Printing without WiFi

hwg315 · 15 Jun 2023, 15:55

I have a duet 2 WiFi and long story short, I can't use it via WiFi so I can't access the web interface. Is there any reason I couldn't just upload my gcode to the macros folder on the sd card and run full prints from there?

Long story long, I work at a company with very strict IT security protocols and they aren't being super cooperative about getting the web interface online.

jay_s_uk · 15 Jun 2023, 16:02

@hwg315 you could put the duet in access point mode and then connect to it from another wifi enabled device (i.e. a laptop).
Or stick a screen on it and use an SD card

hwg315 · 15 Jun 2023, 16:34

@jay_s_uk I tried setting up access point mode from the instructions below but am having no luck
I can't find the network on my laptop or iPhone. I'm using the following commands:
M552 S-1
M552 S0
M589 S"Name" P"**********" I"192.168.0.1" C3

Any Suggestions? I do have a screen attached, but it refused to read the SD cards I tried.

https://docs.duet3d.com/en/User_manual/Machine_configuration/Networking

jay_s_uk · 15 Jun 2023, 16:39

@hwg315 did you send M552 S2 afterwards?
Could you send a photo of what screen you have and how it's wired?
Also an output of M122 wouldn't go amiss so we could see firmware details

hwg315 · 15 Jun 2023, 16:51

@jay_s_uk I did not use m552 S2, but that enabled the network. Now I can connect, get to the the interface, but I get stuck on connecting... indefinitely. I see an error for incompatible firmware. Do I need to update? I'm on 2.05 (yeah, I know it's old) and I was hoping I could use the web interface to update.

hwg315 · 15 Jun 2023, 17:14

@jay_s_uk I just dug up some old firmware that is compatible. Thanks for your help in getting things running! This is my first time with duet and oh boy has it been a learning experience.

jay_s_uk · 15 Jun 2023, 18:43

@hwg315 you're welcome.
If you are commissioning a new machine I highly recommend making the jump to 3.4.5 before you get yourself too far into RRF2 code. There have been numerous improvements etc

droftarts · 15 Jun 2023, 21:32

@hwg315 said in Printing without WiFi:

I do have a screen attached, but it refused to read the SD cards I tried.

What screen is attached? If it’s a PanelDue (and most likely it is), you need to have the ribbon cable connection for the SD card to work. See https://docs.duet3d.com/en/User_manual/Connecting_hardware/Display_PanelDue

Ian

hwg315 · 16 Jun 2023, 13:36

@droftarts I do have a PanelDue 7i and I connected it with both wires (a 4 wire for PanelDue and and 8 wire for SD extension) as explained in the directions you linked, but I'm a bit confused about what goes on the SD card. The machine didn't boot properly with the main SD card (with config file etc) in the PanelDue. Am I supposed to put a second SD card with gcode in the PanelDue slot and leave the main SD card in the back of the machine?

droftarts · 16 Jun 2023, 13:42

@hwg315 said in Printing without WiFi:

Am I supposed to put a second SD card with gcode in the PanelDue slot and leave the main SD card in the back of the machine?

Yes. The second SD card doesn't need any system files on it, just files you want to print. Access them on the PanelDue by pressing the button that looks like an SD card on the main screen, then when it shows 'Files on card 0', click on the button that looks like an SD card again to show the files on card 1.

Ian