<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Azteeg X5 Mini]]> 2015-10-02T14:03:07Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/12338/azteeg-x5-mini/ <![CDATA[Re: Azteeg X5 Mini]]> One advice, I found that out the hard way ! check your trim pot on the X axis motor. If you have a fan on it you should be good, but if not, you're going to drive your motor beyond its power capabilities, it is just a NEMA14, and it overheat very quickly, missing steps and so on...

I adjested mine down, because I was missing steps after 30-40 min of printing.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/4872/ 2015-10-02T14:03:07Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/106809/#p106809 <![CDATA[Re: Azteeg X5 Mini]]> Thanks for sharing guys!

My first piece of advice for anyone would be don't ask your question on the forum an hour before you plan to start the upgrade.  LOL I was really lucky. Wired everything up correctly and it all worked immediately. This is not my usual experience with any project.  I just used my Marlin config and some common sense to setup the smoothie config file and it all worked out.

I went 32X on all drivers and everything is quiet and smooth. I've got a little moire on the y axis but I think I need to tune my belt tension. Other than that it runs perfectly. I'm getting the nicest prints I've ever gotten out of it.

I really like this board and the whole config file thing.  It's really easy to backup known good settings when experimenting.

I don't know if it's related to the new board but it does not work well with  Octopi on a raspberry pi B+ with touchscreen. There are tons of micro-pauses causing micro-blobs. It makes a great bone texture for the T-Rex skull I printed but I can get smooth prints from my laptop using Repetier or the board's sd card. For now I'm just printing from the sd card. I can still use Octoprint to monitor temperature and send commands.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/302/ 2015-09-30T01:57:26Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/106550/#p106550 <![CDATA[Re: Azteeg X5 Mini]]> Thanks for the precision Mate ! I remembered it was a funny name !

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/4872/ 2015-09-23T13:54:51Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/106047/#p106047 <![CDATA[Re: Azteeg X5 Mini]]> bnj wrote:

I run 32 microstepping on extruder only, and it is okay, but not outstanding I think the next upgrde will be the one from E3D I don't remember its name, the little pulley that grabs the filament... They make a very small diameter one, which should be great to remove any moire effect.

Hobb-goblin!

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]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/221/ 2015-09-22T19:52:30Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/105966/#p105966 <![CDATA[Re: Azteeg X5 Mini]]> I am currently running an Azteeg x5 mini on my SD3, if you need any help with it, I'll be glad to give you some.

I run 32 microstepping on extruder only, and it is okay, but not outstanding I think the next upgrde will be the one from E3D I don't remember its name, the little pulley that grabs the filament... They make a very small diameter one, which should be great to remove any moire effect.

the trim pot are software controlled, so it's a little pain in the $^%$^%$ (specially for the extruder trim), but eventually, I got everything running like it's supposed to, with an e3D V6, and a silicon 8x8 bed.

I got the vikki screen V2 with it, it  is an awesome combination by the way...

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/4872/ 2015-09-22T13:51:43Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/105941/#p105941 <![CDATA[Re: Azteeg X5 Mini]]> I had a printer I ran ran 32 stepping on and the noise level reduction was amazing.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7731/ 2015-09-21T17:05:25Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/105852/#p105852 <![CDATA[Re: Azteeg X5 Mini]]> ^That, I would add that you don't want to use 1/32 stepping for Z.  It really isn't needed for X&Y either but may be fun to experiment with.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2015-09-21T14:53:23Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/105835/#p105835 <![CDATA[Re: Azteeg X5 Mini]]> ^Everything heartless said...

And, yes...you can wire "always on" items directly to the PSU...make sure the polarity on the fans is correct or they'll fry instantly.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/131/ 2015-09-21T13:40:28Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/105832/#p105832 <![CDATA[Re: Azteeg X5 Mini]]> 32x micro stepping is most noticeable on the extruder - not as much on the others. Personally, i wouldn't bother for X, Y and Z
and yes, for 32x micro stepping you would need to double the steps/mm in the firmware.

Other than that, I'm afraid I am not much help as I know pretty much nothing about the Azteeg boards

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/10399/ 2015-09-21T13:24:06Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/105830/#p105830 <![CDATA[Azteeg X5 Mini]]> Hi guys,

I'm getting ready to replace a Sanguinololu board with the Azteeg X5 Mini. Has anyone done this on a Solidoodle 2 that would be willing to share their config file? I feel pretty confident that I've configured everything correctly but it would be nice to see one from a working machine.  Also, a couple of questions:

1. Can / should I run 32x microstepping on all steppers? I'm using my marlin settings for steps per mm as a starting point. Would I need to double the number if enabling 32x? Marlin was based on 16x.

2. There doesn't seem to be anywhere to connect always on fans, led, etc. Can I connect these directly to the power supply?

3. Any other advice?

Thanks.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/302/ 2015-09-19T23:27:37Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/105765/#p105765