M291 messages ignored by PanelDue

flobler

Hello everyone,

I have an issue where messages that are issued via M291 are being displayed in DWC but not the PanelDue. It worked fine with the same macro before but somehow stopped working (I really cannot recall having changed anything about the macro).

Some information on my setup:

PanelDue 5i: v3.2.11
DWC: 3.3.0-b2
Mini 5+: 3.3beta2
Printer: MK3S Bear
Wiring: Ribbon cable (re-used from the original Prusa LCD), ca 60cm long

Here is the initial snipped of macro I am referencing:

M291 P"Do you want to start the SELF TEST? Press OK to start or CANCEL to abort!" S3 R"SELF TEST" ; requires user input to start or abort the self test

; motor test
; verifies the correct motor moving direction

M291 P"We are now testing if all MOTORS are turning in the right direction. Press OK to start or CANCEL to abort!" S3 R"MOTOR TEST" ; requires user input to start or abort the motor test

G91                                                                                  ; relative positioning
G1 X20 F500                                                                          ; moves X slowly to the right
M400                                                                                 ; wait for current moves to finish
M291 P"Did the X AXIS move to the right? Press OK to confirm or CANCEL to abort!" S3 ; requires user input to confirm if test was successful, confirm or abort

G1 Y20 F500                                                                          ; moves Y slowly forward
M400                                                                                 ; wait for current moves to finish
M291 P"Did the Y AXIS move forward? Press OK to confirm or CANCEL to abort!" S3      ; requires user input to confirm if test was successful, confirm or abort

G1 Z20 F500                                                                          ; moves Z slowly upwards
M400                                                                                 ; wait for current moves to finish
M291 P"Did the Z AXIS move upwards? Press OK to confirm or CANCEL to abort!" S3      ; requires user input to confirm if test was successful, confirm or abort
G90                                                                                  ; absolute positioning

M291 P"MOTOR TEST successful!" R"MOTOR TEST" S1 T3 ; message to confirm succesful motor test
M400                                               ; wait for current moves to finish

My problem is that the last M291 (P"MOTOR TEST successful!" R"MOTOR TEST" S1 T3) is not being displayed on the PanelDue, the other messages are.

The macro itself provides a self-test for a user before starting to use the machine, after wiring everything etc. The snippet I am sharing is the first part of it. Further things that are being checked:

SuperPinda
Homing
Fans
Heaters + thermistors

Each of those has their own section with a M291 that confirms the test being successful at the end, like in the example shared above. Once the message disappears, the next step of the test starts. This all happens in a single macro.

For each section, only the confirmation message at the end is not displayed on PanelDue, other messages are. All are displayed in DWC.

Thanks in advance!

wilriker

@flobler For all other messages you have M400 before M291 but the last one the order is reversed. Try to put M400 before M291 there also. That should fix it.

cosmowave

i have a general question for learning more about conditional code:
what does the "{1}" below the m291 message mean?

engikeneer

@cosmowave think that might be an issue with the forum rather than the actual code. Sometimes people get {1} appearing on line breaks when copying code over. I know the moderators have had a look at it but not managed to track down why the forum does it....

cosmowave

@engikeneer ah ok. Thanks for the explanation.
I'm asking me, what happens with this code:

M291 P"Do you want to start the SELF TEST? Press OK to start or CANCEL to abort!" S3 R"SELF TEST"

It's clear, when the user press ok, the macro will go on.
But when the user press cancel? Is it like a return command from the macro?

flobler

@wilriker thank you, I will try that!

flobler

@cosmowave yeah, the {1} somehow is added when I copy/paste on the forum here. I figured out that it goes away is I make a "space" at the start of the empty line.

If you press "CANCEL" the whole macro will be aborted.

mfs12

@wilriker said in M291 messages ignored by PanelDue:

@flobler For all other messages you have M400 before M291 but the last one the order is reversed. Try to put M400 before M291 there also. That should fix it.

@fobler can you confirm this suggestion solved your issue and if so can you post an example? This would be helpful.

flobler

@mfs12 @wilriker apologies it took me a while to get back to it. It does not really seem to solve this, no. I just tried it with a different macro where I had the same issue:

; filament_load.g
; called to load filament

if !move.axes[0].homed || !move.axes[1].homed || !move.axes[2].homed ; not all axes are homed
  G28                                                                ; home all

G90                 ; absolute positioning

if move.axes[2].machinePosition < 100
	G1 Z120 F1500   ; lift Z axis to 120mm
	
else
	G91             ; relative positioning
	G1 Z10 F1500 H2 ; lift Z axis by 10mm

G90                 ; absolute positioning
M116        	    ; wait for the temperatures to be reached
M300 S300 P1000     ; beep sound when temperature is reached

M291 P"Do you want to load FILAMENT now? Press OK to continue or CANCEL to abort!" S3 ; requires user input to start the filament loading procedure
M291 P"Loading FILAMENT..." S1 T60                                                    ; message confirming that filament is being loaded

M83                 ; set extruder to relative mode
G1 E80 F400	        ; feed 80mm of filament fast
G1 E50 F100	        ; feed 50mm of filament slow
M400                ; wait for current moves to finish
M292                ; clear messages
                                                    
while true
    if iterations = 10
       break
    M291 P"Do you want to load more FILAMENT? Press OK to continue loading or CANCEL to abort!" S3 ; requires user input to start the filament loading procedure
    M291 P"Loading FILAMENT..." S1 T60 ; message confirming that filament is being loaded
    G1 E50 F100                        ; feed 50mm of filament slow
    M400                               ; wait for current moves to finish
    M292                               ; clear messages

The messages that ask the user to confirm are properly displayed on the PanelDue. But the M291 "Loading FILAMENT..." S1 T60 messages are only displayed in DWC, not on the PanelDue. I tried both with or without M400 right before the message.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thank you!

EDIT: I should add that I changed from ribbon cable to the included 4-pin wire to connect the PanelDue with the Mini 5+; this also did not seem to change the behavior

I also am on the most recent firmwares for the Mini, DWC and the PanelDue

PaulHew

Since updating to 3.3.0 and the latest DWC, I am experiencing this also.

I have a simple macro to shutdown my Pi nicely.
If I initiate it from the PanelDue, I have to walk to my computer to confirm or cancel if I want to shutdown my Pi!

Meant to mention this the other day when I saw it...

Regards,
Paul.

mfs12

@paulhew can you share the macro you are using?

PaulHew

@mfs12 As requested

M291 R"** SHUTDOWN **" P" Are you sure you want to SHUTDOWN the printer and Pi?" S3


M106 P10 S0

M7722

Also the cancel does not cancel, carries on and shutsdown!

P.

mfs12

@paulhew thanks for providing your script.

I tried to reproduce you issue. Unfortunately I didn't manage to get the error.

I checked it with following versions:

RepRapFirmware 3.3
PanelDueFirmware 3.2.11 and 3.3-rc2

in "normal" and "sbc" mode. I was also using slight modifed macros.

Although what i could experience is that sometimes the messages are delayed on the PanelDue by 1 to 3s compared to the web interface. But they always showed up.

Could you test if you problem persists with the current releases:

Macros i used:

flobler

@mfs12

I also just tried the macros you shared on the recent releases (RRF 3.3 and PanelDue 3.3.0-rc2).

Your test macros all worked fine but the macro I shared above is still not displaying all messages on PanelDue, some are only displayed on DWC.

This is the macro:

; filament_load.g
; called to load filament

if !move.axes[0].homed || !move.axes[1].homed || !move.axes[2].homed ; not all axes are homed
  G28                                                                ; home all

G90                 ; absolute positioning

if move.axes[2].machinePosition < 100
	G1 Z120 F1500   ; lift Z axis to 120mm
	
else
	G91             ; relative positioning
	G1 Z10 F1500 H2 ; lift Z axis by 10mm

G90                 ; absolute positioning
M116        	    ; wait for the temperatures to be reached
M300 S300 P1000     ; beep sound when temperature is reached

M291 P"Do you want to load FILAMENT now? Press OK to continue or CANCEL to abort!" S3 ; requires user input to start the filament loading procedure
M291 P"Loading FILAMENT..." S1 T60                                                    ; message confirming that filament is being loaded

M83                 ; set extruder to relative mode
G1 E80 F400	        ; feed 80mm of filament fast
G1 E50 F100	        ; feed 50mm of filament slow
M400                ; wait for current moves to finish
M292                ; clear messages
                                                    
while true
    if iterations = 10
       break
    M291 P"Do you want to load more FILAMENT? Press OK to continue loading or CANCEL to abort!" S3 ; requires user input to start the filament loading procedure
    M291 P"Loading FILAMENT..." S1 T60 ; message confirming that filament is being loaded
    G1 E50 F100                        ; feed 50mm of filament slow
    M400                               ; wait for current moves to finish
    M292                               ; clear messages

The second M291 message "Loading FILAMENT...." is not being displayed on the PanelDue in both cases. I tried to put a M400 between the messages which also does not seem to help. It is being displayed in DWC correctly though.

Additionally when flashing the new PanelDue firmware (I was upgrading from 3.2.11) on my PanelDue 5i, the auto "erase and reset" does not work and I have to physically push the buttons. Is that expected? Should I open another thread on this?

mfs12

hey @flobler, sorry, but i have to tell that the usage of M292 is not allowed. This leads to the described "faulty" behavior.

For more details please refer to

mfs12 created this issue in Duet3D/PanelDueFirmware

closed M291 S0 and S1 are not displayed when M292 follows #146

flobler

@mfs12 thanks for the tip but I just removed M292 and the behavior remains the same. Only the first M291 message is being displayed on both DWC and PanelDue. The following message ("Loading FILAMENT...") is only displayed in DWC.

Here is the updated macro:

; filament_load.g
; called to load filament

if !move.axes[0].homed || !move.axes[1].homed || !move.axes[2].homed ; not all axes are homed
  G28                                                                ; home all

G90                 ; absolute positioning

if move.axes[2].machinePosition < 100
	G1 Z120 F1500   ; lift Z axis to 120mm
	
else
	G91             ; relative positioning
	G1 Z10 F1500 H2 ; lift Z axis by 10mm

G90                 ; absolute positioning
M116        	    ; wait for the temperatures to be reached
M300 S300 P1000     ; beep sound when temperature is reached

M291 P"Do you want to load FILAMENT now? Press OK to continue or CANCEL to abort!" S3 ; requires user input to start the filament loading procedure
M291 P"Loading FILAMENT..." S1 T60                                                    ; message confirming that filament is being loaded

M83                 ; set extruder to relative mode
G1 E80 F400	        ; feed 80mm of filament fast
G1 E50 F100	        ; feed 50mm of filament slow
M400                ; wait for current moves to finish
                                                    
while true
    if iterations = 10
       break
    M291 P"Do you want to load more FILAMENT? Press OK to continue loading or CANCEL to abort!" S3 ; requires user input to start the filament loading procedure
    M291 P"Loading FILAMENT..." S1 T60 ; message confirming that filament is being loaded
    G1 E50 F100                        ; feed 50mm of filament slow
    M400                               ; wait for current moves to finish

Am I missing something still?

flobler

Actually after looking closer at this thread: https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/23189/m291-messages-are-not-always-displayed-in-macros/22

I can say that my machines are behaving similar, if I load filament from DWC, everything is working as expected and both messages are shown on DWC and PanelDie. The second messages on PanelDue are only missing if loading the filament via macro from PanelDue.

flobler

@mfs12 @wilriker I am still seeing very inconsistent behaviour when using M291, especially with messages not being displayed on the PanelDue. Often for information type messages via S0 or S1, that indicate the printer is currently heating or loading or similar.

I upgraded to PanelDue Firmware 3.3 before I did the following tests (I am on 3.3 for both RRF and DWC on my Duet 3 Mini 5+ in standalone mode):

Note: All macros are initiated from the PanelDue

1. M291 S3, followed by M291 S0

M291 P"BED and EXTRUDER will be heated before the procedure starts! Press OK to start or CANCEL to abort!" S3 R"Z OFFSET CALIBRATION"
M291 P"Heating..." S0 R"Z OFFSET CALIBRATION"

Both messages show on DWC and PanelDue.

2. M291 S3, followed by M291 S1

M291 P"BED and EXTRUDER will be heated before the procedure starts! Press OK to start or CANCEL to abort!"
M291 P"Heating..." S1 R"Z OFFSET CALIBRATION"

Only the second message shows on both PanelDue and DWC, the first message is completely ignored.

3. M291 S3, followed by M291 S2

M291 P"BED and EXTRUDER will be heated before the procedure starts! Press OK to start or CANCEL to abort!"
M291 P"Heating..." S2 R"Z OFFSET CALIBRATION"

Only the second message shows on both PanelDue and DWC, the first message is completely ignored.

4. M291 S3, followed by some additional steps, followed by M291 S0

M291 P"BED and EXTRUDER will be heated before the procedure starts! Press OK to start or CANCEL to abort!" S3 R"Z OFFSET CALIBRATION" ; requires user input to continue

; preparation
M104 S230                                                                                ; set extruder temperature to 230C
M140 S70                                                                                 ; set bed temperature to 70C

if !move.axes[0].homed || !move.axes[1].homed || !move.axes[2].homed                     ; if not all axes are homed
  G28                                                                                    ; home all axes
else                                                                                     ; if all axes are homed
	G1 Z{sensors.probes[0].diveHeight} F360                                              ; move Z axis to probe dive height

M561                                                                                     ; clear any bed transform
M290 R0 S0                                                                               ; clear babystepping

G90                                                                                      ; absolute positioning
G1 X{(move.axes[0].min + move.axes[0].max)/2} Y{(move.axes[1].min + move.axes[1].max)/2} ; move X and Y axis to their center
G1 Z5                                                                                    ; move Z axis 5mm above the bed

M564 S0 H0                                                                               ; allow movement beyond axis limits defined in config.g

M291 P"Heating..." S0 R"Z OFFSET CALIBRATION"                                            ; message to confirm heating
G10 P0 S230                                                                              ; wait for extruder temperature to reach 230C
M190 S70                                                                                 ; wait for bed temperature to reach 70C
M400                                                                                     ; wait for current moves to finish

The first message shows on both PanelDue and DWC, the second message only in DWC.

5. M291 S3, followed by some additional steps, followed by M291 S1

M291 P"BED and EXTRUDER will be heated before the procedure starts! Press OK to start or CANCEL to abort!" S3 R"Z OFFSET CALIBRATION" ; requires user input to continue

; preparation
M104 S230                                                                                ; set extruder temperature to 230C
M140 S70                                                                                 ; set bed temperature to 70C

if !move.axes[0].homed || !move.axes[1].homed || !move.axes[2].homed                     ; if not all axes are homed
  G28                                                                                    ; home all axes
else                                                                                     ; if all axes are homed
	G1 Z{sensors.probes[0].diveHeight} F360                                              ; move Z axis to probe dive height

M561                                                                                     ; clear any bed transform
M290 R0 S0                                                                               ; clear babystepping

G90                                                                                      ; absolute positioning
G1 X{(move.axes[0].min + move.axes[0].max)/2} Y{(move.axes[1].min + move.axes[1].max)/2} ; move X and Y axis to their center
G1 Z5                                                                                    ; move Z axis 5mm above the bed

M564 S0 H0                                                                               ; allow movement beyond axis limits defined in config.g

M291 P"Heating..." S1 R"Z OFFSET CALIBRATION"                                            ; message to confirm heating
G10 P0 S230                                                                              ; wait for extruder temperature to reach 230C
M190 S70                                                                                 ; wait for bed temperature to reach 70C
M400                                                                                     ; wait for current moves to finish

The first message shows on both PanelDue and DWC, the second message only in DWC.

6. M291 S3, followed by some additional steps, followed by M291 S2

M291 P"BED and EXTRUDER will be heated before the procedure starts! Press OK to start or CANCEL to abort!" S3 R"Z OFFSET CALIBRATION" ; requires user input to continue

; preparation
M104 S230                                                                                ; set extruder temperature to 230C
M140 S70                                                                                 ; set bed temperature to 70C

if !move.axes[0].homed || !move.axes[1].homed || !move.axes[2].homed                     ; if not all axes are homed
  G28                                                                                    ; home all axes
else                                                                                     ; if all axes are homed
	G1 Z{sensors.probes[0].diveHeight} F360                                              ; move Z axis to probe dive height

M561                                                                                     ; clear any bed transform
M290 R0 S0                                                                               ; clear babystepping

G90                                                                                      ; absolute positioning
G1 X{(move.axes[0].min + move.axes[0].max)/2} Y{(move.axes[1].min + move.axes[1].max)/2} ; move X and Y axis to their center
G1 Z5                                                                                    ; move Z axis 5mm above the bed

M564 S0 H0                                                                               ; allow movement beyond axis limits defined in config.g

M291 P"Heating..." S2 R"Z OFFSET CALIBRATION"                                            ; message to confirm heating
G10 P0 S230                                                                              ; wait for extruder temperature to reach 230C
M190 S70                                                                                 ; wait for bed temperature to reach 70C
M400                                                                                     ; wait for current moves to finish

The first message only shows in DWC, the second message shows on PanelDue and DWC.

This makes it really difficult to create self-explanatory macros for our users as we aim for them to be able to navigate the printer completely from the display on the printer. Without consistent messages I am not sure how to do that though.

Am I still missing an aspect of M291?

mfs12

@flobler thanks for the detailed report. It will help to examine this problem. It is on my agenda for paneldue-3.4. We also want clarify behavior. Although i can give an exact timeline yet.

flobler

@mfs12 Thank you! If you need anything from me, please do not hesitate to reach out