ETA Wrong

Hi, I just like to say that I'm very grateful for your software and a huge fan.  I'm experiencing a problem with the ETA for my prints which is drastically wrong both within Repetier Host and Repetier Server.  I'm using Repetier Host version 2.1.2 and built in Curu to slice my model, with a print speed of 60mm/sec.  An ETA of 1 hour actually is about 5 hours.  The ETA reported in Repetier Host is the same as the ETA reported in Repetier server which is running on a Raspberry Pi. 

My Configuration:

// ################ END MANUAL SETTINGS ##########################

#undef FAN_BOARD_PIN
#define FAN_BOARD_PIN -1
#define BOARD_FAN_SPEED 255
#define BOARD_FAN_MIN_SPEED 0
#define FAN_THERMO_PIN -1
#define FAN_THERMO_MIN_PWM 128
#define FAN_THERMO_MAX_PWM 255
#define FAN_THERMO_MIN_TEMP 45
#define FAN_THERMO_MAX_TEMP 60
#define FAN_THERMO_THERMISTOR_PIN -1
#define FAN_THERMO_THERMISTOR_TYPE 1

//#define EXTERNALSERIAL  use Arduino serial library instead of build in. Requires more ram, has only 63 byte input buffer.
// Uncomment the following line if you are using Arduino compatible firmware made for Arduino version earlier then 1.0
// If it is incompatible you will get compiler errors about write functions not being compatible!
//#define COMPAT_PRE1
#define BLUETOOTH_SERIAL  -1
#define BLUETOOTH_BAUD  115200
#define MIXING_EXTRUDER 0

#define DRIVE_SYSTEM 2
#define XAXIS_STEPS_PER_MM 320
#define YAXIS_STEPS_PER_MM 320
#define ZAXIS_STEPS_PER_MM 1517
#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 SHARED_EXTRUDER_HEATER 0
#define EXT0_X_OFFSET 0
#define EXT0_Y_OFFSET 0
#define EXT0_Z_OFFSET 0
#define EXT0_STEPS_PER_MM 187
#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 ORIG_E0_ENABLE_PIN
#define EXT0_ENABLE_ON 0
#define EXT0_MIRROR_STEPPER 0
#define EXT0_STEP2_PIN ORIG_E0_STEP_PIN
#define EXT0_DIR2_PIN ORIG_E0_DIR_PIN
#define EXT0_INVERSE2 0
#define EXT0_ENABLE2_PIN ORIG_E0_ENABLE_PIN
#define EXT0_MAX_FEEDRATE 50
#define EXT0_MAX_START_FEEDRATE 20
#define EXT0_MAX_ACCELERATION 5000
#define EXT0_HEAT_MANAGER 3
#define EXT0_PREHEAT_TEMP 190
#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_METHOD 1
#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
#define COOLER_PWM_SPEED 0


#define DEFAULT_PRINTER_MODE 0


// ################# 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 PREVENT_Z_DISABLE_ON_STEPPER_TIMEOUT
#define INVERT_X_DIR 1
#define INVERT_X2_DIR 0
#define INVERT_Y_DIR 0
#define INVERT_Y2_DIR 0
#define INVERT_Z_DIR 0
#define INVERT_Z2_DIR 0
#define INVERT_Z3_DIR 0
#define INVERT_Z4_DIR 0
#define X_HOME_DIR 1
#define Y_HOME_DIR 1
#define Z_HOME_DIR 1
#define X_MAX_LENGTH 170
#define Y_MAX_LENGTH 130
#define Z_MAX_LENGTH 196
#define X_MIN_POS 0
#define Y_MIN_POS 0
#define Z_MIN_POS 0
#define PARK_POSITION_X 0
#define PARK_POSITION_Y 10
#define PARK_POSITION_Z_RAISE 10


#define DISTORTION_CORRECTION 1
#define DISTORTION_CORRECTION_POINTS 5
#define DISTORTION_LIMIT_TO 5
#define DISTORTION_CORRECTION_R 100
#define DISTORTION_PERMANENT 1
#define DISTORTION_UPDATE_FREQUENCY 15
#define DISTORTION_START_DEGRADE 50
#define DISTORTION_END_HEIGHT 50
#define DISTORTION_EXTRAPOLATE_CORNERS 0
#define DISTORTION_XMIN 10
#define DISTORTION_YMIN 10
#define DISTORTION_XMAX 160
#define DISTORTION_YMAX 120

// ##########################################################################################
// ##                           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
#define EXACT_DELTA_MOVES 1

// Delta settings
#define DELTA_HOME_ON_POWER 0

#define DELTASEGMENTS_PER_PRINTLINE 24
#define STEPPER_INACTIVE_TIME 360L
#define MAX_INACTIVE_TIME 0L
#define MAX_FEEDRATE_X 100
#define MAX_FEEDRATE_Y 100
#define MAX_FEEDRATE_Z 50
#define HOMING_FEEDRATE_X 20
#define HOMING_FEEDRATE_Y 20
#define HOMING_FEEDRATE_Z 20
#define HOMING_ORDER HOME_ORDER_ZYX
#define ZHOME_PRE_RAISE 0
#define ZHOME_PRE_RAISE_DISTANCE 10
#define RAISE_Z_ON_TOOLCHANGE 0
#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 1
#define X_BACKLASH 0.05
#define Y_BACKLASH 0.05
#define Z_BACKLASH 0.115
#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 20
#define MAX_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Y 20
#define MAX_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Z 20
#define MAX_TRAVEL_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_X 40
#define MAX_TRAVEL_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Y 40
#define MAX_TRAVEL_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Z 40
#define INTERPOLATE_ACCELERATION_WITH_Z 0
#define ACCELERATION_FACTOR_TOP 100
#define MAX_JERK 10
#define MAX_ZJERK 0.3
#define PRINTLINE_CACHE_SIZE 16
#define MOVE_CACHE_LOW 10
#define LOW_TICKS_PER_MOVE 250000
#define EXTRUDER_SWITCH_XY_SPEED 100
#define DUAL_X_AXIS 0
#define DUAL_X_RESOLUTION 0
#define X2AXIS_STEPS_PER_MM 100
#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 ORIG_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 ORIG_E1_ENABLE_PIN
#define FEATURE_TWO_ZSTEPPER 0
#define Z2_STEP_PIN   ORIG_E0_STEP_PIN
#define Z2_DIR_PIN    ORIG_E0_DIR_PIN
#define Z2_ENABLE_PIN ORIG_E0_ENABLE_PIN
#define FEATURE_THREE_ZSTEPPER 0
#define Z3_STEP_PIN   ORIG_E2_STEP_PIN
#define Z3_DIR_PIN    ORIG_E2_DIR_PIN
#define Z3_ENABLE_PIN ORIG_E2_ENABLE_PIN
#define FEATURE_FOUR_ZSTEPPER 0
#define Z4_STEP_PIN   ORIG_E3_STEP_PIN
#define Z4_DIR_PIN    ORIG_E3_DIR_PIN
#define Z4_ENABLE_PIN ORIG_E3_ENABLE_PIN
#define FEATURE_DITTO_PRINTING 0
#define USE_ADVANCE 0
#define ENABLE_QUADRATIC_ADVANCE 0



Kind Regards,


Comments

  • Repetier-Host assumes the speed you set neglecting acceleration. In server you need to set acceleration for good prediction. Looking into your values I see

    #define MAX_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_X 20
    #define MAX_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Y 20
    #define MAX_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Z 20
    #define MAX_TRAVEL_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_X 40
    #define MAX_TRAVEL_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Y 40
    #define MAX_TRAVEL_ACCELERATION_UNITS_PER_SQ_SECOND_Z 40

    These are acceleration so incredibly slow, I wonder that you like to print that way. 1000 is normally a slow acceleration so 20 is nothing. Z axis often goes down to 50, but that is all. Any reason for these low values? Anyhow, this is the reason for the big difference along with a low jerk requiring much acceleration. You can increase them in eeprom, no need to upload again.
  • Hi, thank you for your help.  I have increased my acceleration and jerk values as you have suggested.  All is working great. 

    Kind Regards,
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