Version 5 Development News

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As announced on ADVi3++ Community in January, version 5 is in development. In fact, since January, I have made great progress. The development version is now in phase with the latest release of Marlin (version 2.0.7.2) and all planned features are implemented.

I am now in the final test/debugging phase. I plan to do this during April and release version 5 somewhere in May.

Here are the new features or changes in version 5:

  • Based on Marlin 2.x branch
  • Direct editing of values on the LCD panels
  • Disabling of LCD panel beeping (it already works in version 4.0.6 for some panels, but not all)
  • A better support of Advanced pausing (M600)
  • Replacement of Jerk by Junction deviation (new feature of Marlin 2.x)
  • Better baby stepping
  • Estimation of printing time
  • Unification of BLTouch pre-version 3 and version 3.x (i.e. only 1 binary for all BLTouches)
  • A tool to compensate X-axis twist when using BL-Touch
  • A new setup screen when you reset settings
  • A new screen to help you diagnosis BLTouch problems
  • A better way to detect when there is a hardware problem between the LCD panel and the mainboard.
  • Thermal Runaway control will now be mandatory
  • Less SRAM memory usage
  • A tools (i.e. microSD image) to reformat the LCD panel
  • Several small changes in different screens

Again, thank you all for your support especially those who are supporting ADVi3++ for more than two years. It is so incredible.

Regards

Sebastien

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I’m looking forward to this update :slight_smile:
I can also see where the new X-Axis twist compensation tool is going to help a number of users including myself.
This was pain to fix as it’s hardware, not software that causes it, but having the software compensate is a major bonus for those of us who have had the twist.

Are you moving levelling out of control?
The icon looks better :slight_smile:
Let us know when your ready for wider testing out in the world.

Ray

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Yes.

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Very much looking forward to this release. Happy to help test on an i3 plus.

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Thank you for the update Sebastian. Look forward to the v5 release.

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I’m waiting with excitement

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A quick update of my progress so far:

  • I currently have two annoying bugs that need to be fixed before being able to publish a Beta version.
  • The first bug is related to the way I detect if the printer is busy or not. This is important to be sure to send commands at the right time. Otherwise, they can overlap. What I am doing is working most of the time, but in (not so) rare cases, it does not and the printer becomes crazy.
  • The second bug is related to a new feature of ADVi3++: X-Twist compensation. It is a little like the bed compensation but is related to the movement of the X-Axis. And for the moment, I am not happy with the results. So I want to fix this also before publishing a Beta version.

The very last steps are often difficult. I will continue to inform you when I have news.

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