docs: Add a Manual_Probe.md document
Add information on calibrating the bed on traditional printers with a Z endstop and bed screws. Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
This commit is contained in:
135
docs/Manual_Level.md
Normal file
135
docs/Manual_Level.md
Normal file
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
|
||||
This document describes tools for calibrating a Z endstop and for
|
||||
performing adjustments to bed leveling screws.
|
||||
|
||||
# Calibrating a Z endstop
|
||||
|
||||
An accurate Z endstop position is critical to obtaining high quality
|
||||
prints.
|
||||
|
||||
Note, though, the accuracy of the Z endstop switch itself can be a
|
||||
limiting factor. If one is using Trinamic stepper motor drivers then
|
||||
consider enabling [endstop phase](Endstop_Phase.md) detection to
|
||||
improve the accuracy of the switch.
|
||||
|
||||
To perform a Z endstop calibration, home the printer, move the head to
|
||||
a position near the center of the bed, navigate to the OctoPrint
|
||||
terminal tab, and run:
|
||||
```
|
||||
Z_ENDSTOP_CALIBRATE
|
||||
```
|
||||
Then perform the ["paper test"](Bed_Level.md#the-paper-test) steps to
|
||||
determine the actual height at the given position. One can then
|
||||
`ACCEPT` the position and save the results to the config file with:
|
||||
```
|
||||
SAVE_CONFIG
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
It's preferable to use a Z endstop switch on the opposite end of the Z
|
||||
axis from the bed. (Homing away from the bed is more robust as then it
|
||||
is generally always safely to home the Z.) However, if one must home
|
||||
towards the bed it is recommended to adjust the endstop so that it
|
||||
triggers a small distance (eg, .5mm) above the bed. Almost all endstop
|
||||
switches can safely be depressed a small distance beyond their trigger
|
||||
point. When this is done, one should find that the
|
||||
`Z_ENDSTOP_CALIBRATE` command reports a small positive value (eg,
|
||||
.5mm) for the Z position_endstop. Triggering the endstop while it is
|
||||
still some distance from the bed reduces the risk of inadvertent bed
|
||||
crashes.
|
||||
|
||||
Some printers have the ability to manually adjust the location of the
|
||||
physical endstop switch. However, it's recommended to perform Z
|
||||
endstop positioning in software with Klipper - once the physical
|
||||
location of the endstop is in a convenient location, one can make any
|
||||
further adjustments by running Z_ENDSTOP_CALIBRATE or by manually
|
||||
updating the Z position_endstop in the configuration file.
|
||||
|
||||
# Adjusting bed leveling screws
|
||||
|
||||
The secret to getting good bed leveling with bed leveling screws is to
|
||||
utilize the printer's high precision motion system during the bed
|
||||
leveling process itself. This is done by commanding the nozzle to a
|
||||
position nearest each bed screw and then adjusting that screw until
|
||||
the bed is a set distance from the nozzle. Klipper has a tool to
|
||||
assist with this. In order to use the tool it is necessary to specify
|
||||
each screw XY location.
|
||||
|
||||
This is done by creating a `[bed_screws]` config section. For example,
|
||||
it might look something similar to:
|
||||
```
|
||||
[bed_screws]
|
||||
screw1: 100,50
|
||||
screw2: 100,150
|
||||
screw3: 150,100
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
If a bed screw is under the bed, then specify the XY position directly
|
||||
above the screw. If the screw is outside the bed then specify an XY
|
||||
position closest to the screw that is still within the range of the
|
||||
bed.
|
||||
|
||||
Once the config file is ready, run `RESTART` to load that config, and
|
||||
then one can start the tool by running:
|
||||
```
|
||||
BED_SCREWS_ADJUST
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
This tool will move the printer's nozzle to each screw XY location and
|
||||
then move the nozzle to a Z=0 height. At this point one can use the
|
||||
"paper test" to adjust the bed screw directly under the nozzle. See
|
||||
the information described in
|
||||
["the paper test"](Bed_Level.md#the-paper-test), but adjust the bed
|
||||
screw instead of commanding the nozzle to different heights. Adjust
|
||||
the bed screw until there is a small amount of friction when pushing
|
||||
the paper back and forth.
|
||||
|
||||
Once the screw is adjusted so that a small amount of friction is felt,
|
||||
run either the `ACCEPT` or `ADJUSTED` command. Use the `ADJUSTED`
|
||||
command if the bed screw needed an adjustment (typically anything more
|
||||
than about 1/8th of a turn of the screw). Use the `ACCEPT` command if
|
||||
no significant adjustment is necessary. Both commands will cause the
|
||||
tool to proceed to the next screw. (When an `ADJUSTED` command is
|
||||
used, the tool will schedule an additional cycle of bed screw
|
||||
adjustments; the tool completes successfully when all bed screws are
|
||||
verified to not require any significant adjustments.) One can use the
|
||||
`ABORT` command to exit the tool early.
|
||||
|
||||
This system works best when the printer has a flat printing surface
|
||||
(such as glass) and has straight rails. Upon successful completion of
|
||||
the bed leveling tool the bed should be ready for printing.
|
||||
|
||||
## Fine grained bed screw adjustments
|
||||
|
||||
If the printer uses three bed screws and all three screws are under
|
||||
the bed, then it may be possible to perform a second "high precision"
|
||||
bed leveling step. This is done by commanding the nozzle to locations
|
||||
where the bed moves a larger distance with each bed screw adjustment.
|
||||
|
||||
For example, consider a bed with screws at locations A, B, and C:
|
||||
|
||||

|
||||
|
||||
For each adjustment made to the bed screw at location C, the bed will
|
||||
swing along a pendulum defined by the remaining two bed screws (shown
|
||||
here as a green line). In this situation, each adjustment to the bed
|
||||
screw at C will move the bed at position D a further amount than
|
||||
directly at C. It is thus possible to make an improved C screw
|
||||
adjustment when the nozzle is at position D.
|
||||
|
||||
To enable this feature, one would determine the additional nozzle
|
||||
coordinates and add them to the config file. For example, it might
|
||||
look like:
|
||||
```
|
||||
[bed_screws]
|
||||
screw1: 100,50
|
||||
screw1_fine_adjust: 0,0
|
||||
screw2: 100,150
|
||||
screw2_fine_adjust: 300,300
|
||||
screw3: 150,100
|
||||
screw3_fine_adjust: 0,100
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
When this feature is enabled, the `BED_SCREWS_ADJUST` tool will first
|
||||
prompt for coarse adjustments directly above each screw position, and
|
||||
once those are accepted, it will prompt for fine adjustments at the
|
||||
additional locations. Continue to use `ACCEPT` and `ADJUSTED` at each
|
||||
position.
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user