How to connect a PT100 or Type 'K' Thermocouple to a Fly-E3-Ultra

Overview

The Fly-E3-Ultra-Max H723 boards have support for PT100 and type ‘K’ thermocouples.

Fly-E3-Ultra H723 vs Fly-E3-Ultra-Max H723
Fly-E3-Ultra H723 vs Fly-E3-Ultra-Max H723

Config.g changes

PT100 or PT1000

To use a 2 wire PT100 or PT1000, connect the wires as shown in the image below and set the first for switches as shown in the image.

Fly-E3-Ultra 2 Wire PT100/PT1000
Fly-E3-Ultra 2 Wire PT100/PT1000

To use a 3 wire PT100 or PT1000, connect the wires as shown in the image below and set the first for switches as shown in the image.

Fly-E3-Ultra 3 Wire PT100/PT1000
Fly-E3-Ultra 3 Wire PT100/PT1000

To use a 4 wire PT100 or PT1000, connect the wires as shown in the image below and set the first for switches as shown in the image.

Fly-E3-Ultra 4 Wire PT100/PT1000
Fly-E3-Ultra 4 Wire PT100/PT1000

To use the PT100 on your hotend, use the following code in config.g If you are in a country where the mains frequency is 50Hz, change the F60 to F50 (if you don’t know, look here)

M308 S1 P"PD_13" Y"rtd-max31865" F60 R430 Wx

Set the W value to the number of wires you have.

Type ‘K’ Thermocouple

To use the Type ‘K’ Thermocouple on your hotend, use the following code in config.g

M308 S1 P"PC_7" Y"thermocouple-max31855"
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