What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?  

RE:

I assume you already have a Raspberry Pi if you have Raspberry Pi Camera V2, so the easiest way to do it is just to use my shell script in a loop to send images to PrusaConnect.

See https://forum.prusa3d.com/forum/postid/702311/

In this case this is a CSI camera.

RE: What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?

ESP32CAM,  cost about 6 pounds/euros/dollars https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254810284860

This is my design for a mk4 mount which you can adapt to the mini as I've included a Fusion file, includes links to required software: https://www.printables.com/model/668369-esp32-cam-case-and-mount-for-mk4

RE: What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?

The idea would be to go away from the Pi and repurpose it for another thing, plan was to use a "standalone" camera.

RE: What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?

Have a look at the ESP32Cam then, dirt cheap and gives all you need for remotely keeping an eye on a print.

RE: What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?

Ok this is exactly what I'm looking for, very nice project to follow.

Thank you for the help 

RE: What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?

what if we just want to use a LAN and not go out on the internet (watch from another room in the house)?

Thanks in advance for your response.

RE: What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?

Esp32 cameras work by default in local networks only, they expose basic web services available locally for video stream and camera snapshot.

You can expose it to internet services but that's another story.

RE: What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?

Thanks KaszpiR,

Do you guys have a procedure for installing one on the MK?  I am not electronically skilled.  Type of ESP32 and connection point information would be appreciated.  Maybe there are instructions somewhere in this forum?

RE: What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?

try this Link 
https://lastminuteengineers.com/getting-started-with-esp32-cam/

I bought 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155761260422?var=456239550520

And after programming with Arduino IDE, it works for me. 

regards Joan

RE: What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?

I'll just want to point out some things here:
- esp32 device + camera - there are various producers of both devices, mostly they work with each other and the software installed on esp32 device
- you can install different types of firmware (software on the device) that runs on that device - such as dedicated esp32 camera via Arduiono or ESPHome projects.

Initial install of the device usually requires physical access to the device via USB (that is you force installation of the firmware on the device) or connecting to its WiFi and then reconfiguring device (you usually just reconfigure the device that was already pre-configured)

RE: What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?

Thanks KaszpiR.  I enjoy studying and learning new things.  This will be quite interesting.

Aubrey

RE: What's the cheapest and easy camera for Mini on Prusa Connect?

One more thing - ESP cameras need no connection to your printer - they are totally standalone WiFi devices, you can point it on anything (like a wall to see paint dry).