Changelog DWC 3.x

Version 3.4.0

New features:

• Added Polish translations (thanks Chri55) and Japanese translations (thanks nyarurato)
• Greatly improved performance for object model updates
• Plugins may now register custom i18n data
• Added controls from DWC-CNC fork
• Added support for password protection to SBC connections
• Added search/replace/goto dialog to the G-code editor dialog (see here for the key mapping)
• Prompt after editing config.g asks users to either reset or rerun config.g
• Added new bottom navigation menu for mobile devices and made margins smaller depending on the screen size
• Added back "Install Updates" button for standalone mode users
• Selected nodes on the object model browser can be copied using a new button
• Added new npm run build-plugin script allowing users to build external plugins easily (see also the new plugin guide)
• Added support for JPEG/PNG/QOI thumbnails for both SBC and standalone mode
• Sensor temperatures are now displayed per layer in the tooltip of the layer chart (if available)
• Replaced old notification system with a new one preventing potential overlap of the E-STOP button
• Small icon menu can be enabled on demand in the settings
• Added back options to allow users to specify which tool change macros are supposed to be executed
• Users can choose if the current or file timestamp should be used for file uploads (only in standalone mode)
• Sliders can be replaced with numeric inputs on demand

Changed behaviour:

• Old-style rr_status requests are no longer supported
• Built-In/Third-Party Plugins are now called Integrated/External Plugins
• Heightmap plugin is now based on BabylonJS (removes dependency to ThreeJS)
• Increased default number of extrusion factor sliders from two to six
• Modified default extruder feedrates to match values on PanelDue
• When the controller is halted and the Reset button is displayed, the connection dialog can be dismissed
• Added message to firmware update prompt advising users to install firmware updates over DWC in SBC mode only on explicit request (only on Duet)
• Reduced height of navigation menu items in desktop mode
• Resume button is no longer enabled while a print is being paused
• Removed auto-sleep button. Invoke M1 or a custom macro in your end G-code if you
• Default delay before settings/cache elements are saved is greatly reduced
• Homing buttons are enabled unless the corresponding axes are homed or movement without homing is permitted (see M564)
• Webcam content is disabled when the webcam page is hidden
• Filaments menu item is only visible in FFF mode
• DWC can connect to http://localhost (alternative to http://[hostname])
• Made "Install Updates" button visible in SBC mode for non-Duet boards
• Made bottom navigation bar optional and changed navigation menu again for smartphones
• Tool state is now modified using M568 instead of G10
• Document title is put into braces when the machine is disconnected
• Syntax highlighting is always enabled unless the OSK plugin is enabled
• Minor changes to the look of the main menu in desktop mode
• Invalid JSON from RRF is always logged to the console in standalone mode
• Thumbnail data is explicitly checked after receipt in standalone mode

Bug fixes:

• Order of displayed extruders depended on toggle order
• Auto-completion drop-down list could overlap the code input
• OM values boards[].mcuTemp, boards[].v12, and boards[].vIn were not nullable
• Webcams could not have an indefinite update intervals (0ms) which could conflict with MJPG streams
• Layer stats were not properly regenerated after reconnecting to a Duet in standalone mode
• Non-default system directory was not correctly loaded after connecting
• Connecting dialog was briefly hidden before it was displayed again on reconnects
• Object model patches could delete certain properties that should remain existent
• Upload progress bar remained active for empty files even after the file had been completely uploaded
• Webcam stream was not actively interrupted when the page was deactivated
• File edit dialog could throw an exception under certain circumstances
• During updates/resets boards[0] was not fully available but DWC attempted to access a property from it

Version 3.3.0

Upgrade notes since version 3.2:

• Saved G-codes from the inputs are no longer saved on the Duet to avoid excessive SD card wear
• This will be the last DWC version that remains compatible with old-style status responses

Compatible versions:

• DuetSoftwareFramework 3.3.0
• RepRapFirmware 2 or newer (1.2x may work but untested)

Bug fixes:

• Layers chart was only cleared when the layer variable was set
• Plugin upgrades were not working in standalone mode

Version 3.2.2

Compatible versions:

• DuetSoftwareFramework 3.2.2
• RepRapFirmware 2 or newer (1.2x may work but untested)

Bug fixes:

• Auto-indentation used spaces regardless of last line indentation type
• Fixed reset prompt for 0:/sys/board.txt (for STM and LPC users only)
• Upload errors for dwc-settings and dwc-cache are no longer displayed
• Spindle RPM inputs didn't wait for code to finish
• Failed uploads for DWC system files are no longer shown
• On-Screen Keyboard hid lower end of the text editor
• When DWC reconnected in standalone mode due to HTTP 401, the rr_connect request was malformed

Version 3.2.0

Compatible versions:

• DuetSoftwareFramework 3.2.0
• RepRapFirmware 2 or newer (1.2x may work but untested)

Changed behaviour:

• Apart from the tool fan the first three fans are displayed by default
• Reduced extrusion slider step size from 5% to 1%

Bug fixes:

• When an error occurred during a plugin installation, the upload button became unusable
• New code editor was always disabled in Chrome-based browsers due to touchscreen detection
• Standard editor always displayed end of the file
• Sometimes the heightmap could not be shown and only a black frame was displayed

Version 3.1.1

Compatible files:

• DuetSoftwareFramework 2.0.0 or newer
• RepRapFirmware 2 or newer (1.2x may work but untested)

Bug fixes:

• Downloading filaments did not work
• When opening large files in DWC, a timeout exception could be thrown
• When connected in SBC mode, the kinematics key could be incorrectly updated
• Duplicate notifications were not closed again automatically
• Display messages from M117 were displayed multiple times

Version 3.1.0

Compatible files:

• DuetSoftwareFramework 2.0.0 or newer
• RepRapFirmware 2 or newer (1.2x may work but untested)

Changed behaviour:

• When installing expansion board updates, DWC waits for the status to become not 'Updating' before moving on to the next one

Bug fixes:

• Mesh edit dialog sent wrong M-code when using delta kinematics
• Resetting the speed and extrusion factors worked even when the UI was frozen
• Datetime was not updated after a firmware reset
• When returning from a filament directory on the Filaments page, the "Create Filament" button was no longer visible