Control the printer via Prusa Link and Home Assistant
I would like to have some basic control over the printer via PrusaLink and Home Assistant. There are buttons to cancel and pause a print job, but what about other things when the printer is idle?
First, I would really like to have a button to cool down the printer before turning it off (I have it connected in a smart plug). Home Assistant can take care of the "turn off" part, but how to tell the printer to cool down?
Also, it would be nice to have some control over the lights in the printer (Core One), e.g., set the intensity when printing or idle (maybe even set the color/efect of the RGB strip) -- I would like to adjust the light in the printer to match the current scene in the room around the printer (controlled via Home Assistant). I know it may sound a bit silly, but it would really help the beautiful printer to blend into home decor 🙂
Even more advanced thing would be to send custom gcode (e.g., to control GPIO board), set min/max fan speed, enable/disable silent mode, etc. Ideally, everything in the printer settings should be available via Prusa Link (and Home Assistant integration).
What do you think?
RE: Control the printer via Prusa Link and Home Assistant
I agree!
I started with BambuLab A1 Mini and switched to Prusa Core One. The Bambulab HACS Integration provides so much control, whereas the PrusaLink integration has just a few entities. I expected so much more. I would like to initiate the filament change via command, or turning the motor off (it doesn't switch it off automatically after a print).
RE: Control the printer via Prusa Link and Home Assistant
+1
I have been waiting for a better integration for Home Assistant, it does not exist. It is so basic.
RE: Control the printer via Prusa Link and Home Assistant
Things need to be present in the PrusaLink in the firmware, which is lacking some functionalities. Without it you cannot have anything more decent in other integrations.
Maybe some day we will see PrusaConnect addon, that would be awesome.
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