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Adrian Bowyer
de96171b5d Z probe code improved, but still not there. It now uses hysteresis to
track up the low-precision slope of the IR probe before measuring down
the high-precision slope near 0 mm.  But this means that the probe has to
be set only a fraction of a mm higher than the nozzle itself.  Also (at
the moment for safety) the code thinks Z = 0 occurs when it is actually
0.2mm.  This is easy to fix when the rest is reliable.
2013-10-17 23:18:57 +01:00
Adrian Bowyer
f3e81cbe4c Z probing now working. The probe signal connects to AD7 which (confusingly)
is A0 on the Arduino.  The signal seems quite noisy.  I have put a 10uF
capacitor across its supply.  Maybe add an 0.1uF across its signal?
Two values need to be set in Platform.h:

If v is the value from the A->D on A0, then:

z = v*Z_PROBE_GRADIENT + Z_PROBE_CONSTANT (mm)

Z_PROBE_GRADIENT is dependent on the IR proximity device (though they may
be consistent enough all to have the same value) and Z_PROBE_CONSTANT depends
on how high it is mounted relative to the nozzle.

To generate these values, uncomment the bits of code in and around Platform::Spin()
zero the Z axis by eye, run the program, and raise Z by 0.1mm increments.  Put
the raw A->D values in the spreadsheet in the Data directory, and it will
give you the values of Z_PROBE_GRADIENT and Z_PROBE_CONSTANT.
2013-09-15 18:10:33 +01:00
Adrian Bowyer
07d323a41d Setting up latest Due code to work on the Duet. 2013-08-28 16:36:38 +01:00