meltingplot.duet-simplyprint-connector 0.0.20

Simplyprint.io connector for 3D printers running Duet firmware.

This package provides a connector between a Duet based 3D printer and the Simplyprint.io cloud service.

The communication is using the Duet HTTP API. See https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/wiki/HTTP-requests for more details.

Status

This package is in an early stage of development. It is not yet feature complete and may contain bugs.

Supported features:

• Printer registration

• Printer status update

• Webcam snapshot livestream

• GCode receiving

• File downloading

• Printer control (start, pause, resume, cancel)

• Self Upgrading VIA G-Code M997

• Device healts update

• Bed leveling

Missing features:

• Filament Sensor

• PSU Control

• GCode Macros / Scripts [not yet implemented by Simplyprint.io for Duet]

• GCode terminal [not yet implemented by Simplyprint.io for Duet]

• Receive messages from Printer in Simplyprint.io [not yet implemented by Simplyprint.io for Duet]

Installation

sudo apt-get install git ffmpeg python3-venv gcc g++ make python3-dev
cd ~
mkdir mp_duet_simplyprint_connector
cd mp_duet_simplyprint_connector
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
pip install meltingplot.duet_simplyprint_connector
# see next section for content of config.json
simplyprint config new
vi ~/.config/SimplyPrint/DuetConnector.json
sudo ln -s ~/mp_duet_simplyprint_connector/venv/bin/simplyprint /usr/local/bin/simplyprint
sudo cp ~/mp_duet_simplyprint_connector/venv/simplyprint-connector.service /etc/systemd/system
# change service file to match user and group and working dir, e.g. tim tim /home/tim/mp_duet_simplyprint_connector
sudo vi /etc/systemd/system/simplyprint-connector.service
sudo systemctl enable simplyprint-connector.service
sudo systemctl start simplyprint-connector.service

Content of DuetConnector.json

[
    {
        "id": null,
        "token": null,
        "name": null,
        "in_setup": true,
        "short_id": null,
        "public_ip": null,
        "unique_id": "...",
        "duet_uri": "IP_OF_YOUR_DUET",
        "duet_password": "reprap",
        "webcam_uri": "http://URI_OF_WEBCAM_SNAPSHOT_ENDPOINT/snapshot"
    }
]

Usage of Meltingplot Duet Simplyprint Connector

• Create a configuration with simplyprint config new

• Edit the configuration file ~/.config/SimplyPrint/DuetConnector.json

• Start the duet simplyprint connector with simplyprint start or systemctl start simplyprint-connector.service

• Add the printer via the Simplyprint.io web interface.