I'm thinking about writing a script that will process my gcode file to find the X and Y minimum and maximums for each print, then add a custom M557 command to the start of the gcode with these coordinates. That way I can get a detailed and accurate mesh grid probe of the area I'm printing, while not wasting time probing the entire bed before every print.

Ideally I'd get those parameters directly in the gcode from Simplify3D but I don't think it supports those variables, so I'll probably have to post-process the code elsewhere.

What I'm wondering is will there be any issues from a firmware perspective with this? I shouldn't be printing outside the probed area anyway, but in case I do the firmware should just interpolate the compensation to the edges of the bed, correct?

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Additionally, the integration of something like this into the web interface would be awesome, to give accurate print time estimates and statistical info about the print job: http://www.gcodeanalyser.com/

Woohoo I think I'm back up and running!

Setting the credentials through the terminal interface seemed to work. I'm confused as to why running the macro didn't work then, I would've thought the macro would bypass the convert-to-uppercase problem?

Thanks for the help all

@KeeganB:

True. hmmmm

Copy your M587 line here. Redact the password, but if you could someone keep it so we can see which should be caps/lower that may help.

The last code snippet in my first post is the exact macro I've been using, just with the password replaced by stars. The password is definitely correct, so unless there's a syntax error in the M587 command somewhere it's probably a firmware issue I think.

@KeeganB:

and you are 1,000,000,000,000% sure you have the case sensitivity correct in your M587 command? This is where I failed several times my first attempts.

Yep definitely. I'm pretty sure it doesn't check if the credentials are correct when you run the M587 command anyway, so I don't think an incorrect password or SSID would cause the "bad parameter" error…

@KeeganB:

Yes, you are correct. You need to run M587 AFTER issuing a M552 S0.

Is that second snippet of code in you config.g file? If it is, just comment it out for now.

using Pronterface(or w/e) try this:

M558 S""
M552 S0
M587 S"NETGEAR89" P"******"
M552 S1

That will remove any current config, put the module idle, send the new configs, and finally initialize and hopefully connect the wifi!

Sorry if you know all this, just going on what i have in front of me for info from your post.

All good. The second code snippet is the macro I'm running to set the network credentials, copied from the instructions in the wiki. The enable WiFi line in the config.g file is commented out.

Unfortunately I've tried those (and several permutations) commands to set the credentials and turn on the Wi-Fi module with no success.

Yep SSID is definitely all caps and the password is correct. There was no issues using the same credentials to get the Wi-Fi working on 1.18.

I'm pretty the problem is related to the "bad parameter" error, since the M587 command doesn't check the credential validity anyway (or so I believe…).

Also the S1 command gets the module to attempt to connect to the network, so I'm pretty sure the credentials need to be entered under S0.

Hello!

I'm in the midst of setting up a new Duet Wifi board. It arrived with 1.18 firmware, which I was able to get up and running quickly with no issues. I've tried to update it to 1.19 following the 1.18>1.19 update guide on the wiki with no success.

It appears to be updating the software fine but can't connect to the network with the macro command (or manual command line codes). Specifically it gives me a "Bad Parameter in M587" error. I've copied the macro file directly from the supplied version with just my SSID and PW changed, and also manually created one to ensure it's clean with no luck. I'm running OSX on a macbook. Below is the command line output in Pronterface when I run the update and macro.

When I try connecting to the wifi network with a M552 S1 it says the password is wrong, which is definitely is not. I'm using the same password which worked fine with 1.18, and I've confirmed in the router software that it's correct. Also below is a copy of the macro script I've been using, with the password replaced with stars. The password does not contain any special characters, only lower-case letters and numbers.

I'm not sure what else I can try now so any help would be much appreciated…

Cheers,
Ben

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[ERROR] Can't read from printer (disconnected?) (OS Error 6): Device not configured
[ERROR] Can't write to printer (disconnected?) (SerialException): write failed: [Errno 6] Device not configured
Disconnected.
Connecting...
Printer is now online.
>>> M98 P/macros/SETNETWORK
SENDING:M98 P/MACROS/SETNETWORK
WiFi module started
Bad parameter in M587 command
Remembered networks:
NETGEAR89WiFi module is changing mode
WiFi reported error: Wrong password while trying to connect to NETGEAR89
Wifi module is idle

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M552 S0
G4 P1000
M587 S”NETGEAR89” P”******”