I’m trying to debug a self-inflicted issue. The background is I’m using 1.3/1.4 encoder cables for a 1.2/RAMPS board.
That said, my X axis is running superbly with the TCM2208 silent drivers. No issues with X at all.
I started with a couple of non-farmbot steppers/encoders and couldn’t get repeatable results - tried many different settings. I am moving towards “OEM” equipment, so I ordered the FarmBot nema17 steppers and encoders.
Received and noticed the encoder cable connectors were different than the aftermarket units (so were the motor cable connectors - motor end, but I moved them around).
Now, the Y and Z axis work perfectly one-direction (away for Y, and up for Z), but error out the other direction. The errors are:
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CS Failed: [move_absolute] - :firmware_error"
Movement to (10000.0, 836.4, 3229.72) failed.
Got error while executing move_absolute(10000.0, 836.4, 3229.72, 600, 5000, 5000).
If I turn off using encoders, the Y and Z motors work fine.
I suspect the pinout for the encoders are at play, but don’t know encoders well enough to troubleshoot - any thoughts?
Thanks a ton - will head out to the farm later today and try some things. For the diagram, it shows: Y Encoder A, B, AQ, and BQ. The farmbot documentation on the NEMA 17 encoders calls out: A+, A-, B+, and B-.
Are these equivalent?:
A = A+
B = B+
AQ = A-
BQ = B-
Also, are all the endstop pins “powered”, or do each of the +/- signal in some way?
Thanks for all the support - looking forward to getting this fb alive!
Can’t answer that directly since I don’t use official FarmBot encoders but I’m pretty sure that this is right. AQ and BQ are not beeing used by the arduino software at this time, so having A and B in the right position is more important.
The pins + and - are always powered. Just make sure that you don’t connect the thicker black wire to the - pin. But if this would be your issue, then you would experience the same errors in both directions …