. But Z only lifts when I try to home it. It does not even try to home.
Any help will be highly appreciated as I am getting very frustrated with this board after coming from Marlin
Here is my config.g:
; Configuration file for Fly-E3 (firmware version 3) ; executed by the firmware on start-up ; ; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v3.3.1-LPC-STM32+7 on Wed Apr 20 2022 19:17:47 GMT+0200 (South Africa Standard Time) ; General preferences G90 ; send absolute coordinates... M83 ; ...but relative extruder moves M550 P"MK3RRF" ; set printer name ; Network M551 P"5423" ; set password M552 S1 ; enable network M586 P0 S1 ; enable HTTP M586 P1 S0 ; disable FTP M586 P2 S0 ; disable Telnet ; Drives M569 P0 S1 ; physical drive 0 goes forwards using default driver timings M569 P1 S1 ; physical drive 1 goes forwards using default driver timings M569 P2 S1 ; physical drive 2 goes forwards using default driver timings M569 P3 S1 ; physical drive 3 goes forwards using default driver timings M584 X0 Y1 Z2 E3 ; set drive mapping M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16 I1 ; configure microstepping with interpolation M92 X160.00 Y160.00 Z400.00 E160.00 ; set steps per mm M566 X900.00 Y900.00 Z60.00 E120.00 ; set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min) M203 X6000.00 Y6000.00 Z180.00 E1200.00 ; set maximum speeds (mm/min) M201 X500.00 Y500.00 Z20.00 E250.00 ; set accelerations (mm/s^2) M906 X1300 Y1300 Z1300 E1300 I30 ; set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent M84 S30 ; Set idle timeout ; Axis Limits M208 X0 Y0 Z0 S1 ; set axis minima M208 X210 Y210 Z150 S0 ; set axis maxima ; Endstops M574 X1 S1 P"xstop" ; configure switch-type (e.g. microswitch) endstop for low end on X via pin xstop M574 Y1 S1 P"ystop" ; configure switch-type (e.g. microswitch) endstop for low end on Y via pin ystop M574 Z1 S1 P"zstop" ; configure switch-type (e.g. microswitch) endstop for low end on Z via pin zstop ; Z-Probe M558 P3 H0 F120 T6000 ; disable Z probe but set dive height, probe speed and travel speed M557 X25:185 Y25:185 S30 ; define mesh grid ; Heaters M308 S0 P"bedtemp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4092 ; configure sensor 0 as thermistor on pin bedtemp M950 H0 C"bed" T0 ; create bed heater output on bed and map it to sensor 0 M307 H0 B0 S1.00 ; disable bang-bang mode for the bed heater and set PWM limit M140 H0 ; map heated bed to heater 0 M143 H0 S120 ; set temperature limit for heater 0 to 120C M143 H0 S120 ; set temperature limit for heater 0 to 120C M308 S1 P"e0temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4725 C7.06e-8 ; configure sensor 1 as thermistor on pin e0temp M950 H1 C"e0heat" T1 ; create nozzle heater output on e0heat and map it to sensor 1 M307 H1 B0 S1.00 ; disable bang-bang mode for heater and set PWM limit M143 H1 S300 ; set temperature limit for heater 1 to 300C ; Fans M950 F0 C"fan0" Q500 ; create fan 0 on pin fan0 and set its frequency M106 P0 S0 H0 T45 ; set fan 0 value. Thermostatic control is turned on ; Tools M563 P0 D0 H1 F0 ; define tool 0 G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 ; set tool 0 axis offsets G10 P0 R0 S0 ; set initial tool 0 active and standby temperatures to 0C ; Custom settings are not defined ; Miscellaneous M501 ; load saved parameters from non-volatile memory M918 P1 E4 F1000000 ; 12864 LCD screen -
You posted "The Z endstop switch is a plain normally open switch".
You then show commands for configuring a Z probe.
Those are two different things.
Do you have both?
Frederick
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@fcwilt No I only have a switch.
and M119 gives me this:
M119 Endstops - X: at min stop, Y: at min stop, Z: not stopped, Z probe: at min stopDo I actually just have to remove the Z-0Probe "section"
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@fcwilt I took out the lines
; Z-Probe
M558 P8 H0 F120 T6000 ; disable Z probe but set dive height, probe speed and travel speed
M557 X25:185 Y25:185 S30 ; define mesh gridStill the same M119 result.
What am I missing? I am totally new to RepRap as I have been using Marlin for the past 7 years
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Did you reboot after editing the config.g file?
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Yes, every time. I tried a normal closed switch now then it shows Z is stopped.
However it still seems to think there is a Z probe as well which is stopped.
How to I get rid of the Z probe altogether?
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@jacquesblom said in Z endstop switch issue:
Yes, every time. I tried a normal closed switch now then it shows Z is stopped.
However it still seems to think there is a Z probe as well which is stopped.
How to I get rid of the Z probe altogether?
You're using the wrong format for the z probe config. You're missing the pin number for starters. Where is it plugged into?
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@jay_s_uk
It's plugged into the zstop port.
I thought that the M574 would take care of it -
Thanks for the help...I actually got it working now. This time I only commented the M558 line out