Arduino + Prusa mini
Hello everybody. I have a question.
Is it possible to connect arduino insed of raspberry pi to my prusa mini?
What should I do to be able to read the printing percentage, printing time remaining?
I wanted to connect arduino to my server to be able to read this over th internet via app.
Thank you!
RE: Arduino + Prusa mini
The arduino might be able to talk talk to the printer, but I'm not aware of any libraries to make automating stuff easier. I think if you connect a cable to the micro-usb port on the side, the mini shows up as a serial device, but I'm just guessing based on some stuff I've seen in Cura Slicer.
However, there may be a even easier solution. You can hook up an ethernet cable directly to the Mini, and then point a browser at its IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.76 or something like that) and it will provide a web page with printing status, bed had nozzle temperatures, etc. Sadly you can't control the mini from that interface. I've been meaning to reverse engineer the javascript that it spits out to try to figure out the API for the raw data, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Maybe someone already has and I'm not aware of it.
If you don't have a spare ethernet port, or if running CAT 6 to the printer is impractical, then you might be able to use a microcontroller with both ethernet and wifi to create a bridge, though again that's not trivial.
// Mitch
RE: Arduino + Prusa mini
Aaa, ok, i understand. I also had an idea to take data from Ethernet interface, but the problem is still cable, that is kinda far from my printer.
I will try to make some experiments with Arduino, may be I will able to get some data.
Thank you!
RE: Arduino + Prusa mini
https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Firmware-Buddy/tree/master/doc/ESP
even an old man can learn new things 🙂
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RE: Arduino + Prusa mini
Eeeee, could you please decipher what is it?
Thank you!
RE: Arduino + Prusa mini
It is the Prusa MINI connection option to WIFI for advanced users who can programm.
even an old man can learn new things 🙂
Standard I3 mk3s, MMU2S, Prusa Enclosure, Fusion 360, PrusaSlicer, Windows 10
PRUSA MINI+ Prusalink + Prusa Connect
RE: Arduino + Prusa mini
Ok great, I can program). But as I understand, I have to build my own firmware, than break something on prusa's mother board to upload custom firmware, that I don't really want to do.
RE: Arduino + Prusa mini
The arduino might be able to talk talk to the printer, but I'm not aware of any libraries to make automating stuff easier. I think if you connect a cable to the micro-usb port on the side, the mini shows up as a serial device, but I'm just guessing based on some stuff I've seen in Cura Slicer.
However, there may be a even easier solution. You can hook up an ethernet cable directly to the Mini, and then point a browser at its IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.76 or something like that) and it will provide a web page with printing status, bed had nozzle temperatures, etc. Sadly you can't control the mini from that interface. I've been meaning to reverse engineer the javascript that it spits out to try to figure out the API for the raw data, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Maybe someone already has and I'm not aware of it.
If you don't have a spare ethernet port, or if running CAT 6 to the printer is impractical, then you might be able to use a microcontroller with both ethernet and wifi to create a bridge, though again that's not trivial.
// Mitch
Thanks for the advice, it helped me too!
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