Buddy3D Cam Operation: ?ONLY when printer is powered on?
I just installed my Buddy cam for use with my MK4. It's got a pretty good view - and the IR works well too. But it seems to work ONLY if the printer is turned on. Is there any reason for limited operation? It's connected via WiFi, so I would think it should work any time. What's up with that?
Will Prusa enable its use without the printer?
RE: Buddy3D Cam Operation: ?ONLY when printer is powered on?
Just curious, but why would you need it on if the printer is powered off? The whole point is it's for monitoring the printer printing!?
RE: Buddy3D Cam Operation: ?ONLY when printer is powered on?
Because the camera has a great view into my lab, as well as the printer. I can’t imagine any reason to disable it when not printing.
RE: Buddy3D Cam Operation: ?ONLY when printer is powered on?
That's the problem, it is sold specifically as a Prusa Printer monitor NOT as a security camera in general. It's only job as sold is to monitor the printer while in use and so has been designed for such. Disabling it when the printer is off saves power which make it more eco friendly which is important to Prusa. I would suggest buying a more general Cam if that's what you need.
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Despite having access to every single line of code that runs on the camera, we then subjected it to extensive network testing and monitoring to ensure all communication stays strictly between the camera and our secure Prusa Connect infrastructure—nowhere else.
From the blog post, it doesn’t sound like you’ll be able to use it without a job running for security purposes.
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RE: Buddy3D Cam Operation: ?ONLY when printer is powered on?
Makes sense, but if I have PrusaConnect open, it should not matter whether either the actual printer is on or off. It’s still on my network.
RE: Buddy3D Cam Operation: ?ONLY when printer is powered on?
You would think that, but it’s Prusa’s firmware on it. If they decide the camera shouldn’t be on when the printer is not, they could turn it off due to personal security reasons. Reach out to customer service and see what they say. Mine hasn’t arrived yet, I wish I could test for you.
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RE: Buddy3D Cam Operation: ?ONLY when printer is powered on?
AFAIR PrusaConnect shows images only when the printer is on and sending telemetry. So your camera may actually send the pictures but they will not be shown ( or processed?) unless the printer is on and connected to PrusaConnect.
I have esp32 cam and exactly the same thing happens.
See my GitHub and printables.com for some 3d stuff that you may like.
RE: Buddy3D Cam Operation: ?ONLY when printer is powered on?
A few months ago I added esp32 cams to all my printers. I found them to be very unreliable, going offline all the time requiring a reboot. Plus it's only snapshots in PrusaConnect, not live streams. And with the mega monster fan of the Mk4S, the placement that worked well on the Mk4 is now unusable. I'm actually going back to the Wyze cams I used before and will be removing the ESP32's. Only downside is I need to open a separate app but will have a live streams, all the time.
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RE: Buddy3D Cam Operation: ?ONLY when printer is powered on?
You mean esp32 cameras with that custom firmware Prusa did?
I'm using esphome on them and use curl to upload images via rpi doing cron job, no issues.
See my GitHub and printables.com for some 3d stuff that you may like.
RE: Buddy3D Cam Operation: ?ONLY when printer is powered on?
You mean esp32 cameras with that custom firmware Prusa did?
Yes. Very underwhelmed.
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