TemperatureSwitch
TemperatureSwitch is an optional module that automatically controls an output ( typically to control one of the small MOSFETs ) through a Switch) module, based on a configurable threshold temperature.
It is commonly used to turn on/off a cooling fan or water pump to cool a 3D printer extruder hot end's cold zone.
Simply, TemperatureSwitch turns on/off the switch.xxx where xxx is the used defined switch.xxx = fan or misc in the default configuration files.
If the printer has multiple hot ends, TemperatureSwitch will monitor all of them and if any one goes over the threshold, will turn on the switch. It will only turn the switch off if all of them are below the threshold temperature.
Since hot ends heat up relatively quickly and cool off slowly, the polling interval for heatup and cooldown are independently configurable in the configuration file. This is done to minimize processor load during printing.
Here's a description of the configurable parameters:
# automatically toggle a switch at a specified temperature # useful to turn on a fan or water pump to cool the hotend temperatureswitch.hotend.enable true # enable this module temperatureswitch.hotend.switch fan2 # select which MOSFET to use, must match a switch configuration (fan2 below) temperatureswitch.hotend.designator T # first character of the temperature control designator to use as the temperature sensor to monitor temperatureswitch.hotend.threshold_temp 60.0 # temperature to turn on (if rising) or off the switch temperatureswitch.hotend.heatup_poll 15 # poll heatup at 15 sec intervals temperatureswitch.hotend.cooldown_poll 60 # poll cooldown at 60 sec intervals switch.fan2.enable true # enable switch.fan2.input_on_command M42 # gcode to turn on switch.fan2.input_off_command M43 # gcode to turn off switch.fan2.output_pin 2.4 # pin that controls the fan
Many temperatureswitch instances can be defined that monitor different temperatures and trigger different switches for instance one to turn a motor fan on and off also note that a readonly temperature control can be defined…
temperatureswitch.motor.enable true # temperatureswitch.motor.switch motorfan # temperatureswitch.motor.designator M # switch.motorfan.enable true # enable switch.motorfan.input_on_command M42 # gcode to turn on switch.motorfan.input_off_command M43 # gcode to turn off switch.motorfan.output_pin 2.4 # pin that controls the fan # define a readonly temperaturecontrol for a motor temperature_control.motor.enable true # Whether to activate this ( "hotend" ) module at all. All configuration is ignored if false. temperature_control.motor.thermistor_pin 0.24 # Pin for the thermistor to read temperature_control.motor.heater_pin nc # set to nc to makeit a readonly tempertaure control temperature_control.motor.thermistor EPCOS100K # thermistor name temperature_control.motor.designator M # designator
# turn the PSU off when the hotend temp cools below 50, only do this once M1100 S1 has been executed to arm it temperatureswitch.psu_off.enable true # temperatureswitch.psu_off.designator T # first character of the temperature control designator to use as the temperature sensor to monitor temperatureswitch.psu_off.switch psu # select which switch to use, matches the name of the defined switch temperatureswitch.psu_off.threshold_temp 50.0 # temperature to trigger at when falling temperatureswitch.psu_off.heatup_poll 30 # poll heatup every 30 seconds temperatureswitch.psu_off.cooldown_poll 30 # poll cooldown every 30 seconds temperatureswitch.psu_off.arm_mcode 1100 # M1100 S1 will arm it temperatureswitch.psu_off.trigger falling # only trigger when the temp falls below after being above temperatureswitch.psu_off.inverted false # turn the switch off when we trigger (by default switches on when rising and off when falling)
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