However, this is much more convenient under Mac/Windows with the Etcher tool. Burning“ the SD card is therefore very easy, the ZIP archive with the image does not even have to be unpacked.īefore the first start of the system, however, an existing WLAN and the configuration of the „octopi-wpa-supplicant.txt“ file in the root directory of the SD card is absolutely necessary. In principle, a Mac system comes with the necessary tools at command line level to write the image to the micro SD card. You download the current octoprint image from the developer’s page. The installation of Octoprint is also reasonable for amateurs. Everyone is invited to browse the plugin section of the developer homepage, pick the most useful ones for themselves and adapt the system to their needs. The number of available plugins is constantly growing, so we will only mention a few selected plugins here. Octoprint comes with an integration of Cura, Slic3r can also be integrated. Even slicing STL files, with a reduction in speed, is possible on the pi.

The Octoprint web interface can be individualized by software add-on modules (plugins) to improve operability with touch devices or to enable push notifications, for example. A very good instruction for the conversion can be found here. However, this requires soldering work that even experienced SMD solderers can cause despair. To increase the range, the Zero-W can also be equipped with an external antenna. The WLAN rx/tx performance is relatively weak due to the very small onboard antenna. Even if you only have the printer/smartphone with you, Octoprint partly provides the functionality of a connected PC. The energy consumption of the Pi is only a few mA, the price of the component is about 10 Euro and it comes with WLAN functionality. This makes the Tantillus independent of larger, peripheral hardware (the smartphone is in the bag anyway).ĭue to its mobility, the optional extension of the Tantillus with a Raspberry Pi Zero W with Octoprint makes sense. You can conveniently monitor and control the printer on your computer/touch device via WLAN, manage files, change eeprom values, etc.

The software itself is accessible via LAN/WLAN via a web interface on any browser-enabled device.

Octoprint is a 3D printer host software that runs on a Raspberry Pi and establishes a serial USB connection to your printer. Tantillus Reborn Chapter 12 – Option: Raspberry Pi Zero-W

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