PanelDue 5i Not Fully Working

RogerPodacter

I just installed a PanelDue 5i from MatterHackers. I am on DWC firmware 3.4.0 and the PanelDue is firmware 3.4.0. I first connected the ribbon cable and the screen was partially operational. Once i removed my endstop from IO_0 the screen fully worked and all parameters displayed. Then i removed the ribbon cable and tried connecting the 4 wire Molex cable, following the guide to rewire the 4 to 5 pin connector.

However the screen can only home the axes, but temperatures show blank on the screen. Seems like i can move the gantry around, but not all parameters are communicating. Anyone have advice something i missed? Thanks.

Phaedrux

What Duet board? Duet3?

I suggest you update the main firmware/DWC to 3.4.2 and update the Panel to 3.4.1

Upload this zip file to the system tab: https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/releases/download/3.4.2/Duet2and3Firmware-3.4.2.zip

For the Paneldue you can update the firmware from the Duet as well following this: https://docs.duet3d.com/en/User_manual/RepRapFirmware/Updating_PanelDue#firmware-update-via-duet

Latest Paneldue firmware is here: https://github.com/Duet3D/PanelDueFirmware/releases
Also please post your config.g and a photo of your wiring.

RogerPodacter

@phaedrux I should be more thorough. I went to take pictures and noticed the 4 pin wire had one wire that fell out of the pin, so i reconnected and now everything is working properly. Sorry for that. lesson learned, check your wiring first!

Yes i have the Duet 3 Mini 5+.

But one question it wasnt clear from the guide, can i not use the SD card with the 4 wire connector? Can i jumper the EXP pin 9 and 10 and somehow get around this limitation? also i'm trying to decide if i want to use my last IO_0 port, or should i use the ribbon cable to free that up, but then i am limited in how far i can run the ribbon cable to the front of my printer.

EDIT: where can i see the panelview hardware version? i'm not finding anything on the back of the PCB markings.

dc42

@rogerpodacter all integrated PanelDues are hardware version 3 as far as the firmware is concerned.

There is also a PCB revision number. The PanelDue 5i on my bench is marked "ER-TFTM05A02-5 V1.0" near one edge of the PCB.

The 4-pin cable only carries power and screen and touch data. In order to use the SD card socket on the PanelDue, you need to use the ribbon cable, which has the additional connections needed to carry the SD card data.

RogerPodacter

@dc42 thanks. my hardware is "ER-TFTM05A02-5 V1.01".

I saw in the setup guide that 400mm ribbon cable tested ok, but 800mm was unreliable. Any chance i could make my own twisted pairs version of the ribbon cable and extend the length? I realize this is a hardware limitation of most ribbon cable technologies. Wondering if i should put in the effort. I assume the advantage would be i can load Gcode files right onto the display SD card, or is that not an option?

dc42

@rogerpodacter the only reason to use the SD card socket in the display is if you have a good reason for not wanting to upload GCode files through the network; and instead you want to write the files to an SD card on the PC, eject the card from the PC, carry the card over to the printer, and put it in the SD socket on the display.

The SD card socket in the display is much slower than the one built into the Duet. This doesn't normally matter when printing a file from the SD card; but if you try to upload a file over the network to the SD card in the display, uploading will be much slower than uploading to the card built into the Duet.

RogerPodacter

@dc42 Thanks, that makes it clear. I have no need for that particular SD card slot. I just wasnt clear if there was some other advantage, but i obvioulsy use Wifi for all my Gcode file uploads:)