Error trying to install Input Shaping plugin

SpeedyDad

I have downloaded the Input Shaping Plugin and left it as a .zip file. The instructions say to do an Upload & Start of the .zip file but when I do, I get "Only a single file can be uploaded & started". This is a Duet Mini 5+. When I check the config file, it shows firmware version 3.3.0 but when I do an M115, it says firmware 3.4.0. Am I doing something wrong here or....?

droftarts

@SpeedyDad Ignore the version number in the config.g file, it's just the version of the configuraton tool used, eg it says in mine:

; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v3.5.4

M115 or M122 report the correct firmware version.

If you are on 3.4.0, then you need to update again. Input shaping wasn't supported until 3.4.4, and that's probably why you can't install the plugin. You can go straight to 3.5.3. Get it from https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/releases/tag/3.5.3. Also this version has the input shaper plugin installed by default.

Ian

SpeedyDad

@droftarts Ah. The Duet docs say DWC 3.4 so I assumed I was OK. I was trying to avoid having to upgrade to 3.5.3 to avoid having to ask update my Toolboard and paneldue and, I imagine, there would be changes to the config file too.

SpeedyDad

@droftarts Actually, Mine says:
; Configuration file for Duet 3 Mini 5+ (firmware version 3.3)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v3.4.1 on Sat Aug 17 2024 21:55:35 GMT-0700 (Mountain Standard Time)

M115 says 3.4.0

droftarts

@SpeedyDad said in Error trying to install Input Shaping plugin:

Actually, Mine says:
; Configuration file for Duet 3 Mini 5+ (firmware version 3.3)

That is written in the configuration files by the 'legacy' configuration tool, based on the options you chose. It's just a text file, so doesn't necessarily reflect what the board is actually running.

M115 says 3.4.0

You're right, more advanced input shaping was introduced with 3.4.0 (DAA before that), as was the input shaper plugin. What version of DWC are you using? Check in DWC on the Settings > General page. You need to use the Input shaping plugin that matches the DWC version, from https://github.com/Duet3D/InputShapingPlugin/releases

I was trying to avoid having to upgrade to 3.5.3 to avoid having to ask update my Toolboard and paneldue and, I imagine, there would be changes to the config file too.

Update to 3.4.6, it's mostly bugfixes from 3.4.0: https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/releases/tag/3.4.6

The main change from 3.4 to 3.5.3 that affects config.g is the heater model, so it's worth retuning your hotends and beds if you do update. See https://docs.duet3d.com/en/How_to_guides/Commissioning#h-7-tune-heaters
Updating toolboards is done automatically. Updating the PanelDue really isn't difficult now, as it can be done from the Duet if you have a V3/5i/7i PanelDue: https://docs.duet3d.com/en/User_manual/RepRapFirmware/Updating_PanelDue#firmware-update-via-duet

We're not that far away from releasing 3.6, so you may want to update at some point!

Ian

SpeedyDad

@droftarts
I am running DWC 3.4.6 according to the printer. And, I'm on a Mac if that make a difference.

SpeedyDad

OK, Got it. I figured it was a "I'm on a Mac" thing. Instead of just downloading the file, I right-click on the download link and did a "save As". It downloaded it with a longer name and that zip file worked fine.