Manual Enable Heater 2 and Hot Bed

[flyguy 0]

Hello,

How would I enable the other heater transistors on the Ultimaker shield ?

Would I just Edit the Pins.h file to make sure that the right pins are defined ?

#define HEATER_BED_PIN 3

#define HEATER_1_PIN 4

(I know these pins are different then default)

#if MOTHERBOARD == 7

#define KNOWN_BOARD

/*****************************************************************

* Ultimaker pin assignment

******************************************************************/

#ifndef __AVR_ATmega1280__

#ifndef __AVR_ATmega2560__

#error Oops! Make sure you have 'Arduino Mega' selected from the 'Tools -> Boards' menu.

#endif

#endif

......

#define HEATER_BED_PIN 3

#define TEMP_BED_PIN 10

#define HEATER_0_PIN 2

#define TEMP_0_PIN 8

#define HEATER_1_PIN 4

#define TEMP_1_PIN 9

 

Is there anything else that needs to be modified to enable the Heating transistors ?

[flyguy 0]

Ok I uploaded some basic code to the Arduino 2560, AND the 2 pins that I thought were dead are not.

So I am missing something to enable the Heated bed, and the Heater 2 transistors. Anyone have an idea where I would go to enable these in the Marlin firmware.

const int lowestPin = 3;

const int highestPin = 4;

void setup() {

// set pins 2 through 13 as outputs:

for (int thisPin =lowestPin; thisPin <= highestPin; thisPin++) {

pinMode(thisPin, OUTPUT);

}

}

void loop() {

// iterate over the pins:

for (int thisPin =lowestPin; thisPin <= highestPin; thisPin++) {

// fade the LED on thisPin from off to brightest:

for (int brightness = 0; brightness < 255; brightness++) {

analogWrite(thisPin, brightness);

delay(2);

}

// fade the LED on thisPin from brithstest to off:

for (int brightness = 255; brightness >= 0; brightness--) {

analogWrite(thisPin, brightness);

delay(2);

}

// pause between LEDs:

delay(100);

}

}

[Daid 306]

At the configuration file, about the spot where you configure the extruders and heated bed. Or use:

http://daid.eu/~daid/marlin_build/

so you don't need to mess with config files yourself.

[flyguy 0]

 

http://daid.eu/~daid/marlin_build/

This page has no options to enable the heater or the heated bed. It only allows you specify the sensor, not the heater its self. I thought I had dead pins on my Arduino so I ordered a new one. But it turns out that its a software issue.

In the Configuration.h of the marlin firmware I have it already set

#define TEMP_SENSOR_0 -1

#define TEMP_SENSOR_1 6

#define TEMP_SENSOR_2 0

#define TEMP_SENSOR_BED 6

But the hot_bed and heater 1 still do not work. only heater0 works. (the hot end heater)

[Daid 306]

To use the heater you need to configure a sensor, else Marlin cannot control the heat.

[flyguy 0]

Help! Anyone having issues using the Heated bed MOSFET on the Ultimaker Shield ?

Here is my setup for Marlin:

http://daid.eu/~daid/marlin_build ... stepsE=800

I can see that the thermistor is working in the PrintRun. I can connect to the machine and and use a heat gun on the themistor to get a proper temperature reading.

Next step is setting the Bed Temp to 60

Here is some of the read out with the Monitor Print box checked.

ok T:35.7 /0.0 B:3.0 /3.0 @:0

ok T:35.8 /0.0 B:3.0 /3.0 @:0

ok T:35.2 /0.0 B:66.6 /3.0 @:0 (Applying Heat gun)

ok T:35.2 /0.0 B:78.8 /3.0 @:0

ok T:35.1 /0.0 B:95.2 /3.0 @:0

ok T:35.2 /0.0 B:73.0 /3.0 @:0

ok T:35.2 /0.0 B:58.1 /3.0 @:0

Setting bed temperature to 60.0 degrees Celsius.

ok T:35.5 /0.0 B:46.0 /60.0 @:0 (I Expect the red LED on the MOSFET to turn on here But it does not)

ok T:35.6 /0.0 B:27.2 /60.0 @:0

ok T:35.7 /0.0 B:3.0 /60.0 @:0

ok T:35.6 /0.0 B:3.0 /60.0 @:0

I do know that, the pin on the Arduino is good as a I wrote a basic Pin High/Low program and watched the LED turn on and off.

Any help thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[flyguy 0]

In stead of messing with the code of Marlin, I started to swap out resistors 4.7k ohm was what I have been using this whole time. I tried 10k with no better results.

With each resistor I recompiled the look up table with the Python script from Rep Rap

22k ohm works ! It starts off around ~ -20 only 2 less then the last value in the table {1008, -22}

47k ohm works as well but it starts around -44

Testing the 22k ohm resistor, Using my fingers to heat up the resistor It only returns a result of ~9c which means I should be dead.

But I don't care, its working with out messing with any Marlin Code and no need to pre-heat the resistor.

I'll be testing the results of the 22k ohm resistor at 60c, 70c, 80c, 90c, 100c with my toaster oven.

( I have one of reflow solder hacks that controls the oven's temp with an external micro controller)

Thanks for everyone listening and reading to my troubles,

Brian