I think there is another side to this issue. If my first printer had been a inexpensive unit using marlin and 8bit electronics, the transition to Duet would be much easier. I have no data for this but its a feeling I get. My first firmware was Smoothie Ware. It was designed to make life both faster and easier. I learned it very easily. When there was a problem you were able to talk to the bby cwaa - General
I am very bitter and I am 71. It's truly not the best and I will use every site to express my feelings. Posting on their site only lets other ignorant people like myself make the same mistake.by cwaa - General
Why should the "The Best" in the business takes 5-7 days to set up? Why should I not be able to follow their instructions and be successful? Why pay $180 when I could have bought a clone? Because I felt I should support the development effort. Next time I will buy a $50 knockoff! And I am not worried that Duet support will not help me as they have done nothing yet. I have been getting my "sby cwaa - General
You don't like my title you can kiss a big one. I chose it to put pressure on Duet if I can. They claim great documentation and it sucks.by cwaa - General
Thanks for you input. So much for the claim of "great" documentation. Thanks to a tip I found out that the only browser that works with the configuration program is Chrome. So after many failures I changed to chrome and then was able to complete the configuration.by cwaa - General
I spent $180 for what was supposed to be a great tool with outstanding support. And I will bitch about it all I can. Their support sucks. I have been off work for 5 days and have made very little progress. I have a mechanical engineering degree, an industrial engineering degree, and up until 2000 I owned and operating a software training and networking consulting company. I may not be the sby cwaa - General
Not a thing, it was delivered on June 11. I have spent 5 days trying to connect it to the network and configure it. Duets instructions are to build the config file using RepRap Configutor. Of course that tool doesn't work either. Fill it out and noting happens. Support sucks as well.by cwaa - General
Quotebriangilbert As somneone who has used both the Duet won my ongoing usage over the Smoothieboard.Maybe I will get to compare, but right now 5 days in I could easily stomp the damn thing!by cwaa - General
Finally got my Duet to respond to the network by editing the config file. Their first 12 steps to connectivity don't work. Now I am trying to User the RipRap configuration tool for my initial set-up and of course it doesn't work either and there is no place to ask questions that I can find. I have been at this now for 5 days. If Duet is so superior to Smoothie why is it this hard to set-up?by cwaa - General
Why not share the fact that you have a forum on your store front?by cwaa - General
Thanks for your help. I am a little pissed off I guess. I spent a lot of time deciding between another Smoothie and the Duet. Finally the hype was so good I sprang for the Duet. First 12 steps in their documentation don't work. I asked if I could get an RMA to return the board and was told "NO". I was then told the problem was with my router and that I expected too much from the support groby cwaa - General
I have the sd card and am unable to find a config file on it.by cwaa - General
How do I get to the config file without network access? This was the first step that the documentation describes. Is there an interface I can use with USB? I should have stayed with Smoothie and not believed all of the hype over Duet. By the way the IP address it chose, is fixed and used by another computer. Under Netgear you can assign IP addresses to given devices and save them. The addresby cwaa - General
I received my Duet Network control and after two days I still can't get it connected to my network. I have asked for a RMA to send it back. I will go back to Smoothie.by cwaa - General
Where do you live I will sell you mine. I am waiting for an RMA.by cwaa - General
Send the Duet back!by cwaa - General
I need help in changing my network assigned IP address. When I tried to set Duet up it gave me a IP address that is already in use on my network. How do I change it?by cwaa - General
I have a Smoothie board and was going to get another one. I am sorry I didn't but instead got a Duet Network. When I set it up it automatically gave my an IP address that conflicts with another item on my network. None of the documentation shows how to change that IP address and I refuse to modify my network because of the work involved. So two days gone and not a damn idea what to do.by cwaa - Duet
Where are you getting your printed steppers, controllers, wiring, rods and bearings. The RepRap idea is nuts!by cwaa - Reprappers
How long have you worked for robotdigg?by cwaa - Delta Machines
I am not a new member and after a lot of research on delta printers, I decided against cast corners due to complaints. My entire build was planned so I did not have to use them. I think you are blowing hot air!by cwaa - Delta Machines
That and the limitations of extrusion size is why I built my delta without metal cast vertices.by cwaa - Delta Machines
No, it is not bent. I intend to trim the screw when complete.by cwaa - Delta Machines
Why should anyone want to support other boards? It makes no sense to design and build a board for sale, and then provide support for that board, so that people buy clones can also get free support. I bought a Piezo sensor from the original designers. I was looking at a Chinese copy and they even sent you to the original builders web site for support. If that isn't cheating or unethical, I donby cwaa - Reprappers
I just ordered the Duet ethernet board. I was leaning toward the Smoothie and when I tried to order it, it was out of stock everywhere but Europe. So I will try Duet.by cwaa - General
I already have a smoothie board on my cartesian printer. I am buying another controller for a delta build I am assembling now. How much hassle is it to learn Marlin? I will have a very small learning curve with smoothie and I like the current product.by cwaa - General
CURA and Smoothie work very well together.by cwaa - Reprappers
My only experience is with a smoothie board and smoothie ware. What has Duet got that I don't already have? I don't want to have to learn marlin so what am I giving up? I connect to my printer over my lan, I can upload files to the SD card from anywhere on my network. I use ponterface for my network interface.by cwaa - General