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wifi conecting?

Posted by munchit1

munchit1

wifi conecting?
January 06, 2016 07:46AM

Registered: 9 years ago
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hi all, sorry if its the rong section but..

is it yet posable to just plug a wifi int a 3d printer?

(i dont mean buy a read made with the added feature though..literally, buy a wifi and conect it up?)

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dc42

Re: wifi conecting?
January 06, 2016 10:04AM

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If you have Duet electronics, then yes. You connect the Ethernet port to a TPLink WR710N or similar WiFi to Ethernet bridge.

There is also a thread on the Developers section on how to connect RADDS or Duet electronics to WiFi using a low-cost ESP8266 module.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/06/2016 04:12PM by dc42.

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Disclosure: I design Duet electronics and work on RepRapFirmware, [duet3d.com].

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munchit1

Re: wifi conecting?
January 06, 2016 02:27PM

Registered: 9 years ago
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thank you dc42 i'll have a ganders there.

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Dust

Re: wifi conecting?
January 06, 2016 07:18PM

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Most use a raspberry pi running octoprint as a printer server. This can be wifi or cabled, your choice... (printer is still connected to usb)

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munchit1

Re: wifi conecting?
January 07, 2016 06:37AM

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the idia was to isolate the printer to save killing any ports.

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dc42

Re: wifi conecting?
January 07, 2016 07:06AM

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I presume you are referring to the risk of killing USB ports due to transients on the ground loop you get when you connect a printer and a PC via USB. Wired ethernet is another good solution, because it provides galvanic isolation, unlike USB.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2016 07:59AM by dc42.

Large delta printer [miscsolutions.wordpress.com], E3D tool changer, Robotdigg SCARA printer, Crane Quad and Ormerod

Disclosure: I design Duet electronics and work on RepRapFirmware, [duet3d.com].

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munchit1

Re: wifi conecting?
January 07, 2016 07:51AM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 159

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dc42
I presume you are referring to the risk of killing USB ports due to transients on the ground loop[ you get when you connect a printer and a PC via USB. Wired ethernet is another good solution, because it provides galvanic isolation, unlike USB.