How to setup the microswitch as an endstop and Z probe?
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Hi.
I have a microswitch on my carriage X. I need to setup it to work as Z endstop and Z probe at the same time.
The configuration in my config file is:M574 Z1 S1 P"zstop" ; Z-Probe M558 P4 X0 Y0 Z1 H3 F220 T10000 ; Set Z probe to switch and set dive height H, probe speed F and travel speed T G31 P200 X-2.75 Y-39 Z0 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height M557 X10:285 Y10:230 S30 ; Define mesh grid M376 H5 ; Hnnn Height (mm) over which to taper off the bed compensationFor this configuration the microswitch is working well as Z endstop. But when I try to use command G29 to build the heat bed mesh, I got the error "Error: G29: Z probe 0 not found"
What is my mistake? Could somebody help me to setup the microswitch correcly?
The firmware is 3.1.1 (2020-05-19b2). -
If your firmware is 3.1.1 your command syntax is incorrect. For isntance, you need to define the signal pin in your M558 command. Also, M558 X Y Z haven't been used since 1.15.
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_M558_Set_Z_probe_type
Verify your firmware version with M115 and then alter your syntax to suit. I suggest getting a sample config set from the web configurator to compare against.
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@Phaedrux , thank you fpr your reply.
Yes, my firmware is 3.1.1.
I changed my config likeM574 Z0 P"nil" ; no Z endstop switch, free up Z endstop input ; Z-Probe M558 P5 C"zstop" H5 F220 T10000 ; Z probe connected to Z endstop input and set dive height H, probe speed F and travel speed T G31 P200 X-2.75 Y-39 Z0 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height M557 X10:285 Y10:230 S30 ; Define mesh grid M376 H5 ; Hnnn Height (mm) over which to taper off the bed compensationBut I still feel that something wrong again. Now I cant home Z axis.
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Post your full config.g and your homeall.g. maybe homez.g too.
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config.g
; General preferences M80 ; Turn on printer G21 ; Work in millimiters G90 ; Send absolute coordinates... M83 ; ...but relative extruder moves M667 S1 ; Select CoreXY mode M550 DreamsCube ; Set the machine name ; Network M550 P"DreamsCube" ; Set machine name M552 S1 ; Enable network M587 S"SSN" P"password" ; Configure access point. You can delete this line once connected M586 P0 S1 ; Enable HTTP M586 P1 S0 ; Disable FTP M586 P2 S0 ; Disable Telnet ; Drives M569 P0 S1 ; X M569 P1 S1 ; Y M569 P2 S0 ; Z M569 P5 S0 ; Extruder 3 goes backwards M569 P6 S0 ; Extruder 2 goes backwards M584 X0 Y1 Z2 E9:7:6:5 ; set drive mapping M350 X16 Y16 E16 I1 ; Configure microstepping with interpolation M350 Z8 I0 M92 X80.60 Y80.60 Z400.00 E415.00 ; Set steps per mm Z400 1208.00 E387.00 M566 X900.00 Y900.00 Z10.00 E120.00 ; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min) Jerk M203 X12000.00 Y12000.00 Z1500.00 E3000.00 ; Set maximum speeds (mm/min) M201 X3000.00 Y3000.00 Z300.00 E1500.00 ; Set accelerations (mm/s^2) M906 X900 Y900 Z1300 E900:900:900:900 I60 ; Set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent M84 S0 ; Disable motor idle current reduction ; -------------- Tool changer motor --------------------------------------------------------------------- M569 P4 S1 ; Physical drive 4 goes forwards M584 U4 ; Motor connected to E1 port on Duet2 WiFi M350 U4 I1 ; Microstepping with interpolation for toolchanger motor M92 U30.578 ; Set steps per mm M566 U50 ; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min) Jerk M203 U3000.00 ; Set maximum speeds (mm/min) M201 U800.00 ; Set accelerations (mm/s^2) M906 U1000.00 I100 ; Set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent M208 U0:40 ; Set Elastic Lock (U axis) max rotation angle M574 U1 S1 P"e1stop" ; Set homing switch configuration for toolchange lock. Both switches should be wired NC and in series. ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; Axis Limits M208 X0 Y0 Z0 S1 ; Set axis minima M208 X290 Y230 Z190 S0 ; Set axis maxima ; Endstops M574 X1 S1 P"xstop" ; configure active-high endstop (microswich) for high end on X via pin xstop M574 Y1 S1 P"ystop" ; configure active-high endstop (microswich) for high end on Y via pin ystop ;M574 Z1 S1 P"zstop" ; configure active-high endstop (microswich) for high end on Z via pin zstop M574 Z0 P"nil" ; no Z endstop switch, free up Z endstop input ; Z-Probe M558 P5 C"zstop" H5 F220 T10000 ; Z probe connected to Z endstop input G31 P200 X-2.75 Y-39 Z0 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height M557 X10:285 Y10:230 S30 ; Define mesh grid M376 H5 ; Hnnn Height (mm) over which to taper off the bed compensation ; HEATED BED M308 S0 P"bedtemp" Y"thermistor" A"Bed Temp" T100000 B4138 ; configure Sensor 0 as thermistor on pin bedtemp M950 H0 C"bedheat" T0 ; create bed heater output on pin bedheat and map it to Sensor 0 M143 H0 S120 ; set temperature limit for Heater 0 to 120C M307 H0 A306.3 C 396.9 D1.3 V24.1 B0 S1.00 ; disable bang-bang mode for Heater 0 and set PWM limit, PWN power 1 M301 H0 P173.9 I7.568 D161.9 ; PID parameters for Heater 0 M140 H0 S0 ; map heated bed to heater 0 ; -------------------------------Tools------------------------------------------------------------------------ ; -------------------------------Tool 0 M308 S1 P"duex.e3temp" Y"thermistor" A"Tool 0 Temp" T100000 B4138 R4700 ; configure Sensor 1 as thermistor on pin duex.e3temp M950 H1 C"duex.e3heat" T1 ; create nozzle Heater 1 output on duex.e3heat and map it to Sensor 1 M143 H1 S260 ; set temperature limit for Heater 1 to 260C M307 H1 A625 C253.8 D3.4 S0.8 V24.1 B0 ; disable bang-bang mode for Heater 1 and set PWM limit, PWN power 0.8 A628.1 M301 H1 P25 I0.734 D75.0 ; PID parameters for Heater 1 P21.4 I0.734 D50.5 M950 F1 C"duex.fan3" Q500 ; create Fan 1 on pin duex.fan3(Tool 0 hotend fan) M106 P1 S0 H1 X190 T150 C"Tool 0 HotEnd" ; Tool 0 HotEnd blowing fan. Thermostatic control is turned on for Heater 1 M106 P1 S0 ; Turn off Tool 0 HotEnd blowing fan. M950 F0 C"fan0" Q500 ; create Fan 0 on pin fan0 (Tool 0 model fan) M106 P0 S0 H-1 C"Tool 0 Model" ; Tool 0 Model blowing fan. Thermostatic control is turned off M563 P0 D0 H1 F0:1 S"Tool 0" ; Define tool 0 G10 P0 X0.2 Y0.15 Z-9 ; Set tool 0 axis offsets 0.2 0.15 G10 P0 R0 S0 ; Set initial tool 0 active and standby temperatures to 0C ; -------------------------------Tool 1 M308 S2 P"duex.e4temp" Y"thermistor" A"Tool 1 Temp" T100000 B4138 R4700 ; configure Sensor 2 as thermistor on pin duex.e4temp M950 H2 C"duex.e4heat" T2 ; create nozzle Heater 2 output on duex.e4heat and map it to Sensor 2 M143 H2 S260 ; set temperature limit for Heater 2 to 260C M307 H2 A630 C251.7 D4.7 S0.8 V24.1 B0 ; disable bang-bang mode for Heater 2 and set PWM limit, PWN power 0.8 A584.6 C251.7 D4.7 M301 H1 P16.5 I0.7 D70 ; PID parameters for Heater 2 P16.5 I0.482 D53.8 M950 F3 C"fan1" Q500 ; create Fan 3 on pin fan2 (Tool 1 hotend fan) M106 P3 S0 H2 X255 T150 C"Tool 1 HotEnd" ; Tool 1 HotEnd blowing fan. Thermostatic control is turned on for Heater 2 M106 P3 S0 ; Turn off Tool 1 HotEnd blowing fan. M950 F2 C"fan2" Q500 ; create Fan 2 on pin fan1 (Tool 1 model fan) M106 P2 S0 H-1 C"Tool 1 Model" ; Tool 1 Model blowing fan. Thermostatic control is turned off M563 P1 D1 H2 F2:3 S"Tool 1" ; Define tool 1 G10 P1 X-0.15 Y-0.2 Z-9.35 ; Set tool 1 axis offsets -8.83 G10 P1 R0 S0 ; Set initial tool 1 active and standby temperatures to 0C ; -------------------------------Tool 2 M308 S3 P"duex.e5temp" Y"thermistor" A"Tool 2 Temp" T100000 B4138 R4700 ; configure Sensor 3 as thermistor on pin duex.e6temp M950 H3 C"duex.e5heat" T3 ; create nozzle Heater 3 output on duex.e6heat and map it to Sensor 3 M143 H3 S260 ; set temperature limit for Heater 3 to 260C M307 H3 A410.3 C175.5 D4 S0.8 V24.1 B0 ; disable bang-bang mode for Heater 3 and set PWM limit, PWN power 0.8 M950 F5 C"duex.fan4" ; create Fan 5 on pin duex.fan4 (Tool 2 hotend fan) Q500 M106 P5 S0 H3 L255 T150 C"Tool 2 HotEnd" ; Tool 2 HotEnd blowing fan. Thermostatic control is turned on for Heater 3 ;M106 P5 S0 ; Turn off Tool 2 HotEnd blowing fan. M950 F4 C"duex.fan5" Q500 ; create Fan 4 on pin duex.fan5 (Tool 2 model fan) M106 P4 S0 H-1 C"Tool 2 Model" ; Tool 2 Model blowing fan. Thermostatic control is turned off M563 P2 D2 H3 F4:5 S"Tool 2" ; Define tool 3 G10 P2 X0 Y0 Z-8.78 ; Set tool 1 axis offsets -8.83 G10 P2 R0 S0 ; Set initial tool 1 active and standby temperatures to 0C ; -------------------------------Tool 3 M308 S4 P"e1temp" Y"thermistor" A"Tool 3 Temp" T100000 B4138 R4700 ; configure Sensor 4 as thermistor on pin duex.e2temp M950 H4 C"duex.e2heat" T4 ; create nozzle Heater 4 output on duex.e2heat and map it to Sensor 4 M143 H4 S260 ; set temperature limit for Heater 4 to 260C M307 H4 A515.7 C198.5 D4.4 S0.8 V24.1 B0 ; disable bang-bang mode for Heater 4 and set PWM limit, PWN power 0.8 M950 F7 C"duex.fan6" ; create Fan 7 on pin duex.fan6 (Tool 3 hotend fan) M106 P7 S0 H4 X250 T150 C"Tool 3 HotEnd" ; Tool 3 HotEnd blowing fan. Thermostatic control is turned on for Heater 4 M106 P7 S0 ; Turn off Tool 3 HotEnd blowing fan. M950 F6 C"duex.fan7" Q500 ; create Fan 6 on pin duex.fan7 (Tool 3 model fan) M106 P6 S0 H-1 C"Tool 3 Model" ; Tool 3 Model blowing fan. Thermostatic control is turned off M563 P3 D3 H4 F6:7 S"Tool 3" ; Define tool 3 G10 P3 X0.15 Y0 Z-9.23 ; Set tool 1 axis offsets G10 P3 R0 S0 ; Set initial tool 1 active and standby temperatures to 0C M950 H6 C"nil" ; disable heater 5 and free up the associated pin M950 S1 C"duex.e6heat" ;homez.g
G91 ; relative mode G1 H2 Z4 F500 ; raise head 4mm to ensure it is above the switch trigger height G90 ; back to absolute mode G1 X150 Y140 F6000 ; put the head wherever you want it to be when you home Z (omit this line if it doesn't matter) G91 ; relative mode G1 H1 Z-200 F1000 ; move Z down until the switch triggers G1 Z4 F1000 ; go back a few mm G1 H1 Z-205 F250 ; move slowly to Z axis endstop once more (second pass) G90 ; back to absolute mode G92 Z0 ; tell the firmware that we are at Z=0mm -
@Railnolds You need to change your homez and homeall to use the probe as the endstop.
This is achieved by using G30.
Below is my homez, which uses the probe.; homez.g ; called to home the Z axis ; ; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v2.1.4 on Mon Dec 09 2019 17:42:21 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time) ; ################# Home Z Preparation ################ G91 ; Relative mode G1 H2 Z5 F5000 ; Lower the bed G90 ; Back to absolute positioning G1 X0 Y0 F10000 ; Move to the center of the bed ; ################# Home Z Preparation ################ M558 F250 ; Set the probing speed G30 ; Probe a single point M558 F30 ; Set a slower probing speed G30 ; Probe a single point -
@jay_s_uk thank you.
Additionally, the microswitch should be connected to the probe pin, not to the zstop pin, am I right?
Now I connect it to the probe_in pin and change my config like thisM574 Z1 S2 ; configure Z-probe endstop for low end on Z ; Z-Probe M558 P5 C"^zprobe.in" H5 F220 T10000 ; Z probe connected to Z probe pin and set dive height H, probe speed F and travel speed T G31 P200 X-2.75 Y-39 Z0 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height M557 X10:285 Y10:230 S30 ; Define mesh grid M376 H5 ; Hnnn Height (mm) over which to taper off the bed compensationAnd also changed my homez.g file according to your suggestion.
Now it is working, and also I can build the mesh of my bed.
Thank all for your help!
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You're welcome.
RRF3 is flexible enough that it doesn't really matter which connector is used. You could use the zstop or the probe and it would still work as long as the config.g matched -
@jay_s_uk but in config tool is noted that "A switch is used to determine the distance between nozzle and bed. This switch must be connected to the Z probe terminal and not to the Z endstop switch terminal!"
And config tool generate the config file to connect the probe to the zprobe.in pin.
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I believe that is a hangover from RRF2 and is a comment that should not be related to RRF3.
@chrishamm / @wilriker something to be changed in the configtool I would suggest
I have raised an issue on github as that same comment also appears for the duet 3 which doesn't even have a zprobe port! -
@jay_s_uk , I hope you are right. Thank you
