Missed messages on DWC screen
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I have a macro that I use to calibrate tool z offset. This macro issues some messages to the DWC screen to let the operator know some results. I am running into a situation where, without any obvious cause, some messages just do not display. This is a known problem and the usual fix is to insert some G4 dwell to allow time for the message to display. Unfortunately, while it improves things, message display still seems flaky with some messages not displaying. There seems to be no obvious (to me) reason.
The messages I have trouble with are generated by 'G10 Px' where the system should display a message indicating current z offset and G30 S-1. In both cases I introduced a G4 S3 command before and after the command in question and while it seems to help, it does not eliminate the issue.
What else can I do to get the system to consistently display the message.
Related but not annoying enough to complain about - sometimes the messages do not show up in the console either. (this has not been investigated yet) -
After further testing, I am now about 75% sure it is related to a problem in DWC that I have seen a number of times and have also reported but due to the nature of the beast, it is virtually impossible to duplicate and therefore find.
I have a habit of opening a web page for my printer and to leave the tab open for like forever. What happens is that over time, the response from the printer gets slower and slower until it gets unusable at which time I close te window, open it back up and the response is back to normal.
Let me give an example of 'response time' - I am in DWC in the macro folder and I want to edit a file. I left click on the file name. Under normal circumstances, the option window (where I can select to edit the file) pops up immediately. If the system is constipated, it can take a second or more before the option window pops up. There have been other issues in the same line but at this point I do not recall them clearly enough to list them as examples.
I do not know if the system is slowed based on the length the window is open, the number of 'transactions' happening with the printer, if the transactions happen with the current DWC window or if they are happening because the transaction is happening through a window on a second computer (both computers have the DWC page open at the same time although only one DWC window is used at a time). All I know is that things slow down and if I close DWC and re-open, everything is fine.
I am using Linux Ubuntu 22.04 with Firefox as my browser.After closing and re-opening of the DWC window, all messages seem to show up as normal (even when the G4 lines are removed)
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@jens55 intresting. I also keep browser tabs for my printers open all time (often weeks if windows does not want to do an update). I have not seen this issue in Chrome on Windows. I do see this issue on chrome on a Raspberry pi tat i use to run a monitor keyboard an mouse next to the printers. I have to reset that pi every week or so at least to keep it usable. I always assumed that was just an issue with Chromium on the Pi.
Is there anything in the browser console that indicates what the issue for you is? also there is a a loading graph view in Chrome developer window which maybe there is in Firefox as well that might indicate what is actually getting stuck. I will have a look on the Pi as well when i get a chance.
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@T3P3Tony, I must admit, I am not up-to-date on a lot of what you mentioned. First, I am seriously impressed that you can keep anything windowze related running for multiple days ... when I last used windowze, doing a reboot was standard operating procedure and was done on a fairly regular basis (this would be the windowze bashing portion of this post).
I was unaware of anything 'browser console' related (ignorance is bliss) but yes, there is such an animal in Firefox. Mind you, from a quick look, it might as well be some ancient papyrus based chicken scribbles for all the sense it makes to me. I will have a look-see next time I am seeing an issue, maybe something jumps out at me.
There seems to be a pile of developer stuff available for Firefox with the 'memory tool' probably being the most interesting of the bunch. Again though, this is several levels beyond my pay grade
I am glad to hear that I am not just seeing things ....
