Qualified as an Electronics Engineer, specializing in Broadcast System (ex BBC), but now a Server Systems Administrator, but just about retired.
Have been building equipment & systems for many years, from specialized broadcast gear & studios etc. to analogue & digital synthesizers, but more recently 3D printers\cnc\scanners etc.
Is there any way to easily customise the DWC pages, without reverting to additional HTTP pages etc ??
I especially want to get rid of the ridiculous/superfluous three boxes at the top of every screen, two which are effectively displaying the same information !!
Well done
, similar to my DBot, but i've gone for the dual z motors. I like your print carriage \ cooling fan parts, have you published them anywhere ?
I tried a Titan Aero, but just couldn't get it to print nicely, so I've reverted to a normal Titan, combined with a Precision Piezo, which gives great prints.
Try removing\comment out the
M574 Z1 S2 line, I found I didn't need it for my Precision Piezo z-probe , i.e.
M574 X1 Y2 S0 ; Set active low endstops
M558 P8 I1 R0.4 H5 T24000 F200 ; Set Peizo - P probe type, I Invert, R recovery time, H dive hight, T inter-probe-point speeds, F Probing Speed
It's by design of of the way IP networks operate.
When a device boots-up, if it has been given a static IP address, it will always use that address.
If it hasn't been given an address it will try and contact a DHCP server, which will give it an address, from a pool of address it has been configured for. Depending on your network configuration, but normally for home use, this will be the router that you use to connect to the internet, which unless you know how to make some advanced configuration changes, will be 'factory set' for the pool, to the local subnet of 253 possible hosts (computers).
So there are 2 ways to always get the same IP address:
Assign a static address in the DWC configuration, which could have knock on effects whereby the DHCP server tries to assign the same address to another device that connects to your network. this risk can be mitigated by assigning an IP address 'high-up' in the subnet range, e.g. if your IP address range is something like 192.168.1.1 through to 192.168.1.254, then assign an address in the 250's
Assign reservations on the DHCP server, such that when the MAC address of your DWC device requests an IP address it is always given the same address.
What Browser was this update tested on ?? because personally I normally use a VERY restricted version of Microsoft Edge, with ALL the social claptrap etc removed...
Whereas in the 'old' version I could quickly get answers for any queries e.g. M586 network, but this 'new' version is a steaming pile of shite, where all I see a brief description of what M586 supposedly controls, but there are no links to any additional info etc. and this goes for ALL the G/M codes
DWC - Duet control web pages & sorry I should have taken in what you've written...
So I take it, that at the fourth point the probe hits the bed ??
FYI, as it looks like you are still on RRF2, if so, this was my setting for that version (which worked well)
M558 P8 I1 R0.5 H5 T24000 F250 A3 S0.08 ; Set Peizo - P probe type, I Invert, R recovery time, H dive hight, T inter-probe-point speeds, F Probing Speed, 3 Dives , S calculated difference
As I said, I want an EASY way to modify the pages, without reverting to code bashing !!
The current DWC is a marvel of coding, but is far too complex, and over-blown for 99% of the time, especially when a print is actually running.
It's also sadly lacking some obvious useful enhancement/tools e.g. jobs page auto-refresh and a simple pre-heat, without reverting to multiple macro files....
I don't know what has changed this morning, if anything, but I now see links to individual explanation pages from the GCode dictionary page (https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_G_commands), which at least gets me started in finding the info I need, but WHY are there no return links, to the dictionary page, on each of explanation pages ????
Yes I know, I've written a number for different filaments etc., but they are pain in the butt...
The system should be able to read the file you want to print, and set the appropriate temperatures, without having to revert to macros..
Go look at Octoprint, where it's much easier to select an object for printing, the file view is automatically updated on upload & selected for printing, preheat, & start printing.
The Tab system, then makes it easier to monitor the running print on the control tab, and depending what plugins have been installed, even with webcam.
Other plugins then give more control, to the user, on what can be added or removed from the 'standard' interface such as full 3d gcode viewer etc
DWC is a super technical system of control, but all I'm interested in is the simple process of printing objects, which for me, will often be targeted at parts used in Astrophotography e.g. focuser motor mounts etc.
I suppose I'll just have to accept that DWC is crap in the usability stakes, and use it for configuration only, its a pity that there also isn't a simple control interface...
Other than that, I would probably have to dump the board & go for something else.
Yes I've used Repetier, Simplify3D etc., but I usually come back to Octoprint...
If you've not used/seen it, I suggest you have a look at Octoprint, which I use for my Prusa machines, which in many respects lags behind DWC, but for usability/local & remote monitoring etc. I personally find is far superior to DWC.
Yes I know, I've written a number for different filaments etc., but they are pain in the butt...
The system should be able to read the file you want to print, and set the appropriate temperatures, without having to revert to macros..
As I said, I want an EASY way to modify the pages, without reverting to code bashing !!
The current DWC is a marvel of coding, but is far too complex, and over-blown for 99% of the time, especially when a print is actually running.
It's also sadly lacking some obvious useful enhancement/tools e.g. jobs page auto-refresh and a simple pre-heat, without reverting to multiple macro files....
Is there any way to easily customise the DWC pages, without reverting to additional HTTP pages etc ??
I especially want to get rid of the ridiculous/superfluous three boxes at the top of every screen, two which are effectively displaying the same information !!
I don't know what has changed this morning, if anything, but I now see links to individual explanation pages from the GCode dictionary page (https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_G_commands), which at least gets me started in finding the info I need, but WHY are there no return links, to the dictionary page, on each of explanation pages ????
What Browser was this update tested on ?? because personally I normally use a VERY restricted version of Microsoft Edge, with ALL the social claptrap etc removed...
Whereas in the 'old' version I could quickly get answers for any queries e.g. M586 network, but this 'new' version is a steaming pile of shite, where all I see a brief description of what M586 supposedly controls, but there are no links to any additional info etc. and this goes for ALL the G/M codes