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How many tools can I define? - 8 years ago
As title really. I'm using a Diamond hot end on a modified RepRapPro Mendel 3 Tricolour and playing around with mixing ratios. The tools are set to use all 3 extruders and sharing the same heater. eg Pn D0:1:2 H1 (where n denotes tool number). Then using M567 to set different mixing ratios eg P0 E1:0:0, P1 E0:1:0, P2 E0:0:1, P3 E0.5:0.5:0, P4 E0:0.5:0.5, P5 E0.5:0:0.5, P6 E0.34:0.33:0.33. Obvioby deckingman - Duet
Re: Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
I've updated the firmware but not tested it yet. Quick question, could that cause a general slowdown of Firefox or do I need to look elsewhere?by deckingman - Duet
Re: Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
dc42. I just tried uploading a config.g file via the web interface. It seemed to work OK and asked if I wanted to do a software reset which I said yes to. After about 8 seconds it came back with the AJAX communication error (reason timeout), and terminated the session. Is it possible that it could be your "experimental" firmware that I'm running? I'm in the middle of doing a series of tests to fiby deckingman - Duet
Re: Duet board support - 8 years ago
I understand your reluctance to change to a different brand of firmware, I'm a 60 something carpenter and all this stuff is well outside my comfort zone. However, I looked into Repetier as I have recently grafted a Diamond Hot End on to my RepRepPro which came with Duet Electronics, and the makers (RepRap.Me) recommend using Repetier as it is set up for their hot end to enable colour mixing. Frby deckingman - Repetier
Re: Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
YEAY, IT WORKS!! So, updated the firmware to your latest (experimental) version. Defined the 3 tools in my config.g as having the same extruders (D0:1:2) and sharing the same heater (H1). Set the mix ratios to 1:0:0, 0:1:0 and 0:0:1. so that each would use 100% of only one filament. Added M207 S5.0 F2400 to the end of my config.g (didn't bother with Z lift or extra length on recovery) to give 5mby deckingman - Duet
Re: Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
No probs. Actually I am so relieved that you found an error and fixed it. This is all well outside my comfort zone and I thought I'd done something stupid again. I'll give it another go as soon as my heart rate and blood pressure return to something like normal. I'm much more confident using a circular saw, or even a chain saw (not that I use chain saws for building decks). I know what I'm doinby deckingman - Duet
Re: Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
Hi dc42, Sorry to report this but my machine does not like that experimental firmware. The problem I have is that whenever I try to print a file (even one that has previously printed OK) using the web interface, I get an error as follows "G codes : String expected but not seen Gcode file M32 xxxx Gcode not found. Failed to open file M32 xxxx.Gcode" I substituted the file name for "xxxx" in theby deckingman - Duet
Re: New Duet Web Control 1.11 and RepRapFirmware 1.09z-ch - 8 years ago
Chrishamm. I just used your web interface to update my firmware to a version that dc42 has kindly done for me to test firmware retraction. That is soooo much better than faffing about pressing reset buttons etc. Even for an old f*rt like me. Now I can put the cover back on my Duet! Just one teeny weeny thing, the legend above the upload button still says "File upload for /sys and /www Directoriesby deckingman - Duet
Re: Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
Many, many thanks. I'll upload it and try it tomorrow. Ref the slic3r bug, I saw something about it here. . Towards the bottom they say Quote.......... Note: Although firmware retraction works perfectly for print jobs that does not actually use the colormixing feature of Repetier-Firmware, Slic3r 1.1.7 has a bug that sometimes G11 firmware unretract is not issued after a toolchange. Of courseby deckingman - Duet
Re: Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
Brilliant! Out of curiosity, will it also use M208 for the recovery? It's no big deal if it doesn't but I came across this (http://prusaprinters.org/slic3r-and-marlin-configuration-for-reprap-firmware-retraction/) and my understanding of it is that one could use a different (perhaps slower) speed for the recovery which might help to stop the filament getting chewed up? As an aside, I had a replby deckingman - Duet
Re: Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
Did some more testing this morning. I can confirm that when setting tool mixing in config.g then slicing with Slic3r without firmware retraction being set, retraction happens on all 3 extruders but is proportional to the mix ratio. i.e. setting the ratio to 1:0:0 results in only one extruder retracting while setting the ratio to 0.34:0.33:0.33 results in all 3 retracting by the the same amount (aby deckingman - Duet
Re: New Duet Web Control 1.11 and RepRapFirmware 1.09z-ch - 8 years ago
Just wanted to say that I'm loving the changes to the web interface over the old 1.06 version that I was using. Quick question, the micro SD card that I'm using which was supplied with the kit, looks like it's 4mb/sec. Would there be any advantage in using a faster card or are the read/write speeds limited by other factors? Many thanks.by deckingman - Duet
Re: Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
@dc24, I've done all you asked and have been tearing my hair out because my old config.g works fine, the new one (which I previously attached to my post) has the problem. Just trying to "print" a gcode file which had only the Slic3r start code was setting the bed to 205 degrees C. I even put the new config.g back to the same values as the original config.g and still the problem was there! I coby deckingman - Duet
Re: Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
Hi dc42, Very many thanks for you help so far. I've managed to update to your latest firmware and Chrishamm's latest web interface (many thanks to him also). That was scary - I'm fine with circular saws and the like, but this stuff is well outside my comfort zone. Anyway, all seems to have gone well. So, having done that, changed my config.g to set the tools for mixing as before (tool one all fby deckingman - Duet
Re: New Duet Web Control 1.11 and RepRapFirmware 1.09y-ch - 8 years ago
That's brilliant. Thank you so much. I'll get on it first thing tomorrow and let you know how I get on.by deckingman - Duet
Re: New Duet Web Control 1.11 and RepRapFirmware 1.09y-ch - 8 years ago
Hi, I have a RepRapPro Mendel Mendel 3 Tricolour which is running the stock firmware that came with it (firmware version 1.09, web interface version 1.06). It was up to date at the time I built the kit so I've never changed it and, being a 62 year old carpenter, I'm really nervous about trying to. However, I started another thread about an issue I have with trying to get 3 extruders to retract sby deckingman - Duet
Re: Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
Many thanks for the help so far. @DC. I should point out that I'm a 62 year old carpenter so although I do my best to keep up with technology, I do find myself floundering at times. Is there a real idiots guide to updating the firmware? All I have to go on is the instructions that RepRapPro provided when I build the kit and the supplied firmware was the latest available so I have never attemptedby deckingman - Duet
Help needed with Duet firmware and 3 extruder retraction. - 8 years ago
Hi, I have a RepRap Pro version of a Mendel 3.0 Tricolour to which I have managed to graft a Diamond Hot End. The Reprap firmware is what came with machine (version 1.09) and the web interface (which I love) is version 1.06. The only software modifications I have made are to the config.g file. Basically this is just redifining the tools to have individual extruders but share the same heater andby deckingman - Duet
Re: New Duet Web Control 1.08 and RepRapFirmware 1.09r-ch - 8 years ago
Hi again, Sorry if I'm being thick but can I just update the web interface and not the firmware. I have a RepRapPro Mendel 3. The firmware is reported as being 1.09 (2015-04-21) and the web interface is HTML: 1.06, JS: 1.06. If I can update just the web interface, do I simply follow the instructions given here ? If I have to update the firmware as well, are there some simple easy to follow instrby deckingman - Firmware - mainstream and related support
Re: New Duet Web Control 1.08 and RepRapFirmware 1.09r-ch - 8 years ago
Brilliant! Thanks very much. I'll add that to my config.G. As for PID tuning, I really wouldn't know where to start so I'll leave that alone (unless someone can post and idiots guide for me). Many thanks.by deckingman - Firmware - mainstream and related support
Re: New Duet Web Control 1.08 and RepRapFirmware 1.09r-ch - 8 years ago
This is my first post and probably off topic but I don't quite know where else to start. If this is the wrong place to ask my question, I'd very much appreciate it if someone could point me to the best place to find an answer. I have a RepRapPro Mendel 3 which I have just managed to graft a Diamond hot end on to. The issue I have is that this hot end has a bigger mass than the original Mendel 3by deckingman - Firmware - mainstream and related support