PanelDue Constantly "connecting" and doesn't Sending Commands
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@AGK Can you please tell us how long your ribbon cable is? Generally, the four-wire connection is more reliable - you should try this first to see if the problem persists.
EDIT: BTW, you solder a ribbon cable? That's at least innovative
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I'm using the ribbon cable that came with the PanelDue, so 300mm long.
I tried the 4 pin wire, and it seems to be working now, this is great - thanks for the advice.
That said, I'm very keen to use the SD card slot on the PanelDue. Do you think it would be possible to use the ribbon cable? -
@agk said in PanelDue Constantly "connecting" and doesn't Sending Commands:
I'm very keen to use the SD card slot on the PanelDue. Do you think it would be possible to use the ribbon cable?
On my printer, I've installed both
. However, your ribbon cable must work reliably - which it currently doesn't. BTW I'm a bit puzzled: If I recall right, Duet3D doesn't deliver a ribbon cable but a 4-wire cable instead. And did you really solder the connectors to the ribbon? Maybe a photo for clarification? -
Which version of paneldue hardware is it specifically?
Did you update the firmware on it yourself? If so, which firmware file specifically did you use? -
@Phaedrux
I'm using the PanelDue 7i.
Yes I updated the firmware myself. The file I used was called 'PanelDueFirmware-logo-3.4.0-7.0i.bin'. -
Does the SD card slot work when both cables are connected?
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@phaedrux
I've connected both cables and tried a couple of SD cards, unfortunately its just not reading the cards.Do you think it could be a cabling issue? I've seen a few posts where this was the case
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Do you think it could be a cabling issue?
Either that, or you use the wrong connector (there are 4 dual-row 10 pin connectors on the Mini 5+). The one near the MCU is the connector of choice for the PanelDue.
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@infiniteloop
Just to be clear, I'm using the connector circled in green in the image below:
Is this the correct connector?
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@agk yes that's the correct connector.
Not all PaneDues have the Card Detect signal for the SD card socket. See https://docs.duet3d.com/User_manual/Connecting_hardware/Display_PanelDue#card-detect-signal for how to work around this.
