BD (bed distance) sensor

tekstyle

is it possible for duet to use the BD sensor for bed leveling/probing? I was in contact with the creators' FB group to ask what software it currently works with, and so far it's just marlin and Klipper. this new probe looks very promising so I was wondering if there is anything in future firmware updates for duet 2 and 3 to incorporate this feature.

what is the bd sensor?
https://github.com/markniu/Bed_Distance_sensor

for developers:
https://github.com/markniu/Bed_Distance_sensor/wiki/Data-Protocol?fbclid=IwAR06UnsmUyoISg_g354nkd2SpSjh8fO2C4F_ASIejirLGrbCH_h5WDgjNn8

jay_s_uk

@tekstyle have a look at this topic https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/32774/scanning-z-probe-support-in-rrf-3-5
current, Duet3D are developing their own product

tekstyle

@jay_s_uk

Interesting. that is ultra fast bed scanning. will this be a feature for duet2 as well?

tekstyle

@jay_s_uk

Interesting. that is ultra fast bed scanning. will this be a feature for duet2 as well?

jay_s_uk

@tekstyle that I'm not sure of as I know the duet 2 won't be getting any new big features due to lack of memory

dc42

@tekstyle said in BD (bed distance) sensor:

@jay_s_uk

Interesting. that is ultra fast bed scanning. will this be a feature for duet2 as well?

The product we are working initially on connects to the Duet via CAN bus, so it's not compatible with Duet 2. We haven't ruled out having an alternative analog output that could be used with Duet 2.

tekstyle

@dc42 sweet!!! crossing my fingers! thank you!