Connecting my Duet to a Raspberry pi 4

sacha1207

I have followed the steps listed here https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/SBC_Setup_for_Duet_3 however the DWC doesn't work it's stuck on "connecting".

I have tried running

sudo journalctl -u duetcontrolserver -e

and the output looks something like this

Nov 18 17:12:11 duet3 DuetControlServer[15625]: Duet Control Server v3.1.1
Nov 18 17:12:11 duet3 DuetControlServer[15625]: Written by Christian Hammacher for Duet3D
Nov 18 17:12:11 duet3 DuetControlServer[15625]: Licensed under the terms of the GNU Public License Version 3
Nov 18 17:12:12 duet3 DuetControlServer[15625]: [info] Settings loaded
Nov 18 17:12:12 duet3 DuetControlServer[15625]: [info] Environment initialized
Nov 18 17:12:12 duet3 DuetControlServer[15625]: [fatal] Could not connect to Duet (Board is not available (no header))
Nov 18 17:12:12 duet3 systemd[1]: duetcontrolserver.service: Succeeded.
Nov 18 17:12:17 duet3 systemd[1]: duetcontrolserver.service: Service RestartSec=5s expired, scheduling restart.
Nov 18 17:12:17 duet3 systemd[1]: duetcontrolserver.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 992.
Nov 18 17:12:17 duet3 systemd[1]: Stopped Duet Control Server.
Nov 18 17:12:17 duet3 systemd[1]: Started Duet Control Server.
Nov 18 17:12:18 duet3 DuetControlServer[15640]: Duet Control Server v3.1.1
Nov 18 17:12:18 duet3 DuetControlServer[15640]: Written by Christian Hammacher for Duet3D
Nov 18 17:12:18 duet3 DuetControlServer[15640]: Licensed under the terms of the GNU Public License Version 3
Nov 18 17:12:19 duet3 DuetControlServer[15640]: [info] Settings loaded
Nov 18 17:12:19 duet3 DuetControlServer[15640]: [info] Environment initialized
Nov 18 17:12:19 duet3 DuetControlServer[15640]: [fatal] Could not connect to Duet (Board is not available (no header))

I have only found one topic while googling how to fix that but the guy shipped his duet back ..

I have tried erasing the firmware and installing it anew but I still have the same problem.
Any ideas as to why this is happening ?

A Former User

More info need.

Do you have a sd card with valid config in the Duet? If so remove it.

How is the Duet connected to the Pi?

sacha1207

There is no SD card in the duet and I have connected it with a ribbon cable like the tutorial said.

A Former User

New board? Could be the factory firmware was too old to update to 3.1.1 via apt.

Try https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Getting_Started_With_Duet_3#Section_Updating_Duet_3_from_RRF3_0_Beta_12_to_3_0_Final_via_DWC

chrishamm

@sacha1207 Does the diag LED pulse? It sounds like there is something wrong with the Duet firmware because it wants to start a transfer but doesn't send over any data (hence the "no header" error). Try upgrading the firmware to 3.1.1 via USB, see here. Make sure you pick 3.1.1 and not 3.2.0-b3.

sacha1207

The LED does pulse. However I have already reinstalled the firmware following the procedure you linked.

I erased the firmware with the jumper and used bossa to write Duet3Firmware_MB6HC.bin on the Duet. Maybe I wrote the wrong file ?

jay_s_uk

@sacha1207 what image did you use and what have you installed on the pi?
Can you also connect to the board via USB and confirm the firmware installed using M115?

A Former User

@sacha1207 said in Connecting my Duet to a Raspberry pi 4:

Duet3Firmware_MB6HC.bin on the Duet. Maybe I wrote the wrong file ?

as long as you didnt run apt upgrade after that should be correct file in /opt/dsf/sd/sys yeah

Phaedrux

Does the board work in standalone mode?

https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Getting_Started_With_Duet_3#Section_Running_in_standalone_mode

sacha1207

Okay ... So I haven't reinstalled the firmware since my first message. M115 told me I'm using version 3.1.1 as expected. I tried running it standalone but it didn't work.

Then I reconnected the pi and DWC finally connected.

I don't really get what happened here but fortunately it finally works.