Migrating from Cartographer to Scanner

If you've been using [cartographer] its time to update to [scanner]

Moonraker.conf Changes

[update_manager cartographer]
type: git_repo
path: ~/cartographer-klipper
channel: stable
origin: https://github.com/Cartographer3D/cartographer-klipper.git
is_system_service: False
managed_services: klipper
info_tags:
  desc=Cartographer Probe

Printer.cfg Changes

  1. The [cartographer] section needs to be renamed to [scanner]

  2. The following lines need to be added under [scanner]

calibration_method: scan will be what youre used to coming from [cartographer]

calibration_method: touch is the new touch based version and requires a different calibration method, linked at the end of this document.

calibration_method: touch
#    if you want to use touch or 
#calibration_method: scan
#    if you want to use scan
sensor: cartographer
#    this must be set as cartographer unless using IDM etc.
sensor_alt: carto
#    alternate name to call commands. CARTO_TOUCH etc  
  1. Update your [adxl345] or [lis2dw] sections

[adxl345]
cs_pin: scanner:PA3
spi_bus: spi1

OR

[lis2dw]
cs_pin: scanner:PA3
spi_bus: spi1
  1. Add to your existing [bed_mesh] section

[bed_mesh]
zero_reference_position: 125, 125 # center of your bed
  1. Remove the following macro

[gcode_macro PROBE_CALIBRATE]
gcode:
Β  Β  CARTOGRAPHER_CALIBRATE
  1. Scroll down to the SAVE_CONFIG portion of printer.cfg and remove the following

MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE NO BLANK/EMPTY LINES

Empty lines should contain nothing other than #*#

#*# [cartographer model default]
#*# model_coef = 1.2756087614398297,
#*# 	1.7032235919205718,
#*# 	0.7549615279585394,
#*# 	0.33053182696977934,
#*# 	0.49230277115342924,
#*# 	0.603864368037255,
#*# 	-0.4286306328139887,
#*# 	-0.6071391058450671,
#*# 	0.4556606647261048,
#*# 	0.4209032930645854
#*# model_domain = 3.1397176509462183e-07,3.3604013404235566e-07
#*# model_range = 0.100000,5.000000
#*# model_temp = 23.255185
#*# model_offset = 0.00000

What else?

  1. Run the following script via SSH

cd ~/cartographer-klipper
./install.sh
  1. Update your firmware to 5.0.0 or higher, using one of the firmware updating guides found here

  2. Restart klipper by entering the following code via SSH

sudo service klipper restart

All done!

Now just follow either the TOUCH or SCAN guides on re-calibrating.

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