Solved PanelDue 7i problems
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Hi, I have a brand new PanelDue 7i recently purchased from Matterhackers. It is a big, beautiful panel which I have cared for meticulously.
At first it was working fine with Firmware V1.23. However, it was not reporting any temperatures from either the thermistor or bed (both of which are visible in DWC). I figured I would update the firmware. Following the detailed instructions for doing this the only firmware the panel seems to update to is V 1.24. All other versions of firmware beyond 2.0 leave the screen blank. I have followed the procedure for resetting and erasing the panel and have gone though this whole firmware update procedure several times. Only <V1.4 seems to be accepted. There are no markings I can find anywhere on this panel which references what production version it is.
Can I surmise that this is one of the older generation panels (even though it was purchased new in Feb 2021)? Unfortunately not being able to have up-to-date firmware is a deal breaker for me.
Thanks,
Paul Schuyler
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@pschuyler if it says Duet3D PanelDue 7i, that’s should be what it is. There are some Fystec screens that look similar, but don’t have PanelDue 7i on them. AFAIK Matterhackers is a Duet3D reseller.
What firmware version are you running on the Duet? RRF versions up to 3.1.1 can use v1.24, but not later. See https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/PanelDue_Firmware_update#Section_PanelDue_firmware_versions
The missing temperatures may just be that your tools are incorrectly defined. Post your config.g and a photo of what is displayed on the screen.
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Firmware Duet WiFI version 3.2, easily accessible via DWC. It also turns out, that the PanelDue running v1.24 does not respond to basic commands. It beeps, and responds to finger presses, but actions such as homing the motors don't work. They work fine with DWC.[0_1615998005005_config.g](Uploading 100%)
; Configuration file for Duet WiFi (firmware version 3)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
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; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v3.2.3 on Wed Mar 17 2021 10:36:18 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time); General preferences
G90 ; send absolute coordinates...
M83 ; ...but relative extruder moves
M550 P"Predator_PS" ; set printer name
M665 R227 L440.46 B185 H456 ; Set delta radius, diagonal rod length, printable radius and homed height
M666 X0 Y0 Z0 ; put your endstop adjustments here, or let auto calibration find them; Network
M552 S1 ; enable network
M586 P0 S1 ; enable HTTP
M586 P1 S0 ; disable FTP
M586 P2 S0 ; disable Telnet; Drives
M569 P0 S1 ; physical drive 0 goes forwards
M569 P1 S1 ; physical drive 1 goes forwards
M569 P2 S1 ; physical drive 2 goes forwards
M569 P3 S1 ; physical drive 3 goes forwards
M584 X0 Y1 Z2 E3 ; set drive mapping
M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16 I1 ; configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X160.00 Y160.00 Z160.00 E873.08 ; set steps per mm
M566 X1200.00 Y1200.00 Z1200.00 E1200.00 ; set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X18000.00 Y18000.00 Z18000.00 E1200.00 ; set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X1000.00 Y1000.00 Z1000.00 E1000.00 ; set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X1000 Y1000 Z1000 E800 I30 ; set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
M84 S30 ; Set idle timeout; Axis Limits
M208 Z0 S1 ; set minimum Z; Endstops
M574 X2 S1 P"xstop" ; configure active-high endstop for high end on X via pin xstop
M574 Y2 S1 P"ystop" ; configure active-high endstop for high end on Y via pin ystop
M574 Z2 S1 P"null" ; configure active-high endstop for high end on Z via pin null; Z-Probe
M558 P1 C"zprobe.in" H5 F120 T6000 ; set Z probe type to unmodulated and the dive height + speeds
G31 P500 X0 Y0 Z2.5 ; set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height
M557 R125 S30 ; define mesh grid; Heaters
M308 S0 P"bedtemp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4138 ; configure sensor 0 as thermistor on pin bedtemp
M950 H0 C"bedheat" T0 ; create bed heater output on bedheat and map it to sensor 0
M307 H0 B1 S1.00 ; enable bang-bang mode for the bed heater and set PWM limit
M140 H0 ; map heated bed to heater 0
M143 H0 S105 ; set temperature limit for heater 0 to 105C
M308 S1 P"e0temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4138 ; configure sensor 1 as thermistor on pin e0temp
M950 H1 C"e0heat" T1 ; create nozzle heater output on e0heat and map it to sensor 1
M307 H1 B0 S1.00 ; disable bang-bang mode for heater and set PWM limit
M143 H1 S280 ; set temperature limit for heater 1 to 280C; Fans
M950 F0 C"fan0" Q500 ; create fan 0 on pin fan0 and set its frequency
M106 P0 S0 H-1 ; set fan 0 value. Thermostatic control is turned off
M950 F1 C"fan1" Q500 ; create fan 1 on pin fan1 and set its frequency
M106 P1 S1 H1 T45 ; set fan 1 value. Thermostatic control is turned on; Tools
M563 P0 D0 H1 F0 ; define tool 0
G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 ; set tool 0 axis offsets
G10 P0 R0 S0 ; set initial tool 0 active and standby temperatures to 0C; Custom settings are not defined
; Miscellaneous
M575 P1 S1 B57600 ; enable support for PanelDue -
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Don't ask me how or why, but I redid the RepRap config on the entire machine now its working. Started all over with the RR3 config tool. NOTE that its now reporting the correct temps and actions seem to work OK. However, it still does not seem to accept any firmware over 1.24. Is there a way to query the panel to find out which processor it has?
Here is the config with the working temps:
; Configuration file for Duet WiFi (firmware version 3)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
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; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v3.2.3 on Wed Mar 17 2021 10:36:18 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time); General preferences
G90 ; send absolute coordinates...
M83 ; ...but relative extruder moves
M550 P"Predator_PS" ; set printer name
M665 R227 L440.46 B185 H456 ; Set delta radius, diagonal rod length, printable radius and homed height
M666 X0 Y0 Z0 ; put your endstop adjustments here, or let auto calibration find them; Network
M552 S1 ; enable network
M586 P0 S1 ; enable HTTP
M586 P1 S0 ; disable FTP
M586 P2 S0 ; disable Telnet; Drives
M569 P0 S1 ; physical drive 0 goes forwards
M569 P1 S1 ; physical drive 1 goes forwards
M569 P2 S1 ; physical drive 2 goes forwards
M569 P3 S1 ; physical drive 3 goes forwards
M584 X0 Y1 Z2 E3 ; set drive mapping
M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16 I1 ; configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X160.00 Y160.00 Z160.00 E873.08 ; set steps per mm
M566 X1200.00 Y1200.00 Z1200.00 E1200.00 ; set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X18000.00 Y18000.00 Z18000.00 E1200.00 ; set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X1000.00 Y1000.00 Z1000.00 E1000.00 ; set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X1400 Y1400 Z1400 E1000 I30 ; set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
M84 S30 ; Set idle timeout; Axis Limits
M208 Z0 S1 ; set minimum Z; Endstops
M574 X2 S1 P"xstop" ; configure active-high endstop for high end on X via pin xstop
M574 Y2 S1 P"ystop" ; configure active-high endstop for high end on Y via pin ystop
M574 Z2 S1 P"zstop" ; configure active-high endstop for high end on Z via pin zstop; Z-Probe
M558 P8 R0.4 C"zprobe.in+zprobe.mod" F1200 T6000 ; set Z probe type to unmodulated and the dive height + speeds
M558 H5
G31 P100 X0 Y0 Z59.63 ; set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height
;M557 R125 S30 ; define mesh grid; Hotend
M308 S1 P"e0temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B3950 ; sensor 1
M950 H1 C"e0heat" T1 ; create heater and map sensor 1
M143 H1 S270 ; Set temperature limit for heater 1 to 240C; Bed Heater
M308 S0 P"bedtemp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4138 ; configure sensor 0 as thermistor on pin bedtemp
M950 H0 C"bedheat" T0 ; create bed heater output on bedheat and map it to sensor 0
M307 H0 A137.8 C533.3 D1.5 V24.3 B0 ; Disable bang-bang mode for the bed heater and set PWM limit
M305 P1 T100000 B4300 C0 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 0
M140 H0 ; map heated bed to heater 0
M143 H0 S105 ; Set temperature limit for heater 0 to 105C; Fans
M950 F0 C"fan0" Q500 ; create fan 0 on pin fan0 and set its frequency
M106 P0 S0 H-1 ; set fan 0 value. Thermostatic control is turned off
M950 F1 C"fan1" Q500 ; create fan 1 on pin fan1 and set its frequency
M106 P1 S1 H1 T45 ; set fan 1 value. Thermostatic control is turned on; Tools
M563 P0 D0 H1 F0 ; define tool 0
G10 P0 X0 Y0 Z0 ; set tool 0 axis offsets
G10 P0 R0 S0 ; set initial tool 0 active and standby temperatures to 0C; Extruder
M404 N1.75 ; Set for print monitor
M569 P3 S1 ; Drive 3 goes forwards
M592 X160.00 Y160.00 Z160.00 E415 ; Set steps per mm
M572 D0 S0.1 ; Pressure Advance on Extruder
M500 ; store setting; Miscellaneous
M575 P1 S1 B57600 ; enable support for PanelDue -
@pschuyler said in PanelDue 7i problems:
Is there a way to query the panel to find out which processor it has?
Yes if you connect it via USB and open up Bossa for flashing it, you should be able to click the info button I believe. Or there is a line at the bottom that shows some hardware info.
