Why upgrade PanelDue FW?

sinned6915

Hi all-

I have Duet2 Ethernet controller with a 7" PanelDue and an older controller (I think its V2 but have to take things apart to verify).

I upgraded from RRF from 2.05 to 3.0 then to 3.1.1 and it seems to work. Now, I want to make sure of the 'random' function in 3.2 and I am coming to the conclusion that I also need to upgrade my PanelDue as well.

Do we HAVE to upgrade the PanelDue to use 3.2? What is so special about the latest FW that must use it with 3.2 ?

Phaedrux

When you updated to 3.x did you also add the command to config.g to enable the paneldue?

M575 P1 B57600 S1

You should be able to use PanelDue firmware 1.24 at a minimum.

https://github.com/Duet3D/PanelDueFirmware/releases/tag/1.24

https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/PanelDue_Firmware_update

sinned6915

@phaedrux

By reading the docs, I conclude that if I want to use RRF3.2, i need to upgrade PanelDue to 1.24

I can not upgrade to 1.24 becasue my hardware is too old.

https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/PanelDue_Firmware_update#Section_Download_PanelDue_firmware
and
https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/wiki/Changelog-RRF-3.x#reprapfirmware-32

Why do I have to upgrade PAnelDue to use RRF 3.2 ?

Phaedrux

PanelDue 1.24 should work on all hardware versions as far as I'm aware.

What makes you think it won't?

I'm using RRF 3.2 and PanelDue 1.24 on an older V2 paneldue just fine.

sinned6915

@phaedrux said in Why upgrade PanelDue FW?:

What makes you think it won't?

https://github.com/Duet3D/PanelDueFirmware/blob/master/whatsnew.md#limitations

Due to the lack of RAM this build will not run on version 1 or early version 2 PanelDue boards that use the ATSAM3S2B chip.

Version 1.0, 1.1 and earlier v2 PanelDue: ATSAM3S2B processor (64MHz, 32kb RAM, 128kB flash) - these are the ones that the new firmware probably won't run on.

Version 2 PanelDue manufactured from August 2016: ATSAM3S4B processor (64MHz, 48kb RAM, 256kb flash). Will run the new firmware, but not as fast as version 3 will.

Version 3 PanelDue, including all 5i and 7i: ATSAM4S4B processor, 120MHz, 64kB RAM, 256kb flash. Will run the new firmware.

Phaedrux

Yes and that's for PanelDue firmware 3.2xx

We're talking about PanelDue fw 1.24.

Even so, you would need to check in BOSSA to see what cpu version is actually in your V2 PanelDue to know if it would support fw 3.2x

sinned6915

@phaedrux

https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/wiki/Changelog-RRF-3.x#reprapfirmware-311

"Recommended compatible firmware:

DuetWebControl 3.1.1
DuetWiFiServer 1.23 (same as for previous RC)
Duet Software Framework version 3.1.1 (for Duet 3/Raspberry Pi users)
Duet 3 expansion board and tool board firmware 3.1.0
PanelDueFirmware 1.24

Why does Changelog for RRF 3.1.1 recommend that we run PanelDue FW 1.24 ?

I am not asking about PAnelDue FW nmbers, I am asking about RRF.
I think there is some confusion as the versin numbers are similar.

Phaedrux

@sinned6915 said in Why upgrade PanelDue FW?:

Why does Changelog for RRF 3.1.1 recommend that we run PanelDue FW 1.24 ?

Because of the way RRF3.1 and beyond communicate with the Paneldue. The Paneldue firmware needs to be updated to be able to communicate with the firmware.

As I said. Paneldue firmware 1.24 is the minimum required and it will work just fine with your V2 paneldue and will communicate with duet firmware 3.2.

I assure you I'm not confused about the firmware versions.

dc42

@sinned6915, I confirm that PanelDueFirmware 1.24.x will work on all PanelDue hardware versions.

Does your PanelDue definitely have the ATSAM3S2B chip on it? If so, then if you want to use later PanelDueFirmware versions, you could buy a new v3 PanelDue controller board, keeping the existing screen.

sinned6915

@dc42 thank you for your response.