Activate second backup Extruder as main extruder

[roald 2]

last week i blown up my motordriver from the main extruder(E1) motor on the ultiboard rev v2.1.4

now i try to set my second extruder port (E2) as main but it doesn't work.

first i select the right board (72) from the board list and after that i search for board 72 in the pin tab and change the 3 pinning numbers from E0 To E1 but no power at all do i miss a step?

i also tried to change the X/Y pinning and that work the change direction. the extruder morot also work when i put the connector in the Z motor port.

 

[CarloK 205]

I haven't tried, but it sounds like you are making the correct changes.

The Ultimaker board has id 72 in the Marlin code.

Change:

#define E0_STEP_PIN         42
#define E0_DIR_PIN          43
#define E0_ENABLE_PIN       37

#define E1_STEP_PIN         49
#define E1_DIR_PIN          47
#define E1_ENABLE_PIN       48

 

into:

#define E0_STEP_PIN         49
#define E0_DIR_PIN          47
#define E0_ENABLE_PIN       48

#define E1_STEP_PIN         -1
#define E1_DIR_PIN          -1
#define E1_ENABLE_PIN       -1

 

Too bad you didn't post your modified code, so we can't verify your changes.

[roald 2]

Thank you for your anwer Carlo i make a printscreen of the uploaded pin changes.

can you tell me why you fill in -1 values at E1? is it to disable?

 

today i check the pins again and i saw the follow line:

#define MOTOR_CURRENT_PWM_E_PIN 46

i think i need change this pin number also because both extruder connectors have 4 pins, but no idea wich pin number i need to fill in?

[tinkergnome 927]

2 hours ago, roald said:

today i check the pins again and i saw the follow line:

#define MOTOR_CURRENT_PWM_E_PIN 46

i think i need change this pin number also because both extruder connectors have 4 pins, but no idea wich pin number i need to fill in?

 

There's only a single motor current setting for both E1 and E2. This pin is connected to both stepper drivers.

 

Speaking of stepper drivers: are you sure that your mainboard has the 5th stepper driver chip soldered on? On many newer 2.1.4 boards it is not installed at all. But the connector is obviously present, so this should be not the issue?

 

[CarloK 205]

Yes, I did set the values to -1 to disable the functions. Not really a big thing, but since your other driver chip is broken this feels like the right thing to do.

 

Like I said before, the changes you made seem fine.

The code you posted is slightly different from my local copy. Just checking, but what machine type do you have (UM2, UM2+)?

And, what is the link to the git repository you are using?