Duet 2 Wifi Tronxy X5SA Z probe setup
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@supraguy
It's inductive, yes. It's not much fun to set up though since it's two set screws rather than a threaded mount.On my old controller I would set it up so the nozzle is a bit higher up than is useful for printing when homed, then go in to the z offset menu, set the gap from there then save the z offset. That seemed to work pretty well once I got the hang of it.
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The wiring diagram on the side of the Tronxy bed sensor is in Chinese.
Though it does show the center pin going through a circuit of some sort to the power pin, and the ground pin being separate. It's a NPN NO sensor. I assume NPN refers to transistor wiring, at least that's what I learned about transistors in college way back in the early 80s, NO=Normally open.I'll see if I can track down the wiring diagram.
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On mine either Black is ground or Brown is ground. Blue is the middle pin.
That's assuming standard wiring. I'll look around a bit more.
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@aidar
I checked the silk screening on the F-Mini board that came with the X5SA printer. I held the three pin sensor connector in the correct orientation and using a magnifier I found out that the pinout you've suggested is 100%.Brown is 12/24dc, blue is ground, and black is signal.
One step closer.
Should I disable z end stop in config.h? I have it set to standard NO switching.
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Hi again:
I didn't have much time tonight to work on the printer, I had a meeting after work and it was getting kind of late to do much after dinner.
That said, I've made good progress.
I couldn't remove the pins from the Z probe like I'd done with the end stop connectors I had to re-wire so I ended up cutting the power side of the three pin connector off then plugging the ground and signal side of the cable in to the z probe connectors for ground and signal. I then took the bare 6 to 25 volt power lead and connected it to the positive power input.
I'm still full of questions and perhaps they should be in a new subject, if so let me know and I'll post again.
I can home x and y perfectly but my z probe is about 30 mm to the left and 20 mm ahead of the nozzle. Those are rough estimates but close enough for now.
When homing all the axi x and y home first, which is good. But is it possible to have x move 30mm and y move 20mm before z homes? Otherwise my z sensor is not over the built plate and the build plate crashes in to the nozzle.
Also when just homing z is it possible to have the printer verify x is => 30 and y is => 20??
Some how the F-Mini board I'd had before was doing this.
Is there a pin or other connector on the Duet 2 Wifi board which carries Vin? I'd like to wire the z sensor V connector to that rather than the input power connector even if I have to solder a pin in place to connect to.
Thank you for your help. I'm not convinced I'd have ever gotten this far without it.
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I have this working on my X5SA,
I have my Sensor with + & - plugged into a always on fan with the 12v jumper on and the signal cable going into the Z probe in which is next to the PanelDue connector,
Here is the Config for Z probe fron my config.g file
; Z-Probe
M574 Z1 Z2 S2 ; Set endstops controlled by probe
M558 P5 I1 H5 F120 T6000 A10 R0.5 S0.005 B0 ; Set Z probe type to modulated and the dive height + speeds
G31 P500 X-35 Y0 Z0.26 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height
M557 X10:300 Y20:310 S50 ; Define mesh grid -
I connected my sensor + to heater2 + connector, that is E1 heater VIN on Duet wiring diagram. I dont use heater 2 and positive (VIN) side is always provided with VIN+, so works for me.
For offset use G31 command as in exampe above. Use your own X and Y values of course.
For homing it depends on your xoming files. After homing X and Y you can send your hotend wherever you want to be ( for example center of bed) before probing. You should really read https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Step_by_step_guide -
@jamesadoty said in Duet 2 Wifi Tronxy X5SA Z probe setup:
Should I disable z end stop in config.h? I have it set to standard NO switching.
You mean in config.g? Yes, assuming you use a G30 command in your homez.g and homeall.g files to home Z. See https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/ConfiguringRepRapFirmwareCartesianPrinter#Section_Homing_Z.
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Hi,
I'm in the process of just starting with a Duet 3 6HC and modifying my Tronxy X5SAPro 330 x 330.
Can I ask which sensor your using for the z probe?
I have both the XY-08N and the TR glass (currently using the TR on the Tron, but plan on using the XY-08N for rig testing).
I've read a few posts (mostly your own). I see you have the following in your config;
@pr0xyfl00d3r said in Duet 2 Wifi Tronxy X5SA Z probe setup:
M558 P5 I1 H5 F120 T6000 A10 R0.5 S0.005 B0 ; Set Z probe type to modulated and the dive height + speeds
Are these sensors modulated?
Also, off subject. With testing on a rig, can I test with one spare stepper motor, switch the unit Off and connect to the next drive for testing, or is this not advised?
Sorry but a bit green to this.
Forgot to state I have the Duet 3 6HC running RRF 3.4.2
Dizzwold.
