RepRapFirmware road map Q1 2021

T3P3Tony

We are considering how we support stand alone accelerometers connected to Duet 3 mainboards. It is likely to be over SPI connected to the Temperature DB connector as I2C is not appropriate for long distance, off board wiring runs.

dc42

@jay_s_uk said in RepRapFirmware road map Q1 2021:

@dc42 is there a planned improvements spreadsheet for 3.3 similar to the one made available for 3.2? https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/16291/reprapfirmware-3-2-planned-improvements

Not yet, because whether some improvements go into 3.3 and 3.4 depends on when DCS 3.3 is ready. But now that 3.3beta2 is out, we have a much better idea. RRF 3.3 is likely to include the improvements already in 3.3beta2, plus the ability to switch tool heaters between off/active/standby without selecting/deselecting the tools, and a few more bug fixes and minor new features.

fcwilt

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dc42

@fcwilt said in RepRapFirmware road map Q1 2021:

@dc42

Any chance of having G30 accept X and Y parameters (when no P parameter is present) thus doing the math and movement needed to place the probe at X and Y without needing a preceding G1 command?

Frederick

If the printer has not been homed then moving to an XY position at the start of a G30 probe move is problematic on some types of printer, e.g. delta printers. So it's possible after Z homing has been done (and the print head would move rapidly to the specified position and dive height before probing), but potentially problematic for a G30 homing move.

Diamondback

@T3P3Tony Perfect, thanks a lot, I will include wiring for 4-Wire SPI then.

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droftarts

@fcwilt Could you move this suggestion to firmware wishlist? I think that would be a more appropriate place to discuss.

Ian

fcwilt

@droftarts said in RepRapFirmware road map Q1 2021:

@fcwilt Could you move this suggestion to firmware wishlist? I think that would be a more appropriate place to discuss.

Ian

Will do.

Frederick

oliof

@T3P3Tony Any chance for accelerometers to be connected to the 1LC?

dc42

@Diamondback said in RepRapFirmware road map Q1 2021:

@T3P3Tony Perfect, thanks a lot, I will include wiring for 4-Wire SPI then.

A quick update: I have determined that we also need an interrupt signal from the accelerometer in order to read the data fast enough. So in total it will need 5 signal wires, plus 3.3V power and ground.

yngndrw

Very excited about the input shaping, especially after this video was released yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JBIEJan6zs&ab_channel=Vez3D

DocTrucker

Is there a dynamic roadmap document that is periodically updated somewhere on the Github? I fully appreciate the complexities of working on projects like this and understand dates move, but perhaps a dynamic document with estimates for the next release date and a confidence level would save mods and Duet staffers fielding the same question repeatedly?

'When is RRFx.x.x' coming out mush be a very popular question on these forums!

dc42

@doctrucker said in RepRapFirmware road map Q1 2021:

Is there a dynamic roadmap document that is periodically updated somewhere on the Github? I fully appreciate the complexities of working on projects like this and understand dates move, but perhaps a dynamic document with estimates for the next release date and a confidence level would save mods and Duet staffers fielding the same question repeatedly?

Not yet, but we're working on making our development more transparent after the 3.3 release.