GH 116030-01 Smart Shaper User Manual
- June 10, 2024
- GH
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116030-01 Smart Shaper
User Manual
NAME: SMART SHAPER
MODEL: 116030-01
Introduction
Input shaping algorithms are designed to suppress the vibrations characterized
by a particular frequency and dumping ratio.
Dumping ratio is difficult to estimate and it’s usually assumed to be 10%.
Frequency should be estimated experimentally for both axes.
The measure of the axes frequencies requires the following steps:
- Print of a reference model (see 4.1.)
- Measurement of distance between ringing peaks (see 4.2.)
- Frequency calculation by given formula (see 4.2.)
Next it will be explained how to configure the boards with the frequencies
previously found and the preferred Input Shaping algorithm (see 5.1.)
Finally It will possible to print again the reference model but with Input
Shaping Enabled (see 5.6.) in order to verify the correct values of
frequencies and the performance of the algorithm.
Requirements
The following instructions are intended for the following setup:
- Cartesian and Core XY/YX printers.
- X/Y (or A/B for Core XY/YX printer) axes driven by Smart Shaper Boards.
- X/Y axes resolution 80 steps/mm ( for axes with different resolutions see 5.5. )
- Max Step Rate 48Khz.
- Cartesian printer max printing speed is 600 mm/s with 80 step/mm.
- Core XY/YX printer max printing speed is 300 mm/s with 80 step/mm.
- TMC2225 configured with 16 micro steps resolution and interpolation.
- TMC2225 configuration can be done via UART or bootstrap pins.
Hardware
3.1. TMC 2225 Driver Specifications
- TMC2225-SA stepper motor controller & driver
- Supply voltage 5.5-36V
- Continuous I phase = 1.2ARMS
- Quiet operation with StealthChop
- Configuration and extended diagnostic via UART
- Control via Step&Dir interface
- Board width 0.6”. board height 0.8”
- 2×8 pin 0.1” head rows for pins/connectors
3.2. Pinout
| Power Supply
---|---
GND| Ground
VM| Motor Supply Voltage 5.5V-36V
VCCIO| Logic Supply Voltage 3V-5V
| Motor Outputs
0A2| Motor Coil 1
0A1| Motor Coil 1
OB1| Motor Coil 2
OB2| Motor Coil 2
| Control Inputs
STEP| STEP input (internal pull-down resistor)
DIR| DIR input (internal pull-down resistor)
| TMC2225
EN| Enable Motor Outputs: GND=on, VIO=off
MS1| Micro steps resolution configuration (internal pulldown resistors) MS2,
MS1: 00: 1/4, 01:’/8, 10: 1/16, 11: 1/32
MS2| –
RXD| UART RX, Directly connected to the PDN
TXD| UART TX, Connected to the PDN via a 1K resistor on board
DIAG| Diagnostic output. Hi level upon driver error. Reset by ENN=high.
VREF| Analog Reference Voltage
3.3. Motor Current Regulation
Driver motor current should match the current tolerated from your step motors.
The current can be adjusted the value of VREF using the onboard potentiometer.
VREF [V]= (Arms 2.5V) / 1.77A = Arms 1.41 = Imax [A] The value of VREF in
Volt corresponds to the value of Peak Current Imax in Ampere.
In the following picture are indicated how to measure VREF. The Smart Shaper
board should be installed on the motion board and the VM power supply should
be present.
Pay attention to avoid any short circuits when using screwdriver on
potentiometer
3.4. Dissipation recommendation
TMC2225 if not well cooled goes in to thermal protection state and stops to
work. It’s highly recommended to:
- Install the Heat Sinks provided with installation set
- Use a 3D motion control board equipped with a cooling fan system.
Resonance Frequency Measurement
4.1. Print Calibration Model
For Cartesian printing the calibration model prepared for frequency estimation
consists in a simple L Model printed with the walls aligned along X and Y
axes. 
The printed part has one wall marked with X label and another one marked with
Y label.
The X Label is on the wall aligned along the Y axes and the Y Label is on the
wall aligned along the X axis. The reason is that the ringing due to Y
acceleration/deceleration are visible on X axis and vice-versa.
The walls are printed at 100 mm/s ( this speed value is fundamental for the
correct frequency calculation using the formula in 4.2. ).
Acceleration is linearly increased from 500 mm/s² (Bottom) to 18000 mm/s²(Top)
in order to increase the vibrations.
TMC2225 is configured in current mode to support high acceleration through
G-code sequence.
X and Y Coordinates will not exceed 145 mm.
Material should be PLA (using a red color improves the measurement of
ringing’s) and nozzle diameter 0.4 mm.
Print the model. It’s possible that at some height the printer start to loose
steps because acceleration is too high to be tolerated by mechanics. If it
happens just stop the printer.
Now extract the printed part from the printer and analyze it.
For Core XY/YX printers the print calibration model is different from that for
Cartesian printers, because the model is rotated of 45 degrees respect to the
cartesian plane and the label to reference axes are called A and B, but it has
the same characteristics as the
model for Cartesians printers.
The calibration models can be downloaded from the web site. https://gh-
enterprise.com/en/3d-printer-controller/
4.2. Frequency Measurement
To find the ringing frequency it should be measured the distance between two
peaks of the oscillations.
The easiest way is:
- put the part under a light beam parallel to the surface
- mark each visible oscillation peaks
- measure with a caliper the total distance D in mm between the first mark and last mark
- calculate the oscillation frequency (Hz) using the formula
where
- V =100 mm/s
- N is the number of marks
Example of a Y axis oscillation frequency measurement.
We marked 7 oscillation peaks. The measured distance was about 19.8 so the
frequency was:
Boards Configuration
5.1. G-Code Generator
The G-Code generator is Online version on the GH Enterprise web site
( https://gh-enterprise.com/smart-shaper-
generator-1.1/smartshaper_gcode.html )
https://gh-enterprise.com/smart-shaper-generator-1.1/smartshaper_gcode.html#
5.2. G-Code configuration sequence
Each Smart Shaper board can be programmed via a specific G-Code sequence
generated by Smart Shaper G-Code Generator 1.1 (see 5.3. for description).
An example of such sequences can be found in the file
CartesianSmartShaperCalibration.gcode (lines 32-129). In this case they have
been inserted two sequences, one for X driver and one for the Y driver, that
DISABLE the Input Shaping filter to detect ringing’s.
5.3. Smart Shaper G-Code Generator 1.1
Smart Shaper G-code Generator loll
5.4. Sequence Generator
The Smart Shaper G-Code Generator 1.1 is the tool to generate the G-Code
configuration sequence.
Once the correct settings have been entered, a Geode will be created in the
right column to be copied and pasted into the geode to be printed.
5.5. Printer with different axes resolutions
For the programming with G-Code to be correct, the resolution of the axes must
be 80 step/mm.
If the resolutions is different, for example 100 step/mm for the X axis,
proceed as follows:
– First of all insert the M92 X80 G-Code command before the programming part
made with Smart Shaper G-Code Generator 1.1.
– After the programming G-Code insert the M92 X100 G-Code command to set the
correct resolution of the axis.
The maximum print speed will be slower with higher resolution.
5.6. Print with Input Shaping
Generate a G-Code configuration sequence for each axes according to the
measured frequencies.
Due to the high accelerations of Calibration Model, the TMC2225 SHOULD BE
CONFIGURED IN CURRENT MODE.
Replace the two original sequences in the SmartShaperCalibration.gcode (lines
32-129) with the new generated ones. Print the modified G-Code.
Just after homing procedure the two configuration sequence will be executed.
5.7. Status Led Information
A red led is placed on each Smart Shaper board. The blinking frequency provide
some information about the board.
Just after the startup the Led will blink as many times related to the version
of the installed firmware (Ex. Firmware is 1.3 will blink 3 times).
After startup the Led will indicate the current status of the board as shown
in the following table.
| Frequency (Hz) | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0.5 | Input Shaper Off |
| 1 | Input Shaper On |
| 2 | Configuration Failed (wrong parameters) |
| 4 | Input Step Rate too high |
Led can be used to verify that the configuration has been correctly received and processed by the board.
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