as for the status, I was attempting a print when I took that screenshot to see if it would extrude under those conditions. Turns out thats a nope on that one. moved through all the motions, just no turning of the extruder motor.
So just to clarify, in my config file where it reads
M563 P0 H1 F0 ; define tool 0
it should actually read
M563 P0 H1 F0 D0 ; define tool 0
is that correct?
I have tool 0 clicked on.
here is a picture of my firmware stuff from the web control page.
I can't use the extrusion control in the web control for some reason. It remains grayed out even though I have my extruder fully preheated to 235 degrees, but it stays gray and wont let me click on it. I'm so close to having this printer working again but this one has me stumped. I've even tried commenting out the 2nd extruder heater settings to bring it down to one heater and it still wont work. Suggestions? Here are my config settings.
; Configuration file for Duet WiFi (firmware version 3)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v3.2.3 on Tue Jun 22 2021 17:08:13 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
; General preferences
G90 ; send absolute coordinates...
M83 ; ...but relative extruder moves
M550 P"Dbot XL" ; set printer name
M669 K1 ; select CoreXY mode
; Network
M552 S1 ; enable network
M586 P0 S1 ; enable HTTP
M586 P1 S0 ; disable FTP
M586 P2 S0 ; disable Telnet
; Drives
M569 P0 S1 ; physical drive 0 goes forwards
M569 P1 S1 ; physical drive 1 goes forwards
M569 P2 S1 ; physical drive 2 goes forwards
M569 P3 S1 ; physical drive 3 goes forwards
M569 P4 S1 ; physical drive 4 goes forwards
M584 X0 Y1 Z2 E3:4 ; set drive mapping
M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16:16 I1 ; configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X100.00 Y100.00 Z1500.00 E420.00:420.00 ; set steps per mm
M566 X900.00 Y900.00 Z150.00 E120.00:120.00 ; set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X6000.00 Y6000.00 Z250.00 E1200.00:1200.00 ; set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X500.00 Y500.00 Z100.00 E250.00:250.00 ; set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X1000 Y1000 Z1500 E800:800 I50 ; set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
M84 S60 ; Set idle timeout
; Axis Limits
M208 X0 Y0 Z0 S1 ; set axis minima
M208 X500 Y480 Z500 S0 ; set axis maxima
; Endstops
M574 X1 S1 P"!xstop" ; configure active-high endstop for low end on X via pin xstop Inverted
M574 Y2 S1 P"!ystop" ; configure active-high endstop for high end on Y via pin ystop Inverted
M574 Z1 S2 ; configure Z-probe endstop for low end on Z
; Z-Probe
M950 S0 C"exp.heater3" ; create servo pin 0 for BLTouch
M558 P9 C"^zprobe.in" H5 F90 T6000 ; set Z probe type to bltouch and the dive height + speeds
G31 P500 X-45 Y0 Z1.5 ; set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height
M557 X45:450 Y15:420 S60 ; define mesh grid
; Heaters
M308 S0 P"bedtemp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4138 ; configure sensor 0 as thermistor on pin bedtemp
M950 H0 C"bedheat" T0 ; create bed heater output on bedheat and map it to sensor 0
M307 H0 B0 R0.590 C256.5 D3.61 S1.00 ; enable bang-bang mode for the bed heater and set PWM limit
M140 H0 ; map heated bed to heater 0
M143 H0 S140 ; set temperature limit for heater 0 to 140C
M308 S1 P"e0temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4138 ; 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
M307 H1 B0 S1.00 ; disable bang-bang mode for heater and set PWM limit
M143 H1 S300 ; set temperature limit for heater 1 to 300C
;M308 S2 P"e1temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4138 ; configure sensor 2 as thermistor on pin e1temp
;M950 H2 C"e1heat" T2 ; create nozzle heater output on e1heat and map it to sensor 2
;M307 H2 B0 S1.00 ; disable bang-bang mode for heater and set PWM limit
;M143 H2 S300 ; set temperature limit for heater 2 to 300C
; Fans
M950 F0 C"fan0" Q500 ; create fan 0 on pin fan0 and set its frequency
M106 P0 S1 H-1 ; set fan 0 value. Thermostatic control is turned off
M950 F1 C"fan1" Q500 ; create fan 1 on pin fan1 and set its frequency
M106 P1 S1 H-1 ; set fan 1 value. Thermostatic control is turned off
; Tools
M563 P0 H1 F0 ; define tool 0
G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 ; set tool 0 axis offsets
G10 P0 R0 S0 ; set initial tool 0 active and standby temperatures to 0C
;M563 P1 D1 H2 F0 ; define tool 1
;G10 P1 X0 Y0 Z0 ; set tool 1 axis offsets
;G10 P1 R0 S0 ; set initial tool 1 active and standby temperatures to 0C
; Custom settings are not defined
right after I posted this I figured it out. I kept switching M574 to Y2 and expecting that to somehow change the homing files. Which is dumb. I flipped that, gave a positive Y value in the homing files and it seems to work! Time to try out the first print on this thing in almost a year.
I have a Dbot style printer that I've made and I have recently updated the firmware and made a fresh config file and I'm still working through getting all the bugs out. The latest issue I'm struggling with seems like it should be super simple, but I can't figure it out.
I hit home and the X axis goes all the way to left and clicks the endstop, then it tries to home Y and it comes all the way forward looking for a Y0 position. Unfortunately, my endstop is situated at the rear of the machine, so it's actually the YMAX that it should be looking for, not Y min. I had this working at one point, but I can't figure out what I did to make it home to the max position on the Y axis rather than Min. Anyone got a quick fix for me? I should be ready to start printing again once I get this sorted.
Sooooo I'm super dumb. I finally got around to trying to troubleshoot this problem again, and it looks like the cat had chewed through one of the wires going to one of the Z stepper motors..... Soooooo all that frustration took 30 seconds and one drop of solder to fix. At least I have an upgraded set of firmware at least I guess.
@phaedrux
Thanks for the step by step, I really appreciate it. I have the firmware all updated I believe, and I'm working on the config tool now. I think I've got all the parameters entered correctly, except for some about the probe/z endstop under the io section. You can see the post I made last night with a screenshot of the part of the config I'm talking about.
I'm using the RRF config tool to make a new config file but I'm having a hard time understanding what to put for the I/O mapping page. specifically in the endstop pin for the Z axis since I'm using a bl touch as my z probe. also, in the area where it says modulation pin under the probe section. it's a bit of a mystery to me. As for the wiring, I'm using pin 1 for 5v, pin 2 for gnd, and pin 8 (heater 3 I think) for pwm, and the probe in for the black and white wires from the BL touch. Pretty standard set up from the documentation I could find online. I'm attaching a picture of the portion of the page I'm not sure about what to put in those boxes.
I'm not even sure I need to fill them out since I know there is a later page that will ask about endstops and probe and all that.
Yeah. You're definitely right about that. I really struggle with the gcode and programming of stuff, so I've been putting it off again and again. I'm also guessing my firmware upgrade from a few months ago didn't work if it's a version that old.
Well, I'll take some good notes from my old config file, and see if I can't get it going from scratch. Probably the best thing in the long run anyway.
Stand by for a bunch of panicked posts from me over the next couple weeks asking questions with very obvious answers I've managed to overlook.
@jay_s_uk
I just did a firmware upgrade last month, and I'm still trying to get it all back up and working again since then. Did I not use the latest version? That's a little frustrating, but it seems like it's going to be the best route. Guess I'll be doing a whole new upgrade tonight.
FIRMWARE_NAME: RepRapFirmware for Duet 2 WiFi/Ethernet FIRMWARE_VERSION: 2.0(RTOS) ELECTRONICS: Duet WiFi 1.02 or later FIRMWARE_DATE: 2018-06-05b3
As for the M587 line, would it be better to comment it out using ; before the M587 part, or should I delete the line all together? I don't want to lose information I might need for trouble shooting later if I don't need to.
@dc42 The printer was working just fine before installing the new firmware. So I don't belive it is a phase issue. Should it does sound similar. The grinding is probably just the machine vibrating as the motors shake/stall or something.
Do all the speeds and accelerations and everything look correct? Is there another config or setting file that could be conflicting somehow?
@fcwilt
nah, they don't even visibly try to wiggle at all. They're not belted together so they would go askew at last a little bit before binding up.
I finally got my firmware and everything updated (I think) and I can connect to the board again over the wifi, but I think some of my settings aren't compatible with the new firmware. Whenever I try to home any axis, it tries to move the Z axis first, and when it tries to move I just hear a grinding type noise and it doesn't move at all. I've got some fairly beefy Nema17 motors on the Z axis, and they're each driving two leadscrews, with pulleys to reduce the gearing down. I went this route because my build plate is a 550mm x 550mm sheet of 3/8" aluminum and I was worried about the weight. In retrospect, this is probably major overkill.
I originally thought I was trying to move it too fast, but I have the max z speed set pretty slow, and it's still doing it. I'm going to copy my config.g file here. If anyone with more experience could review it and see where I went wrong, I would greatly appreciate it.
; Configuration file for Duet WiFi (firmware version 1.20 or newer)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool on Mon May 07 2018 21:33:03 GMT-0700 (PDT)
; General preferences
G90 ; Send absolute coordinates...
M83 ; ...but relative extruder moves
M555 P1 ; Set firmware compatibility to look like RepRapFirmare
M667 S1 ; Select CoreXY mode
; Network
M550 PDBOT_XL ; Set machine name
M552 S1 ; Enable network
M587 S"Jason-home" P"3382Rockwood" ; 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 ; Drive 0 goes forwards
M569 P1 S1 ; Drive 1 goes forwards
M569 P2 S1 ; Drive 2 goes forwards
M569 P3 S1 ; Drive 3 goes forwards
M569 P4 S1 ; Drive 4 goes backwards
M350 I0 ; Configure microstepping without interpolation
M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16:16 I1 ; Configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X100 Y100 Z1500 E418:418 ; Set steps per mm
M566 X800 Y800 Z30 E100:100 ; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X10000 Y10000 Z300 E1200:1200 ; Set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X1000 Y1000 Z50 E250:250 ; Set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X1100 Y1100 Z1400 E800:800 I60 ; Set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
M84 S30 ; Set idle timeout
; Axis Limits
M208 X0 Y0 Z-0.8 S1 ; Set axis minima
M208 X500 Y480 Z450 S0 ; Set axis maxima
; Endstops
M574 X1 Y2 S0 ; Set active low endstops
; Z-Probe
M574 Z1 S2 ; Set endstops controlled by probe
M307 H3 A-1 C-1 D-1 ;
M558 P9 X0 Y0 Z1 H5 F100 T2000 ; Set Z probe type to effector and the dive height + speeds
G31 P25 X-45 Y0 Z1.5 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height
M557 X45:450 Y45:450 S100 ; Define mesh grid
; Heaters
M305 P0 T100000 B3950 C0 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 0
M143 H0 S160 ; Set temperature limit for heater 0 to 160C
M307 H1 A373.4 C264.8 D10 B0
M305 P1 T100000 B4725 C7.06e-8 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 1
M143 H1 S300 ; Set temperature limit for heater 1 to 300C
; Fans
M106 P0 S1 I0 F500 H-1 ; Set fan 0 value, PWM signal inversion and frequency. Thermostatic control is turned off
M106 P1 S1 I0 F500 H1 T45 ; Set fan 1 value, PWM signal inversion and frequency. Thermostatic control is turned on
; Tools
M563 P0 D1 H1 ; Define tool 0
G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 ; Set tool 0 axis offsets
G10 P0 R0 S0 ; Set initial tool 0 active and standby temperatures to 0C
M501
; Automatic saving after power loss is not enabled
; Custom settings are not configured
Nailed it. I guess I managed to type the IP address in wrong about 200 times last night because it seems to be working perfectly now. Now to try a print and see if any of my settings got screwed up or shifted somehow.
So I finally got around to trying these suggestion and I got the firmware up to 2.0 but replacing those files and it seems to look okay. When I connected via serialtools to try to get the wifi going I get the following start up message.
Executing config.g…Error: M587: Failed to add SSID to remembered list
HTTP is enabled on port 80
FTP is disabled
TELNET is disabled
Microstepping - X:16(on), Y:16(on), Z:16(on), E:16(on):16(on):16:16:16:16:16:16:16
Done!
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The error at the top seems like the main issue I'm having. I finally just changed the network name at the router and I was able to get the board to connect to wifi. At least it says it is in Serial Tools.
M552 S1
WiFi module is connected to access point Jason-home, IP address 192.168.0.18
The problem now, is that I type that IP address in to the bar and it wont load the DWC.
I sent M122 and this is the message I received about the wifi server.
=== Diagnostics ===
RepRapFirmware for Duet 2 WiFi/Ethernet version 2.0(RTOS) running on Duet WiFi 1.02 or later
Board ID: 08DGM-95BLL-N65TJ-6J9F4-3SD6R-1JXHM
Used output buffers: 1 of 20 (1 max)
Any idea what I can try next?
That reminds me though, what about all the printer settings and firmware and all that? It was kind of a huge pain to get all the motors, heaters, probe, bed, start and stop commands all that jazz, working properly. If there is some way to salvage those settings that would be super super cool.
I'll try the firmware update I think. I did try the turn wifi off, then idle then add the wifi. The part where it can't find the library of saved networks at all is my biggest concern. But a firmware update should create all new libraries and directories if I'm not mistaken.
I had this printer running wonderfully for the last year, but I just got a new router with a slightly different network id and now I can't get the board to learn the new wifi info. I followed the set up instructions. Using my mac I connected using SerialTools via the usb, I was able to get m115 to work, but for some reason I had to send the same command about 4-5 times before I got any response from the board. This is what it returned.
FIRMWARE_NAME: RepRapFirmware for Duet 2 WiFi/Ethernet FIRMWARE_VERSION: 1.21 ELECTRONICS: Duet WiFi 1.02 or later FIRMWARE_DATE: 2018-03-21
I tried M587 S"Jasons Home" P"3382Rockwood" in order to set my network info, but no matter how many times I send the command, I see no return info or anything at all. I have tried it with the wifi module both disabled and abled. I tried a M587 to view my network list and see if it saved my new info anyway and I got this message.
Error: M587: Failed to retrieve network list
Any ideas as to what to try next? I have no idea why I've always struggled so much with getting the wifi working properly. I have the double straight quote thing enabled in my keyboard settings and all that. Just can't sort out what's going on here.
New heater cartridge and we're up and running without any issues at all. now just trying to get my z probe height dialed in perfectly. I love the Z axis baby stepping option to compensate for not having the perfect probe height going. Especially with PETG since that first layer is kind of a bitch. I've got a couple successful prints in the bag now though. So far so good.