Timer possible?
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I connected a led strip to on of my heater outputs, and can switch it on and of with macro's.
But i would like to have to have it switched off after xxx time. Is this available in the firmware?
Many thanks,
Rudy -
You could have it turn off at the end of a print... But I don't think there is a seperate timing function that wouldn't tie up the system like G4 to dwell.
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Yes, at this moment that is a option, but the lights may go out after some 20minutes or so, like on my Ultimaker.
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@rudydg At this point in time there is no seperate timer option in firmware to take a specified action after a period of time. I have moved this discussion to the firmware wishlist however it may be some time before it is implemented.
An alternative (although not perfect) would be fore you to use a slicer plugin to add a call to the LED turn off macro at (say) layer 10. That will of course depend on how long the layers take but it could help for now.
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@t3p3tony said in Timer possible?:
@rudydg At this point in time there is no seperate timer option in firmware to take a specified action after a period of time. I have moved this discussion to the firmware wishlist however it may be some time before it is implemented.
An alternative (although not perfect) would be fore you to use a slicer plugin to add a call to the LED turn off macro at (say) layer 10. That will of course depend on how long the layers take but it could help for now.
Yes, this can help me for now. didn't think about this solution.
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I'm just replying to this topic so that I can bring the issue back up.
I have a need for this functionality. I want to do octolapse type filming of prints. I can easily accomplish the task with modification to the g-code file where the camera takes one picture each layer change. However, taking a picture every layer creates a video where the more sparse layers of the print take up more time than the wider more expansive layers. Obviously, this is the opposite from how the thing printed. To make a video representative of the actual print (just sped up), we need the ability to trigger an event based upon elapsed time.
Specifically, I want to trigger a macro based on an adjustable time interval (lets say 30 seconds). Every 30 seconds it will pause the print, move the bed to the positive travel limit, and trigger a pin on the DUET which will activate my camera to take a photo. After completing this, it will resume the print.
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Before it is implemented in the firmware, you could do that with an external device: a simple Arduino connected to the PanelDue port, sending a pause command, triggering you camera, then sending a resume command.
