I’ve even had the ultra-cheap Sony Playstation camera working. Easiest is the official camera, which is what I would recommend. Logitech mostly work out of the box, others need some configuration. I use the official Pi camera, SainSmart clones, and also USB webcams. You will also need a camera if you want to remote control your printer with streaming video and time lapse recordings. Web cam for remote 3d print streaming and viewing The disk image is much easier, all the hard work is done for you, including setting up video streaming, etc. While you can install Octoprint manually, I recommend you get the Octopi disk image from. You might want to print my lego-compatible Raspberry Pi case 🙂 Octoprint software, or Octopi disk image I get my Pi gear from Canakit who are also available on Amazon (aff link) and the Pi Hut. Each printer, apart from the Cube3 which is wireless already, has a dedicated Pi set up. Personally, I run Octopi on several boxes, a variety of Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi 2.

Lego Compatible Raspberry Pi Case by chrisgeek – Thingiverse You don’t need the latest and greatest Raspberry Pi model, the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, but it does give you some convenience in that it comes with wifi and bluetooth on board so you don’t have to purchase a separate dongle, plus it has all the regular USB ports you will need if you want to plug in a wired keyboard and mouse, as well as the printer and USB camera, unlike the tiny Pi Zero W, which also has wifi on board, and has Bluetooth for wireless devices, but only has one USB OTB port, which will need an adapter, and maybe a USB hub to plug into your printer or a USB camera. Yes, there are people who have had more than one printer run off a single Raspberry Pi, but I wouldn’t recommend it, plus these little single board computers are not expensive! Raspberry Pi Octoprint can run on a variety of systems, but the most popular and convenient option for most people is to dedicate a Raspberry Pi to the task. Follow this guide to see how quick and easy it can be to get up and running with your Octopi powered 3d printing! What you need to run Octoprint Installing Octoprint need not be a chore on Mac or Windows. Octopi is a fantastic system for running your 3D printers remotely, using a Raspberry Pi, including built in webcam and time lapse features.

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