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08-30-2016, 11:57 PM #1
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that is very upsetting to hear... especially that the ANTCLABS said they dont know because they checked and verified for me that the BLTouch will indeed work with this printer & setup.. i am going to contact them about this cause i was iffy on if i should get it or not but the said it will work so i ordered it. i wouldnt have wasted the month waiting to recieve the touch and all this time trying to set it up if i had known this. thanks for your findings tho
is there any way the board can be replaced with a compatible one and still function as needed in the FFCP with out being a pain in the a$$ to do? just curious
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08-31-2016, 05:38 AM #2
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08-31-2016, 06:08 AM #3
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well i just got the FFCP recently about less then 2 months ago so a new compatible printer will have to wait. just have to stick with manual leveling for now.
hopefully something pops up on how to access the PB7 point
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08-31-2016, 11:17 PM #4
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BTW, what does the servo control actually need to do? IE, what's a typical gcode sequence on a printer that supports it?
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09-01-2016, 12:48 AM #5
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09-01-2016, 02:37 AM #6
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The BLTouch sensor works on the principle of a servo, it has a built-in program that will interpret the servo command like move servo arm 10 degrees to mean pull the pin up or 90 degrees means push the pin down, hence the need to connect the BLTouch to a servo connection point.
I've been in touch with Dan Newman who is one of the programmers for Sailfish and he has confirmed that Sailfish DOES NOT support servos (now I know why my servo was acting erratically) hence the BLTouch sensor will not work, Sailfish supports ON/OFF sensors such as Inductive Proximity type which must be connected to the Z-MIN. So it's back to the Inductive Proximity sensor.
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09-01-2016, 02:20 PM #7
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08-31-2016, 11:16 PM #8
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Sailfish doesn't actually know any g-code. All g-code gets translated into x3g protocol before being sent to the printer. You can look for what you need in the x3g protocol: https://github.com/makerbot/s3g/blob...s3gProtocol.md
I'm afraid you won't though because I can't think of any PWM you can command directly through x3g. There is PWM in the firmware, but they're indirect. That is they're commanded by the firmware to achieve a goal (like heat the bed or make the LEDs a color).
You could write in your own bit into sailfish (that's what ZYYX did for their autolevel feature), but if it needs a new x3g command that could be problematic for compatibility.
Please explain to me how to...
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