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    • Wurstkarton
      Wurstkarton last edited by

      I am looking for a schematic of the Duet Maestro stepper driver expansion.

      For the Maestro itself, you can find it on github. What about the expansion? Is this available as well?

      Thanks!

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      • T3P3Tony
        T3P3Tony administrators last edited by T3P3Tony

        It was designed by M3D, I will ask them for it. It is basically the same as the TMC2208 elements of the shcematic on the Maestro itself tho.

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        • Wurstkarton
          Wurstkarton last edited by

          Thats what I am guessing, but I would like to verify it. I have still this strange issue that the expansion does not perform as well as the onboard steppers. The print results are identical, but the noise is worse.

          Schematic would help a ton. Thanks!

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          • dc42
            dc42 administrators @Wurstkarton last edited by dc42

            @Wurstkarton said in Duet Maesto Stepper Driver Expansion Schematic:

            The print results are identical, but the noise is worse.

            Are you using any M569 settings to change the driver mode; and if so, are you using the same settings on the expansion drivers as on the main board drivers?

            Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
            Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
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            • Wurstkarton
              Wurstkarton @dc42 last edited by

              @dc42
              Yes, I am using this command.

              M569 P0 S0 D3 V1000
              M569 P1 S0 D3 V1000
              M569 P2 S1 D3 V1000
              M569 P3 S0 D3 V1000
              M569 P4 S1 D3 V1000
              M569 P5 S0 D3 V1000
              M569 P6 S1 D3 V1000
              

              Same Motors. Same extruders. Same settings. I created a thread about it a while back (see this thread), but had other issues to fight with up to now.

              The conclusion at the time was:

              • tried 2 Maestros with same result
              • tried 2 Expansion boards with same result
              • tried different cables (same type though) with same result
              • tried different motors (same type though) with same result

              So it might be that the expansion cannot handle this type of motor well? Or the cable length is a problem (50cm)?

              Anyways, I would like to try and take a look at it myself. To do so, I want to see the schematic.

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              • dc42
                dc42 administrators last edited by dc42

                Thanks. The difference might possibly be caused by differences in layout between the daughter board and the main board. I don't know whether M3D copied our main board layout for the daughter board, or did their own layout.

                I can't imagine that 50cm cable length would be a problem.

                Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
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                • T3P3Tony
                  T3P3Tony administrators last edited by

                  @Wurstkarton got the thumbs up:
                  https://github.com/T3P3/Duet/blob/master/Duet_Expansion/Maestro_Expansion/Duet 2 Maestro - Expansion Schematic.PDF

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                  • Wurstkarton
                    Wurstkarton @T3P3Tony last edited by

                    @T3P3Tony Thank you! That was quick.

                    I'll take a look later.

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                    • Wurstkarton
                      Wurstkarton last edited by

                      From the schematic, I do not really see any noteworthy difference. As @dc42 mentioned, it rather might be the implementation in the layout.

                      Anyways, I'll use a current probe with an osci this week to assess the differences. I'll come back with what I find.

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                      • Wurstkarton
                        Wurstkarton last edited by

                        I performed the analysis and checked the current fed by the drivers into the motors using a scope + current probe attached to a single wire of the motor.

                        This is how a onboard driver performs (P4, TBL = 1, different feedrates):

                        B1_f300.png
                        B1_f1800.png
                        B1_f3600.png

                        As can be observed, the waveforms are very smooth. At 60mm/s, you can see that the sine wave gets jagged (which is fine for higher speeds).

                        This is how P6 performs (TBL = 1):

                        B1_f300.png
                        B1_f1800.png
                        B1_f3600.png

                        This also looks pretty good. Although it is a touch less smooth as before.

                        Now to the black sheep in the flock, P5 (5mm/s for TBL 0,1 and 2):

                        B0_f300.png
                        B1_f300.png
                        B2_f300.png

                        I found that setting TBL to 1 seems to yield the best result, which is why I also used this setting for the other drivers. Taking a look at higher velocities, we can see that this driver definitely performs worse:

                        B1_f1800.png
                        B1_f3600.png

                        Interestingly, P5 is the driver, which has this hole in the PCB to allow for a mechanical spacer.

                        To do for me: Split up the two expansion boards I have and insert both P6 steppers into the P5+P6 sockets on the Maestro. I'll see if I can manage on the weekend (although I am not sure how to do this exactly. Don't want to break anything).

                        To do for you guys: Please try to get your hands on the layout. This rough floorplan in the .pdf does not show any traces or ground planes.

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                        • dc42
                          dc42 administrators last edited by

                          Do you have identical stepper motors connected to P5 and P6?

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                          • Wurstkarton
                            Wurstkarton last edited by Wurstkarton

                            I disconnected the cables from the motors and attached it to the same motor every time for the measurements.

                            [Edit]: I'll try and set everything up on the weekend. I think I will be able to conclude if it is a problem with the expansion or with my setup.

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                            • dc42
                              dc42 administrators last edited by

                              Do you find P5 noisier than P6 when driving the same motor at the same speed?

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                              • Wurstkarton
                                Wurstkarton @dc42 last edited by

                                @dc42 yes. P6 is as quiet as the internal ones (more or less). P5 ist causing a lot of vibration and noise.

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                                • dc42
                                  dc42 administrators last edited by

                                  You said you have two expansion boards. Is P5 noisy on both of them?

                                  Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
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                                  • Wurstkarton
                                    Wurstkarton @dc42 last edited by Wurstkarton

                                    @dc42 I just did the exercise and switched the expansion board. Same result.

                                    I thought that it might be the cables. So I decided to switch those too. Also, I twisted the pairs, but that also did not have an impact.

                                    Some more insight I have found: only one of the two current paths is affected. Output 1 of P5. Output 2 is fine. Somehow the upper (well, upper depends on your point of view, but it is clear what I mean 😉 ) part of the sine wave gets a bit chopped of output 1.

                                    Consequently, the two coils in the motor see a different current and hence are driven assymetrically. For me, it now looks like a bug (although it would be nice if someone else could try the same).

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

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                                    • Wurstkarton
                                      Wurstkarton last edited by Wurstkarton

                                      Okay. So I split up both of my expansions (one of which already had a groove and was easy, the other one was more work) and installed both "P6" to the Maestro.

                                      Everything is running fine now! 🙂

                                      Well, this concludes it for me. I have two leftover P5 - if someone is interested. 😏

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                                      • BotLawson
                                        BotLawson last edited by

                                        Replacing the controller on a Chinese IDEX printer with a Duet 2 Maestro + Stepper Driver Expansion and I've run into this same problem. P5 is VERY noisy when it switches to SpreadCycle mode. Sounds almost like the stepper is stalled and you can feel the carriage vibrate while moving. (double checked the wiring, haven't crossed anything...) I'm using the same stepper motor on the P0 channel, and P0 is silent.

                                        Anyone figured out what's wrong with the P5 stepper driver on the expansion? Does it need some components replaced? (wrong Capacitor or resistor somewhere?)

                                        For now I've worked around it by setting the "V" parameter to 25 so it says in Stealth chop for most moves. It also got better when I swapped the X1 and X2 motors and wires. The motors are the same part number but, the X2 motor has longer wires.

                                        M569 P5 S1 D3 V25                                 	; physical drive 5 goes forwards E2 (Very noisy!)
                                        
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                                        • Wurstkarton
                                          Wurstkarton @BotLawson last edited by

                                          @BotLawson I think there is a flaw with the design of the expansion. Even P6 produces slightly worse results than the internal steppers.

                                          As for P5, there might be a way to fix it by comparing the layout of P5 with P6 and find the difference. Still missing this file though.

                                          From looking at the PCB, there is not much to observe between the two...

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                                          • dc42
                                            dc42 administrators last edited by

                                            Do the passive components around the TMC2224 chip look identical on both parts of the boards that you have?

                                            Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                                            Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
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                                            • Wurstkarton
                                              Wurstkarton @dc42 last edited by

                                              @dc42 from what I could tell, yes. But that really does not mean much.

                                              The layout of output 1 (which is the output that generates the problem) looks a bit different, but I am not sure if this really would be a problem. Would be easier to see with the actual layout in a design tool.

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                                              • BotLawson
                                                BotLawson last edited by

                                                I do see some differences in the expansion board schematic. The 470pF ESD capacitors on the motor outputs have different voltage ratings. If the Duet 2 has NPO caps while the Expansion has Y5V (or even X7R) this might cause some noise as the higher capacitance capacitor dialectics are non-linear and piezoelectric while the NPO dialectic is nearly ideal.

                                                I'd also look closely at the grounding and parasitics of the current sense resistors on P5. That current wave-form sure looks like the current loop has started to go unstable. Might not need much series inductance to drive it over the edge. (the TMC2224 data sheet even warns about stray inductance on this circuit) Also check the supply decoupling for stray inductance or capacitor dialectic differences as these could can easily couple back into the loop.

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                                                • dc42
                                                  dc42 administrators @BotLawson last edited by

                                                  @BotLawson said in Duet Maesto Stepper Driver Expansion Schematic:

                                                  I'd also look closely at the grounding and parasitics of the current sense resistors on P5.

                                                  I suspect that's where the problem lies.

                                                  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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                                                  • dc42
                                                    dc42 administrators last edited by

                                                    I've managed to obtain the Gerber files for the expansion daughter board, and I think the difference between P5 and P6 can indeed be explained by layout differences - in particular, differences in the ground plane. Here is the top copper layer of the PCB.

                                                    ce750f1d-8d92-485b-a903-fd6fddf448a0-image.png

                                                    The most significant difference I can see is that in the upper driver, the top (ground) end of sense resistor R3 has to go around a very long path to reach the decoupling capacitors and the ground pad of the chip. You could try adding a wire link as shown between the top end of R3 and either the ground end of the electrolytic capacitor C4 as shown (taking care not to short it against C6) or alternatively looping over the edge of the board to the bottom copper ground plane underneath the ground end of C4.

                                                    Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                                                    Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
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                                                    • Wurstkarton
                                                      Wurstkarton @dc42 last edited by

                                                      @dc42 Thank you for this analysis. At the moment, I do not have the need to try it out (as I have two P6). But I am sure that others may find it useful! 🙂

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