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    • SuperWhiskundefined
      SuperWhisk @dc42
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      @dc42 said in Duet 3 Mainboard 6HC - initial production run.:

      Going forwards, we will probably offer a Duet 2 variant that supports the RPi instead of built-in networking. In its simplest form, this would be a Duet Ethernet without the Ethernet daughter board.

      I assume from your wording that this support will require a hardware change on the Duet 2? So if I buy one now it will not be able to take advantage of this later?

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      • A Former User?
        A Former User @SuperWhisk
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        @superwhisk said in Duet 3 Mainboard 6HC - initial production run.:

        @dc42 said in Duet 3 Mainboard 6HC - initial production run.:

        Going forwards, we will probably offer a Duet 2 variant that supports the RPi instead of built-in networking. In its simplest form, this would be a Duet Ethernet without the Ethernet daughter board.

        I assume from your wording that this support will require a hardware change on the Duet 2? So if I buy one now it will not be able to take advantage of this later?

        I think you answered your own question........

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        • samlogan87undefined
          samlogan87 @SuperWhisk
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          @superwhisk It may not be that bad. Unlike the Wifi the ethernet has a removable board, so he maybe saying that you can just pull the ethernet board off and use the pins underneath.

          Regards,
          Sam

          Custom Core-XY

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          • deckingmanundefined
            deckingman
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            Readers of this thread might find this interesting https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/11900/duet-gen-3-teaser

            Ian
            https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
            https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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            • A Former User?
              A Former User
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              @superwhisk said in Duet 3 Mainboard 6HC - initial production run.:

              I assume from your wording that this support will require a hardware change on the Duet 2? So if I buy one now it will not be able to take advantage of this later?

              I guess it would depend on what you are willing/able to change yourself; if you're comfortable with desoldering the wifi or ethernet module and soldering up the 5 signals + ground and run over to the pi I guess you'll be able to take advantage of the future pi support.
              (I'd opt for the ethernet version as you should be able to just cut the pins on the ethernet module instead of removing the surface mounted wifi module)

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              • A Former User?
                A Former User
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                Anyone can check and work it out for themselves.

                The Rpi SPI PINOUTS

                And the Duet Wiring

                I have previously posted a picture on another thread where the Duet3 to Rpi wiring is shown too.

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                • dc42undefined
                  dc42 administrators @samlogan87
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                  @samlogan87 said in Duet 3 Mainboard 6HC - initial production run.:

                  @superwhisk It may not be that bad. Unlike the Wifi the ethernet has a removable board, so he maybe saying that you can just pull the ethernet board off and use the pins underneath.

                  Regards,
                  Sam

                  Yes, it should be possible to remove the Ethernet daughter board and connect the Pi to 5 pins of the daughter board socket. The Pi would need its own 5V power supply.

                  However, there isn't yet a firmware build configuration for Duet 2 with RPi and no local LAN interface.

                  Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                  Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
                  http://www.escher3d.com, https://miscsolutions.wordpress.com

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                    A Former User
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                    @dc42 said in Duet 3 Mainboard 6HC - initial production run.:

                    Yes, it should be possible to remove the Ethernet daughter board and connect the Pi to 5 pins of the daughter board socket. The Pi would need its own 5V power supply.

                    Feasible to use Pi with future iteration of the Maestro as well?

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                    • dc42undefined
                      dc42 administrators
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                      Yes, potentially. We're already planning a WiFi version of the Maestro, so we can look at doing a variant to connect to a Pi instead.

                      Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                      Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
                      http://www.escher3d.com, https://miscsolutions.wordpress.com

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                      • mundsenundefined
                        mundsen @T3P3Tony
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                        @t3p3tony I did order this one (model B) for the DUET 3/pi4 - seems like an ok capasitive lcd with high brightness
                        https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32918420852.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.5d3d3c00DBkZPl&mp=1

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                        • mundsenundefined
                          mundsen
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                          The new home for my Duet 3 + rpi4 + 7" LCD (design in progress)

                          0_1567776554671_cORExy_v5_.png

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                          • hanshogelandundefined
                            hanshogeland
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                            Hi, anyone know if itโ€™s possible to add an extra stepper with for example a TB6600 to the Duet3? And is it also possible to get in queue for the 3HC expansion board?

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                            • T3P3Tonyundefined
                              T3P3Tony administrators @hanshogeland
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                              @hanshogeland at this stage the main board we are producing initially (6HC) and the expansion board we have in prototype of (3HC) do not have the interface for external drivers. That said we plan an expansion board for external drivers as soon as we can. (but I can't commit to a date yet!). Further out I think there will probably be enough demand for a main board that has no onboard drivers and just uses external drivers.

                              I expect to announce more about ordering expansion boards as soon as we have completed some more testing on the prototypes. The production boards will have some (relatively minor) changes from the prototypes, but we need more testing to confirm we have identified all the required changes.

                              www.duet3d.com

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                              • hanshogelandundefined
                                hanshogeland @T3P3Tony
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                                @t3p3tony thx for the quick reply, yes we are eager to begin our journey. I need atleast 13 drivers so the Duet 3 is the choice ๐Ÿ™‚

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                                • A Former User?
                                  A Former User
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                                  @T3P3Tony

                                  Sorry to be a pain.. but if you are including a ribbon cable to go between the Duet 3 & the SBC do you offhand know the length of the cable that will be included ?

                                  Im designing plate mounts so i can have the SBC side by side with the Duet so a cable length would be handy to know.

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                                  • mundsenundefined
                                    mundsen
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                                    Hi!
                                    I`m trying to install the duetwebserver on my RPI 4

                                    Is it possible to test/start it without the Duet 3 connected to the PI?

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                                    • wilrikerundefined
                                      wilriker @mundsen
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                                      @mundsen Not really. It requires a connection to DuetControlServer to start up properly and serve requests. And DuetControlServer won't start unless Duet 3 is connected.

                                      Manuel
                                      Duet 3 6HC (v0.6) with RPi 4B on a custom Cartesian
                                      with probably always latest firmware/DWC (incl. betas or self-compiled)
                                      My Tool Collection

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                                      • mundsenundefined
                                        mundsen @wilriker
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                                        @wilriker ok, I`ll have to wait for my Duet 3 to arrive then

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                                        • whosrdaddyundefined
                                          whosrdaddy
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                                          @dc42 , I currently have poor wifi connectivity to one of my duets (signal is great but my laptop gets around 50Mbit in the same place as the printer). I am acquiring a RPi4 next week, would it be feasible to hook it up to a Duet 2 Wifi? (I suppose I need to remove the wifi module?). And as I understand it, DSF only supports Duet 3 but it will support Duet 2 in the future, right?

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                                          • dc42undefined
                                            dc42 administrators @whosrdaddy
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                                            @whosrdaddy, did you mean "signal is not great"? If so, and you are capable of removing the WiFi module without damaging the PCB, then your best option is probably to replace the WiFi module by the ESP-07S version and external antenna.

                                            There is no firmware build for Duet 2+RPi yet, and it will be at least a month before I can consider doing one.

                                            Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                                            Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
                                            http://www.escher3d.com, https://miscsolutions.wordpress.com

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