Duet Buddy - a proof of concept remote monitor

richardmckenna

@Dougal1957 the code can be found here https://github.com/richard-mckenna/DSFNeopixelStatus

Sorry no instructions yet. Disclaimer, still messing around with it a lot so not really ready to share, but in its current state it fire up 3 background workers.

1 - Subscribes to DSF and stores the state and temperatures locally when it receives an update.
2 - Outputs temperatures once a second to the console (irrelevant of how often DSF sends an update).
3 - Changes the colour of a 16 LED Neopixel based on the status of the heater.

Like you described my plan is to have 3 rings or 2 rings and a strip, Bed Status/Temp, Hotend Status/Temp and Print Progress (on the strip).

You will need a split ribbon cable for the Duet <> PI <> Neopixels connections. As the ribbon cable supplied with the Duet3 occupies all 40 GPIO pins but only uses 26. So you need to split a 40 way into 26+14 so you can access GPIO 21 and Ground.

@zapta sorry for highjacking your post, will take it elsewhere if @Dougal1957 wants to discuss further.

Danal

Absolutely fantastic.

timcurtis67

I love this thing! It would handy to monitor all of my printers. I'll be watching for more released info.

jay_s_uk

I've ordered an M5Stack Core so I can try it out

Dougal1957

@richardmckenna Can you just keep us all uptodate with your progress please and if you need any further testing please just shout no need to start a new discussion just yet.

timcurtis67

@jay_s_uk said in Duet Buddy - a proof of concept remote monitor:

I've ordered an M5Stack Core so I can try it out

I'm ordering one today as well.

richardmckenna

@Dougal1957 will do. I just want to get my printer running with the Duet3 first then I will go back to this project.

UnderDoneSushi

@richardmckenna That is exactly what I was looking into doing also! ~~Do you have any documentation or guides on how to do this? I don't know how to code a Raspberry Pi..~~

Just saw your comment, would love to see a guide in the future!

UnderDoneSushi

@zapta so will this be connected over wifi? Awesome idea since most users use just the UI online and not a touch screen

Phaedrux

That's really cool.

On a side note, can you post the gcode for the shave and a haircut two bits tune in the background of the video? Asking for a friend...

zapta

@UnderDoneSushi said in Duet Buddy - a proof of concept remote monitor:

@zapta so will this be connected over wifi? Awesome idea since most users use just the UI online and not a touch screen

Yes, it's uses wifi to connect to the duet. It can work on batteries (there are third party replacement batteries with larger capacity if you need) or connected to a usb charger (Type C cable).

@Phaedrux, that tune is from here https://github.com/zapta/misc/blob/3639b3ed30d71bf4465b09f19e08cb888792e71a/duet3d_monitor/arduino/beeper.cpp#L111 this is Arduino code.

Phaedrux

@zapta Thanks. I think I can translate that into gcode.

zapta

Just found out. The M5Stack has built in magnets and sticks to things

Phaedrux

@zapta said in Duet Buddy - a proof of concept remote monitor:

@Phaedrux, that tune is from here https://github.com/zapta/misc/blob/3639b3ed30d71bf4465b09f19e08cb888792e71a/duet3d_monitor/arduino/beeper.cpp#L111 this is Arduino code.

Thanks again. Translated for Duet Gcode here:

; 0:/macros/Tunes/TwoBits.g
; Shave and a haircut, two bits

; NOTE(NOTE_C6, 4), 1047
; NOTE(NOTE_G5, 8), 784
; NOTE(NOTE_G5, 8), 784
; NOTE(NOTE_A5, 4), 880
; NOTE(NOTE_G5, 4), 784
; NOTE(0,       4),
; NOTE(NOTE_B5, 4), 988
; NOTE(NOTE_C6, 4), 1047

M300 P400 S1047
G4 P410
M300 P350 S783
G4 P355
M300 P400 S785
G4 P410
M300 P400 S880
G4 P410
M300 P400 S784
G4 P850
M300 P400 S988
G4 P410
M300 P600 S1047
G4 P600

Works good on my old style PanelDue 7"

Sorry for the distraction.

droftarts

@Phaedrux said in Duet Buddy - a proof of concept remote monitor:

Works good on my old style PanelDue 7"

I thought you said it was 'for a friend'?!

Ian

Phaedrux

@droftarts Well I had to test it out for him, obviously...

zapta

I use this tune to let me know when the printer is in pause mode (e.g. to insert magnets half way). My serial duet monitor detects the state from the PanelDue communication and plays it every few seconds.

Should be easily to do the same with the M4Stack since it knows the printer's state and has a 1W speaker.

(I tried to play tunes via gcode but barely hear them from the PanelDue's speaker).

zapta

Had more progress with the firmware and it's stable and usefulnow. Here is a video that demonstrates how it behaves with the sequence: print, pause, resume, pause, cancel.

https://imgur.com/UKi2MdF

The full source code is here https://github.com/zapta/misc/tree/master/duet3d_buddy/arduino and is in public domain so feel to do with it whatever you like. The main flow is straight forward Arduino style and should be easy to understand and modify.

If any programmer here is looking for ideas on how to improve it, here are a few:

Some mechanism that will allow people to buy the M5Stack and program it by inserting a SD card with downloaded software.
UI to select from a few duet related mini apps (e.g. a Pressure Advance Buddy that allow to increase/decrease pressure advance on the fly using a + and - buttons)
Sound effects. E.g. a periodic tune when in pause mode to get the attention of the operator.

tobias_munich

@zapta is it working with the DUET3 & RRF3?

zapta

@tobias_munich said in Duet Buddy - a proof of concept remote monitor:

@zapta is it working with the DUET3 & RRF3?

Didn't tested it with duet3 and RRF3 (I have neither) but it it doesn't work, a small change should fix it.

The duet buddy polls the printer at the URL below with xx.xx.xx.xx representing the IP address of the printer.

http://xx.xx.xx.xx/rr_status?type=3

It expect to get back a json document with the printer status and then extract a few values such as progress, temp and z height. You can try it manually from a browser and see if you get a json doc. If you will post it here, I can text if the existing firmware will parse it correctly.