setup new mini 5+ wi-fi

Phaedrux

@davidewen said in setup new mini 5+ wi-fi:

I've taken the Micro SD out.

I'm surprised that it's still looking for a network if the SD card is not there on boot up because there would be no network command given to start looking.

Have you tried changing your config.g to have M552 S0 ?

davidewen

@davidewen
This can be closed.
After sending the commands over and over and over, I finally got them to work.

davidewen

@Phaedrux

I'm reopening this request.

I can't connect to it to change anything.

I can only connect with USB at this time.
There is only 5v power from the USB port.

I'm still having trouble getting any commands to go through.
Occasionally I can get it to work, but if I power off then on, I have the same problem of WiFi error

Phaedrux

Is the SD card inserted or not?

Are you following along with this guide?

https://docs.duet3d.com/en/How_to_guides/Getting_connected/Getting_connected_to_your_Duet

If you're having trouble with Serial Tools, try the built in terminal and screen as shown in the guide.

davidewen

@Phaedrux

Card was inserted.

I discovered that I am unable to use the 10key portion of my keyboard to send commands.

I have to use the numbers at the top of the keyboard.

This is what happens. I enter a command, say M587 using the 10key, nothing happens. Then I enter the same command again using the numbers at top of keyboard. Both commands show up with returned data.
Here's an example from SerialTools.

m115

m115
FIRMWARE_NAME: RepRapFirmware for Duet 3 Mini 5+ FIRMWARE_VERSION: 3.3RC2 ELECTRONICS: Duet 3 Mini5plus WiFi FIRMWARE_DATE: 2021-05-11 14:55:40
FIRMWARE_NAME: RepRapFirmware for Duet 3 Mini 5+ FIRMWARE_VERSION: 3.3RC2 ELECTRONICS: Duet 3 Mini5plus WiFi FIRMWARE_DATE: 2021-05-11 14:55:40
ok

So, I finally got the wi-fi working. Even using the numbers at the top of the keyboard it took a few tries. I had to set the wi-fi then erase it multiple times. The full M587 command would just hang there and not return a confirmation.

I used this command to erase.

M588 S"*"

Specifically I was attempting to set a static IP address to the board. I could get just the wi-fi connected, but not the static IP.
Using this command - of course changing to the appropriate info.

M587 S"Network-ssid-123" P"Password123" I192.128.1.200

davidewen

@Phaedrux

I also noticed that I can not connect to 5ghz networks, but I did not see any mention of this in the instructions.

Can you confirm if this is correct?

Thanks

jay_s_uk

@davidewen the ESP8266 used for wifi doesn't support 5Ghz networks

davidewen

@jay_s_uk said in setup new mini 5+ wi-fi:

@davidewen the ESP8266 used for wifi doesn't support 5Ghz networks

Thanks. That confirms my findings.

May I suggest adding that comment to the setup instructions?

weed2all

@davidewen it is there...you need to read it!

davidewen

@weed2all

My mistake. You are correct.
I missed it even after reading the instructions a few times.
Of course I wasn't looking for that as I was trouble shooting, but that is no excuse.
Thanks for pointing it out.

weed2all

@davidewen no worries...just rememberd I saw it!