G32 Dual Z axis constant 0.6mm off-level difference
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I'm trying to get dual axis leveling to work. It seems I'm doing everything right according to the duet wiki but I constantly get 0.6mm difference between sides. I tried various alternative x and y inputs with no meaningful difference to the result.
I tried to get this to work past 3 months, please help.RRF3, Cartesian Ender3
config.g
M584 X0 Y1 Z2:4 E3 ; set drive mapping M350 X32 Y32 Z32 E32 I1 ; configure microstepping with interpolation M92 X160.00 Y160.00 Z800 E194.68 ; set steps per mm 210.00 without m350 M566 X1200.00 Y1200.00 Z24.00 E300.00 ; set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min) M203 X9000.00 Y9000.00 Z180.00 E6000.00 ; set maximum speeds (mm/min) M201 X500.00 Y500.00 Z100.00 E5000.00 ; set accelerations (mm/s^2) M906 X800 Y800 Z800 E1000 I30 ; set motor currents (mA) M572 D0 S0.42 ; set pressure advance for direct drive M84 S30 ; Set idle timeout ;dual z axis limits M671 X-30:260 Y115:115 S0.5 ; leadscrews at left (connected to Z) and right (connected to E1) of X axis M208 X45:195 Y30:185 ; X carriage moves from -5 to 205, Y bed goes from 0 to 200bed.g
G30 P0 X18 Y115 Z-99999 ; probe near a leadscrew, half way along Y axis G30 P1 X210 Y115 Z-99999 S2 ; probe near a leadscrew and calibrate 2 motors G28 ZAs I probe the bed after G32 I get the result:
G32Leadscrew adjustments made: -0.077 0.164, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (0.043, 0.054) after (-0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.484 mm Stopped at height 0.426 mm 17/09/2020, 13:04:45 -
can you output the result of multible g32 straight after one another
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This is my 3 checks 1 after another and they are never right , but easier than levelling manually.
17/09/2020, 14:16:01 Leadscrew adjustments made: -0.008 -0.005, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (-0.007, 0.001) after (0.000, 0.000) 17/09/2020, 14:15:30 G32 Leadscrew adjustments made: -0.010 -0.003, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (-0.007, 0.002) after (-0.000, 0.000) 17/09/2020, 14:14:54 G32 Leadscrew adjustments made: -0.026 0.022, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (-0.001, 0.014) after (0.000, 0.000) -
(-0.007, 0.001)
(-0.007, 0.002)
(-0.001, 0.014)from those measurements they are pretty level.
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I have to wonder why you'd want to add a second z axis to such a small printer with a well designed cantilevered single Z axis setup already.
As it is, I think you're bouncing around in the noise floor of the probe. Post your probe type and settings, you may be able to improve it's reliability a bit.
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TL;DR I found one of the the culprits, It's the Z offset in the G31 command but I don't know what to do - I need this offset.
G31 P100 X-35 Y-4 ;Z0.540@Phaedrux I print 19cm wide things along x axis - Sag causes 1mm difference unless I adjust the bed. But I need the parts to be accurate. The first layer prints well on one side and on the other not.
Results I got are actually false and it was my mechanical fault. Here are the new results. @Veti @peter247
Here is a result with Z offset:
G32 Stopped at height 0.533 mm Stopped at height 0.598 mm Leadscrew adjustments made: -0.018 -0.240, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (-0.121, 0.065) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.502 mm Stopped at height 0.647 mmAnd here without Z offset:
G28 Stopped at height 0.842 mm Stopped at height 0.642 mm Leadscrew adjustments made: 0.180 -0.393, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (-0.087, 0.168) after (-0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.783 mm Stopped at height 0.755 mmThe second issue is that consecutive G32's unlevel the bed but I'm sure I have correctly configured and wired which axis is left and which is right (I also tried switching them but that did not work):
24/09/2020, 20:23:13 G32 Stopped at height 0.632 mm Stopped at height 0.837 mm Leadscrew adjustments made: -0.096 -0.164, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (-0.127, 0.020) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.632 mm Stopped at height 0.865 mm 24/09/2020, 20:21:28 G32 Stopped at height 0.665 mm Stopped at height 0.815 mm Leadscrew adjustments made: -0.054 -0.177, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (-0.111, 0.036) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.632 mm Stopped at height 0.837 mm 24/09/2020, 20:19:11 G32 Stopped at height 0.712 mm Stopped at height 0.798 mm Leadscrew adjustments made: 0.006 -0.188, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (-0.084, 0.057) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.658 mm Stopped at height 0.815 mm 24/09/2020, 20:14:54 G32 Stopped at height 0.752 mm Stopped at height 0.725 mm Leadscrew adjustments made: 0.070 -0.286, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (-0.096, 0.104) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.690 mm Stopped at height 0.772 mmMaybe G28 does it well, Ill test it.
I added G31 Z0.540 to the homeall.g from config.g maybe that will help.What do you think?
EDIT: Fixed formatting.
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After I push emergency stop and run homeall.g
G91 ; relative positioning G1 H2 Z5 F6000 ; lift Z relative to current position M190 S60 ; set temp to 60 G1 H1 X-240 Y-240 F3000 ; move quickly to X and Y axis endstops and stop there (first pass) G1 H2 X5 Y5 F6000 ; go back a few mm G1 H1 X-240 Y-240 F240 ; move slowly to X and Y axis endstops once more (second pass) G1 H2 Z5 F6000 ; lift Z relative to current position G1 X160 Y115 F3000 ; put head over the centre of the bed, or wherever you want to probe G30 F240 ; lower head, stop when probe triggered and set Z to trigger height G90 ; back to absolute mode G1 H2 X0 Y0 Z20 F6000 ; Go to home position G32 G31 Z0.540 G29 S1 G28 ZI get fine results:
G28 Stopped at height 0.815 mm Stopped at height 0.690 mm Leadscrew adjustments made: 0.139 -0.349, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (-0.088, 0.143) after (-0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.730 mm Stopped at height 0.770 mmBut it is ridiculous. Limiting use.
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Post your full config.
What probe are you using?
1mm of sag seems pretty extreme, even the stock cantilever setup isn't that bad. There shouldn't be any sag on such a short span. What is going on mechanically to create so much of a difference side to side?
@rudenick said in G32 Dual Z axis constant 0.6mm off-level difference:
G30 F240 ; lower head, stop when probe triggered and set Z to trigger height G90 ; back to absolute mode G1 H2 X0 Y0 Z20 F6000 ; Go to home position G32 G31 Z0.540 G29 S1 G28 Z
There are a few problems here. G30 F240 is not a valid command. If you want to set the dive speed you need to specify it with M558 F240 on the line before the G30.
Your homeall calls G28 Z so please post homez.g
In your homeall you call G32, which is bed.g which has a g28 Z in it to home the z axis, but then you also change the trigger height with G31 Z0.540 and then load a heightmap, and then home z again.
You should set the trigger height in config.g and leave it there. You haven't posted your config so I don't know what your trigger height is set there, but if it's different than 0.540 then you're going to have some problems.
What trigger height was used to create the heightmap?
You should only load the heightmap after the Z axis has been homed with the probe.
Without your config.g I can't say more, but it sounds like you have the Z motor drivers defined in a different order than you are using to probe, so double check that the left motor is connected to driver 2 and the right to driver 4.
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@Phaedrux said in G32 Dual Z axis constant 0.6mm off-level difference:
You should set the trigger height in config.g and leave it there. You haven't posted your config so I don't know what your trigger height is set there, but if it's different than 0.540 then you're going to have some problems.
I started getting fine leveling results precisely because I moved it from config.g so G32 works without it. How do I get better measurements with Z offset in there? (they were scattered and inconsistent. I got the motors in the right order.
At least now they get more even but still I need to home it few times
25/09/2020, 07:54:49 G28 Leadscrew adjustments made: 0.052 -0.048, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (0.005, 0.029) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.590 mm Stopped at height 0.540 mm Error: Homing failed 25/09/2020, 07:47:56 G28 Leadscrew adjustments made: 0.096 -0.089, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (0.010, 0.054) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.595 mm Stopped at height 0.515 mm Error: Homing failed 25/09/2020, 07:45:14 G28 Leadscrew adjustments made: 0.164 -0.158, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (0.014, 0.094) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.647 mm Stopped at height 0.505 mm Error: Homing failed -
Full config.g
; General preferences G90 ; send absolute coordinates... M83 ; ...but relative extruder moves M550 P"Ender1" ; set printer name ; Network ;M552 S0 ; disable network ; Drives M569 P0 S0 D3 ;T0.1:0.1:0.02:0.02 ; physical drive 0 goes backwards using TMC220x driver timings M569 P1 S0 D3 ;T0.1:0.1:0.02:0.02 ; physical drive 1 goes backwards using TMC220x driver timings M569 P2 S1 D3 ;T0.1:0.1:0.02:0.02 ; physical drive 2 goes forwards using TMC220x driver timings M569 P3 S0 ;T0.1:0.1:0.02:0.02 ; physical drive 3 goes backwards using TMC220x driver timings M569 P4 S1 D3 ;T0.1:0.1:0.02:0.02 ; physical drive 3 goes backwards using TMC220x driver timings ;M569 P0 S0 ; physical drive 0 goes forwards using default driver timings ;M569 P1 S0 ; physical drive 1 goes forwards using default driver timings ;M569 P2 S1 ; physical drive 2 goes forwards using default driver timings ;M569 P3 S0 ; physical drive 3 goes forwards using default driver timings M584 X0 Y1 Z2:4 E3 ; set drive mapping M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E32 I1 ; configure microstepping with interpolation M92 X80.00 Y80.00 Z400 E194.68 ; set steps per mm 210.00 without m350 M566 X1200.00 Y1200.00 Z24.00 E300.00 ; set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min) M203 X9000.00 Y9000.00 Z180.00 E6000.00 ; set maximum speeds (mm/min) M201 X500.00 Y500.00 Z100.00 E5000.00 ; set accelerations (mm/s^2) M906 X800 Y800 Z800 E1000 I30 ; set motor currents (mA) M572 D0 S0.42 ; set pressure advance for direct drive M84 S30 ; Set idle timeout ;dual z axis limits ;TO BE CORRECTED M671 X-30:260 Y115:115 S1 ; leadscrews at left (connected to Z) and right (connected to E1) of X axis ;M208 X45:195 Y30:185 ; X carriage moves from -5 to 205, Y bed goes from 0 to 200 ; Axis Limits M208 X0 Y0 Z0 S1 ; set axis minima M208 X252 Y230 Z230 S0 ; set axis maxima ; Endstops M574 X1 S1 P"xstop" ; configure active-high endstop for low end on X via pin xstop M574 Y1 S1 P"ystop" ; configure active-high endstop for low end on Y via pin ystop M574 Z1 S1 P"zstop" ; configure active-high endstop for low end on Z via pin zstop ; Z-Probe PINDA M558 P5 C"probe" H3 F120 T6000 A20 S0.005 ; PINDA ;M308 S2 P"e1temp" A"PINDA" Y"thermistor" T100000 B3950 ; PINDA TEMP OK G31 P100 X-35 Y-4 ;Z0.540 M557 Y20:220 X19:215 P9 ; define mesh grid OK ; Heaters M140 H0 ; remap heated bed to heater 0 M308 S0 P"bedtemp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4092 ; configure sensor 0 as thermistor on pin bedtemp M950 H0 C"bed" T0 ; create bed heater output on bed and map it toensor 0 M143 H0 S110 ; set temperature limit for heater 0 to 150C M307 H0 A149.8 C505.7 D0.3 S1.0 V0.0 B0 ; disable bang-bang mode for the nozzle heater and set PWM limit, update auto bed tuning M303 H0 S90 M308 S1 P"e0temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4092 ; configure sensor 1 as thermistor on pin e0temp M950 H1 C"e0heat" T1 ; create nozzle heater output on e0heat and map it to sensor 1 M143 H1 S265 ; set temperature limit for heater 1 to 275C M307 H1 A348.1 C142.2 D5.1 S1.0 V0.0 B0 ; disable bang-bang mode for the nozzle heater and set PWM limit, update auto bed tuning M303 H1 S260 ; Fans M950 F0 C"fan0" Q500 ; create fan 0 on pin fan0 and set its frequency M106 P0 S0 H-1 ; set fan 0 value. Thermostatic control is turned off M950 F1 C"e1heat" Q500 ; create fan 1 on pin e1heat and set its frequency M106 P1 H1 T40 S255 ; set fan 1 value. Speed is set to 255. Thermostatic control is off ; Tools M563 P0 D0 H1 F0 ; define tool 0 ;G10 P0 X0 Y-13 Z-0.80 ; set tool 0 axis offsets G10 P0 X0 Y-13 Z0 ; set tool 0 axis offsets G10 P0 R0 S0 ; set initial tool 0 active and standby temperatures to 0C ; Custom settings are not defined ; Miscellaneous T0 ; select first toolfull homeall.g
G91 ; relative positioning G1 H2 Z5 F6000 ; lift Z relative to current position M190 S60 ; set temp to 60 G1 H1 X-240 Y-240 F3000 ; move quickly to X and Y axis endstops and stop there (first pass) G1 H2 X5 Y5 F6000 ; go back a few mm G1 H1 X-240 Y-240 F240 ; move slowly to X and Y axis endstops once more (second pass) G1 H2 Z5 F6000 ; lift Z relative to current position G1 X160 Y115 F3000 ; put head over the centre of the bed, or wherever you want to probe G30 F240 ; lower head, stop when probe triggered and set Z to trigger height G90 ; back to absolute mode G1 H2 X0 Y0 Z20 F6000 ; Go to home position G32 G31 Z0.498 ;Z0.540 ;G29 S1 G28 Zfull bed.g
G30 P0 X20 Y115 Z-99999 ; probe near a leadscrew, half way along Y axis G30 P1 X190 Y115 Z-99999 S2 ; probe near a leadscrew and calibrate 2 motors G28 Z G90 ; absolute mode G1 Z5 G1 X40 Y115 F6000 ; put head over the mid left corner G1 Z0 G91 ; relative mode G1 H2 Z5 F6000 ; raise head 4mm to ensure it is above the Z probe trigger height G90 ; back to absolute mode G30 S-1; lower head, stop when probe triggered and report the value G90 ; absolute mode G1 Z5 M564 S0 G1 X250 Y115 F6000 ; put head over the mid right corner M564 S1 G91 ; relative mode G1 H2 Z5 F6000 ; raise head 4mm to ensure it is above the Z probe trigger height G90 ; back to absolute mode G30 S-1; lower head, stop when probe triggered and report the value -
I also have a trouble with changing Z offset, one week it's 2mm lower and after few prints it goes 2mm up while I'm consistent with the procedure and it is persistent on restarts.
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If at least I could home onice:
25/09/2020, 07:54:49 G28 Leadscrew adjustments made: 0.052 -0.048, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (0.005, 0.029) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.590 mm Stopped at height 0.540 mm Error: Homing failed 25/09/2020, 07:47:56 G28 Leadscrew adjustments made: 0.096 -0.089, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (0.010, 0.054) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.595 mm Stopped at height 0.515 mm Error: Homing failed 25/09/2020, 07:45:14 G28 Leadscrew adjustments made: 0.164 -0.158, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (0.014, 0.094) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.647 mm Stopped at height 0.505 mm Error: Homing failed 25/09/2020, 07:42:46 G28 Leadscrew adjustments made: 0.379 -0.333, points used 2, (mean, deviation) before (0.048, 0.209) after (0.000, 0.000) Stopped at height 0.908 mm Stopped at height 0.675 mm -
@rudenick said in G32 Dual Z axis constant 0.6mm off-level difference:
I also have a trouble with changing Z offset, one week it's 2mm lower and after few prints it goes 2mm up while I'm consistent with the procedure and it is persistent on restarts.
Are the springs on your Ender3 bed really loose? Is the magnetic bed moving around a lot?
Ah I see you are using the Pinda probe which I think it quite sensitive to temp changes. I see you also had the pinda temp sensor configured but is now commented out. Have you tried using the temp correction with it yet? I think this is probably your biggest problem for consistency.
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@Phaedrux I printed a 2cm washers in PCABS and replaced the springs with them. Magnetic bed holds to the bed.
At first it worked but I started to have hardware/connection issues with temperature sensor in pinda probe. I never used temp corretion, I thought it is not available.
I always use 60C temp for homing and printing unless I use PCABS but that's not in the equation/files right now.
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You might find this thread interesting.
https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/17383/polynomial-temp-compensation-for-probes?_=1601047729960
I think it would be worthwhile to try out the temperature compensation again.
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_G31_Set_or_Report_Current_Probe_status
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Yes but as I use 60C always - It's safe dependable value. Using temperature offsets would just add another fail point and would not impact anything that is failing currently
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Duet software turns out to be very difficult to be made to work despite doing everything like the guides said.
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It's not the temperature of the bed, it's the temperature of the probe. You've chosen a probe that is sensitive to temperature variance. It has a thermistor to help correct for that, but you're not using it.
You also seem to have some mechanical problems if there is that much sag.
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@dc42 Hope it is a worthwhile bother. I'm at the wits end with configuring duet for my ender 3 and pinda probe since May.
The Z offset is inconsistent and two Z axis true leveling is inconsistent as well.
- I have replaced the springs with PCABS washers.
- Probe measures at static 60C
- Z rod distances, bed size, probe to nozzle distances are correct.
- Z motor order and cabling is correct.
Please, please help
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But if the probe always meets the same bed temperature - the variance is constant right?
Thermistor is there to correct the non-constant bed temperatures to keep the same offset between 60 and 90C but I'm using only one
