Need Help With Setting Up Marlin

Hello Everyone.
I was wodnering if anyone would be so kind as to help me get marlin all setup to flash to my ramps/arduino setup. While I can flash Marlin to the arduino I am at a bit of a loss when it comes to editing the files and proper settings to work with my custom printer. ( I am not a software guy lol )

I would like to run the newest Marlin ( Marlin 1.0.2 I believe )

Photo of my Printer.


Specs for most of my componets. If I left anything out that is need to properly configure marlin prior to flashing the board just let me know.

--Electronics--
Arduino 2560
Ramps 1.4
A4988 Stepper Drivers
Reprap Smart Full Graphics LCD Controller

--Z Axis--
Dual Leadscrew Driven
-10mm Dia 2mm Pitch
Dual Nema 17 40mm Tall Motors
-64oz 17HS16-2004S
-Current Per Phase: 2A
-Step Angle: 1.8°

--X Axis--
Leadscrew Driven
-12mm Dia 6 Start 18mm Lead ( so I assume a 3mm pitch? start X pitch = lead )
Nema 17 48mm Tall Motor
-76oz KL17H248-15-4A
-Current Per Phase: 1.5A
-Step Angle: 1.8°

--Y Axis--
Leadscrew Driven
-12mm Dia 6 Start 18mm Lead ( so I assume a 3mm pitch? start X pitch = lead )
Nema 17 48mm Tall Motor
-76oz KL17H248-15-4A
-Current Per Phase: 1.5A
-Step Angle: 1.8°

--Extuder--
Wades Style Setup
Nema 17 48mm Tall Motor
-76oz KL17H248-15-4A
-Current Per Phase: 1.5A
-Step Angle: 1.8°
Herringbone Gears
-5.1 ( I could be worng on the ratio, I have a lot of gear sets )
E3D-V6 Hotend 1.75mm Direct
-100K Semitec NTC thermistor

--Heatbed--
12"x12" Makerfarm PCB Heatbed
-NTC 3950 100K Thermistor
-Relay

--Endstops / Sensors--
Mechanical endstops home switches on each axis
Capacitive Proxcimity Sensor ( for auto bed leveling )
-LJC18A3-H-Z/BY

You "know" the pitch of your leadscrews, now you only have to calculate how many steps/mm are required. Depends on the Drivers. I´d recomment drv8825@1/32 stepping for those beefy Steppers.

You should set the speed and max. acceleration values low at the beginning.

The tricky part is assigning the endstops and stepperdirection in marlin. You can mess up the orientation with one wrong setting.
You should enable EEprom use, especially if you have a smart-LCD.
If you change settings and reflash the mega, you should send the M502 then M501 command in pronterface to make the new values permanent in EEprom.
Or use the smart-LCD to read standard-config ( M502) and then write EEprom ( M501) .

I had an extended " trial and error" time with that
-Olaf
PS: Nice Printer BTW. I would add rubberfeet to the frame, it will be quite noisy with all those leadscrews....

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/23/2015 02:56AM by o_lampe.

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https://www.oyostepper.com/category-6-b0-Nema-17-Stepper-Motor.html
https://www.oyostepper.com/category-7-b0-Nema-23-Stepper-Motor.html