Complete download needed for new installation… confused!

dc42

When you restart the Duet, Device manager should show in the Ports section that you have Duet electronics connected. Does it? If so then you can connect to it using Pronterface.

It's going to be easier in the long term if you upgrade to 1.19 firmware. You can find the files at https://github.com/dc42/RepRapFirmware/releases/tag/v1.19. Extract the contents of the DuetWebControl.zip file to /www on your SD card. Copy DuetWiFiFirmware.bin and DuetWiFiServer.bin to /sys on your SD card, removing the -1.19 suffix from the name. Also set up a macro to program your access point details, as described at https://duet3d.com/wiki/Upgrading_to_DuetWiFiFirmware_1.19. When you have done all that, send M997 S0:1 from Pronterface to upgrade. The Duet will disconnect when it upgrades the main firmware, but after less than a minute the Duet port should appear again and you can reconnect.

1d1

Hi David, Sorry for disappearing there - home stuff. Anyway, yes I do have Duet connected. I have also discovered an unfortunate .bin file association that seems to be preventing the wifi and server files from being installed. When I run M997 SO:1 it says that it can't find the .bin files though they are in both a temp C file and on the new duet SD card. Is there a file association I can use that will get me back on track?
But, duet port exists and pronterface can connect so a little bit of progress….
Cheers,
Dean

dc42

Files DuetWiFiFirmware.bin and DuetWiFiServer.bin must both be in the /sys folder of the SD card
They need to have exactly those names. So if the file was called e.g. DuetWiFiFirmware-1.19.bin when you downloaded it, you must rename it to DuetWiFiFirmware.bin on the SD card. Similarly for the other file.
If you remove and re-insert the SD card while the Duet is already running, you just either restart the Duet, or remount the SD card by sending M21. If the firmware you are running is older than 1.18.2, you must restart the Duet.

HTH David

1d1

The files are both named correctly and in that folder on the SD card. However, Windows 10 is translating or opening them during the download from the web into something other than a .bin file. It won't allow me to download without a file association of one sort or another. I have tried a sam-ba association, but that doesn't work. I can't find a way to have no file association at all. Revert defaults perhaps?

dc42

Windows shouldn't require a file association fo you to download a file. However, it has an annoying habit of not displaying the file extension for "known file types". You can suppress that in the options in File Explorer.

If you go to https://github.com/dc42/RepRapFirmware/releases and click on the links to the .bin files, you should get a "Save as" prompt.

1d1

Progress?
This what Pronterface tells me:
SENDING:M997 SO:1
Trying to connect at 460800 baud:
success
Erasing 244400 bytes…
Uploading file...
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Upload successful
[ERROR] Can't read from printer (disconnected?) (SerialException): call to ClearCommError failed
[ERROR] Can't write to printer (disconnected?) (SerialException): WriteFile failed

dc42

That's normal. It's uploaded the WiFi firmware successfully and then closes the USB port while it upgraded the main firmware. Assuming you left it.powered up for a minute or so to complete the upgrade, you should be able to reconnect.

1d1

OK. I have redone it all and those files are installed, Pronterface is connected and the SDHC card is mounted.
I remain lost past that.
Where should I install RepRap Firmware 1.19? Were all files that exist on the SD card uploaded, i.e., /www folder and /macro folder? And I'm still nowhere with Duet Web Control.
I'm dense with ignorance and you must be shaking your head dealing with a NOOB such as I. I don't know why this is so difficult for me - I've managed to blunder my way through Arduino (for RAMPS), Smoothieboard setups and a couple of others along the way, but this is somehow wicked confusing to me.
I truly appreciate your time and efforts on my behalf!

Dean

dc42

When you send M115, what firmware version does it report? If it reports version 1.19, that's good. What you need to do next is send M552 S1 to enable WiFi networking.

1d1

This is the message: FIRMWARE_VERSION: 1.19 ELECTRONICS: Duet WiFi 1.0 FIRMWARE_DATE: 2017-08-14
ok T B:2000.0 /0.0

M552 S1
SENDING:M552 S1
WiFi module started
WiFi reported error: no known networks found

So, when configuring, do I use 192.168.1.1 and "preprap"? Or my own router?

dc42

So you need to use M587 to tell it what SSID to connect to and what password to use. Doing this from Pronterface won't work because any lowercase characters in your password will be converted to uppercase. You can either use a terminal emulator instead (I use YAT under Windows), or set up a macro file to do it as described in the instructions for upgrading to firmware 1.19.

1d1

So close!
This from the duet web control all connected and working:
Firmware Name: RepRapFirmware for Duet WiFi
Firmware Electronics: Duet WiFi 1.0
Firmware Version: 1.19 (2017-08-14)
WiFi Server Version: 1.19
Web Interface Version: 1.19

I cannot find config.g to modify for auto connect. I have sent motion and homing macros with appropriate settings. Tried to do necessary 1.19 updates and those look good, but why no config.g? Should upload RepRap firmware 1.19? still no machine movement or anything, but probably need to activate tools?

So far, one step per message. As ever, thank you!

dc42

You are already running RepRapFirmware 1.19. Go to the Settings page of Duet Web Control, then the System Files Editor tab, there you will find the config.g file and you can edit it. If for any reason isn't there, go to https://configurator.reprapfirmware.org to generate a new one. You can upload just config.g or the whole zip file generated by configtool through the Settings General tab of Duet Web Control.

1d1

Finally. Although I've yet to print (having motion and homing difficulties) I can interact with the machine with consistency on both WiFi and PanelDue. I've got heat everywhere I need it and the extruder is working accurately from my previous steps/mm config. I release you to roam freely in new vistas and stop coddling me through my incompetencies.
Thank you very much, David. The Duet seems great and I have no doubt I will get it figured out sometime this week. It is better for me to struggle a while right now so I can learn it more effectively.

Cheers,
Dean

specavia

Good day . please tell me .I accidentally pressed the ERASE button and flew all the firmware reading on the website I realized that you need to install Bossa . I installed it but do not understand which files and where to download please tell me .DuetWiFi

specavia

Good day . please tell me .I accidentally pressed the ERASE button and flew all the firmware reading on the website I realized that you need to install Bossa . I installed it but do not understand which files and where to download please tell me

dc42

All you need to know should be at https://duet3d.com/wiki/Updating_main_firmware#Fallback_procedure_.233. If there is anything there that you don't understand, feel free to ask again.

specavia

Good day . The link you advised . I did SC was listed on the page of the link . but that does not work out . can you write the process how to do it and what firmware need and do I need a flash drive for flashing process.

dc42

I have written the process, it's on the page I linked to. What didn't work for you? What do you mean by "SC" ?

You don't need a flash drive to install new firmware, you need either the SAM-BA program or the Bossa program in your PC as described on that page, and a USB cable between your PC and the Duet.

specavia

I use the Bossa program is ran the program and connected the DUET cost WIFI downloaded DuetWiFiFirmware.bin and did as said If you can't run SAM-BA (e.g. because you want to update the firmware with a Mac), you can also use Bossa 1.18 (not earlier versions) with https://github.com/shumatech/BOSSA/releases Interactive version (Bossa) does not work on high resolution screens, but you can still use the command line version (bossac). If you use the interactive version, you need to select to Wipe everything, Lock, and Boot from the Flash before pressing the Write key. If you are using the command line, try this command line: After that I pressed reset and no result