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    • jakemestre
      jakemestre last edited by

      Is It possible while using a Duetwifi and Duex5 to get an 11th stepper drive hooked up externally? If so what where would I hook up the step direction enable? I need 11 steppers for the build I have envisioned. Thank you.
      Jake

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      • dc42
        dc42 administrators last edited by

        Yes, you can connect 2 external stepper drivers to the CONN_SD connector, making 12 stepper drivers in total. Documenting this is on my todo lis; meanwhile there is a thread on this forum about it at https://www.duet3d.com/forum/thread.php?pid=19715#p19715.

        EDIT: I've updated the documentation at https://duet3d.com/wiki/Using_external_stepper_motor_drivers.

        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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        • peirof
          peirof last edited by

          Sorry…. But, what kind of printer needs 11 steppers?

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          • deckingman
            deckingman last edited by

            @peirof:

            Sorry…. But, what kind of printer needs 11 steppers?

            I'm using 10 steppers but can see a need for more. Dual Core XY so two Alpha motors and 2 Beta motors for XY motion (or if you prefer 1 each for XYU and V). One motor for Z makes 5 plus 1 each for the 5 extruders (it's 5 colour) makes 10. So if I drove each lead screw independently rather than use a single motor and continuous belt, I'd need another 2 steppers making 12 in total.

            Ian
            https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
            https://www.youtube.com/c/deckingman/

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            • jakemestre
              jakemestre last edited by

              You're the man David!

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              • kazolar
                kazolar last edited by

                I'm at 14 steppers – dual idex. 4 for each x axis, 4 for the extruders, 2 on each Y gantry (4 total)-- running of the LCD header -- paralleled to 4 tmc2100s -- each output of the LCD header is split to 2 tmc2100s -- so I can get 24v to each Y stepper, and 2 lead screws. All working together.

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