UV and Clench - Revision history

Davo: /* UV Array */

2026-03-08T16:13:47Z

‎UV Array

2025-08-11T17:42:56Z

‎Array Hardware

2025-06-06T12:41:19Z

‎UV Pen

2025-04-15T14:33:56Z

‎Array Hardware

2025-04-15T14:33:11Z

‎Array Hardware

2025-01-29T14:59:19Z

‎UV Pen

2025-01-29T14:58:55Z

‎UV Array

2025-01-29T14:58:03Z

‎Gcode

2025-01-29T14:57:09Z

‎Gcode

2025-01-29T14:54:32Z

‎Pen: Between Layers

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	The UV Arrays are set in a halo arrangement around the nozzle of the head, and they can put out a maximum of between 0.4 and 0.6 watts.		The UV Arrays are set in a halo arrangement around the nozzle of the head, and they can put out a maximum of between 0.4 and 0.6 watts.
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		+	While some customers have successfully attached our UV arrays to our temperature-controlled reservoir heads, we only guarantee compatibility with ambient-temperature reservoir heads.

	=== Array Hardware ===		=== Array Hardware ===

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 === Array Hardware ===
 The first step is to ensure that the array is properly mounted:
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 The D6 LED on the head's STM-103 circuit board should always be illuminated with the relative intensity of your M106 output, between 0 and 100 percent.
 === Array Gcode ===

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	The UV Pens can be aimed and focused, and they will provide up to between 4 and 6 watts of power.		The UV Pens can be aimed and focused, and they will provide up to between 4 and 6 watts of power.
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		+	<span style="color: red;">'''Please see more details and examples for UV Arrays and UV Pens at https://hyrel3d.com/wiki/index.php/UV_and_Clench'''<br>'''PLEASE NOTE''' that the UV pen commands DO NOT WORK if you are using '''M229 E1 D1'''. You must use '''M229 E0 D0''' (NOT using E values) to use these codes.</span>

	=== Pen Hardware ===		=== Pen Hardware ===

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 Firmly but gently grasp the 18-pin connector and pull it straight away from the circuit board. You will seat the black wire in the top row, third position (marked "Gnd" on the board), and the red wire in the bottom row, second position (marked "Aux" on the board, if you can read it). This will allow the 12VDC to power the array.
-The best method to seat these crimped wires is to align the barb on the crimp up or down to point toward the plastic finger that will hold it in place. The barb is tiny, and is on the side that extends down to the wire insulation:
+The best method to seat these crimped wires is to align the barb on the crimp up or down to point toward the plastic finger that will hold it in place. The barb is tiny, and is on the side that extends down to the wire insulation (click image for larger version):
-[[File:White_connectors.png]]
+[[File:White_connectors.png|500px]]
 On your connector, since the black wire will go on the top row, the barb should be pointing up; the red wire will go on the bottom row, and the barb should be pointing down. If you pull gently on the wires, you should feel the barb catch on the plastic finger, and the wire should remain seated in the connector.

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 Firmly but gently grasp the 18-pin connector and pull it straight away from the circuit board. You will seat the black wire in the top row, third position (marked "Gnd" on the board), and the red wire in the bottom row, second position (marked "Aux" on the board, if you can read it). This will allow the 12VDC to power the array.
-The best method to seat these crimped wires is to align the barb on the crimp up or down to point toward the plastic finger that will hold it in place. The barb is tiny, and is on the side that extends down to the wire insulation (sorry about the focus):
+The best method to seat these crimped wires is to align the barb on the crimp up or down to point toward the plastic finger that will hold it in place. The barb is tiny, and is on the side that extends down to the wire insulation:
-[[File:Barb.jpg]]
+[[File:White_connectors.png]]
 On your connector, since the black wire will go on the top row, the barb should be pointing up; the red wire will go on the bottom row, and the barb should be pointing down. If you pull gently on the wires, you should feel the barb catch on the plastic finger, and the wire should remain seated in the connector.

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 The UV Pens can be aimed and focused, and they will provide up to between 4 and 6 watts of power.
-=== Hardware ===
+=== Pen Hardware ===
 The pen is its own head, and is loaded into a tool position like most heads.
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 [[File:Uvata_front_sm.jpg|150px]]
-=== Gcode ===
+=== Pen Gcode ===
 Next, we need to set up the gcode to control it. The array can be used primarily in three ways. Note that there is a safety timeout, so you can't simply turn the array on and leave it on; there must be a printing (G1 with E value) move involved to use it for more than one second.

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 ==== Pen: On or Off ====
 If you want your array to turn on at a certain percentage and then turn off, you'll use an M623 to turn it on for some duration. For example:
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 ** '''P100''' (power of 100%)
 ** '''W10000''' (set watchdog timer to 10000 miliseconds (ten seconds))
    M620 T13 E1

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 ==== Pen: On or Off ====
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 ==== Pen: During Extrusion ====
 If you want your pen to come on at a certain value, but only while making extrusion moves, you will clone it to the dispensing head with an M703, and then set the power with an M621:
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 ==== Pen: Between Layers ====
 If you want your pen off while printing, but then want to cure the layer, you will toggle the pen on while you pass it over your print. You can add this to your layer change gcode in your slicer recipe if you want to do it after every layer:

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 <span style="color: red;">'''Our first step is always to enable the UV Pen with an M620 command - see above!'''</span> '''Note, use M621 or M623, but not both.'''
-If you want your array off while printing, but then want to cure the layer, you will toggle the array on while you pass it over your print. You can add this to your layer change gcode in your slicer recipe if you want to do it after every layer:
+If you want your pen off while printing, but then want to cure the layer, you will toggle the pen on while you pass it over your print. You can add this to your layer change gcode in your slicer recipe if you want to do it after every layer:
    ;---- BEGIN COD CODE
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 * '''M620''' (enable/disable device)
 ** '''T13''' (in the third slot from the left)
-** '''E1''' (enable (as opposed to disable with E0))
+** '''E1''' (enable)
-* '''M623''' (Set power)
+* '''M621''' (Set power)
 ** '''T14''' (On Tool in yoke 1, slot 4 (fourth from left)
 ** '''P100''' (100% duty during extrusion moves)
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 ** '''E1''' (While emitting/extruding)
 ** '''F100''' (At 100 mm/min)
-* '''M623''' (Set power)
+* '''M621''' (Set power)
 ** '''T14''' (On Tool in yoke 1, slot 4 (fourth from left)
 ** '''P0''' (0% duty during extrusion moves)
 == Clench Valve ==