Preparation ¶ 

• Read the warnings page.
• See the following pages for choosing components. even if you already have a printer or set of components they can help in understanding the advantages and limitation of certain components.
  • Choosing and connecting stepper motors.
  • Choosing and connecting a bed heater.
  • Choosing the power supply.
  • Choosing a Z probe.
  • Choosing an extruder drive.
  • Choosing Temperature sensors.

Follow the getting connected guide ¶ 

We suggest you get connected to your Duet before you wire it into your printer.

See Getting connected guide

Check the firmware versions and update firmware if necessary. ¶ 

See Checking the firmware versions and updating the firmware.

Connect your Duet to the other components in your 3D printer. ¶ 

• Start with the Wiring your Duet guide.
• See the specific wiki page for more detail on each part of the hardware setup that applies to your setup:
  • Duet Duet Hardware Overview.
  • Fire safety.
  • Mounting and cooling the board.
  • Power Wiring.
  • SD Card.
  • Choosing and connecting stepper motors.
  • Connecting endstop switches.
  • Connecting thermistors or PT1000 temperature sensors.
  • Connecting thermocouples.
  • Connecting PT100 temperature sensors.
  • Connecting a bed heater.
  • Connecting and configuring a chamber heater.
  • Connecting extruder heaters.
  • Connecting and configuring fans.
  • Connecting a Z probe.
  • Connecting an LCD control panel.
  • Using an external SD card socket.
  • Connecting an Emergency Stop button.
  • Connecting and configuring filament-out sensors.
  • Duex2 and Duex5 expansion boards.
  • Using external stepper motor drivers.
  • Adding additional output ports.

Initial configuration ¶ 

Start by generating a configuration file customised for your printer and upload it to the Duet. See the cartesian guide as a start point (even if you do not have a cartesian printer).

There are more detailed wiki pages for each printer type:

• Configuring RepRapFirmware for a Cartesian printer
• Configuring RepRapFirmware for a Delta printer and more detail on delta calibration here: Calibrating a delta printer.
• Configuring RepRapFirmware for a CoreXY printer
• Configuring RepRapFirmware for an IDEX printer
• Configuring RepRapFirmware for a SCARA printer
• Configuring RepRapFirmware for a CNC machine
• Configuring RepRapFirmware for a Polar printer
• Configuring RepRapFirmware for a Hangprinter printer

Commissioning tests ¶ 

NOTE Some of these sections (with red links) are still to be written

• Test endstop switches
• Test temperature sensors at room temperature
• Test axes or motors individually
• Test homing behaviour
• Test and calibrate a Z probe
• Test heating
• Tune heaters, see Tuning the heater temperature control
• Test and calibrate extrusion
• Configure your slicer
• Now try a test print!

If you experience any problems ¶ 

• See the FAQ.
• See the troubleshooting section.
• Come and ask on the forum.