BtnCmd-DWC Plugin - Customise DWC - v01.03.08 01-03-25

[MintyTrebor]

@owend Great! Thanks for letting me know.

[tristanryerparke]

@mintytrebor I'm going through the same process:
First sending:

global testBTN = 40

Checking in OM browser (refreshed a few times to be sure):

Then setting up the panel:

I checked for trailing spaces and made sure they were not there.
Still getting "###":

Also I tried sending this command:

set global.testBTN = 45

To see if it would update the value in the panel, but still have "###".
Are you guys in standalone mode/duet2? I'm running an SBC.
Cheers,
T

[MintyTrebor]

@tristanryerparke I'm using a stand alone config on a duet2. That may account for the variance??

In principle DWC is the same for both versions - however there maybe some differences in the way the machine model is retrieved in the backend.

In the plugin I am not retrieving the model, I am using the one that is already resident in DWC, so I will have to do some digging to see what I can find out. Its unlikely to be a speedy process though.

Update: I've just spotted this post https://forum.duet3d.com/post/227873, which seems related to this issue. Looks like its an SBC issue.....

[tristanryerparke]

@MintyTrebor With the 3.3rc1 update globals are now displaying correctly in btncmd!
Would it be possible to have a color option for the Object Model panel?
Or a color switch based upon value like the z-probe status in DWC?
Also, what about a secondary organization structure in which buttons and panels could be grouped? Kind of like this on the DWC dashboard:

Just some suggestions, I'm really loving this plugin so far.
Much simpler than my previous node-red dashboard setup.
Thanks,
T

[MintyTrebor]

@tristanryerparke Good news that the global variables are working for you now! I will have a look at setting the panel colour in the next release. Conditional colours & grouping I will have to look into.

[madeinta1wan]

HI @MintyTrebor ,

Have you ever come across an error like this:

Installation failed!

InvalidOperationException in InstallPlugin: Cannot perform command because the plugin service is not started

I was running 3.2.2 (this is all in SBC mode) and tried to install Alpha 0.8.17 which wouldn't work and so I upgraded DWC to 3.3.0-rc1 and then this error occurred.

Just tried Alpha 0.8.16 in case and got the same error.

Thanks-

Nate

[MintyTrebor]

@madeinta1wan see : https://forum.duet3d.com/post/219064
You need to install/enable the plugin service.

[madeinta1wan]

@mintytrebor

Thanks

[MartinNYHC]

Very nice and useful. Thanks for your work!

With Firefox when adding a new button the select "Type" does not expand. With up/down buttons it is possible to change the field value.

And in addition may I place a feature request? Would be nice to have a button type to execute a command line script/command.

[MintyTrebor]

@martinnyhc That looks like you have this issue here https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/22403/weird-dwc-z-index-dialogue-issue/6
Its a localised issue, the solution is in the the thread I linked. You can either do the proper fix or go into BtnCmd global settings and disable selects, which will turn every drop down into radio buttons as a work around.

With your feature request can I assume you are running a DSF/SBC configuration?

[MartinNYHC]

Changed global setting and that's fine.

And yes.....SBC always because I like it

[MartinNYHC]

Oh yes....I could use a custom GCODE and use the execoncommand plugin but for example I would like to change something in the current GCODE file. So at least I need to pass a variable for the filename.

[MintyTrebor]

@martinnyhc I'm not planning to do anything with SBC only plugin features until the plugin framework has been finalised, and does not require manual user steps to enable/get working. But I will add your request to the wish list. In the meantime you can always use another solution for running linux commands, triggered with a mqtt/http button in BtnCmd. Home Assistant & Node-Red spring to mind.

By way of a general update I will be publishing the following new functions on the next release (aiming for this weekend if testing goes ok).

Colour options & vertical/horizontal layout option for Model Value Panels

Create Custom Panels - Design a new panel layout then use within a normal layout. Useful for grouping layouts etc.

Also made a few small UI changes and the normal round of bug fixes etc.

[MartinNYHC]

Yeah, already thought about MQTT. Thanks!

[stuartofmt]

DuetMonitor may be useful to some users of BtnCmd - so herewith a shameless plug ..

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https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/23282/duetmonitor

[cosmowave]

I use a Duet2 Ethernet wit RRF 3.3rc3
When i try to install the plugin, it uploads the files. But then nothing happens!?
There is no new plugin the "built-in plugin" tab.

[jay_s_uk]

@cosmowave that's the wrong place. Look under machine specific for the other plugins tab

[cosmowave]

@jay_s_uk
I have looked there. But there is also no plugin!

[MintyTrebor]

@cosmowave Did you see the plugin installation wizard?

I have not installed 3.3rc3 yet, so I will have to do some tests once upgraded.

[cosmowave]

@mintytrebor
No, there was no wizard.
There was only the upload to the system files. Then nothing happens...