Extruder Setup Help September 07, 2010 11:29AM |
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Re: Extruder Setup Help September 07, 2010 11:50AM |
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kirtlesog
On the console if I change the "Extrude Speed xx mm/min" value, it alters the time that the extruder runs when I press "Extrude", not the speed. Reverse works OK and runs for the same time at the same speed.
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Re: Extruder Setup Help September 07, 2010 01:31PM |
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Re: Extruder Setup Help September 07, 2010 04:41PM |
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It is all a consequence of the decision to interpret the gcode on the micro rather than the PC.
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Re: Extruder Setup Help September 08, 2010 08:04AM |
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kirtlesog
Considering the control system generally, I'm at something of a loss to understand why the extruder board is needed at all: the Atmega 644 is more than capable of doing everything. (but that's for another time).
Re: Extruder Setup Help September 08, 2010 08:29AM |
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rhmorrison
Exactly, that is why the new Pololu based electronics have one Mega board and four Pololu stepper controllers.
No extruder controller is needed and you have a 'real' 1/16 step stepper controller instead of the funny dual bridge.
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