The Mysterious Disappearaing Endstop

mjm9669

So I have been a long time forum user of all kinds. However, this is the first time I haven't been able to find any older posts that match my problem. I am totally out of Ideas. I built a Kossel Delta printer last month and I have been very happy with it. After some miner set backs I managed to calibrate my printer and make a few simple objects. happy ever after right? Well it would have been but I had to try and tinker with it. The auto bed function never worked properly when ever I tried to run the program it would returned an error message "Error: Cpos X square". Which was annoying but ultimately not a big deal. I tried changing my "#define DISTORTION_CORRECTION" from 0 to 1. I uploaded the new settings to my Arduino without any issues. When I homed my printer for the first time the X tower crashed into its endstop. I undid the changes I made and upload the same configuration as I had before but the printer still crashed into the x endstop. When the x endstop is triggered it turns on a red LED as it always has. So i know the endstop is getting power from the Arduino. I manually checked the signal out put using m119 and the X endstop returned L regardless of weather it was being triggered. All the other endstops including the z probe functioned properly. At this point I figured it must be a hardware issue so I replaced the endstop and the wiring with no effect. I also tried re-downloaded Repetier host with no effect. After almost a month I'm starting to lose hope. My only other thought is may be it is a problem in my code. Sometimes if I stare at something long enough I miss the obvious problem. Without being able to home my printer I an dead in the water. If anyone has any advise it would be appreciated. My H configuration if too long to post. Will add it in the comments.

mjm9669

#define BLUETOOTH_SERIAL -1

#define BLUETOOTH_BAUD 115200

#define MIXING_EXTRUDER 0

#define DRIVE_SYSTEM 3

#define XAXIS_STEPS_PER_MM 80

#define YAXIS_STEPS_PER_MM 80

#define ZAXIS_STEPS_PER_MM 80

#define EXTRUDER_FAN_COOL_TEMP 50

#define PDM_FOR_EXTRUDER 0

#define PDM_FOR_COOLER 0

#define DECOUPLING_TEST_MAX_HOLD_VARIANCE 20

#define DECOUPLING_TEST_MIN_TEMP_RISE 1

#define KILL_IF_SENSOR_DEFECT 0

#define RETRACT_ON_PAUSE 2

#define PAUSE_START_COMMANDS ""

#define PAUSE_END_COMMANDS ""

#define EXT0_X_OFFSET 0

#define EXT0_Y_OFFSET 0

#define EXT0_Z_OFFSET 0

#define EXT0_STEPS_PER_MM 370

#define EXT0_TEMPSENSOR_TYPE 1

#define EXT0_TEMPSENSOR_PIN TEMP_0_PIN

#define EXT0_HEATER_PIN HEATER_0_PIN

#define EXT0_STEP_PIN ORIG_E0_STEP_PIN

#define EXT0_DIR_PIN ORIG_E0_DIR_PIN

#define EXT0_INVERSE 0

#define EXT0_ENABLE_PIN E0_ENABLE_PIN

#define EXT0_ENABLE_ON 0

#define EXT0_MAX_FEEDRATE 50

#define EXT0_MAX_START_FEEDRATE 20

#define EXT0_MAX_ACCELERATION 5000

#define EXT0_HEAT_MANAGER 3

#define EXT0_WATCHPERIOD 1

#define EXT0_PID_INTEGRAL_DRIVE_MAX 230

#define EXT0_PID_INTEGRAL_DRIVE_MIN 40

#define EXT0_PID_PGAIN_OR_DEAD_TIME 7

#define EXT0_PID_I 2

#define EXT0_PID_D 40

#define EXT0_PID_MAX 255

#define EXT0_ADVANCE_K 0

#define EXT0_ADVANCE_L 0

#define EXT0_ADVANCE_BACKLASH_STEPS 0

#define EXT0_WAIT_RETRACT_TEMP 150

#define EXT0_WAIT_RETRACT_UNITS 0

#define EXT0_SELECT_COMMANDS ""

#define EXT0_DESELECT_COMMANDS ""

#define EXT0_EXTRUDER_COOLER_PIN -1

#define EXT0_EXTRUDER_COOLER_SPEED 255

#define EXT0_DECOUPLE_TEST_PERIOD 12000

#define EXT0_JAM_PIN -1

#define EXT0_JAM_PULLUP 0

#define FEATURE_RETRACTION 1

#define AUTORETRACT_ENABLED 0

#define RETRACTION_LENGTH 3

#define RETRACTION_LONG_LENGTH 13

#define RETRACTION_SPEED 40

#define RETRACTION_Z_LIFT 0

#define RETRACTION_UNDO_EXTRA_LENGTH 0

#define RETRACTION_UNDO_EXTRA_LONG_LENGTH 0

#define RETRACTION_UNDO_SPEED 20

#define FILAMENTCHANGE_X_POS 0

#define FILAMENTCHANGE_Y_POS 0

#define FILAMENTCHANGE_Z_ADD 2

#define FILAMENTCHANGE_REHOME 1

#define FILAMENTCHANGE_SHORTRETRACT 5

#define FILAMENTCHANGE_LONGRETRACT 50

#define JAM_STEPS 220

#define JAM_SLOWDOWN_STEPS 320

#define JAM_SLOWDOWN_TO 70

#define JAM_ERROR_STEPS 500

#define JAM_MIN_STEPS 10

#define JAM_ACTION 1

#define RETRACT_DURING_HEATUP true

#define PID_CONTROL_RANGE 20

#define SKIP_M109_IF_WITHIN 2

#define SCALE_PID_TO_MAX 0

#define TEMP_HYSTERESIS 0

#define EXTRUDE_MAXLENGTH 160

#define NUM_TEMPS_USERTHERMISTOR0 0

#define USER_THERMISTORTABLE0 {}

#define NUM_TEMPS_USERTHERMISTOR1 0

#define USER_THERMISTORTABLE1 {}

#define NUM_TEMPS_USERTHERMISTOR2 0

#define USER_THERMISTORTABLE2 {}

#define GENERIC_THERM_VREF 5

#define GENERIC_THERM_NUM_ENTRIES 33

#define HEATER_PWM_SPEED 0

// ################ Endstop configuration #####################

#define ENDSTOP_PULLUP_X_MIN false

#define ENDSTOP_X_MIN_INVERTING false

#define MIN_HARDWARE_ENDSTOP_X false

#define ENDSTOP_PULLUP_Y_MIN false

#define ENDSTOP_Y_MIN_INVERTING false

#define MIN_HARDWARE_ENDSTOP_Y false

#define ENDSTOP_PULLUP_Z_MIN false

#define ENDSTOP_Z_MIN_INVERTING false

#define MIN_HARDWARE_ENDSTOP_Z false

#define ENDSTOP_PULLUP_X_MAX true

#define ENDSTOP_X_MAX_INVERTING true

#define MAX_HARDWARE_ENDSTOP_X true

#define ENDSTOP_PULLUP_Y_MAX true

#define ENDSTOP_Y_MAX_INVERTING true

#define MAX_HARDWARE_ENDSTOP_Y true

#define ENDSTOP_PULLUP_Z_MAX true

#define ENDSTOP_Z_MAX_INVERTING true

#define MAX_HARDWARE_ENDSTOP_Z true

#define max_software_endstop_r true

#define min_software_endstop_x false

#define min_software_endstop_y false

#define min_software_endstop_z false

#define max_software_endstop_x true

#define max_software_endstop_y true

#define max_software_endstop_z true

#define ENDSTOP_X_BACK_MOVE 5

#define ENDSTOP_Y_BACK_MOVE 5

#define ENDSTOP_Z_BACK_MOVE 5

#define ENDSTOP_X_RETEST_REDUCTION_FACTOR 3

#define ENDSTOP_Y_RETEST_REDUCTION_FACTOR 3

#define ENDSTOP_Z_RETEST_REDUCTION_FACTOR 3

#define ENDSTOP_X_BACK_ON_HOME 1

#define ENDSTOP_Y_BACK_ON_HOME 1

#define ENDSTOP_Z_BACK_ON_HOME 0

#define ALWAYS_CHECK_ENDSTOPS 1

// ################# XYZ movements ###################

#define X_ENABLE_ON 0

#define Y_ENABLE_ON 0

#define Z_ENABLE_ON 0

#define DISABLE_X 0

#define DISABLE_Y 0

#define DISABLE_Z 0

#define DISABLE_E 0

#define INVERT_X_DIR 1

#define INVERT_Y_DIR 1

#define INVERT_Z_DIR 1

#define X_HOME_DIR -1

#define Y_HOME_DIR -1

#define Z_HOME_DIR 1

#define X_MAX_LENGTH 525

#define Y_MAX_LENGTH 525

#define Z_MAX_LENGTH 272.8

#define X_MIN_POS 0

#define Y_MIN_POS 0

#define Z_MIN_POS 0

#define DISTORTION_CORRECTION 1

#define DISTORTION_CORRECTION_POINTS 5

#define DISTORTION_CORRECTION_R 100

#define DISTORTION_PERMANENT 1

#define DISTORTION_UPDATE_FREQUENCY 15

#define DISTORTION_START_DEGRADE 0.5

#define DISTORTION_END_HEIGHT 1

#define DISTORTION_EXTRAPOLATE_CORNERS 1

// ##########################################################################################

// ## Movement settings ##

// ##########################################################################################

#define FEATURE_BABYSTEPPING 1

#define BABYSTEP_MULTIPLICATOR 1

#define DELTA_SEGMENTS_PER_SECOND_PRINT 180 // Move accurate setting for print moves

#define DELTA_SEGMENTS_PER_SECOND_MOVE 70 // Less accurate setting for other moves

// Delta settings

#define DELTA_DIAGONAL_ROD 223 // mm

#define DELTA_ALPHA_A 210

#define DELTA_ALPHA_B 330

#define DELTA_ALPHA_C 90

#define DELTA_RADIUS_CORRECTION_A 0

#define DELTA_RADIUS_CORRECTION_B 0

#define DELTA_RADIUS_CORRECTION_C 0

#define DELTA_DIAGONAL_CORRECTION_A 0

#define DELTA_DIAGONAL_CORRECTION_B 0

#define DELTA_DIAGONAL_CORRECTION_C 0

#define END_EFFECTOR_HORIZONTAL_OFFSET 0

#define CARRIAGE_HORIZONTAL_OFFSET 0

#define DELTA_MAX_RADIUS 200

#define ROD_RADIUS 210

#define PRINTER_RADIUS 210

#define DELTA_HOME_ON_POWER 0

#define STEP_COUNTER

#define DELTA_X_ENDSTOP_OFFSET_STEPS 0

#define DELTA_Y_ENDSTOP_OFFSET_STEPS 0

#define DELTA_Z_ENDSTOP_OFFSET_STEPS 0

#define DELTA_FLOOR_SAFETY_MARGIN_MM 15

//#define SOFTWARE_LEVELING

#define DELTASEGMENTS_PER_PRINTLINE 24

#define STEPPER_INACTIVE_TIME 360L

#define MAX_INACTIVE_TIME 0L

#define MAX_FEEDRATE_X 200

#define MAX_FEEDRATE_Y 200

#define MAX_FEEDRATE_Z 2

#define HOMING_FEEDRATE_X 40

#define HOMING_FEEDRATE_Y 40

#define HOMING_FEEDRATE_Z 2

#define HOMING_ORDER HOME_ORDER_ZXY

#define ZHOME_MIN_TEMPERATURE 0

#define ZHOME_HEAT_ALL 1

#define ZHOME_HEAT_HEIGHT 20

#define ZHOME_X_POS 999999

#define ZHOME_Y_POS 999999

#define ENABLE_BACKLASH_COMPENSATION 0

#define X_BACKLASH 0

#define Y_BACKLASH 0

#define Z_BACKLASH 0

#define RAMP_ACCELERATION 1

#define STEPPER_HIGH_DELAY 0

#define DIRECTION_DELAY 0

#define STEP_DOUBLER_FREQUENCY 12000

#define ALLOW_QUADSTEPPING 1

#define DOUBLE_STEP_DELAY 0 // time in microseconds

#define MAX_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_X 1000

#define MAX_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Y 1000

#define MAX_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Z 100

#define MAX_TRAVEL_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_X 100

#define MAX_TRAVEL_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Y 100

#define MAX_TRAVEL_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Z 100

#define MAX_JERK 20

#define MAX_ZJERK 0.3

#define PRINTLINE_CACHE_SIZE 16

#define MOVE_CACHE_LOW 10

#define LOW_TICKS_PER_MOVE 250000

#define FEATURE_TWO_XSTEPPER 0

#define X2_STEP_PIN ORIG_E1_STEP_PIN

#define X2_DIR_PIN ORIG_E1_DIR_PIN

#define X2_ENABLE_PIN E1_ENABLE_PIN

#define FEATURE_TWO_YSTEPPER 0

#define Y2_STEP_PIN ORIG_E1_STEP_PIN

#define Y2_DIR_PIN ORIG_E1_DIR_PIN

#define Y2_ENABLE_PIN E1_ENABLE_PIN

#define FEATURE_TWO_ZSTEPPER 0

#define Z2_STEP_PIN ORIG_E1_STEP_PIN

#define Z2_DIR_PIN ORIG_E1_DIR_PIN

#define Z2_ENABLE_PIN E1_ENABLE_PIN

#define FEATURE_DITTO_PRINTING 0

#define USE_ADVANCE 0

#define ENABLE_QUADRATIC_ADVANCE 0

Repetier

You seem to have an electronic endstop, so maybe you need to disable endstop pullups. If pullup is stronger then signal this can override any signal from endstop. Only confusing I find is that you say only x endstop has the problem. But maybe they are all near the edge just on the other side.

Your "Error: Cpos X square" comes from a test point that is outside reachable area. Echeck in eeprom your probing position and make them near your towers.

mjm9669

<blockquote rel="mjm9669">After a long absence I have taken my delta printer out of the closet in hopes of getting it running again. To answer your question from many months ago yes I do have electronic endstops. I disabled the x_max pullup. Now when I try to home my printer the X stepper does not move at all. The Z and Y steppers continue to work properly. After running an m119 command my repetier software now tells me that my X endstop is triggered whether the switch is open or closed. Any suggestions? I will try to get back to you a little faster this time.