Software package 3.3-rc2 released

dc42

Just a reminder that software bundle 3.3RC2 is available, including fixes for issues seen in earlier 3.3beta and RC releases, along with a new feature that allows tools to be pre-heated without having to select them using T commands.

dc42

I'll list confirmed bugs in 3.3RC2 here, for the benefit of anyone considering upgrading. Starting with this one, which is also present in earlier 3.3 betas and RC1:

[Duet 2 WiFi and Duet 3 Mini WiFi] When using M589 to set up the Duet to provide its own access point, the C (channel number) parameter cannot be used. There are 3.3RC2+1 binaries that fix this at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zbqzr0g7h4x0jqt/AADYby53148rqmRx9UdCPrBxa?dl=0.

oozeBot

We have finally reached a point where we can begin testing 3.3. No issues so far, but I did want to go ahead and say M17 is working great!

dc42

Firmware 3.3RC2 appears to be working well and we hope to release 3.3 stable next week. So you have only a few days left to report issues in firmware 3.3RC2 that were not present in the last stable release (3.2.2).

SIam

@dc42 one small issue

Limit accelerometer SPI frequencies to 500000 to 10000000 (500kHz to 10MHz)
I think you mean from 500000 to 10000000

15.5.2021, 15:31:08	M955 P0 C"spi.cs3+spi.cs4" S4800 Q10000000 R12 I20
Error: M955: parameter 'Q' too high

EducatingSavvas

@dc42 said in Software package 3.3-rc2 released:

be working well and we hope to release 3.3 stable next week. So you have only a few days left to report issues in firmware 3.3RC2 that were not present in the last stable release (3.2.2).

Hiya - I've updated to RRF 3.3RC2 and having trouble turning the router spindle on/off. I've amended the following in my config.g file.

M453						; Set to CNC mode
M950 R0 C"e1heat+e0heat" L0:24000 Q300		; Select Spindle On/Off,RPM & Direction
M563 P1 S"Spindle" R0				; Define Tool

If I try to turn the spindle on with RPM speed of 5000, using an M3 S5000 I get this error:

Warning: M3: No spindle selected via P and no active tool with spindle

If I send M3 S5000 P1 I get the following error:

Error: M3: internal error at file../src/GCodes/GCodeBuffer/StringParser.cpp(1362)

MartinNYHC

Is that something to address?

May 16 10:49:24 Cube DuetControlServer[197]: [warn] IPC#16: Client with outdated protocol version connected (got 7, want 11)

dc42

@siam said in Software package 3.3-rc2 released:

M955 P0 C"spi.cs3+spi.cs4" S4800 Q10000000 R12 I20

You are right, the code doesn't allow Q10000000 but does allow Q9999999. I will fix this in 3.3 stable.

dc42

@martinnyhc said in Software package 3.3-rc2 released:

Is that something to address?

May 16 10:49:24 Cube DuetControlServer[197]: [warn] IPC#16: Client with outdated protocol version connected (got 7, want 11)

We need to update the Go and Python client APIs that can be used on the Pi. Are you using one of those?

MartinNYHC

@dc42 Yes, the Python API.

dc42

@educatingsavvas said in Software package 3.3-rc2 released:

@dc42 said in Software package 3.3-rc2 released:

be working well and we hope to release 3.3 stable next week. So you have only a few days left to report issues in firmware 3.3RC2 that were not present in the last stable release (3.2.2).

Hiya - I've updated to RRF 3.3RC2 and having trouble turning the router spindle on/off. I've amended the following in my config.g file.
M453						; Set to CNC mode
M950 R0 C"e1heat+e0heat" L0:24000 Q300		; Select Spindle On/Off,RPM & Direction
M563 P1 S"Spindle" R0				; Define Tool
If I try to turn the spindle on with RPM speed of 5000, using an M3 S5000 I get this error:

Warning: M3: No spindle selected via P and no active tool with spindle

If I send M3 S5000 P1 I get the following error:

Error: M3: internal error at file../src/GCodes/GCodeBuffer/StringParser.cpp(1362)

I confirm this is a bug. Please try the new binary at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zbqzr0g7h4x0jqt/AADYby53148rqmRx9UdCPrBxa?dl=0 and let us know whether it behaves as you expect.

EDIT: I have just updated those binaries to fix M4 as well.

EducatingSavvas

@dc42 said in Software package 3.3-rc2 released:

EDIT: I have just updated those binaries to fix M4 as well.

That seems to work now - although I'm not aware of any CNC platforms using g-code in that way. Normally the tool is specified with T followed by the number in the software's tool database. I am planning to have three tools on my CNC machine - one router spindle, a diode laser and a tangential knife. Are there any particular advantages for the change?

BoA

I noticed a strange behavior after I updated from 3.2.2 to 3.3RC2.

I have a filament presence switch that I use for triggering filament load macro.
After I updated to 3.3RC2 it seems to be a lot of false triggers.
Powering up printed, it does nothing for about 3 minutes and suddenly starts triggering and display messages:
Error: Attempting to extrude with no tool selected.

I do not need to start print or do anything. Just power on printer and wait.

Duet3 standalone setup.

My config files:
trigger3.g
config.g
fs_enable.g
fs_disable.g
fs_config.g

oozeBot

We need to report a significant issue in 3.3-rc2 when using a 6HC with attached SBC.

When canceling a print, "stop.g" is called, not "cancel.g" like in previous versions of the firmware. This was validated by putting M291 P"Stop" at the top of stop.g and M291 P"Cancel" at the top of cancel.g.

dc42

@boa said in Software package 3.3-rc2 released:

I noticed a strange behavior after I updated from 3.2.2 to 3.3RC2.

I have a filament presence switch that I use for triggering filament load macro.
After I updated to 3.3RC2 it seems to be a lot of false triggers.
Powering up printed, it does nothing for about 3 minutes and suddenly starts triggering and display messages:
Error: Attempting to extrude with no tool selected.

I do not need to start print or do anything. Just power on printer and wait.

Duet3 standalone setup.

My config files:
trigger3.g
config.g
fs_enable.g
fs_disable.g
fs_config.g

I doubt that this has anything to do with firmware changes. I think your filament out switch is getting triggered, or picking up interference, or has a bad connection. You enable it in config.g but your trigger3.g file doesn't check whether there is a current tool, or that a file is being printed and has not been paused.

dc42

@oozebot said in Software package 3.3-rc2 released:

We need to report a significant issue in 3.3-rc2 when using a 6HC with attached SBC.

When canceling a print, "stop.g" is called, not "cancel.g" like in previous versions of the firmware. This was validated by putting M291 P"Stop" at the top of stop.g and M291 P"Cancel" at the top of cancel.g.

Thanks, I've asked @chrishamm to take a look.

BoA

@dc42 I would think that is the case if such behavior was also on 3.2.2, but with 3.2.2 it works just fine without false triggers.

dc42

@boa said in Software package 3.3-rc2 released:

@dc42 I would think that is the case if such behavior was also on 3.2.2, but with 3.2.2 it works just fine without false triggers.

Have you tried switching between 3.2.2 and 3.3RC2 more than once? It wouldn't be the first time that the first appearance of a problem caused by a bad connection happened to coincide with a firmware update.

BoA

@dc42 Yes. Reverting to 3.2.2 fixes that strange behavior. I tried 3 times. I did not try intermediate versions to identify which one introduces that.

Edit: This behavior is in 3.3beta1

chrishamm

@oozebot said in Software package 3.3-rc2 released:

We need to report a significant issue in 3.3-rc2 when using a 6HC with attached SBC.

When canceling a print, "stop.g" is called, not "cancel.g" like in previous versions of the firmware. This was validated by putting M291 P"Stop" at the top of stop.g and M291 P"Cancel" at the top of cancel.g.

Thanks for your report, I've got a fix ready for this.