Posts made by neilo

@marcossf thanks will check it out!

Hi everyone, I've been using Fusion360 so far and the free trial is coming to an end
Does anyone have a recommendation for alternatives?
Thanks!
Neil

Awesome thanks both!

Hi All, hope you're well. I'm getting my head into this and have a couple of [newbie] questions:

1. I'm setting up a z-probe but there is no z probe value on display - should I do the the calibration on the classic DWC then switch over to CNC? Same applies for endstop switches I guess.
2. The set work Xyz button: does that link to a macro or does is just trigger a G92 command?
   Really think this is a great project!
   Thanks,
   Neil

Dear all, thanks so much for the advice, the loose grub screw was the root cause which was definitely in my blind spot! Learnt a lot and really appreciate the support, looking much better now with some tweaks.
Neil

Thanks folks for the opinions really appreciate independent advice! I will focus on the mechanicals and re-test the square / diamond combo.
Neil

@cjm here is the result: Still looks weird and clearly incorrect. I used a 1/4 inch bit so slight dimensional difference but does not explain for me the strange behaviour.
Would you mind sharing your config.g file with me please?

Thanks,
Neil

@cjm just seen your post - many thanks I will try it out tomorrow.

@whopping-pochard that's right just trying to keep it simple with G1 commands in one file. I've added another test (fig 3)
and it appears to act erratically. Mechanically it looks fine, it's belt drive on X and Y NEMA 23 FYI .
steps.g

Thanks very much for your assistance, the good news is that the firmware upload (RRF3.2RC2)went fine, the bad news is that the mis-behaviour is still present.
For example a simple square is not completing (fig 1)
or a sequence of simple moves (fig 2) .
This time I've uploaded the config and gcode files for the above if someone could please spot the deliberate mistake
arc.g
squaretest.g

@dc42 sorry it's not clear to me whether I can go direct from 3.1.1 to 3.2 RC2? The RC2 release notes say the iap files have not changed since RC1 but cannot see them in the RC1 area to copy across.

Also RC1 notes state: "Users of Duet + Single Board Computer should upgrade from the packager server as usual." Not clear to me where/what the package server is!

Thanks,
Neil

@dc42 Hi there I'm using RRF 3.1.1. Is it worth giving the latest version a go? (3.2)

@alankilian I'll try some other moves in the meantime today

Cheers

Hi Mendenmh, I re-checked the limits:
; Axis Limits
M208 X-100 Y-100 Z-20 S1 ; set axis minima
M208 X745 Y760 Z30 S0 ; set axis maxima

So I'm trying to draw a 25mm radius arc around the origin - I might be blind to something limiting it here?
Neil

Hi there, trying to finish commissioning a duet2 wifi and the G2 command is producing weird results. Has anyone experienced this or know how to troubleshoot?

With the machine set at X25 Y0 (S in the picture)
I'm instructing a G2 X0 Y-25 I-25 J0. The result is the pink line in the attached picture.
Help would be gratefully received!!

Hi there I'm trying to make fan0 and fan1 run from the drivers temp sensor on the duet2 wifi board (RRF3.1). A couple of failed attempts lead me to ask for advice please. Will this work in config.g?
; Fans
M308 S0 P"drv_temp" Y"drivers" ; define drivers temperature sensor

M950 F0 C"!fan0" Q500 ; create fan 0 on pin fan0 and set its frequency
M106 P0 S0.5 H0 T45 ; set fan 0 value. Thermostatic control is turned on

M950 F1 C"!fan1" Q500 ; create fan 0 on pin fan0 and set its frequency
M106 P1 S0.5 H0 T45 ; set fan 1 value. Thermostatic control is turned on

Thanks Neil