DCS 2.1.0 fatal error, wont load up

[Danal]

Maybe hardware, maybe not. If the firmware on the board and the DSF are far enough out of sync, they can't communicate, not even enough to re-load the firmware.

There are MANY things you could do. I also like the leading edge, and so I personally would:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade duetsoftwareframework

It MIGHT be necessary to

sudo apt upgrade duetsoftwareframework --reinstall

After that finishes, if things are not talking, bossa the firmware onto your board. Use the binary file (appropriate to your board type) found in : /opt/dsf/sd/sys/. You can bossa however you did it before... do be aware that you can bossa from the pi (instructions here). I personally find this easier.

Summary: Upgrade the Pi, bossa the Duet with the binary that came from the Pi upgrade.

That should get everything in sync, and you shouldn't have to do this again next upgrate.

[chrishamm]

@Danal Upgrading the firmware should work even with an old firmware by running /opt/dsf/bin/DuetControlServer -u with DSF >= 1.3. Newer version can fall back to the old SPI protocol if started with that particular parameter. But in doubt erasing the board and flashing the firmware again using bossac should get it back running.

There is a new experimental DuetPi build with DSF 2.1.1 at https://pkg.duet3d.com/testing/ but be aware that it is configured to use stable package feed instead of unstable, so a change might be needed for further updates.

[TeddyFluffkins]

alright thanks for the input @Danal

I'll try the new DuetPi build first, then get to read up on bossa.

[TeddyFluffkins]

Sorry for posting double...

So. I flashed the newest DuetPi from /testing, booted the printer up and wahooo! It works!

Uploaded my config.g - BAM. DCS has stopped.
On power cycling the whole machine, I get "DCS is not started" in DWC.
EDIT: Just noticed that, after sitting there for like 30s-1min with state "DCS is not started" it suddenly can connect - for close to a second, until DCS dies and DWC returns "DCS has been stopped" (cant connect to duet3.local)

Can anyone check my config.g ? Is there something in there that kills DSC?!?!

[chrishamm]

@TeddyFluffkins There are two lines with {1} in it, please delete them and try again. In addition, please make sure you escape every string parameter in quotes (").

PS: I tried your config.g on my test board with the M550 commented out and the {1} lines removed and DCS stays alive (that is with DSF 2.1.1).

[TeddyFluffkins]

@chrishamm Thats interesting.
The {1} lines are a by-product of copy/pasting I think, they are not in my original config.g on the Pi.
However, I deleted the empty lines just to be sure and commented out the M550.
Now it booted up.
After every change in config.g though, DCS would stop and take a while to reload.
Also, my hotend thermistor would not work anymore.
I tried a different one, factory new - same result.
I'm now trying to figure out what might be wrong with the config, since it worked before. Too much for today though. Gonna start fresh tomorrow:)

Thanks for the help, much appreciated!

[Phaedrux]

@TeddyFluffkins said in DCS 2.1.0 fatal error, wont load up:

Also, my hotend thermistor would not work anymore.

You'll have to be more specific. Was there an error message? What temp did it show?

[TeddyFluffkins]

So. After re-doing my config.g the Thermistor is working again and I finished some smaller prints without issue.

However, something is still not right.
I can boot up everything alright, but if I activate my filament sensor in config.g (duet magnetic filament sensor), DCS fails. Constantly.
If I update config.g and comment it out, I need to reboot/power cycle to get the machine working.
If I activate the filament sensor through the console in DWC, everything is fine. Same command. Copy/paste.

; Configuration file for My Printer
; Communication and general
M111 S0                                 ; Debug off
;M550 P"railcore"                  		; Machine name and Netbios name (can be anything you like)


G21						;Work in millimetres
G90						;Send absolute coordinates...
M83						;...but relative extruder moves

; Axis and motor configuration
M569 P0 S1	D3				;Drive 0 X / Rear
M569 P1 S0	D3				;Drive 1 Y / Front
M569 P2 S1	D3				;Drive 2 Z Front Left
M569 P3 S0	D3				;Drive 3 Z Rear Left
M569 P4 S1	D3				;Drive 4 Z Right
M569 P5 S1	D3				;Drive 5 Extruder
M669 K1						;corexy mode

M584 X0 Y1 Z2:3:4 E5				; Map X to drive 0 Y to drive 1, Z to drives 2, 3, 4, and E to drive 5
;Leadscrew locations
M671 X-10:-10:333  Y22.5:277.5:150 S7.5		;X -10, -10, 315

M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16 I1					;set 16x microstepping for axes with interpolation
M906 X1400 Y1400 Z1200 E1200 I60		;Set motor currents (mA)
M201 X2500 Y2500 Z100 E1500				;Accelerations (mm/s^2)
M203 X24000 Y24000 Z900 E3600			;Maximum speeds (mm/min) was Z1800 tr8*4
M566 X800 Y800 Z100 E1500				;Maximum jerk speeds mm/minute E60 Z60
M208 X290 Y290 Z300						;set axis maxima and high homing switch positions (adjust to suit your machine)
M208 X0 Y0 Z0 S1						;set axis minima and low homing switch positions (adjust to make X=0 and Y=0 the edges of the bed)
M92 X200 Y200 Z800 E388					;steps/mm

; End Stops
M574 X1 S1 P"io4.in"				;Map the X endstop to io4.in
M574 Y1 S1 P"io1.in"				;May the Y endstop to io1.in

; Thermistors
M308 S0 P"temp0" Y"thermistor" A"bed_heat" T100000 B4240 H0 L0 		;Bed thermistor - connected to temp0
M308 S1 P"temp1" Y"thermistor" A"e0_heat" T100000 B4725 C7.06e-8 H0 L0	;duet3 e3d thermistor - connected to e0_heat

;Define Heaters
M950 H0 C"out0" T0				;Bed heater is on out0
M950 H1 C"out2" T1				;Hotend heater is on out2

;Define Bed
M140 H0

M307 H0 A90.0 C700.0 D10.0 S1.00 B1 		;Keenovo duet 3 configuration
M307 H1 A310.1 C144.7 D2.6 S1.00 B0 		;E3D Hotend  duet 3 configuration

M570 S360					;Hot end may be a little slow to heat up so allow it 180 seconds
M143 S285					;Set max hotend temperature			

; Fans
M950 F0 C"out3"					;Hotend fan on "out3" connector
M106 P0 S255 H1 T50 			;enable thermostatic mode for hotend fan
M950 F1 C"out7"					;Layer fan on "out7" connector
M106 P1 S0 						;Layer Fan

; Tool definitions
M563 P0 D0 H1 F1                       		;Define tool 0 (hotend)
G10 P0 S0 R0                        		;Set tool 0 operating and standby temperatures

M929 P"eventlog.txt" S1 ; start logging to file eventlog.txt

;BLTouch
M558 P9 C"io7.in" H5 R1 F50 T6000 A5 S0.02 B1	;define the bltouch input on io5.in
M950 S0 C"io7.out"				;define the bltouch servo on io7.out
G31 X-4 Y43 Z3.116			;set the offsets for the bltouch

;Filament sensor
;M591 D0 S1 P3 C"io5.in" R30:250 L25.63 E3.0						; Duet3D magnetic filament sensor cross-connected to io5.in

M501 					; load overrides
T0						;select first hot end

[Phaedrux]

@TeddyFluffkins said in DCS 2.1.0 fatal error, wont load up:

{1} {1}

your config still seems to have these in it.

[TeddyFluffkins]

@Phaedrux sorry for the late reply.
Thats some copy/paste error. Its not in the config.g file

[dc42]

Have you tried upgrading to the newer RRF and DCS?