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    • SnowCrashundefined
      SnowCrash
      last edited by

      Hi again,

      (Edit: Phaedrux, it looks like we cross-posted. I'm not ignoring your reply in my update below, only sent it before I saw your recent post. If I can't make headway with the present issue - no webpage found - I will certainly try out your suggestion. Thanks!)

      Made some progress since my last post, but not there yet!

      These are the steps I followed since the last time:

      (1) Disconnected the DuetWifi from the Mac and went to have some coffee πŸ™‚

      (2) Came back and re-connected the Duet and Mac over USB

      (3) In Printrun, I clicked the 'connect' button and got confirmation of a successful connection in the console.

      (4) Then, I run the same sequence of commands like the last time, but this time it worked (don't ask me why), specifically:

      M552 -> got response that module is disabled.

      M552 S0 -> got response that wifi module started

      M552 -> got response that module is idle

      M587 S"BTH'u'b5-…" P"'...." (with apostrophes as per Phaedrux suggestion) -> No response, but...

      M587 -> returned a list of 'remembered networks' including the one I just added.

      M552 S1 -> got response "Wifi module is connected to access point BTHub5-****, IP address *******" ( represent the IP address I got)

      (5) Encouraged by this inexplicable success, I entered the provided IP address in Chrome but unfortunately got a "this page can't be found" error message.

      I also tried "duettest.local/" as suggested in the guide, but with the same result.

      Trying both in Mozila and Safari just gave a blank page.

      Help please?

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      • Phaedruxundefined
        Phaedrux Moderator
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        Which IP address were you provided? Did you specify one for the duet? Can you log into your router and see if the duet has connected?

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        • SnowCrashundefined
          SnowCrash
          last edited by

          Hi Phaedrux,

          Thank you very much for taking the time to help me with this!

          Answers to your questions below:

          @Phaedrux:

          Which IP address were you provided?

          This one: 192.168.1.108

          @Phaedrux:

          Did you specify one for the duet?

          Nope, the full message I got after sending ""M552 S1" was:

          Wifi module is connected to access point BTHub5-****, IP address 192.168.1.108

          The guide mentions nothing about specifying an IP address and I have no idea how to go about it if it's needed.

          Could you please tell me how to go about it?

          @Phaedrux:

          Can you log into your router and see if the duet has connected?

          To be honest, I don't know. How do I do that?

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          • Phaedruxundefined
            Phaedrux Moderator
            last edited by

            The IP it gave should be fine.

            If you reboot the board and wait for the blue light to stop flashing you should be able to connect to that IP address.

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            • dc42undefined
              dc42 administrators
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              So if you enter http://192.168.1.108 into your browser address bar (assuming that is the IP address that M552 reports every time), it should connect.

              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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              • SnowCrashundefined
                SnowCrash
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                @Phaedrux:

                The IP it gave should be fine.

                If you reboot the board and wait for the blue light to stop flashing you should be able to connect to that IP address.

                I assume that by reboot you mean 'reset', right? (sorry, not meaning to be pedantic, just not familiar with this controller and wanted to make sure we're talking about the same thing).

                If we are, I tried it and it didn't work either :-@

                I've tried rebooting the controller both by clicking the 'reset' button in Printrun, and in a separate attempt, by clicking the physical 'reset' button on the DuetWifi.

                I should note that in both cases, I didn't see any blue light blinking. There was a red light next to the USB connector on the controller that turned on for a few seconds and then turned off.

                Not sure how to proceed with this?

                (edit: sorry, forgot to mention that in my response to dc42 in the following post, I include 2 screenshots: one of Printrun indicating that the connection has been established ok, and on of the Chrome webpage with the IP address that can't be found - perhaps this would help make sense of things?)

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                • SnowCrashundefined
                  SnowCrash
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                  @dc42:

                  So if you enter http://192.168.1.108 into your browser address bar (assuming that is the IP address that M552 reports every time), it should connect.

                  Hi dc42 & thanks for joining the conversation!

                  I tried your suggestion, but still no go.

                  In a bit more detail, I repeated the whole procedure once again, that is, connecting the DuetWifi to the Mac over USB, starting up the wifi module, and making sure I got confirmation about the connection being established.

                  Here is a screenshot of Printrun and the information in the console: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LzulArSIj3sFN6ReQ7uKg1I_oJbO-2Gb

                  Despite that, when I go to Chrome and enter the exact address you gave, I get an error message about the page not being found.

                  Here's a screenshot of the result I get in Chrome: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sleWbq0t-RCWi841cxvONJ03VNB71wpM

                  Btw, you might notice the 'http://' missing from the address bar, but that's just Chrome removing it automatically (I typed the address exactly as you did) - if you look at the content of the message on the error page, it shows the full address with the 'http://'.

                  Help please?

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                  • dc42undefined
                    dc42 administrators
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                    The blue light on the wifi module will blink when the M552 S1 command to connect to your WiFi network is processed; except that if that command is in your config.g file, it will be deferred until config.g has finished running.

                    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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                    • SnowCrashundefined
                      SnowCrash
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                      @dc42:

                      The blue light on the wifi module will blink when the M552 S1 command to connect to your WiFi network is processed; except that if that command is in your config.g file, it will be deferred until config.g has finished running.

                      Thanks for the quick response dc42!

                      Ok, but I'm unclear as to how does that help me solve the current problem of not being able to see the web interface.

                      Could you please explain more? (preferably, in a step-to-step total noobie style πŸ™‚

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                      • SnowCrashundefined
                        SnowCrash
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                        @dc42:

                        The blue light on the wifi module will blink when the M552 S1 command to connect to your WiFi network is processed; except that if that command is in your config.g file, it will be deferred until config.g has finished running.

                        Just out of curiosity, I reset* the controller again and run the 'M552 S0' & 'M552 S1' commands, while looking at the wifi module on the controller the whole time, and saw no blue light anywhere (although the Printrun console confirmed that a connection was established like before).

                        Could it be that the wifi module on the controller isn't working as it should and that's the source of the problem?

                        • by 'reset' I mean a hard-reset, i.e. pressing the physical 'reset' button on the controller.
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                        • Phaedruxundefined
                          Phaedrux Moderator
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                          I meant to power cycle the board. I'm not exactly sure if the reset button has the same effect.

                          As far as I can tell, if you are getting an IP address from the duet connect message then you should be able to use that IP to connect to the DWC.

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                          • dc42undefined
                            dc42 administrators
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                            Which firmware version are you using? Older versions of the WiFi module firmware don't flash the blue LED.

                            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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                            • SnowCrashundefined
                              SnowCrash
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                              @Phaedrux:

                              I meant to power cycle the board. I'm not exactly sure if the reset button has the same effect.

                              As far as I can tell, if you are getting an IP address from the duet connect message then you should be able to use that IP to connect to the DWC.

                              Thanks for the clarification, Phaedrux!

                              I've done the power cycle too, and still no go.

                              dc42 said it should work as well, but unfortunately so far it doesn't…

                              btw, I've check the browser side to see that there's nothing blocking the content, but couldn't find anything there either.

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                              • SnowCrashundefined
                                SnowCrash
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                                @dc42:

                                Which firmware version are you using? Older versions of the WiFi module firmware don't flash the blue LED.

                                As noted in my original post, firmware version number: 1.19.2

                                Here is what I got in the Printrun console:

                                M115
                                SENDING:M115
                                FIRMWARE_NAME: RepRapFirmware for Duet WiFi FIRMWARE_VERSION: 1.19.2 ELECTRONICS: Duet WiFi 1.0 FIRMWARE_DATE: 2017-09-01

                                Btw, any idea why I'm constantly getting automatically unsubscribed every time I post on this thread?

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                                • dc42undefined
                                  dc42 administrators
                                  last edited by

                                  Ok, that explains why the blue led doesn't flash.

                                  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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                                  • Phaedruxundefined
                                    Phaedrux Moderator
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                                    With the Duet powered on, if you open a terminal window and use the command [c]Ping 192.168.1.108[/c] What do you get?

                                    If you remove the SD card from the Duet and put it in your computer do you see files listed? Can you post the contents of config.g if it exists?

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                                    • SnowCrashundefined
                                      SnowCrash
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                                      @dc42:

                                      Ok, that explains why the blue led doesn't flash.

                                      Cool, and…?

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                                      • SnowCrashundefined
                                        SnowCrash
                                        last edited by

                                        @Phaedrux:

                                        With the Duet powered on, if you open a terminal window and use the command [c]Ping 192.168.1.108[/c] What do you get?

                                        Looks like there's something working there.

                                        Here's a screenshot of what I get when I ping the address from terminal: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oe_3Y65EfZliX55R7QwzH_N8s8GVv1sL

                                        Does this tell you anything?

                                        @Phaedrux:

                                        If you remove the SD card from the Duet and put it in your computer do you see files listed? Can you post the contents of config.g if it exists?

                                        I don't have an SD card reader on hand atm, but will get one tomorrow so I can find out and post the results.

                                        Thanks again, Phaedrux!

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                                        • SnowCrashundefined
                                          SnowCrash
                                          last edited by

                                          Another update & it's not a particularly happy one:

                                          Got my hands on a Windows 7 PC and I can now confirm that the exact same problem I've been experiencing on my Mac also occurs in the Windows setup.

                                          In more detail, I've installed the Duet drivers without a hitch, downloaded and run YAT, and repeated the by now familiar procedure of starting the wifi module, getting confirmation of a connection and finally, the error message that the page can't be found in Chrome.

                                          For comparison, here's a screenshot of YAT showing the above procedure:

                                          https://drive.google.com/open?id=10JMymyqviY-IiLkknzm9QSrbHp-5lTUg

                                          And here's a screenshot of the terminal window (or whatever it's called in Windows) running the ping command:

                                          https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JmmGHdT2f3HJK68FZTcR8MrYII7DPhDk

                                          Like I said, the result is unchanged, i.e. page not found in Chrome.

                                          Another small detail I noticed is that in my 'remembered list' of wifi routers there are 2 slightly different entries - one is the correct router name and the other is incorrect as it's all uppercase.

                                          However, in the connection confirmation message in YAT, the correct router name appears so I'm guessing that's not the problem (but do correct me if I'm wrong on this).

                                          Lastly, in the Windows setup, I also changed the baud-rate value from 9600 to 115200 as I seem to remember seeing that speed setting on the Mac, but it made no difference.

                                          From all this it's starting to look to me like this boils down to a hardware problem either in the wifi module or somewhere else in the controller.

                                          With that said, I still need to check the content of the SD card and report the results in the hope that the problem is actually there and can be manually fixed. I'll hopefully get this done tomorrow when I get the SD card reader.

                                          In the meantime, if anyone has any insight about the information above or the problem in general, please do let me know.

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                                          • Phaedruxundefined
                                            Phaedrux Moderator
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                                            Well I don't think there is a hardware issue just yet. You are able to ping the board and it is replying, so that's good. You're on the network.

                                            The duplicate wifi network with all caps is just a dud entry. It will do no harm. You can tell it to forget that network later.

                                            There might be something wrong with the files on the SD card preventing a webpage from showing, so until we can verify what's on the card I'm not sure how best to proceed.

                                            We could try setting up the Duet to run in access point mode where it creates it's own network and you connect to it that way, but if there is something wrong with the files on the card it would lead to the same result.

                                            Just a shot in the dark, but have you tried power cycling your wifi router?

                                            Also, how far away is the Duet from the router?

                                            Have you ever logged into your router web interface?

                                            It would be nice to verify at the router end that the Duet is actually getting a proper IP address.

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