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    • seeul8erundefined
      seeul8er @zapta
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      @zapta I do have RepPanel running on an improved hardware platform. It is much more stable, responsive and will also allow for longer file paths etc. I might offer a few pre-flashed modules that are ready to use in the future, once I tested it a bit more.

      The ESP32 TouchDown also uses the more "unlucky" hardware. The ESP32 WROOM on there is also low in RAM and the display controller causes increased RAM usage because of required colour conversions - it basically has all the flaws of my current hardware design. The new hardware platform fixes most of those issues.

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      • Fladdieundefined
        Fladdie @seeul8er
        last edited by Fladdie

        @seeul8er

        That sounds really great. I just got rid of the proprietary electronics on my Craftbot3 printer and installed a Duet3 6HC board instead.
        The previous display was also a 3.5 inch display.
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        So I am very interested in a latest generation RepPanel.
        If you need someone to test it, I hereby announce my willingness 🙂

        Greetings from Heidelberg

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        • zaptaundefined
          zapta @Fladdie
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          @fladdie said in RepPanel - A DIY alternative to the PanelDue with WiFi support:

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          That's a nice looking printer. For me tethered display works the best, especially when working on the computer. Similar to the FLSUN Super Racer.

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          • seeul8erundefined
            seeul8er @zapta
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            Release 1.3.0 is out now!
            It is the most stable so far. Thanks to fixes for some memory issues, crashes are now dramatically reduced. Because of that I highly recommend upgrading to it. My own ILI9488 runs super stable now.

            Changelog:

            • Fixed memory bugs - this release is stable and pretty much runs crash free
            • Less crashes due to low memory
            • Fixed crashes due to updating items that are not visible anymore
            • Increased max. directory listing from 16 to 24
            • Increased max. filename length from 128 to 160
            • Made scrolling smoother
            • Removed the Console feature due to low significance and for the benefit of more memory for other applications - can be re-enabled via idf.py menuconfig

            Get it here!

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

              @zapta I do have RepPanel running on an improved hardware platform. It is much more stable, responsive and will also allow for longer file paths etc. I might offer a few pre-flashed modules that are ready to use in the future, once I tested it a bit more.

              The ESP32 TouchDown also uses the more "unlucky" hardware. The ESP32 WROOM on there is also low in RAM and the display controller causes increased RAM usage because of required colour conversions - it basically has all the flaws of my current hardware design. The new hardware platform fixes most of those issues.

              Do you have exact dimensions for that? Trying to see if it could be a drop-in replacement on my Predator frame..

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              • oliofundefined
                oliof @seeul8er
                last edited by oliof

                @seeul8er I updated a RepPanel I have to 1.3.0 and unfortunately I cannot say it behaves better in terms of stability and responsiveness. It's still only a 20% chance that I can use the hamburger menu selector, and the screen freezes on the "Job" view. It doesn't help that it shows 1193043h 715 as remaining time and just Textin the bottom left instead of the filename or what is expected there. Also, the display goes dark after roughly one minute.

                On the serial console, I see a busy loop requesting status, interspersed with the occassional ERROR message:

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                The serial console keeps running when the screen goes dark.

                If I wait long enough, the screen returns for a while, then goes dark again.

                <>RatRig V-Minion Fly Super5Pro RRF<> V-Core 3.1 IDEX k*****r <> RatRig V-Minion SKR 2 Marlin<>

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                • oliofundefined
                  oliof
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                  • oliofundefined
                    oliof
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                    It looks like you're trying to download dwc2settings.json; the file is called dwc-settings.json in DWC 3.4.0-b6 at least (that's what's running on the machine I am testing this with at the moment).

                    <>RatRig V-Minion Fly Super5Pro RRF<> V-Core 3.1 IDEX k*****r <> RatRig V-Minion SKR 2 Marlin<>

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                    • seeul8erundefined
                      seeul8er @oliof
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                      @oliof said in RepPanel - A DIY alternative to the PanelDue with WiFi support:

                      The serial console keeps running when the screen goes dark.

                      If I wait long enough, the screen returns for a while, then goes dark again.

                      That is not a bug, that is actually a feature. The screen saver kicks in after 60s 🙂

                      I am sorry it does not work right out of the box for you.
                      On my screen the burger menu works pretty fine. You can also click on the printer status message to open the menu. Usually that is more convenient.

                      The current release is untested with RRF3.4. It seems like it is not detecting the DWC apiLevel correctly. If you click on the wifi symbol you can see the apiLevel it detected during connecting to DWC. It should be 1 for all firmware versions that do support the object model. If it is detected correctly it will automatically switch to object model requests and things should sort itself out.
                      Could you post the JSON you receive when connecting to your printer via http://yourprinter.local/rr_connect?password=yourpassword

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                      • oliofundefined
                        oliof @seeul8er
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                        @seeul8er if that's a screen saver, there is no consistent way to get the display on again, it's not reacting to touch input.

                        rr_connect returns "Your Duet rejected the HTTP request: Unknown request". I don't have a password set. No JSON response is generated.

                        I have shut down things for tonight and will check apiLevel tomorrow.

                        <>RatRig V-Minion Fly Super5Pro RRF<> V-Core 3.1 IDEX k*****r <> RatRig V-Minion SKR 2 Marlin<>

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                        • seeul8erundefined
                          seeul8er @oliof
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                          @oliof Ah that might be the issue here. I use the rr_connect to get the apiLevel from the Duet. Since the rr_connect is not really required my software is missing that information. I'll figure it out.

                          The screen saver goes away on touch. That will work properly once RepPanel got a "proper connection". So if I fix the above the screensaver will work fine.

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                          • oliofundefined
                            oliof @seeul8er
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                            @seeul8er gotcha. Not surprisingly, the reported API level is 0.

                            <>RatRig V-Minion Fly Super5Pro RRF<> V-Core 3.1 IDEX k*****r <> RatRig V-Minion SKR 2 Marlin<>

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                            • oliofundefined
                              oliof @oliof
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                              The issue with the hamburger menu may be that it's touch target is a bit too small and I can't reliably reach it with my case.

                              <>RatRig V-Minion Fly Super5Pro RRF<> V-Core 3.1 IDEX k*****r <> RatRig V-Minion SKR 2 Marlin<>

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                              • seeul8erundefined
                                seeul8er @oliof
                                last edited by seeul8er

                                @oliof and all the others:

                                Release 1.4.0 is out now!
                                Changelog:

                                • Added file info information when long-pressing a job on the job selection list
                                • Added print bed temperature to header
                                • Fixed crashes when a user does not click the button of a dialog, but the dialog box
                                • fixed filament length parsing
                                • fixed UART parser errors
                                • fixed simulation time parsing errors
                                • fixed error when no Duet password is specified

                                Get it here: https://github.com/seeul8er/RepPanel_ESP32/releases/tag/v1.4.0

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