Overview
The Re-Arm is an LPC1768 based board.
Firmware File
Choose the correct corresponding firmware (firmware-lpc-wifi-XXX.bin) from here. Remember to rename it to firmware.bin. Put it in the root of a FAT32 formatted SD card.
ESP8266 WiFi
Use a nodemcu ESP8266 with USB programming as it already 5v tolerant and it allows for updating via USB.
BOM
- 1 x nodemcu ESP8266 or Wemos D1 mini
- 3 x 47R resistor
- 1 x 470R resistor
- 3 x 2200R resistor
- jumpers or other ways of connecting to the Re-Arm
Preparing the ESP8266
Follow the instructions here.
Connecting the ESP8266
The pinout for the RE-Arm can be found here and the schematic for the Duet 2 WiFi for reference can be found here.
The table below shows the pins required on the ESP8266 and what they are connected to on the RE-Arm. Please ensure that your cables are no longer than 30cm although they should ideally be as short as possible.
| ESP8266 Pin | Re-Arm Pin | Resistor Value |
|---|---|---|
| RST | 1.31 on J3 | 470R |
| CS/GPIO15 | 0.16 on J3 | 2200R |
| MOSI/GPIO13 | 0.18 on J3 | 47R |
| MISO/GPIO12 | 0.17 on J3 | 47R |
| SCLK/GPIO14 | 0.15 on J3 | 47R |
| ESP_DATA_Ready/GPIO0 | 2.11 on J3 | 2200R |
| LPC_DATA_Ready/GPIO4 | 1.30 on J5 | None |
| VIN(5v) | 5v on J3 | None |
| GND | GND on J3 | 2200R to RST |
Prepare the SD Card
Follow the instructions on Getting Started with RRF3
Board.txt file
You will also need a board.txt file in the sys folder. Below are the contents that should be used.
//Config for Re-Arm
board = rearm
//WiFi pins
8266wifi.espDataReadyPin = 2.11
8266wifi.TfrReadyPin = 1.30
8266wifi.espResetPin = 1.31
heat.tempSensePins = { 0.24, 0.23, 0.25 }
Final Setup
Once connected, power up the board using 12-24v and connect to the USB port on the board. Using a program such as putty. Follow the instructions here to set it up for RRF. Then type in the following
M552 S0
M587 S"your SSID" P"your password"
M552 S1
If you wanted to use “PassWord”, you would write P”P’a’s’sW’o’r’d” with the ‘ indicating the following letter should be lower case. Explanation here.
The blue light on the wifi chip shoould then flash blue and will go solid when a connection has been established. The ip address will be shown on the serial connection. It is also possible to type just M552 to get the current ip address reported back.
The final thing to do is add the line “M552 S1” to your config file. This can be done through the web interface. This just ensures that the WiFi connection is started at start up. There is no need to add the M587 command as this is written permanently to the flash of the ESP8266 chip.
Once up and running
You will need to PID tune your tools and your bed. Please be aware that bed tuning may take up to an hour and tool tuning normally takes around 15 minutes. If it takes longer, that is also fine as up to 30 cycles may be ran.
To tune the bed, run the following command, changing the temperature (the S value) if a different tuning temperature is required.
M303 H0 S60
To tune each tool, run the following command, changing the temperature (the S value) if a different tuning temperature is required. This proceedure will activate the part cooling fans during the final phase of the tuning process so their effect is taken into account. If your printer has more than one tool, make sure each one of them is tuned.
M303 T0 S220
Once the tuning is complete, either copy the M307 command into the heater definitions or send M500, ensuring you have M501 at the end of your config.g.
If the tuning fails at the end, carry on saving the values as in most cases the outputted values still work correctly.
If the values still result in a heater fault, please refer to this wiki page for information about how to adjust the values manually.