PanelDue 3.4.0-pre1 released

@mfs12 This “feature” of not displaying M291 messaging on the Setup Panel actually explains quite a lot of the issues we’ve reported over the last two years as we didn’t know and have not seen it documented. If we had, we would have been lobbying to have it changed as it is our stance that messaging should always be displayed regardless of the screen the user is on.

One example of this affecting our printers is in our preheat routine before starting a job. Since we utilize actively heater chambers, it can take upwards of 30 minutes to stabilize from room temperature. Once heated, a blocking message is displayed. More than once, that message hasn’t been displayed because the PanelDue was on the Setup Tab and the only way to complete the routine was to go back to a PC running DWC.

We would greatly appreciate this being revisited and reconsidered. If it cannot be changed, we'd request the documentation be updated to alert users that this is the case and we will do the same. Thank you.

T3P3Tony

@oozebot I agree that this should be documented clearly, however we were wondering why the printer is on the setup tab after the initial panel due setup?

oozeBot

@t3p3tony We discussed this as well yesterday and the short answer is that it’s most likely due to Murphy’s law since we didn’t know it worked this way. We kick off jobs through DWC a lot of times and then walk to the printers to make sure they start correctly without checking the PanelDue.

Stupidly- it just happened again to me this morning as I wanted to make sure the PanelDue was on this latest version. However, when I realized it, I navigated away from the Setup Panel and the prompt immediately displayed. That’s a good work around that we can work with through documentation. Thanks

dc42

@oozebot we are considering making the panel switch to the Status page automatically if it is left on the Setup page for long enough for the dimming timer or screensaver to activate. Would this help?

oozeBot

@dc42 That would be helpful and a good solution for us.. and we can also document that the connection is paused when on the Setup screen. Users will likely rarely visit the setup screen like we seem to do (for whatever reason - usually checking firmware version on the PanelDue), but anything to protect against Murphy's law is helpful!

Loris

My paneldue wont show screensaver.
To force that i have to go to setup screen, set screensaver timeout and back to status screen.

mfs12

@Loris can you provide a detailed step by step procedure. This would help me to reproduce and understand better.

mfs12

PanelDue 3.4.0-pre2 was released.

Please check https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/25121/paneldue-3-4-0-pre2-released/