Duet 3 questions

nightmare90gt

I was wondering if anyone could help me with figuring out if the duet 3 will run nema 34s on a 4ft by 8ft cnc machine? Also if I could control a spindle?

Veti

@nightmare90gt said in Duet 3 questions:

duet 3 will run nema 34s

it depends on the nema 34s rated current (assuming its not a 5 wire stepper)
The 5160 steppers support 4A RMS, 5.6A Peak.

for an example for spindle see
https://openbuilds.com/threads/workbee-cnc-w-duet2-and-chinese-spindle-control.14004/

DocTrucker

Being pedantic but it's not the drivers (edit: specifically the 5160 drivers) that limit the current to 4A, it's the external MOSFETS.

Interestingly there is a conflict between the Duet3 sales stuff on the Duet3D site and Thomas Sanladerer's video which has a 6A splash /thumbnail. Just watching it for clarification....

Edit: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6U-u0wBdfQ

DocTrucker

Yup, @T3P3Tony says up to 6.3A peak just after 06:00 point of the video. Maybe this has been revised down, or relies on cooling where as the 4A doesn't?

nightmare90gt

The ones the machine manufacturer has listed have 1.55v and 7A but I am unsure if that means 7a peak.

Veti

@nightmare90gt

you run steppers around 70-80% of their rated current.

0.8*7=5.6

nightmare90gt

I imagine the maximum voltage would be 24v going to the steppers?

Veti

@nightmare90gt

see
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Duet_3_Mainboard_6HC_Hardware_Overview
VIN in the range 12V-32V

nightmare90gt

I would image you would put 24v in the input to drive all the other sensors or do I have that wrong and you would just supply the input the 32v. Another possibility would to put the 32v on the high current.

deckingman

@DocTrucker said in Duet 3 questions:

Yup, @T3P3Tony says up to 6.3A peak just after 06:00 point of the video. Maybe this has been revised down, or relies on cooling where as the 4A doesn't?

Copy and paste from the hardware overview :

"Maximum motor current 6.3A peak per phase (4.45A RMS)."

DocTrucker

@deckingman also cut and paste:

6 Next Generation Trinamic 5160 stepper drivers running at up to 4A RMS, 5.6A peak with firmware control of the full feature set including up to 256 microstepping, StallGuard 2 and StealthChop2

https://www.duet3d.com/Duet3Mainboard6HC

DocTrucker

...and different here to:

https://www.duet3d.com/duet3

6 Trinamic Stepper Drivers (4A peak)

deckingman

@DocTrucker It seems that you pays your money and takes your choice - my source of info was this https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Duet_3_Mainboard_6HC_Hardware_Overview.

Either way, if we round to the nearest integer, we get 6A peak, 4A RMS so I suggest we run with that

Edit - That latest link of yours was very old - pre any thermal testing I'd guess.

DocTrucker

@deckingman I'd just ran an internet search on Duet 3 and those where the top links. Hopefully airing them will lead the admins to delete or amend. Think one of mine is the shop link.

dc42

I have tested the expansion boards driving 3 stepper motors simultaneously at 4.5A RMS (6.3A peak). I don't have enough high current stepper motors to test all 6 on the main board simultaneously at that current. That's one of the reasons why we've been cautious about specifying the rated current on the main board. The firmware will allow 6.3A peak. We'll do some more tests next week when we expect to have the first version 1.0 main boards.

At high motor currents, the firmware enforces a maximum standstill current percentage. This maximum reduces from 100% at 4.5A or lower peak current setting to 70% at 6.3A peak current setting. The purpose is so that each pair of output mosfets carries at most 4.5A RMS current, whether moving or at standstill, to avoid overheating individual mosfets when the motors are standing still.

nightmare90gt

@dc42 said in Duet 3 questions:

I have tested the expansion boards driving 3 stepper motors simultaneously at 4.5A RMS (6.3A peak). I don't have enough high current stepper motors to test all 6 on the main board simultaneously at that current. That's one of the reasons why we've been cautious about specifying the rated current on the main board. The firmware will allow 6.3A peak. We'll do some more tests next week when we expect to have the first version 1.0 main boards.

At high motor currents, the firmware enforces a maximum standstill current percentage. This maximum reduces from 100% at 4.5A or lower peak current setting to 70% at 6.3A peak current setting. The purpose is so that each pair of output mosfets carries at most 4.5A RMS current, whether moving or at standstill, to avoid overheating individual mosfets when the motors are standing still.

Look forward to seeing the results.

nightmare90gt

If I do the calculations for the nema 34 the max voltage is 45 which I wouldn't want to do for heat purposes. So if I apply 32v to the motors that will put me at 70%. Is there a way to figure the amperage at 32 volts?

dc42

@nightmare90gt said in Duet 3 questions:

If I do the calculations for the nema 34 the max voltage is 45

Do you mean that is the voltage you need at the highest speed you want to run the motors? Or something else?

nightmare90gt

@dc42 said in Duet 3 questions:

@nightmare90gt said in Duet 3 questions:

If I do the calculations for the nema 34 the max voltage is 45

Do you mean that is the voltage you need at the highest speed you want to run the motors? Or something else?

The max voltage the motor should be driven from my understanding.

dc42

@nightmare90gt said in Duet 3 questions:

@dc42 said in Duet 3 questions:

@nightmare90gt said in Duet 3 questions:

If I do the calculations for the nema 34 the max voltage is 45

Do you mean that is the voltage you need at the highest speed you want to run the motors? Or something else?

The max voltage the motor should be driven from my understanding.

There are two voltages commonly specified for stepper motors:

The phase voltage is the resistive voltage drop at the rated current. It should be much less than the VIN voltage, but is otherwise irrelevant when using constant current drivers (which Duets and all other modern control electronics use).
The insulation rating. This is usually many tens of volts, and should be higher than the VIN voltage used.