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