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Y only moves in 1 direction

Posted by Turnrock

Turnrock

Y only moves in 1 direction
October 03, 2013 10:42PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 7

I have all the motors wired up the same, but the Y will only move in one direction. Everything i read says its the endstops or current but theres only 1 endstop and curren(tested a handful of drivers) is good.any ideas?

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Robonz

Re: Y only moves in 1 direction
October 03, 2013 10:55PM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 87

If the software is setup and working correctly.....

The A4988 stepper motor driver has a direction pin on pin 9 I think. If this is not changing state then the motor can only go in one direction. Check to make sure the socket is connecting ok and soldering on this pin is good.

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Sublime

Re: Y only moves in 1 direction
October 03, 2013 11:22PM

Registered: 13 years ago
Posts: 2,947

Are you using the version of Marlin in my Github for Tantillus?

Are you using a Ramps 1.4 board? If not have you changed the firmware correctly to account for the different board?

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Turnrock

Re: Y only moves in 1 direction
October 04, 2013 12:04AM

Registered: 11 years ago
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Sublime its your version from Github, Ramps 1.4

The pins,solder and sockets look fine but it is a super cheap Chinese Ramps.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/04/2013 12:08AM by Turnrock.

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Sublime

Re: Y only moves in 1 direction
October 04, 2013 12:58AM

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You can test the direction pin as Robonz suggested.

If it is dead you can try and trace it back on the Ramps board and you may find a bad solder joint. If it's the Atmega pin then you could remap it to a different unused pin and change it in the pins.h file.

If you purchased it from RepRapDiscount just let him know it is dead and he will send out a new one right away.

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Nyarlathotep

Re: Y only moves in 1 direction
October 04, 2013 09:17AM

Registered: 14 years ago
Posts: 47

If you haven't already I'd swap X and Y motors (unplug power first!) to rule out a bad stepper.

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Turnrock

Re: Y only moves in 1 direction
October 04, 2013 02:50PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 7

Its not a RepRapDiscount Ramps its a green board but I swapped the pins for Y and E1 in pins.h and im back in business.
Thanks for all the help!

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ale92

Re: Y only moves in 1 direction
December 17, 2013 05:33AM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 132

Hello my name is alessio i'm italian, sorry but if you have change the pin of y to E1 you must change the pin of endstop from Y to E1,this is my ask:
how you have made this??? i have this problem but i don't know i can made it (i' m sorry if i write bad english)