New firmware 1.20 Release Candidate 2 - please try it!

Jason K

@dc42:

@Jason:

having trouble with Wifi disconnects in RC2. I updated from an earlier beta where everything was fine. Cant seem to stay connected for more than 5 mins now. I just added a duex5 and rewired everything so there is a chance I tweaked something in the process but im pretty sure I had no issues after the rewire until RC2…. Anyone else? Is the last 19 beta living somewhere to roll back to?

anything I can do to help identify a bug in either the version or my own work? Im not super familiar with the debugging process but im pretty good at following directions.

Also the new web interface killed my dark theme. I had to roll that back to 19.3

Which version of DuetWiFiServer are you using?

I was using 1.20beta11… Ill try beta10. I thought the update notes said to use beta11 when it was available

I may have fixed the issue. The name of the printer on my router was different than the name of the printer in the config.g file. For some reason the new firmware made my router unhappy. I have this issue sometimes with raspberry pi's and esp8266 boards that have static IPs. Not sure what changes made this happen or if it was just coincidence. I wonder if others have this issue.

Cheers

o_lampe

The only remark I can make is the general waste of new M-codes.
E.g. why do you implement a new M913 command to reduce stepper current? There is the well known M84 ( stepper off ) that could be enhanced with M84 X50 Y50 Z50 to reduce current. That's much easier to remember for customers
I have many other examples from earlier RRF releases, where I shrugged it off by thinking:"They might have a bigger picture about it, than me"
M568 extruder mixing on/off: could have been a simple parameter in the M567 mixing ratio definition.
M550 ( name of the printer) and M667 ( type of the printer ) could be one command. Just add the type of the printer as parameter.

I could rant on, but I have to be careful with my weak heart

Q: Am I right, that V1.20 will be be the last RADDS compatible version?
Best regards
O_Lampe

deckingman

If you read the Wiki M568 isn't a new command - it's been deprecated and is no longer necessary.
M913 isn't new in this release either - it's been around for ages. However I do agree that it seems pretty pointless when we can use M906 to set/change motor current at any time.
M667 looks like it's being deprecated too as M669 serves the same purpose. I guess M667 could be taken out but that would mean that everyone using a Duet on a CoreXY would have to change their config.g to use M667 instead. However, M550 serves a completely different purpose and I personally wouldn't want to have the machine name in the same line that defines the kinematics.

deckingman

@chrishamm:

Thanks again, it should be fixed in my new RC3 which is available here: https://github.com/chrishamm/DuetWebControl/blob/dev/DuetWebControl-1.20-RC3.zip

Please let me know if you find anything else.

Hi Chris,

I can confirm that the Extrusion Factor sliders now all works as expected using DWC 1.20RC3. Also, I've just been through and extruded 20mm of filament for each tool 0 to 4 and it was so nice to be able to use drives 0 to 4 instead of having to remember that the label "Drive1" was associated with extruder 0.

deckingman

@crishamm
Ref my earlier post about extruder drive position in the Machine Status panel, I can now confirm that the behaviour is not limited to printing but appears to affect any extruder move. To elaborate, I ran home all which zeros the extruder positions. Then set active temperature for all tools to 180 and extruded 20mm of filament from each drive in turn. After using drive 0, the Extruder drive panel showed D0 at 0.0, D1 at 0.0, D2 at 20.0, D3 at 0.0 and D4 at 0..0. Using drive 1 shows 20.0 for Drive 3, and using drive 2 shows 20.0 for drive 4. Using drives 3 and 4 has no effect on the values shown in the machine status panel.

To be clear, the extruder drives are all working as expected but the drive position as reported in the Machine Status Panel is incorrect. The effect is that plus 2 is being added to the drive number so the value for Drive 0 is being applied to Drive2 in the panel, the value for Drive 1 is being applied to Drive 3 etc.

Cheers

Ian

Gosu

i updated from RC1 to RC2 then it stopped running with wifi and i used the new www file to fix the problem

now i can only control my printer via wifi for 5 minutes(with constant disconnects) and i was able to start a print
but the printer stopped beeing able to connect via webhost
only seldomly beeing able to connect

i would love to post my current version but it wont let me connect
its FW RC2
Wifi Beta10 i believe
and RC3 Webclient

Forgvn77

Pause print and resume failed for me from the PanelDue. The hot end resumed extruding a couple layers above the print. Running 1.20RC2 and latest DWC release candidate,

Iirai

When I try to connect to DWC I get this error:
Could not establish a connection to the Duet firmware! Please check your settings and try again.

I'm able to ping the DuetWiFi, wifi signal is -59, it's on a static Ip and I confirmed that the mac address is correct . Am I missing something obvious?

Firmware: 1.20-RC2
DuetWiFiServer: 1.20beta10
DWC: 1.20-RC3

Gone2Far

Admittedly I do not stress the Duet much, but FWIW, RC2 is working well for me.

dc42

@Iirai:

When I try to connect to DWC I get this error:
Could not establish a connection to the Duet firmware! Please check your settings and try again.

I'm able to ping the DuetWiFi, wifi signal is -59, it's on a static Ip and I confirmed that the mac address is correct . Am I missing something obvious?

Firmware: 1.20-RC2
DuetWiFiServer: 1.20beta10
DWC: 1.20-RC3

1. Did you install DuetWiFiServer.bin twice as suggested in the upgrade notes?

2. If you send M552 S1 from USB or PanelDue then it will report success/failure of the attempt to connect to your router.

dc42

@Gone2Far:

Admittedly I do not stress the Duet much, but FWIW, RC2 is working well for me.

Thanks for the feedback! Which Duet do you have?

dc42

@Forgvn77:

Pause print and resume failed for me from the PanelDue. The hot end resumed extruding a couple layers above the print. Running 1.20RC2 and latest DWC release candidate,

Thanks for the feedback. I'll test pause/resume again.

dc42

@Gosu:

i updated from RC1 to RC2 then it stopped running with wifi and i used the new www file to fix the problem

now i can only control my printer via wifi for 5 minutes(with constant disconnects) and i was able to start a print
but the printer stopped beeing able to connect via webhost
only seldomly beeing able to connect

i would love to post my current version but it wont let me connect
its FW RC2
Wifi Beta10 i believe
and RC3 Webclient

Did you install DuetWiFiFirmware twice as recommended in the upgrade notes?

AS-3D Druck

The Dark Theme on the new Webcontol is a little bit wrong.

Screenshot:
https://gyazo.com/5d01aed4163234081552f63a99b2f76c

dc42

@AS-3D:

The Dark Theme on the new Webcontol is a little bit wrong.

Screenshot:
https://gyazo.com/5d01aed4163234081552f63a99b2f76c

Try updating DWC to 1.20RC3.

AS-3D Druck

@dc42:

@AS-3D:

The Dark Theme on the new Webcontol is a little bit wrong.

Screenshot:
https://gyazo.com/5d01aed4163234081552f63a99b2f76c

Try updating DWC to 1.20RC3.

There is no DWC 1.20RC3 here: https://github.com/dc42/RepRapFirmware/tree/dev/Release/Duet-WiFi/Edge
or here: https://github.com/chrishamm/DuetWebControl

//Edite
THX now i found it (Duet Wifi): https://github.com/dc42/RepRapFirmware/blob/dev/Release/Duet-WiFi/Edge/DuetWebControl-1.20-RC3.zip

dc42

I've just released 1.20RC3. This has only minor changes from 1.20RC2.

The following have been reported in this thread:

1. "Starting with Beta11, with the M584 changes, with the U axis hidden if I run G29 the printer starts probing, but after the first row the U drive, which is my second Z motor starts moving up rather than down."

I thought I had asked for more detail about this issue, but it looks like I didn't. Has anyone else seens a similar issue? Hiding the U axis should make no difference to the behaviour of the Z axis, but it will prevent explicit U moves being made.

2. Various WiFi disconnection issues. Please note the instructions to install DuetWiFiServer-1.20b10 twice. You can use older DuetWiFiServer versions with RRF 1.20RC3 if necessary, but if you do then the M587 command to list configured wifi networks may not work. I expect to have DuetWiFiServer 1.20beta11 available early next week.

3. A report that pause/resume caused the print to resume too high. I have tested this on 2 printers and I can't reproduce it.

4. Various DWC issues, which I believed are resolved in DWC 1.20-RC3.

AS-3D Druck

I got a Problem to open a Directory on G-Code Files:

[[language]]
A JavaScript error has occurred so the web interface has closed the connection to your board. It is recommended to reload the web interface now. If this happens again, please contact the author and share this error message:

Version: 1.20-RC3
Message: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'match' of undefined
URL: http://d-bot.local/js/dwc.js
Line: 2015:27
Error object: {}

Only this Directory makes Problemes everything else works.

deckingman

@dc42:

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4. Various DWC issues, which I believed are resolved in DWC 1.20-RC3.

Some have been resolved but the extruder position issue that I reported above is still outstanding.

Gone2Far

@dc42:

@Gone2Far:

Admittedly I do not stress the Duet much, but FWIW, RC2 is working well for me.

Thanks for the feedback! Which Duet do you have?

Duet WiFi, with smart effector and 7" panel due.