Teaching Tech | Get more out of Marlin & Octoprint with these lesser known tips - Macros, auto-start, custom menus @TeachingTech | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 2 days ago
Marlin and Octoprint make a powerful 3D printing combo. In this video, I present some lesser known tips and tricks to make them even better. We cover things like autostarting gcode when the printer boots, gcode macros for saving time, custom LCD menus and host commands to let Marlin and Octoprint talk to each other properly.
With these tips combined, we can set up a 3D printer for toolchanging, and perform previously unavailable functions from the printer's LCD like resetting the mainboard and shutting down the Raspberry Pi safely.
Let me know if you wan to see a part 2 with more unknown tips and tricks.
0:00 Introduction
Guide to Marlin firmware set up: youtu.be/eq_ygvHF29I
Guide to setting up Octoprint: youtu.be/h--RLbvQKYc
Guide to connecting to your printer via terminal: teachingtechyt.github.io/troubleshooting.html#terminal
0:53 Backing up settings
Marlin M503 reference: marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M503.html
1:20 Autostart commands
Marlin Autostart reference: marlinfw.org/docs/features/autostart.html
Marlin M117 reference: marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M117.html
3:59 What are macros?
4:37 Marlin macro firmware setup
6:01 Marlin macro setting and execution
Marlin M810-M819 macro gcode reference: marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M810-M819.html
6:46 Using Autostart to load macros automatically
7:20 Octoprint Macro plugins as an alternative
Octoprint Gcode Macros Plugin: plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/gcode_macro
Sidebar Macros plugin: plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/macro
7:37 Custom menu items
Marlin M997 reference: marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M997.html
8:54 Shutting down the Pi from the Marlin LCD
Octoprint Action commands plugin: plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/actioncommands
Klipper GitHub issue thread with instructions: github.com/Klipper3d/klipper/issues/2531#issuecomment-588229093
Putty free SSH client: putty.org
Marlin M118 reference: marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M118.html
10:09 Toolchanger macros from the LCD menu
10:46 When Octoprint and Marlin don’t communicate well
12:04 Host commands in Marlin
Filament sensor simplified Octoprint plugin: plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/filamentsensorsimplified
13:09 Conclusion
Consolidated tabs Octoprint plugin: plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/consolidatedtabs
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Marlin and Octoprint make a powerful 3D printing combo. In this video, I present some lesser known tips and tricks to make them even better. We cover things like autostarting gcode when the printer boots, gcode macros for saving time, custom LCD menus and host commands to let Marlin and Octoprint talk to each other properly.
With these tips combined, we can set up a 3D printer for toolchanging, and perform previously unavailable functions from the printer's LCD like resetting the mainboard and shutting down the Raspberry Pi safely.
Let me know if you wan to see a part 2 with more unknown tips and tricks.
0:00 Introduction
Guide to Marlin firmware set up: youtu.be/eq_ygvHF29I
Guide to setting up Octoprint: youtu.be/h--RLbvQKYc
Guide to connecting to your printer via terminal: teachingtechyt.github.io/troubleshooting.html#terminal
0:53 Backing up settings
Marlin M503 reference: marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M503.html
1:20 Autostart commands
Marlin Autostart reference: marlinfw.org/docs/features/autostart.html
Marlin M117 reference: marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M117.html
3:59 What are macros?
4:37 Marlin macro firmware setup
6:01 Marlin macro setting and execution
Marlin M810-M819 macro gcode reference: marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M810-M819.html
6:46 Using Autostart to load macros automatically
7:20 Octoprint Macro plugins as an alternative
Octoprint Gcode Macros Plugin: plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/gcode_macro
Sidebar Macros plugin: plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/macro
7:37 Custom menu items
Marlin M997 reference: marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M997.html
8:54 Shutting down the Pi from the Marlin LCD
Octoprint Action commands plugin: plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/actioncommands
Klipper GitHub issue thread with instructions: github.com/Klipper3d/klipper/issues/2531#issuecomment-588229093
Putty free SSH client: putty.org
Marlin M118 reference: marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M118.html
10:09 Toolchanger macros from the LCD menu
10:46 When Octoprint and Marlin don’t communicate well
12:04 Host commands in Marlin
Filament sensor simplified Octoprint plugin: plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/filamentsensorsimplified
13:09 Conclusion
Consolidated tabs Octoprint plugin: plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/consolidatedtabs
Buy quality and affordable filament from X3D. Buy 3, get 1 free and a free sample pack with every order: www.x3d.com.au
Get Quality Resins from 3D Printers Online. 5% off storewide for Teaching Tech subscribers [Code: tech5]
https://3dprintersonline.com.au/
Take a look around and if you like what you see, please subscribe.
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