setup new mini 5+ wi-fi

davidewen

@davidewen
This can be closed.
After sending the commands over and over and over, I finally got them to work.

davidewen

I'm reopening this request.

I can't connect to it to change anything.

I can only connect with USB at this time.
There is only 5v power from the USB port.

I'm still having trouble getting any commands to go through.
Occasionally I can get it to work, but if I power off then on, I have the same problem of WiFi error

Phaedrux

Is the SD card inserted or not?

Are you following along with this guide?

https://docs.duet3d.com/en/How_to_guides/Getting_connected/Getting_connected_to_your_Duet

If you're having trouble with Serial Tools, try the built in terminal and screen as shown in the guide.

davidewen

@Phaedrux

Card was inserted.

I discovered that I am unable to use the 10key portion of my keyboard to send commands.

I have to use the numbers at the top of the keyboard.

This is what happens. I enter a command, say M587 using the 10key, nothing happens. Then I enter the same command again using the numbers at top of keyboard. Both commands show up with returned data.
Here's an example from SerialTools.

m115

m115
FIRMWARE_NAME: RepRapFirmware for Duet 3 Mini 5+ FIRMWARE_VERSION: 3.3RC2 ELECTRONICS: Duet 3 Mini5plus WiFi FIRMWARE_DATE: 2021-05-11 14:55:40
FIRMWARE_NAME: RepRapFirmware for Duet 3 Mini 5+ FIRMWARE_VERSION: 3.3RC2 ELECTRONICS: Duet 3 Mini5plus WiFi FIRMWARE_DATE: 2021-05-11 14:55:40
ok

So, I finally got the wi-fi working. Even using the numbers at the top of the keyboard it took a few tries. I had to set the wi-fi then erase it multiple times. The full M587 command would just hang there and not return a confirmation.

I used this command to erase.

M588 S"*"

Specifically I was attempting to set a static IP address to the board. I could get just the wi-fi connected, but not the static IP.
Using this command - of course changing to the appropriate info.

M587 S"Network-ssid-123" P"Password123" I192.128.1.200

davidewen

@Phaedrux

I also noticed that I can not connect to 5ghz networks, but I did not see any mention of this in the instructions.

Can you confirm if this is correct?

Thanks

jay_s_uk

@davidewen the ESP8266 used for wifi doesn't support 5Ghz networks

davidewen

@jay_s_uk said in setup new mini 5+ wi-fi:

@davidewen the ESP8266 used for wifi doesn't support 5Ghz networks

Thanks. That confirms my findings.

May I suggest adding that comment to the setup instructions?

weed2all

@davidewen it is there...you need to read it!

davidewen

@weed2all

My mistake. You are correct.
I missed it even after reading the instructions a few times.
Of course I wasn't looking for that as I was trouble shooting, but that is no excuse.
Thanks for pointing it out.

weed2all

@davidewen no worries...just rememberd I saw it!