Tag: OctoPrint
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Installing OctoPrint on a Radxa Zero 512MB: A Headless Success Story
If you’re looking for a compact, affordable, and energy-efficient board to run your 3D printer server, the Radxa Zero 512MB is an ideal candidate. Despite the low RAM and minimal resources, this little ARM-based board can handle OctoPrint headless installations with some patience and careful configuration. In this post, I’ll detail my experience from start…
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The Long Road to Perfect Color Changes on My TwoTrees SP-5 V3 3D Printer
After spending days troubleshooting my TwoTrees SP-5 V3 3D printer with the high-speed upgrade kit, I finally achieved smooth, flawless color changes. This journey took me through multiple firmware versions, slicer experiments, and plenty of trial and error. What began as a simple goal—printing multi-color objects using OrcaSlicer—turned into a deep technical dive into Marlin firmware, motion…
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Finally: True Wi-Fi Control for My TwoTrees SP-5 V3 with OctoPrint
For almost a week, I went down the rabbit hole trying to get Wi-Fi control and file upload working properly on my TwoTrees SP-5 V3 3D printer with the MKS Robin Nano V3.1 board.Everywhere I looked, people mentioned “ESP32 Wi-Fi modules,” “serial bridges,” or “custom firmware,” but nothing seemed to provide a stable, two-way connection…