Are the old boards supported anymore?
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I have one of the original duet boards (V0.6 non wifi). Are these boards still supported at all? It has hardly any time on it and would hate to put it aside as I have the expansion board that goes with it...
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@moyerj they still work, if that’s what you mean, but the Duet 0.6 is around 10 years old now. Officially, it’s end of life, and hasn’t been manufactured for about 8 years. So no official support. But we’ll try and help if you have questions.
The last firmware version for it is v1.26.1, here: https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/releases/tag/2.05.1
The MCU on the 0.6/0.85 is limited by memory, and firmware development of these boards stopped at that point. It doesn’t have the memory to run RRF v2 or v3. V1.26.1 is feature compatible with v2.05.1 (the last v2 version), except v1 doesn’t run RTOS.The hardware is documented here: https://reprap.org/wiki/Duet
The current Duet wiki is still the best resource for firmware info; most documentation has a tab for v1 and/or v2 firmware: https://docs.duet3d.com/
Ian
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@droftarts thank you! I have a basic cartesian printer I am working on building and I have this board that I bought about that long ago. Was thinking on using it rather then buying a new one at this point.
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@moyerj it should be fine. You can upgrade later if you need more functionality. You can also use the old configuration tool: https://configtool.reprapfirmware.org/legacy/Start
I’ve got a couple of Duet 0.6 boards, and an expansion board, but don’t have an application for them at the moment. Also, I used to work for RepRapPro!
Ian
