# Heater\_generic not supported **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 21, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070 "2023-06-21T03:52:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![telxoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@telxoid](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/telxoid)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/1 "2023-06-21T03:52:53Z")
### Basic Information: Voron V2: [klippy.log](https://klipper.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/axbCkePtNmZk2mzr6Z5TA7PXk6Z.log) (1.3 MB) SKR 1.3: Defined heater\_generic section to PID support/control bed fans. GCODE and GUI attempts at controlling results in “Heater heater\_chamber not supported” ```auto list_sensors heater_generic heater_chamber, heater_bed, extruder SET_HEATER_TEMPERATURE HEATER=heater_chamber TARGET=50 Heater heater_chamber not supported ``` I’m sure I’m doing something stupid, but I can’t see it. Thanks for your help. ---
**Author:** ![Sineos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/sineos/32/18_2.png) [@Sineos](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/Sineos)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/2 "2023-06-21T04:26:52Z")
```auto [gcode_macro SET_CHAMBER] gcode = {% set chamber_target = params.CHAMBER_TEMP|default(0)|float %} SET_HEATER_TEMPERATURE heater=heater_chamber target={chamber_target} ``` You need to modify your set command to include the complete heater name: ```auto SET_HEATER_TEMPERATURE heater=heater_generic heater_chamber target={chamber_target} ``` Also, instead of using PID control for such a heater, a watermark control might give you better results. ---
**Author:** ![telxoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@telxoid](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/telxoid)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/3 "2023-06-21T04:45:45Z")
Thanks for that–I did try that previously. That being said, attempting to set via Mainsail GUI, or by using the suggested command doesn’t work either. ```auto 10:44 PM Malformed command 'set_heater_temperature heater=heater_generic heater_chamber target=65' 10:44 PM set_heater_temperature heater=heater_generic heater_chamber target=65 10:42 PM Heater heater_chamber not supported 10:42 PM SET_HEATER_TEMPERATURE HEATER=heater_chamber TARGET=50 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Sineos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/sineos/32/18_2.png) [@Sineos](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/Sineos)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/4 "2023-06-21T05:10:11Z")
Sorry, my fault, forgot the quotes: ```auto SET_HEATER_TEMPERATURE HEATER="heater_generic heater_chamber" TARGET=] ``` ---
**Author:** ![telxoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@telxoid](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/telxoid)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/5 "2023-06-21T13:35:51Z")
No change. If I try that at the console, it still shows the same. Tried single and double quotes just in case there was a difference. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/klipper/original/2X/3/39544e57ca4dd8b6de6b64549d9f148481d7ce1e.png) ---
**Author:** ![LifeOfBrian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/lifeofbrian/32/2380_2.png) [@LifeOfBrian](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/LifeOfBrian)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/6 "2023-06-21T15:31:33Z")
Just read through this > > > This gives access to a list of available heater names in gcode macros as printer….heater.available\_heaters (Edited after change of implementation, see conversation below) > > Signed-off-by: Simon Kühling \ and it should work with double quotes as @Sineos wrote. However could you please try setting **min\_temp** of the generic heater to just 0 and not to absolute zero? ---
**Author:** ![telxoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@telxoid](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/telxoid)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/7 "2023-06-21T15:50:55Z")
I saw that as well. Additionally, I used a set of configurations/macros from another person who had a working configuration, who validated mine. That person was using the macro setup the way I originally had mine set: This is my current configuration…no change in performance. Its as if heater\_chamber is not even in the config. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/klipper/original/2X/9/9d75febc00ad0a78916b4b8d6031996ae25b1d15.png) ---
**Author:** ![Sineos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/sineos/32/18_2.png) [@Sineos](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/Sineos)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/8 "2023-06-21T17:29:03Z")
![grafik](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/klipper/original/2X/1/1f186e87b372b6d58e04c64389ca12430cbe239e.png) Again sorry: The correct command is: `SET_HEATER_TEMPERATURE HEATER=test TARGET=30` This is the used config: ```auto [heater_generic test] gcode_id: C heater_pin: P1.27 max_power: 1.0 sensor_type: Generic 3950 sensor_pin: P0.23 control: watermark min_temp: 0 max_temp: 130 ``` Edit: Of course, does not fit yours. It was just a quick mock-up on one of my printers ---
**Author:** ![telxoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@telxoid](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/telxoid)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/9 "2023-06-21T17:48:17Z")
Thanks @Sineos. I replicated your configuration, save for pins into my config and commented out what I had. Still the same issue: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/klipper/original/2X/d/d84ec857af83a032f395ccde4f730daa3bdeaccf.png) ---
**Author:** ![telxoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@telxoid](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/telxoid)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/10 "2023-06-21T17:49:05Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/klipper/original/2X/a/a51780c649a5e32d976fd70ead56e84d9f2be62b.png) ---
**Author:** ![Sineos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/sineos/32/18_2.png) [@Sineos](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/Sineos)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/11 "2023-06-21T17:50:54Z")
Please provide a current `klippy.log` That aside, I’m definitively running out of ideas. ---
**Author:** ![telxoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@telxoid](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/telxoid)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/12 "2023-06-21T17:52:55Z")
You and me both. This seems that it should be easy. [klippy.log](https://klipper.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/3v2c1fK0xEKKNqz4hE2kEcoUyiI.log) (2.0 MB) ---
**Author:** ![Sineos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/sineos/32/18_2.png) [@Sineos](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/Sineos)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/13 "2023-06-21T17:58:46Z")
What is [mcu z]? Have you tried a different pin, e.g. on the main MCU (sorry, this sounds like and probably is a quite desperate approach) ---
**Author:** ![telxoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@telxoid](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/telxoid)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/14 "2023-06-21T18:03:54Z")
This is a Voron V2…[mcu z] is an SKR 1.3, and controls the 4 Z drives. The “main” MCU is my Huvud toolhead board, so connecting these fans/inputs is not really an option. FWIW, the config I copied from had heater pin on the [mcu z] and senson pin on the “main” MCU. ---
**Author:** ![telxoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@telxoid](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/telxoid)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/15 "2023-06-21T18:05:36Z")
I’ve not tried different pins…I could maybe find a pin to try, but not move connections. ---
**Author:** ![Sineos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/sineos/32/18_2.png) [@Sineos](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/Sineos)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/16 "2023-06-21T18:11:42Z")
Well, as a mock-up you can use virtually any pin. For my test above, I just repurposed one thermistor and used a Z-endstop pin as the simulated heater pin. ---
**Author:** ![telxoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@telxoid](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/telxoid)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/17 "2023-06-21T18:17:24Z")
Yup. Did it with two pins off the TH board (main MCU). No change: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/klipper/original/2X/f/f592e2f0e678502d4560db3183bbb41c320e664d.png) ---
**Author:** ![telxoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@telxoid](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/telxoid)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/18 "2023-06-21T18:18:28Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/klipper/original/2X/6/6e27f4c897f2fab68c9be0eb1161ed12a684010e.png) ---
**Author:** ![Sineos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/sineos/32/18_2.png) [@Sineos](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/Sineos)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/19 "2023-06-21T18:19:51Z")
Ok, I have to give up on this. Maybe the Klipper Grand Master @koconnor can spare some time to provide a hint. ---
**Author:** ![koconnor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aca169/32.png) [@koconnor](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/koconnor)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070/20 "2023-06-22T03:54:06Z")
Well, you’ve defined a `[gcode_macro SET_HEATER_TEMPERATURE]` section that overrides the internal `SET_HEATER_TEMPERATURE` and explicitly checks for just “extruder” and “heater\_bed”… I’m guessing you grabbed some macros from somewhere. You’ll need to review them and perhaps choose some alternative. -Kevin [Next page](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/heater-generic-not-supported/9070.md?page=2)