Cant Get Board Setup PLEase HELPPP!!!

Brandon019349

I have an ender 3 but the guy that i got it from added lots of stuff like the bl touch

Brandon019349

There isnt really a guide for Ender 3 with bl touch Duet 2 Maestro and micro swiss hotend.

Veti

@brandon019349
ender 3 and ender 3 pro are close enough.

then you go on to set up the bltouch using this helpful page
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Connecting_a_Z_probe

and the micro swiss hotend might just be a different thermistor.

Brandon019349

@veti said in Cant Get Board Setup PLEase HELPPP!!!:

https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Connecting_a_Z_probe

This is the issue Im having. I dont understand any of this stuff so i don't understand half the stuff they are saying to set it up. Thats why i need help

PaulHew

As @Veti has said start with the manuals that Phaedrux has written, they are a godsend.
I can give you my config for the BL Touch.
As it says the Microswiss is a hot end, it only heats.
Just need to know which thermistor is in it.

I can drop my Maestro code before I put the DD Extruder on it, but not until later.

P.

Brandon019349

I have gotten to the web controller and have read all manuals I can find and still don't understand how to get this to work. I feel stupid that I don't understand this stuff but I dont and need more guidance than words on a manual that doesnt go into depth at all

Veti

Brandon. 3d printing is not something that just works. you will need to invest a lot of time in it.
there are many people start of like you. there are a lot of guides written and made on youtube.

so please invest the time. read the guide. then come back with a list of things that you do not understand and ask them here.
we will try and help you understand them. but a general "i dont understand half of it" is not helpful because we dont know which half you dont understand.

setting up a printer is just a start. you will need to test out a lot of different settings to get a good print quality. this takes time and involves reading and learning every step of the way.

A Former User

@veti said in Cant Get Board Setup PLEase HELPPP!!!:

Brandon. 3d printing is not something that just works. you will need to invest a lot of time in it.
there are many people start of like you. there are a lot of guides written and made on youtube.

so please invest the time. read the guide. then come back with a list of things that you do not understand and ask them here.
we will try and help you understand them. but a general "i dont understand half of it" is not helpful because we dont know which half you dont understand.

setting up a printer is just a start. you will need to test out a lot of different settings to get a good print quality. this takes time and involves reading and learning every step of the way.

+1 on this

PaulHew

Where are you based?
Is your config.g as you posted earlier?
Also a please post your config-overide, again if it is as above then fine.

I will go through and make sure the base settings are OK, to help.

Brandon019349

Ok I think I have everything else set up the only thing that I need to figure out is why my extruder doesn't go to the center of the bed to home the Z axis. I dont think i have any configuration files for the bl touch either. I'm not sure how to get those because everything that I have seen has been for different machines and not with a maestro.

PaulHew

This bit goes in your config.g

Mine is before the Endstops section
;BLTOUCH CONFIG; Z-Probe
M574 Z1 S2 ; Set endstops controlled by probe
;M558 P9 H5 F120 T6000 ; Set Z probe type to bltouch and the dive height + speeds
M558 P9 H5 F120 T6000 A10 R0.75 S0.02
;G31 P500 X40 Y-13 Z0.340 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height
G31 P25 X40 Y-13 Z0.853 ;453 ;940 ;744 ;817 ;981 ;0.842 ;1.265 ;1.286 ;403 ;377
M557 X40:220 Y15:220 S20 ; Define mesh grid

This is in my bed.g
M561 ; clear any bed transform
G29 ; probe the bed and enable compensation

deployprobe.g
M280 P64 S10

homeall.g
; homeall.g
; called to home all axes
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v2 on Mon Apr 08 2019 10:31:02 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)
G91 ; relative positioning
G1 Z5 F6000 S2 ; lift Z relative to current position
;M98 Pdeployprobe.g ; deploy mechanical Z probe
G1 S1 X-240 Y-240 F1800 ; move quickly to X and Y axis endstops and stop there (first pass)
G1 X5 Y5 F6000 ; go back a few mm
G1 S1 X-240 Y-240 F360 ; move slowly to X and Y axis endstops once more (second pass)
G90 ; absolute positioning
G1 X122 Y122 F6000 ; go to first bed probe point and home Z
G30 ; home Z by probing the bed

homex.g
G91 ; relative positioning
G1 Z5 F6000 S2 ; lift Z relative to current position
G1 S1 X-240 F1800 ; move quickly to X axis endstop and stop there (first pass)
G1 X5 F6000 ; go back a few mm
G1 S1 X-240 F360 ; move slowly to X axis endstop once more (second pass)
G1 Z-5 F6000 S2 ; lower Z again
G90 ; absolute positioning

homey.g
G91 ; relative positioning
G1 Z5 F6000 S2 ; lift Z relative to current position
G1 S1 Y-240 F1800 ; move quickly to Y axis endstop and stop there (first pass)
G1 Y5 F6000 ; go back a few mm
G1 S1 Y-240 F360 ; move slowly to Y axis endstop once more (second pass)
G1 Z-5 F6000 S2 ; lower Z again
G90 ; absolute positioning

homez.g
G91 ; relative positioning
G1 Z5 F6000 S2 ; lift Z relative to current position
G90 ; absolute positioning
G1 X122 Y122 F6000 ; go to first probe point
G30 ; home Z by probing the bed

retractprobe.g
M280 P64 S90

That is about it for setting up the BL Touch.
Please make sure it is wired correctly as per this.
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Connecting_a_Z_probe#Section_BLTouch

My printer was an ender 3 Pro. You will need to measure the offset for the probe.

HTH Paul.