Helix Screen?

[StodgyWaif]

Hello.
I noticed helixscreen is listed in the update manager section but I have not been able to find any info about how to enable it.
Is this working?

[ghzserg]

Пока не работает. Но будет работать

[StodgyWaif]

Thank you

[TMTYD]

Is it still the case that the helix screen isn't working?

[ghzserg]

Work

[ghzserg]

I don't have enough time right now to release 1.7.0 where it works.

[TMTYD]

Okay, no problem, so I'll continue using guppyscreen.

[ghzserg]

1.7.0 OK

[wd5gnr]

I tried enabling it (and extra plugins) but had no success. It looks like you need a 3rd party plugin for Helix but I don't know where to find it.

[wd5gnr]

Ah, I think you have to "update it" in the system panel to install the plugin. However, after that, the setup worked until after it connected to Moonraker (step 3). Pressing next there causes a crash. So I went back to Guppy.

[wd5gnr]

An update to Helix appeared and now it works. However, if you try to recalibrate the touch screen, it seems to be off in the y direction afterwards until you reboot.

[TMTYD]

checkt this

Display_OFF

[ghzserg]

Helix screens are written using AI. This has its pros and cons.
Pros: Incredible development speed
Cons: A new update can break a lot of things that worked before.
But there's also a positive: submitting a bug report creates a ticket, which is used to fix the issue in the new version. More tickets means greater stability.

[wd5gnr]

Yes, in case anyone is reading:

1. DISPLAY_OFF HELIX=1 GUPPY=0
2. Enable extra plugins
3. Go to the Machine tab and do an update to get the required code

The only problem I've seen so far is that the initial screen calibration works. But if you try to recalibrate, it messes up the screen in the Y axis until you reboot. I'll file a ticket with them over that. Otherwise, looks nice and seems to work although I haven't done much with it yet.