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| + | **<WRAP center round alert 60%> | ||
| + | This guide will only work on the 1.1.9 Marlin firmware for the JG A5, which is in beta and may have extra bugs. | ||
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| + | A 1.1.8 version may come out if someone else is willing to do one on the wiki however I don't use 1.1.8 | ||
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| ==== Silent Stepper Driver TMC2208 | ==== Silent Stepper Driver TMC2208 | ||
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| - | Author: AETEK | + | Author: AETEK \\ |
| Additional information: | Additional information: | ||
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| **Difficulty: | **Difficulty: | ||
| - | **What is this about?** \\ | + | **The advantages of the TMC2208 or why someone would want to install these** \\ |
| The TMC2208 is a German development. This tutorial is about making the A5 quieter. It is not my intention to explain all possible options of the TMC2208. Like me, most users will buy these stepper drivers just for one reason: to have silence. I focus on installing and configuring these drivers.\\ | The TMC2208 is a German development. This tutorial is about making the A5 quieter. It is not my intention to explain all possible options of the TMC2208. Like me, most users will buy these stepper drivers just for one reason: to have silence. I focus on installing and configuring these drivers.\\ | ||
| Why use only two TMC2208?\\ | Why use only two TMC2208?\\ | ||
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| **Required Electrical Parts** | **Required Electrical Parts** | ||
| - | * 2 x TMC2208 Stepper Driver Modules With Heatsinks | + | * [[https:// |
| * Active Cooling Fan Solution< | * Active Cooling Fan Solution< | ||
| * Some cable and heat shrink | * Some cable and heat shrink | ||
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| - | If you Upgrade | + | If you upgrade |
| When inserting the modules into the sockets, it must be noted that the mounting direction is different as with the A4988 driver (see photos). | When inserting the modules into the sockets, it must be noted that the mounting direction is different as with the A4988 driver (see photos). | ||
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| - | ==== How to set the stepper motor current? ==== | + | ==== How to set the stepper motor current ==== |
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| - | Here is an online calculator | + | The voltages below are suggested |
| - | https:// | + | |
| - | //I have set different VREF values and measured the temperature of the X-motor:\\ | + | Axis = Vref \\ |
| - | VREF 1.41V eq. 1.0A @ 55°C motor temperature. \\ | + | X = 0.85V \\ |
| - | VREF 1.13V eq. 0.8A @ 45°C motor temperature. | + | Y = 1.25V \\ |
| - | // | + | Z = 0.85V \\ |
| - | At VREF = 1.41V (1.0A) the motors were too hot for me.\\ | + | E = 1.00V \\ |
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| - | **A good initial value is VREF = 1.13V (0.8A) \\ | + | |
| - | I set this value the same for the X and Y axis. So far, there were no problems.**\\ | + | |
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| - | ^ Red_M' | ||
| - | | I found that 1.13V vref was too high and made my stepper motors way too hot, My vref ended up being 0.9V | | ||
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| This concludes work on the A5 hardware for this project. In order for the drivers to work, the Marlin firmware has to be adjusted. | This concludes work on the A5 hardware for this project. In order for the drivers to work, the Marlin firmware has to be adjusted. | ||
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| #define X_DRIVER_TYPE | #define X_DRIVER_TYPE | ||
| #define Y_DRIVER_TYPE | #define Y_DRIVER_TYPE | ||
| - | #define Z_DRIVER_TYPE | ||
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| **...with this customized code:** | **...with this customized code:** | ||
| < | < | ||
| - | #define X_DRIVER_TYPE | + | #define X_DRIVER_TYPE |
| #define Y_DRIVER_TYPE | #define Y_DRIVER_TYPE | ||
| - | #define Z_DRIVER_TYPE | ||
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| Make sure you install the TMC2208 Arduino library or you will get compiler errors about missing files. | Make sure you install the TMC2208 Arduino library or you will get compiler errors about missing files. | ||
| + | If you want to do the extruder axis as well, make sure you invert the INVERT_E_DIR true/false as well as replace the E_DRIVER_TYPE with TMC2130 so that your firmware will use this driver properly. | ||
| The following adjustments are made in the " | The following adjustments are made in the " | ||
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| - Use the Touch Display (Move) and check that the X and Y axes are moving in the right direction. | - Use the Touch Display (Move) and check that the X and Y axes are moving in the right direction. | ||
| - | If everything reacts like that, then enjoy the silence.\\ | + | Make sure your X and Y (and Z if you also have the extra driver installed and wired) are going to correct way otherwise you'll need to make sure you did all the changes to the firmware. |
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| - | This completes | + | |
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| - | Status 6. July 2018: Completed | + | |
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