[OpenPnP] Smoothie board + OpenPNP help

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Hello guys,

I’m new in the smoothie world. I have smoothieboard 5X and I want to connect it to pick and place machine. I am using openPNP software. what I did is :

1 - I downloaded firmware file " Smoothieware/FirmwareBin at edge · Smoothieware/Smoothieware · GitHub "

2 - I downloaded config.txt file from “configuring-smoothie [Smoothieware]”

3 - I copied the file firmware.bin and config.txt to a micro-SD card.

4 - I run it >> it was flashed successfully, where the filename changed from firmware.bin to FIRMWARE.CUR The config.txt will always remain config.txt.

5 - I connected the card via USB cable to my laptop.

6 - I ran smoothie board with Pronterface application. I can connected to the board via serial board.

My problem is I want to move any x , y z motors just to check the flushing or the board is ok , but NO movement has been occurred. I mean no motor run when I send command via this software to the board, where the Gcode drive configuration for the serial board is ok. Can anyone telling me what I did wrong or any help please just to have any motor running in… Your help is highly appreciated

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Could you please provide your config.txt file?

Please just paste the whole thing into the response window between lines with ```like this:

```
PASTE THE CONTENT HERE
```

That will format it to be easy to read.

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Thanks for your reply.

The X,Y and Z are working now after adding the line :

Fix for incorrect Digipots used on Smoothieboard Clones.

digipot_factor 36.6

in the configuration file according to the link:
[ Aliexpress FYSETC smoothieboard V1.1 MCP4441 issue ]
about the smoothieboard V1.1 MCP4441 issue

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Considering you’re also asking this on the OpenPNP forums, and there was a faster/more complete set of answers/helpers there, I’m going to keep things over there. Anyone running into the same issues, you can search over there to find the topic.

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Thanks Arthur !

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Hello Everyone, I return to post my problem here as well. as i mentioned before after run the Smoothie board by " Pronterface application" I am trying now before to install all te motor in my machine , I want to run them by OpenPNP. till now the document of OenPNP doesn’t help me to run at least x and y motors. I would asking here what is going wrong with my steps and what I have to do to get that ? . After my discussion in OpenPNP forum I understood that the software doesn’t send any command to the board, but i noted that X motor is running only ones time when I shut down and running again the OpenPNP. Thanks for your helps

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Hi All,

My question is posted in OpenPNP forums but No answer, so
I am trying to run the Z axis but not succeed, where this axis is connecting as a rocker. I am not sure what the value of the [ gamma_steps_per_mm ] in the configuration file should be. Any idea of how I can config Z axis ?and how I configure both rotor motors of the nozzles in the machine axis where I configure it as showing below:

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Thanks for help!