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    • Asdasd1234undefined
      Asdasd1234
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      Thanks for all the responses

      @jay_s_uk said in Couple questions before I make the purchase:

      @Asdasd1234

      The duet 3 can support an input voltage up to 32V. It doesn't allow control of external drivers although an expansion board is planned for this.

      I was planning to ditch the TB6600 drivers and drive direct from the board. Would the steppers I link in the original post be ok for this if I supply 32V?

      @dc42 said in Couple questions before I make the purchase:

      You mean for compensating for the X and Y axes not being exactly 90 degrees from each other? Yes you can compensate for that, but you need to take measurements manually and then put the required compensation in the startup configuration file. If your frame is stable, you should only need to do this once.

      I don't think I explained that well. I've seen something similar to this poorly drawn example: https://i.imgur.com/1xGqyCS.png
      In that, I've seen machines home at the red points and work out the work-offset and apply it on a part-by-part basis rather than need to manually work it all out etc. It doesn't seem like it would be too difficult to add as a feature if it's not already.

      Currently the web interface is not optimised for CNC use. So you would have to use macros for workplace offsets etc. or else send the commands manually through the console.

      No problem at all. Is the firmware open source? If so, adding those buttons in "should" be within what i can actually do lol

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      • Danalundefined
        Danal @Asdasd1234
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        @Asdasd1234 said in Couple questions before I make the purchase:

        I've seen machines home at the red points and work out the work-offset and

        You can probe in any axis and set the work offset for that axis, all available now. NIST G-Code standard G54, 55, etc, etc. Automated "touch" conductive, or switch, or manual with a "wiggler" (edge finder) or ...

        I don't believe there is a way to probe the same edge multiple times and set an "angle". But then again, I may not be understanding the diagram, because I haven't seen this feature in any other "hobbiest" level CNC systems.

        Duet is shipping conditional g-code right now. Variables will be added soon. Once that is available, a macro that can calculate the angle seems VERY straightforward. What to do with the results of that calc... that I'm less sure.

        Delta / Kossel printer fanatic

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        • Asdasd1234undefined
          Asdasd1234 @Danal
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          @Danal said in Couple questions before I make the purchase:

          I don't believe there is a way to probe the same edge multiple times and set an "angle". But then again, I may not be understanding the diagram, because I haven't seen this feature in any other "hobbiest" level CNC systems.

          That's fine, It's not something deal breaking, I just saw it in some DIY builds on youtube a while back and assumed it was a common feature.

          EDITL Just seen your edit. Having the variables would indeed make that easy by the sounds of it!

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          • Danalundefined
            Danal @Asdasd1234
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            @Asdasd1234 said in Couple questions before I make the purchase:

            it was a common feature

            It may be something that I just haven't run across. I do a fair amount of home CNC, including some limited production runs. And, I was taught by a pro, and still talk to him a lot. Of course, that doesn't guarantee that I do or don't have a gap around a specific topic, like rotated work coordinate systems.

            Delta / Kossel printer fanatic

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            • jay_s_ukundefined
              jay_s_uk @Asdasd1234
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              @Asdasd1234

              The motors look ok, apart from the inductance being slightly on the high side. See https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Choosing_and_connecting_stepper_motors#Section_Inductance
              You could use the EMF calculator at https://www.reprapfirmware.org/ for an overview on max speed etc.

              And if you go with the Ooznest DWC version there will be nothing to edit to get the work offset buttons. DWC is open source though and can be found at https://github.com/chrishamm/DuetWebControl

              Owns various duet boards and is the main wiki maintainer for the Teamgloomy LPC/STM32 port of RRF. Assume I'm running whatever the latest beta/stable build is

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                Asdasd1234
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                @jay_s_uk said in Couple questions before I make the purchase:

                The motors look ok, apart from the inductance being slightly on the high side. See https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Choosing_and_connecting_stepper_motors#Section_Inductance
                You could use the EMF calculator at https://www.reprapfirmware.org/ for an overview on max speed etc.

                That calculator and article are great, I know an electrical engineer so I'll get them to go over it with me rather than pester everyone on here even more.

                And if you go with the Ooznest DWC version there will be nothing to edit to get the work offset buttons. DWC is open source though and can be found at https://github.com/chrishamm/DuetWebControl

                Sorry I misread above as it not working on duet 3, my bad. I'll still have a play around with the code though, software is more my thing than the electrical side.

                Many thanks to everyone for their help, I'll grab a board and have a play about with it.

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                • jay_s_ukundefined
                  jay_s_uk
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                  @Asdasd1234 said in Couple questions before I make the purchase:

                  Sorry I misread above as it not working on duet 3, my bad. I'll still have a play around with the code though, software is more my thing than the electrical side.

                  It won't work currently if connecting a raspberry pi or other SBC to the duet.
                  I've messaged them to see if the source for their changes are available as we can then port the changes across to the latest build and produce an SBC build of DWC

                  Owns various duet boards and is the main wiki maintainer for the Teamgloomy LPC/STM32 port of RRF. Assume I'm running whatever the latest beta/stable build is

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                  • droftartsundefined
                    droftarts administrators @Asdasd1234
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                    @Asdasd1234 said in Couple questions before I make the purchase:

                    adding those buttons in "should" be within what i can actually do lol

                    You just have to write a gcode file, with gcodes in it to do whatever you want, and save it to the 'macro' folder on the Duet SD card. Then the macros are available, as clickable entities (almost buttons) in the DWC and on the PanelDue. See https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Macros

                    Edit: yes, the firmware and Duet Web Control (DWC) are open source. See https://github.com/dc42/RepRapFirmware and https://github.com/chrishamm/DuetWebControl

                    Ian

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                    • Danalundefined
                      Danal
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                      Is workbee "firmware" really a release of Duet/RepRap firmware that they've certified, PLUS their web interface? Or is the actual firmware (that runs on the board) different?

                      Delta / Kossel printer fanatic

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                      • jay_s_ukundefined
                        jay_s_uk @Danal
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                        @Danal

                        The firmware has not been changed I believe. They've just supplied different versions of the config.g file for each machine. They probably also test each version to "certify" it

                        The main changes to DWC can be seen here https://learn.ooznest.co.uk/Guide/How+To+Use+WorkBee+Control/22?lang=en
                        They've mainly updated the dashboard to allow for multiple work co-ordinate systems and quick setting of X, Y and Z offsets.
                        At the moment, its based on 2.0.4 I think.

                        Owns various duet boards and is the main wiki maintainer for the Teamgloomy LPC/STM32 port of RRF. Assume I'm running whatever the latest beta/stable build is

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                        • Danalundefined
                          Danal
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                          Perfect, thanks.

                          That's more or less what I thought, just wasn't sure.

                          Delta / Kossel printer fanatic

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                            Asdasd1234 @droftarts
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                            @droftarts said in Couple questions before I make the purchase:

                            @Asdasd1234 said in Couple questions before I make the purchase:

                            adding those buttons in "should" be within what i can actually do lol

                            You just have to write a gcode file, with gcodes in it to do whatever you want, and save it to the 'macro' folder on the Duet SD card. Then the macros are available, as clickable entities (almost buttons) in the DWC and on the PanelDue. See https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Macros

                            Edit: yes, the firmware and Duet Web Control (DWC) are open source. See https://github.com/dc42/RepRapFirmware and https://github.com/chrishamm/DuetWebControl

                            Ian

                            I was thinking more along adding current display of work-offset co-ords or something that might fall outside of that range. But the other version I was linked seems to already do most of what I wanted to add. I make use of the macros list on the side already for purges/filament changes on my printer which are a great feature.

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                            • jay_s_ukundefined
                              jay_s_uk @Asdasd1234
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                              @Asdasd1234

                              Source code for Ooznest version is here

                              https://github.com/lockryan/DuetWebControl/tree/workbeecontrol

                              Owns various duet boards and is the main wiki maintainer for the Teamgloomy LPC/STM32 port of RRF. Assume I'm running whatever the latest beta/stable build is

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                              • Asdasd1234undefined
                                Asdasd1234
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                                Sorry I've got one last bit to question
                                I saw above someone mention connecting to it with a RPI, and a bit on the product page saying
                                "Dedicated High speed bus to a single board computer (e.g. Raspberry Pi) for the user interface and plugins"

                                Does this mean that the Duet 3 doesn't have the interface available from just the board like the duet 2? Do I need an RPI to run the web server? My only experience is the duet 2 wifi which was just plug and play on that front.

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                                  dc42 administrators @Asdasd1234
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                                  @Asdasd1234 said in Couple questions before I make the purchase:

                                  Sorry I've got one last bit to question
                                  I saw above someone mention connecting to it with a RPI, and a bit on the product page saying
                                  "Dedicated High speed bus to a single board computer (e.g. Raspberry Pi) for the user interface and plugins"

                                  Does this mean that the Duet 3 doesn't have the interface available from just the board like the duet 2? Do I need an RPI to run the web server? My only experience is the duet 2 wifi which was just plug and play on that front.

                                  You can run Duet 3 either in standalone mode (like Duet 2) with its web server using the Ethernet port and local SD card, or with an attached RPi.

                                  Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                                  Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
                                  http://www.escher3d.com, https://miscsolutions.wordpress.com

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                                  • Asdasd1234undefined
                                    Asdasd1234
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                                    Ah ok, that makes more sense, thanks

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                                      dc42 administrators @Asdasd1234
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                                      ..and in standalone mode, you can connect a PanelDue to it.

                                      Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                                      Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
                                      http://www.escher3d.com, https://miscsolutions.wordpress.com

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                                      • DaBitundefined
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                                        It is possible to tell RRF a transformation matrix (M669), so transforming the machine coordinate system to match the workpiece could be done with some conditional G code. I think you would need variables though, and those are not supported yet.

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