With FW 3.12.0 we introduced the Thermal model see [here](https://blog.prusa3d.com/mk3s-3-12-beta-firmware-new-thermal-model-protection-and-blob-detection_71230). This have been finetuned for the stock Prusa MK3/S and may cause issues with 3rd party hotends. This README is a guide for the community and the 3rd party companies to prepare/compile/build their own firmware. Thanks to E3D and the some REVO community members see [here](https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Firmware/issues/4105) and [here](https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Firmware/issues/3636) we have been able to provide the source code to build the E3D REVO firmware. There are other 3rd party hotends which the community uses. Steps to add a new 3rd party hotend: 1. Make a copy of the `/Firmware/variant/1_75mm_MK3S-EINSy10a-E3Dv6full.h` with a new name `1_75mm_MK3S-EINSy10a-<3rd party hotend:16>.h` - Example for the E3D REVO HF 60W: `/Firmware/variant/1_75mm_MK3S-EINSy10a-E3DREVO_HF_60W.h` 2. Open the new variant file. 3. Add the 3rd party hotend with new number and the description in the comment part `#define HOTEND 1 //1= E3Dv6 2= E3D REVO` - Example: `#define HOTEND 3 //1= E3Dv6 2= E3D REVO 3= E3DREVO_HF_60W` 4. Add a new `#elif HOTEND == ` and `#define NOZZLE_TYPE "<3rd party hotend:16>"` - Example ``` ... #elif HOTEND ==2 #define NOZZLE_TYPE "E3DREVO" #elif HOTEND ==3 #define NOZZLE_TYPE "E3DREVO_HF_60W" #endif ... ``` 5. Change the `#define CUSTOM_MENDEL_NAME "Prusa i3 MK3S-` - `CUSTOM_MENDEL_NAME` string cannot exceed 17 chars in total! 6. Add new PID values for the new Hotend type. - Search for `#else // E3D v6 PID values` - Copy, paste (above `#else // E3D v6 PID values`) and update the new hotend PID default values ``` #elif HOTEND == 2 //E3D REVO PID values #define DEFAULT_Kp 16.13 #define DEFAULT_Ki 1.1625 #define DEFAULT_Kd 56.23 ``` Example: ``` ... #elif HOTEND == 2 //E3D REVO PID values #define DEFAULT_Kp 16.13 #define DEFAULT_Ki 1.1625 #define DEFAULT_Kd 56.23 #elif HOTEND == 3 //E3D REVO HF 60W PID values #define DEFAULT_Kp 23.23 #define DEFAULT_Ki 1.1 #define DEFAULT_Kd 55.25 #else // E3D v6 PID values ... ``` 7. Prepare for new 3rd party hotend TM value file - Search for `#define TEMP_MODEL_DEFAULT E3D_REVO // Default E3D REVO model parameters` or the last entry - Copy the lines starting with `#elif HOTEND == 2` till the search, paste (above next `#endif`) and update this ``` ... #if HOTEND == 1 #include "temp_model/e3d_v6.h" #define TEMP_MODEL_DEFAULT E3D_V6 // Default E3D v6 model parameters #elif HOTEND == 2 #include "temp_model/e3d_REVO.h" #define TEMP_MODEL_DEFAULT E3D_REVO // Default E3D REVO model parameters #endif ... ``` Example: ``` ... #if HOTEND == 1 #include "temp_model/e3d_v6.h" #define TEMP_MODEL_DEFAULT E3D_V6 // Default E3D v6 model parameters #elif HOTEND == 2 #include "temp_model/e3d_REVO.h" #define TEMP_MODEL_DEFAULT E3D_REVO // Default E3D REVO model parameters #elif HOTEND == 3 #include "temp_model/e3d_REVO_HF_60W.h" #define TEMP_MODEL_DEFAULT E3D_REVO_HF_60W // Default E3D REVO HF 60W model parameters #endif ... ``` 8. Save and close the new variant file 9. Copy/paste `Firmware/temp_model/e3d_v6.h` as `Firmware/temp_model/<3rd party hotend:16>.h` - Example: `Firmware/temp_model/e3d_REVO_HF_60W.h` 10. Open the new file `Firmware/temp_model/<3rd party hotend:16>.h` 11. Search `E3D_V6` and replace it with what you have used in `#defined TEMP_MODEL_DEFAULT` - Example ``` #pragma once #define TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_VER 1 // model parameters version #define TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_P 40. // heater power (W) #define TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_U -0.0014 // linear temperature coefficient (W/K/power) #define TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_V 1.05 // linear temperature intercept (W/power) #define TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_C 8.77 // initial guess for heatblock capacitance (J/K) #define TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_R 25.3 // initial guess for heatblock resistance (K/W) #define TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_fS 0.15 // sim. 1st order IIR filter factor (f=100/27) #define TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_LAG 270 // sim. response lag (ms, 0-2160) #define TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_W 1.2 // Default warning threshold (K/s) #define TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_E 1.74 // Default error threshold (K/s) // fall-back resistance vector (R0-15) #define TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_Rv {TEMP_MODEL_E3D_REVO_HF_60W_R, 23.9, 22.5, 19.6, 19.0, 18.3, 17.7, 17.1, 16.8, 16.5, 16.3, 16.0, 15.9, 15.7, 15.6, 15.4} ```