v-chonk: does not return to xy safe-home location before homing z

I am having an issue with homing on a v-chonk, RatOS V2.1 RC3. When homing z the tool head stays at location 0,0, which puts the superpinda sensor off the bed. Since the sensor can't trigger, the bed crashes into the hotend. I have tried to center x and y before homing z, but the carriage moves from the center to the homing position when I do a G28 Z.
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MDFPereira
MDFPereira4w ago
You can include [safe_z_home] home_xy_position: 90,90 It should work while the routine issue is solved.
kf9j
kf9jOP4w ago
MDFPereira... thank you for the suggestion. Tried modifying printer.cfg as suggested but it didn't make any difference in behavior. I don't know if this is helpful, but here are some other observations. 1) HOME_X, HOME_Y does not move the carriage. The debug information indicates expected values for the parameters, and both macros get called recursively 4 times. HOME_Z also does not move the carriage, and is called recursively. 2) The home buttons on mainsail seem to work correctly, except that the carriage is in the wrong position when Z raises toward the sensor. 3). G28 {X, Y or Z} has the same behavior as the buttons.
MDFPereira
MDFPereira4w ago
I will take a look at your files as soon as I can. Something very wierd…
kf9j
kf9jOP3w ago
Thank you! Your help is much appreciated. One question: DEBUG is reporting the following during homing macros: "Run Current: 1.09A Hold Current: 1.09A" , Is this correct? I thought that there should be 0 holding current when doing sensorless homing, true? It seems G28 Y and G0 Y90 do not work when this message is given.
MDFPereira
MDFPereira3w ago
holding current has no influence on sensorless. The value that matters is driver_SGTHRS
MDFPereira
MDFPereira3w ago
Made some notes on your printer.cfg
MDFPereira
MDFPereira3w ago
if you home via the buttons (not command) does it work correctly?
kf9j
kf9jOP3w ago
Homing by the buttons does work except the carriage stays at location 0,0 while homing z which defeats the proximity sensor. If I recenter the carriage after homing X and Y, when I home Z the carriage moves back to 0,0 before the activating the z drive. Thank you for notes….
MDFPereira
MDFPereira3w ago
You welcome… I will check again the homing routine a see if there is something messed.
kf9j
kf9jOP3w ago
An update. Today I started a fresh install with a new SD card. RatOS setup wizard completed successfully.. no strange stuff. So, no mods of any kind in the finshed firmware. The behavior was as described previously. As you said... wierd!
MDFPereira
MDFPereira3w ago
@Pinky do you still have the Chonky and working?
Pinky
Pinky3w ago
Yes
MDFPereira
MDFPereira3w ago
can you help. please?
kf9j
kf9jOP3w ago
@MDFPereira : I am now able to successfully home after changing the home_xy_position to 0,90, rather that 90,90. This works from both the buttons and G28.
I don't know if this will work when printing, but at least now I can start tuning. I appreciate your help. Thank you.
MDFPereira
MDFPereira3w ago
It is homing Z in the centre?
kf9j
kf9jOP3w ago
Yes, homing Z is in the center and works well with the superpinda. home_x and home_y do not work. G28 x
MDFPereira
MDFPereira3w ago
if you set home_xy_position to 0,90 and it homes in the middle, something is wrong did you try to home via the buttons instead of sending the G28 x?
kf9j
kf9jOP3w ago
Yes. They both work the same way... can't tell any difference. Next steps; any suggestions? BTW, there is another V-chonk builder with the same issue as I have... 03Julian04, in "chonk homing" thread.

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