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    Phaedrux Moderator @oliof
    last edited by 29 Apr 2022, 19:09

    @oliof said in hase anybody converter duet wifi to ethernet?:

    @baenwort I don't think duet 2 hardware with SBC will be getting the new features either but I may be wrong about it.

    Only in the sense that the SBC would allow for some greater flexibility, but firmware wise, no.

    I wouldn't make the change to SBC mode in the hopes of something greater in the future, only if you required something it provides currently.

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      resam @Baenwort
      last edited by 30 Apr 2022, 20:36

      @baenwort there are various forum posts about small adapter-PCBs to tap off the SPI interface from the Wifi/Ethernet modules to attach a RaspberryPi SBC.

      I think there are dedicated Wifi and Ethernet versions of similar style: https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/17203/duet-2-ethernet-and-sbc/183?_=1651350921819

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        Baenwort @Phaedrux
        last edited by 1 May 2022, 00:21

        @phaedrux said in hase anybody converter duet wifi to ethernet?:

        @oliof said in hase anybody converter duet wifi to ethernet?:

        @baenwort I don't think duet 2 hardware with SBC will be getting the new features either but I may be wrong about it.

        Only in the sense that the SBC would allow for some greater flexibility, but firmware wise, no.

        I wouldn't make the change to SBC mode in the hopes of something greater in the future, only if you required something it provides currently.

        Ahh, darn.

        My hope was the off boarding of calculations and functions to a SBC would enable those newer features to work but perhaps I've been misunderstanding how much the SBC offloads work from the Duet board?

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          Phaedrux Moderator
          last edited by 1 May 2022, 04:17

          @baenwort said in hase anybody converter duet wifi to ethernet?:

          perhaps I've been misunderstanding how much the SBC offloads work from the Duet board?

          It is true that some things do get offloaded to the SBC like the web interface and networking. But the limitation of the Duet2 is not so much computation as it is ROM space for the firmware features. There is no officially supported means of running an SBC on the Duet2 and no custom firmware to take advantage of that.

          That said, I don't think you'll be missing out on all that much on the Duet2 for quite some time.

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            kr15_uk @johanV
            last edited by 4 May 2022, 11:34

            @johanv Hey, I've done Ethernet to WiFi successfully. If you go with buying the module mentioned earlier please note you will need to solder in headers after desoldering WiFi module. If you are in UK I do have my old headers and happy to post them to you. They are not your typical DuPont style headers, tad bit smaller (if anyone knows the type, please post in here, ta)

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              jlh
              last edited by 5 May 2022, 15:45

              Hi,
              I have a duet Wi-Fi for some time now and also, dew to company restrictions, need to convert to ethernet. Thanks for the info so far. Before I start ripping out the ESP I am wondering if it is possible to have both wifi and ethernet. If yes, I’d just solder the posts and plug in the module. That way I could go both? Is this possible?

              Thanks, Jerry

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                kr15_uk @jlh
                last edited by 5 May 2022, 16:25

                @jlh WiFi module goes over the through hole pins so problem number one here, technically they are exposed underneath and you could "dead bug" style connect it but I'm sure both modules are sharing pins and that's the problem number two.
                Alternatively I've seen those "chip sockets" where you plug in ESP8266MOD chips potentially could make hybrid board of sorts...

                Or simply get little WiFi access point which does 2.4GHz and stick it in the metal biscuit jar thing to reduce it's range to one machine pretty much.

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                  dc42 administrators @kr15_uk
                  last edited by 5 May 2022, 17:31

                  @kr15_uk we supply the pin sockets and mounting post with the Ethernet module.

                  Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                  Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
                  http://www.escher3d.com, https://miscsolutions.wordpress.com

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                    dc42 administrators @jlh
                    last edited by 5 May 2022, 17:34

                    @jlh it's not possible to have both WiFi and Ethernet on a Duet 2. But if you remove the WiFi module you can then install either the external antenna module or the Ethernet module.

                    Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                    Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
                    http://www.escher3d.com, https://miscsolutions.wordpress.com

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                      jlh
                      last edited by 5 May 2022, 20:56

                      I wasn’t thinking about the shared pins. I guess you’re right. There would be no way to select either the one or other. I am aware of the hardware part and was thinking about the „dead bug“ style to save the hastle of desoldering the wifi.
                      Thanks for the quick answers.

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