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    • basscoundefined
      bassco
      last edited by

      Hi,

      I recently installed the Smart Effector and am busy with the commissioning on an AnyCubic Kossel Linear Pro (2017) Delta with Trigorilla v1. board, running klipper software using OctoPrint (1.3.12) via octopi (0.17.0) on a raspberry Pi 4B 4Gb.

      I do not get the status LED to show up on the Smart Effector when the printer starts or the board resets when restarting the klipper host server.

      Things that are working:

      • The thermistor is responding - I get a thermal error when the Input2 plug is removed
      • The orange heating LED is glowing on the Smart Effector when the hotend is powered. The onboard blue LED also flashes on the Trigorilla.

      Things I have done so far to diagnose my problem:

      • Continuity tested the wiring of Input 2
      • Confirmed GND and VCC voltage of 4.83v

      Whilst continuity testing I found that one of the fan pins on the 6pin connector is faulty - so that plug is removed at the moment - whilst i gather the strength to take the DuPont connectors on my dodgy crimping tool. Mega patience is required. I will continuity test each wire before installing in to the 6-way plug.

      Does the status LED only become visible when the calibration probe routine is initialised by the firmware or when the Trigorilla board is powered?

      Any other troubleshooting advice that I can follow to resolve the no LED on the Smart Effector board would be appreciated. The Smart Effector wiki only mentions LED status codes that are flashing, but not when no LED is light.

      Cheers, Andrew

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      • droftartsundefined
        droftarts administrators
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        @bassco
        The main instruction page is here: https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Smart_effector_and_carriage_adapters_for_delta_printer
        The schematics for the Smart Effector are here: https://github.com/T3P3/SmartEffector/blob/master/SmartEffector/SmartEffector_v2.0/SmartEffector_schematic_v2.0.pdf

        You should get a flashing LED at power up; if not, most likely either the VCC or GND on INPUT2 is not connected. Check wires and connections between these.

        Ian

        Bed-slinger - Mini5+ WiFi/1LC | RRP Fisher v1 - D2 WiFi | Polargraph - D2 WiFi | TronXY X5S - 6HC/Roto | CNC router - 6HC | Tractus3D T1250 - D2 Eth

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        • basscoundefined
          bassco
          last edited by

          @droftarts said in Smart Effector LED indicator:

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

          @droftarts - thanks for the links - I was following those.

          As I mentioned I have 4.83v across VCC and GND at Input2 connector, but no LED status lights are flashing on power up.

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          • droftartsundefined
            droftarts administrators @bassco
            last edited by droftarts

            @bassco Which Smart Effector do you have, v1.3 or v2? I just did a quick test with an unconnected Smart Effector v2 board. I applied 5V from a wall wart to VCC, GND back to the barrel connector (I'd post a picture but too embarrassed by how it looks, with wire poked into the barrel jack!). Waited 3 seconds, then got 6 or 7 flashes, twice. Subsequent power cycles I got two flashes. Referring to this guide, that's normal: https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Smart_effector_and_carriage_adapters_for_delta_printer#Section_Troubleshooting_LED_flash_codes

            This was with nothing else connected. Can you try something similar? Waiting 3 seconds is crucial, too.

            Ian

            Bed-slinger - Mini5+ WiFi/1LC | RRP Fisher v1 - D2 WiFi | Polargraph - D2 WiFi | TronXY X5S - 6HC/Roto | CNC router - 6HC | Tractus3D T1250 - D2 Eth

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            • basscoundefined
              bassco
              last edited by bassco

              More feedback:

              6 way connector repaired and all connections are now passing on the continuity tester.
              Powering the board still has NO flashing status LED
              M106 S255 (Hotend fan) - Corner LEDs are lit, fan is on

              @droftarts - I have a V2 - will try with a dedicated 5v supply and look for the flashes.

              Thanks, Andrew

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              • basscoundefined
                bassco
                last edited by

                @droftarts - success from a separate 5.01v supply.
                On power up - got a few 6 flash sequences, then 2 flashes and then all out - normal behaviour according to the wiki - progress 🙂

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                • basscoundefined
                  bassco
                  last edited by

                  Rechecked the Input2 source power lead to find that i had switched Vcc, Gnd and Signal at the endstop position of the board.

                  I now have the 2 flash LED sequence on power up.

                  Thanks for the troubleshooting ideas @droftarts

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                  • basscoundefined
                    bassco
                    last edited by

                    The probe is working like a charm.

                    The most magnificent first layers I have ever experienced.

                    Thanks @dc42 and the rest of team for an amazing piece of kit.

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                    • droftartsundefined
                      droftarts administrators @bassco
                      last edited by

                      @bassco Great! Glad it's working well for you.

                      Ian

                      Bed-slinger - Mini5+ WiFi/1LC | RRP Fisher v1 - D2 WiFi | Polargraph - D2 WiFi | TronXY X5S - 6HC/Roto | CNC router - 6HC | Tractus3D T1250 - D2 Eth

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                      • Mekiundefined
                        Meki @bassco
                        last edited by

                        @bassco How did you configure the Smart Effector for Klipper?
                        I can't seem to find any info on it 😞

                        This is my current config:

                        [probe]
                        pin: PC1
                        z_offset: -0.1
                        

                        The wiring was okay and was in working order before going Klipper, so that's not a problem.

                        Blackfyre.ninja | Medium

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