Update Thermal Protection Documentation
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| /** | ||||
|  * Thermal Protection protects your printer from damage and fire if a | ||||
|  * thermistor falls out or temperature sensors fail in any way. | ||||
|  * Thermal Protection provides additional protection to your printer from damage | ||||
|  * and fire. Marlin always includes safe min and max temperature ranges which | ||||
|  * protect against a broken or disconnected thermistor wire. | ||||
|  * | ||||
|  * The issue: If a thermistor falls out or a temperature sensor fails, | ||||
|  * Marlin can no longer sense the actual temperature. Since a disconnected | ||||
|  * thermistor reads as a low temperature, the firmware will keep the heater on. | ||||
|  * The issue: If a thermistor falls out, it will report the much lower | ||||
|  * temperature of the air in the room, and the the firmware will keep | ||||
|  * the heater on. | ||||
|  * | ||||
|  * If you get "Thermal Runaway" or "Heating failed" errors the | ||||
|  * details can be tuned in Configuration_adv.h | ||||
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| #endif | ||||
|  | ||||
| /** | ||||
|  * Thermal Protection protects your printer from damage and fire if a | ||||
|  * thermistor falls out or temperature sensors fail in any way. | ||||
|  * Thermal Protection provides additional protection to your printer from damage | ||||
|  * and fire. Marlin always includes safe min and max temperature ranges which | ||||
|  * protect against a broken or disconnected thermistor wire. | ||||
|  * | ||||
|  * The issue: If a thermistor falls out or a temperature sensor fails, | ||||
|  * Marlin can no longer sense the actual temperature. Since a disconnected | ||||
|  * thermistor reads as a low temperature, the firmware will keep the heater on. | ||||
|  * The issue: If a thermistor falls out, it will report the much lower | ||||
|  * temperature of the air in the room, and the the firmware will keep | ||||
|  * the heater on. | ||||
|  * | ||||
|  * The solution: Once the temperature reaches the target, start observing. | ||||
|  * If the temperature stays too far below the target (hysteresis) for too long (period), | ||||
|  * the firmware will halt the machine as a safety precaution. | ||||
|  * If the temperature stays too far below the target (hysteresis) for too | ||||
|  * long (period), the firmware will halt the machine as a safety precaution. | ||||
|  * | ||||
|  * If you get false positives for "Thermal Runaway" increase THERMAL_PROTECTION_HYSTERESIS and/or THERMAL_PROTECTION_PERIOD | ||||
|  * If you get false positives for "Thermal Runaway", increase | ||||
|  * THERMAL_PROTECTION_HYSTERESIS and/or THERMAL_PROTECTION_PERIOD | ||||
|  */ | ||||
| #if ENABLED(THERMAL_PROTECTION_HOTENDS) | ||||
|   #define THERMAL_PROTECTION_PERIOD 40        // Seconds | ||||
|   #define THERMAL_PROTECTION_HYSTERESIS 4     // Degrees Celsius | ||||
|  | ||||
|   /** | ||||
|    * Whenever an M104 or M109 increases the target temperature the firmware will wait for the | ||||
|    * WATCH_TEMP_PERIOD to expire, and if the temperature hasn't increased by WATCH_TEMP_INCREASE | ||||
|    * degrees, the machine is halted, requiring a hard reset. This test restarts with any M104/M109, | ||||
|    * but only if the current temperature is far enough below the target for a reliable test. | ||||
|    * Whenever an M104, M109, or M303 increases the target temperature, the | ||||
|    * firmware will wait for the WATCH_TEMP_PERIOD to expire. If the temperature | ||||
|    * hasn't increased by WATCH_TEMP_INCREASE degrees, the machine is halted and | ||||
|    * requires a hard reset. This test restarts with any M104/M109/M303, but only | ||||
|    * if the current temperature is far enough below the target for a reliable | ||||
|    * test. | ||||
|    * | ||||
|    * If you get false positives for "Heating failed" increase WATCH_TEMP_PERIOD and/or decrease WATCH_TEMP_INCREASE | ||||
|    * WATCH_TEMP_INCREASE should not be below 2. | ||||
|    * If you get false positives for "Heating failed", increase WATCH_TEMP_PERIOD | ||||
|    * and/or decrease WATCH_TEMP_INCREASE. WATCH_TEMP_INCREASE should not be set | ||||
|    * below 2. | ||||
|    */ | ||||
|   #define WATCH_TEMP_PERIOD 20                // Seconds | ||||
|   #define WATCH_TEMP_INCREASE 2               // Degrees Celsius | ||||
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|   #define THERMAL_PROTECTION_BED_HYSTERESIS 2 // Degrees Celsius | ||||
|  | ||||
|   /** | ||||
|    * Whenever an M140 or M190 increases the target temperature the firmware will wait for the | ||||
|    * WATCH_BED_TEMP_PERIOD to expire, and if the temperature hasn't increased by WATCH_BED_TEMP_INCREASE | ||||
|    * degrees, the machine is halted, requiring a hard reset. This test restarts with any M140/M190, | ||||
|    * but only if the current temperature is far enough below the target for a reliable test. | ||||
|    * | ||||
|    * If you get too many "Heating failed" errors, increase WATCH_BED_TEMP_PERIOD and/or decrease | ||||
|    * WATCH_BED_TEMP_INCREASE. (WATCH_BED_TEMP_INCREASE should not be below 2.) | ||||
|    * As described above, except for the bed (M140/M190/M303). | ||||
|    */ | ||||
|   #define WATCH_BED_TEMP_PERIOD 60                // Seconds | ||||
|   #define WATCH_BED_TEMP_INCREASE 2               // Degrees Celsius | ||||
|   | ||||
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