RepPanel - A DIY alternative to the PanelDue with WiFi support

oliof

@seeul8er I am personally a fan of rotary encoder -- much easier to input precise numbers if you have one that supports acceleration control. Maybe I just like clicky buttons.

Somewhere I saw something like RepPanel, only for 12864s ... would be great to merge those things and have choice of control frontend (-:

DIY-O-Sphere

@seeul8er said in RepPanel - A DIY alternative to the PanelDue with WiFi support:

When would you really want to use it?

I would like to use that for adjusting values or scrolling through a file list.
For me a combination of a touch menu and an encoder is the perfect solution on small screens.

@oliof
I love the 12864 of my Maestro.

seeul8er

Don't get your hopes up The 12864 is unsignificantly cheaper than the color touch display we currently use, while the RepPanel displays are miles better technically (color, resolution, size ...). Because of the different resolution the UI of RepPanel would have to be completley re-designed and re-implemented. BTW. you do not need to input numbers during printer setup and calibration. A rotary encoder is the best and cheapest way to avoid a touch screen. That is why all the budget printers have/had one.

jay_s_uk

@seeul8er does this only support wifi/ethernet based RRF printers?
I can't seem to get it to my SBC based ones

seeul8er

@jay_s_uk I only tested it with Duet Hardware. Not sure what you mean.

PCR

@seeul8er i think he mean with a duet 3 with a pi attached which uses the object model as json response

PCR

https://github.com/DanalEstes/DuetWebAPI/blob/master/DuetWebAPI.py

This is a code from danal! There he differnece between the ESP and SBC Part.

def getCoords(self):
        if (self.pt == 2):
            URL=(f'{self._base_url}'+'/rr_status?type=2')
            r = self.requests.get(URL)
            j = self.json.loads(r.text)
            jc=j['coords']['xyz']
            an=j['axisNames']
            ret=self.json.loads('{}')
            for i in range(0,len(jc)):
                ret[ an[i] ] = jc[i]
            return(ret)
        if (self.pt == 3):
            URL=(f'{self._base_url}'+'/machine/status')
            r = self.requests.get(URL)
            j = self.json.loads(r.text)
            ja=j['result']['move']['axes']
            #d=j['result']['move']['drives']
            #ad=self.json.loads('{}')
            #for i in range(0,len(ja)):
            #    ad[ ja[i]['letter'] ] = ja[i]['drives'][0]
            ret=self.json.loads('{}')
            for i in range(0,len(ja)):
                ret[ ja[i]['letter'] ] = ja[i]['userPosition']
            return(ret)

@dc42 is it possible to switch on the duet3+sbc to a RFF2 response?

oliof

@jay_s_uk it doesn't work with my Duet3 board with SBC either.

I think it would be worth following the PanelDue implementation changes in the recent release.

seeul8er

Looks like we need to implement object model requests for RRF3.x+

dc42

@PCR said in RepPanel - A DIY alternative to the PanelDue with WiFi support:

@dc42 is it possible to switch on the duet3+sbc to a RFF2 response?

It already does.

PCR

@dc42 Automaticy or is there a command?

I still have some PCBs left

Best

Maralb

@PCR Hello, Is it possible to buy one with Italian shipping?

PCR

@Maralb Sure! PM me!

Gold7even

@PCR Hello, i'm also interested by your pcb can you tell me the price for the pcb plus shipping cost to France, Thanks in advance.

PCR

Write me a PM;)

appjaws

I have been having problems getting the system to work, I have the recommended components and the PCB by PCR.

I have flashed the ready made image from github but nothing works. Do I need to compile the firmware myself? I just don't know how to do that eg what pins are used, how do I get the wifi connection working? I don't know if you could help with detailed instructions or could you point me in the right direction.

I really want to get this working.

seeul8er

@appjaws IF you really got the recommended display and ESP32 everything works out of the box after flashing the firmware. No need to re-compile etc. What ESP32 Dev board are you using? Do you know your way around the ESP IDF? Connect the ESP32 to your computer and execute

idf.py monitor

Check the Espressif Docs on how to install their tools in case you do not have them already.

jay_s_uk

Would be good to see support for machine/status rather than rr_status.
I have a number of machines where I'd like to use this but currently can't due to it not supporting an SBC

PCR

@appjaws can you make a Picture of the ESP with my PCB. Some Users Here are using it without Problems !

appjaws

SUCCESS I had a bad joint, now fixed, thank you for your help.
However, the unit is not connecting to the router, it says Not connected to network or UART.t
The SSID was recognised and I have inputted the wireless network password 3 or 4 times. Is there a way of checking that the correct password has been entered, I fine the screen very small for my cubby fingers.t
Any suggestions on how to chase this down?

I am now connected to my router but the Duet is not recognised, the message says " No response from the printer!"
The duet is connected via ethernet, did I need a WIFI version? Is there any other setup needed?

Thanks for all help