Posts made by Lokithegrinch

Ok i did the test you asked and did the commands thru the gcode console and with tool 0 on drive 0 selected when i give the G1 E20 F5 command i get a slight twitch on the motor shaft but the shaft spins freely with little to no resistance on the shaft i switched the motor cable to the drive 1 and set my config_g to use tool 0 drive one and with tool 0 drive one selected given the G1 E20 F5 command the motor moves as it should 5mm per sec and extrude 20mm of filament i issued a M302 P1 command before each test of the motor i ran the M906 command on with the tool 0 drive 0 selected and this is what i got
6:00:27 PMM906
Motor current (mA) - X:800, Y:800, Z:800, E:800:800:800:800:800:800:800, idle factor 30%

No I did not send the to command before as I was using the web sever and switching my config_g between t0 and t1 but I will send it thru the gcode console and see if it moves and no I have not run the m906 either as I will try that but I did not feel any stiffness in the motor shaft that indicates current flow I get a faint twitch on the shaft but it can spin easily with my finger tips but I will test now thru the console and with the t0 and the m906 and see if it changes things

sorry for the delay in response Dc as i was at work but the way i tested the motors is as follows : i placed the motor on the base of the printer then ran a motor wire straight to the duet board loaded up the duet web page and sent an M302 P1 command to let me cold extrude then tried to extruded on the motor . i tried two small cables i have made then i received the premade motor cables i ordered when i got home and retried the test with new cable and both motors and still nothing i uploaded 2 photos to my google drive to show how i have the motors the pics are labeled motor test 1 and motor test 2 just to give you a better visual . i also tried the motor i have currently mounted and the new able i re ran thru the cable chain and still nothing this is the link to the photos and a copy of my config_g it seems correct to me but would definitely make me happy for you to look at it as i am no professional at this and i know i say it a lot but thank you and i am really sorry for all the trouble i know this has been a bit of a pain so thank you .

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6CzmHFanmGbV1VBWF9Yb180YXc/view?usp=sharing

; Configuration file for Duet WiFi (firmware version 1.17)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool on Sat May 20 2017 22:48:07 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

; General preferences
M111 S0 ; Debugging off
G21 ; Work in millimetres
G90 ; Send absolute coordinates…
M83 ; ...but relative extruder moves
M555 P2 ; Set firmware compatibility to look like Marlin
M208 X0 Y0 Z0 S1 ; Set axis minima
M208 X300 Y300 Z400 S0 ; Set axis maxima

; Endstops
M574 X1 Y1 Z1 S0 ; Define active low and unused microswitches
M558 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 H5 F120 T6000 ; Set Z probe type to switch, the axes for which it is used and the probe + travel speeds
G31 P600 X0 Y0 Z0.05 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height
M557 X15:285 Y15:285 S20 ; Define mesh grid

; Drives
M569 P0 S0 ; 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
M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16 I1 ; Configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X80 Y80 Z400 E448 ; Set steps per mm
M566 X900 Y900 Z12 E120 ; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X6000 Y6000 Z180 E1200 ; Set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X500 Y20 Z250 E250 ; Set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X800 Y800 Z800 E800 I30 ; Set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
M84 S30 ; Set idle timeout

; Heaters
M143 S350 ; Set maximum heater temperature to 350C
M305 P1 T100000 B4138 C0 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 0
M305 P1 T100000 B4138 C0 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 1

; Tools
M563 P0 D0 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

; Network
M550 PLoKi ; Set machine name
M551 Preprap ; Set password
M552 S1 ; Enable network
; Access point is configured manually via M587 by the user
M586 P0 S1 ; Enable HTTP
M586 P1 S0 ; Disable FTP
M586 P2 S0 ; Disable Telnet

; Fans
M106 P0 S0.3 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
M106 P2 S1 I0 F500 H1 T45 ; Set fan 2 value, PWM signal inversion and frequency. Thermostatic control is turned on

; Custom settings are not configured

I did on two different motors when I started having the extrusion issue I purchased two new motors one as a replacement and one just for a spare I've tried all 3 motors and it will not move any of them and they all work on the e1 port I removed the board from the printer and checked to see if there were any wire strands resting on it but it's clean it's mounted to a melamine board with small deriln plastic standoffs I inspected the board for any noticeable marks scratches or burn spots and it appears to be clean I rechecked all motors after I mounted up the board again and replugged everything back up to the duet and again all three motors operate on e1 and not on e0

And I never got the panel due up either but filastuder said they would replace the panel due and the LCD I checked the wires on that one and they are fine (I'm using the premade wire lead that was optional ) so that will be fixed as well so everything seems good just that e0 but I only use one extruder

Yeah I worked out all the other issues mainly cheap Chinese wire but that's going to be fixed and I tried getting the e0 to work but no dice it's printing at the moment on the e1 port I could never get the e0 going

Ok I did get e1 to work for some reason it didn't assign the number in the config g file when I gave the command so I went back and tested both e0 and e1 and e1 works as should e0 nothing but it's still strange because from my understanding of the m122 command it didn't show any fault at least that I read in it

ok i finished my work and started back looking at the printer i found the problem with the x motor is the cheap cable wire that was supplied with the printer i made a new one with some better wire like i did for the e motor and its working fine again so i ordered quality wire for all the motors (it kinks if you look at it worng) as that too is going to get replaced immediately so that issue is solved wire will be here monday. as for the e motor even with a new cable i get nothing i also remapped to the e1 driver and still got nothing tested with 2 different cables and 2 different motors on both drives same results with both test. i checked the voltage at the duet terminals and it was at 11.99v so the voltage looks good and this was what i got when i ran the M122 command
8:00:34 PMM122
=== Diagnostics ===
Used output buffers: 1 of 32 (4 max)
=== Platform ===
Static ram used: 20320
Dynamic ram used: 72784
Recycled dynamic ram: 1104
Stack ram used: 968 current, 2940 maximum
Never used ram: 33924
Last reset 00:01:22 ago, cause: power up
Last software reset code 0x0003, HFSR 0x00000000, CFSR 0x00000000, ICSR 0x00400000, BFAR 0xe000ed38, SP 0xffffffff
Spinning module during software reset: GCodes, available RAM 33576 bytes (slot 0)
Error status: 0
Free file entries: 10
SD card 0 detected, interface speed: 20.0MBytes/sec
SD card longest block write time: 0.0ms
MCU temperature: min 32.8, current 37.1, max 40.0
Supply voltage: min 11.9, current 11.9, max 12.3, under voltage events: 0, over voltage events: 0
Driver 0: standstill
Driver 1: standstill
Driver 2: standstill
Driver 3: standstill
Driver 4: standstill
Date/time: 2017-05-20 20:00:34
Slowest main loop (seconds): 0.002307; fastest: 0.000035
=== Move ===
MaxReps: 0, StepErrors: 0, MaxWait: 0ms, Underruns: 0, 0
Scheduled moves: 0, completed moves: 0
Bed compensation in use: none
Bed probe heights: 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Probe change coordinates:
=== Heat ===
Bed heater = 0, chamber heater = -1
=== GCodes ===
Segments left: 0
Stack records: 1 allocated, 0 in use
Movement lock held by null
http is idle in state(s) 0
telnet is idle in state(s) 0
file is idle in state(s) 0
serial is idle in state(s) 0
aux is idle in state(s) 0
daemon is idle in state(s) 0
queue is idle in state(s) 0
Code queue is empty.
=== Network ===
WiFiServer is running
SPI underruns 0, overruns 0
=== Webserver ===
HTTP sessions: 1 of 8

Ok will will measure the terminal voltages and run the M122 command and post the findings to you I will have to do it in just a little bit as I have to finish up an animation so I don't get behind on it but I will do it as soon as possible again thank you

I've tested a little more and the x axis will move now dont know why its the same motor wire from the y i was testing it with i have the motor out just sitting on the machine same with the e didn't but nothing on e still at all no matter what can't even feel the motor engage to hold it in place

No the panel due still no screen but I can hear the sound of the buttons being pressed when I touch the screen and the fault isn't internment anymore I tried using the motor cable from one of the z axis motors to the x motor cause I know the z axis moves like it should and nothing anymore x or e motors you can feel them get there holding tourqe but no movement at all I tried using the x motor cable on the z axis to see if it did the same and it moves like it should just fine same with y axis motors

Actually I believe I spoke too soon I started everything back up was trying to make sure everything homed and moves like it should and it did then I shut everything down to make sure the bed was still level I fired it back up and the x motor started skipping back and fourth across the rail wildly and no extruder again so I'm at a loss I know all the pins are good I checked them tried swapping motor wires with the y axis cause it seemed ok and tried to move the x again it started jumping around again I have no Idea where to even start now cause it acts perfect then it freaks out and starts weirdness I've tried fighting with it since about 8 pm it's now 3:44 am and it act fine then something will act up sorry for the the trouble but I've ohm'd wires checked connections checked voltages and schematics and it will do what I ask it then I try to repeat and it goes nuts for some reason

Ok so I got home from work and completely removed the motor except for the extruder gear and ran a new jumper from the duet to the motor and it appeared to fix the issues as the gear seemed to run smooth so I guess I'm gonna delete my cable chain altogether because I'm assuming it pinched one of the coil wires I do really appreciate y'alls time helping me with my issue I know y'all are busy people and have always answered my questions super fast I constantly recommend this board to people on the forums I belong too and not just the product but your service behind it but one last question is it possible to run 2 wifi boards or would it be better to run the Ethernet version on the other I'm building a new build it's a long way off from electronics yet but I want to use a duet board on it ?

I have to go to work in a little bit but when I get home I will run a new stepped motor wire straight from the extruder to the duet bypassing the cable chain and see if it changes I have two extra connectors and extra pins from the original parts when I got the duet

I re tried the m82 and m83 commands with the print head off the bed with resliced files and same thing extruder stops in same places

Also I couldn't get it to print the cube again that failed too

I'll check the slicer code and see if it changes but for the bed level the second video is printed hovering 20mm off the bed doing the same issue so bed level wouldn't be a factor since it's not near the bed and there is no filament pushing thru the extruder but I'll reset my config g file and see if that was my issue all along

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6CzmHFanmGbMFctQ0dBZG9lSE0/view?usp=sharing

i had to upload to my google drives there are not many files in there and the only two videos are the ones you want to see one is a print normally and the other is the same file without filament and hovering above the bed about 20 mm or so and on a side note the cube did the exact same thing to me now as the file in the videos and all the files i re downloaded and sliced in simplify3d with the exact same settings if i turned off retraction i did it for the other file as well and named the save file different from the previous so i knew which setting had been changed i also tried with the option in s3d for relative extrusion on and off and no change i have also included the gcode files in a folder named gcodes in the google drive as well one with relative and one with absolute and named as such so you may look over them in case you may see something i dont which is entirely possible im a modeler and digital artist not a gcode specialist or engineer or any thing like that but it appears correct to me but again you are much more versed on this than me lol again thanks deckingham and dc

Of course I'm at work at the moment but I get off a little early today I will start a print and show you what is happening I know it's weird I'm struggling to figure it out to I thought the same thing if it prints a cube it in theory should print anything else but I will take that video as soon as I get home and you can see exactly what's happening

Ok so I picked up some new sd cards and reinstalled all the firmware uploaded a couple pints to them and it will still print a cube just fine but anything else the extruder will still stop extruding on The x axis no matter what settings I try it doesn't change