Headless Reprap using Raspberry pi + LCD + Pronsole + Python

Ive got a Reprap Huxley with a Melzi board. Unfortunately i cant install a LCD controller to it cheaply (£40 for Panalolu2). I was thinking of buildig a simple Python script that could control the printer using Pronsole, after receiving input from a rotary encoder, buttons etc and even output values such as temp to a 16x2 LCD. Has anyone tried this? Any input on the practicality of this will be appreciated.


Thanks

Why not just use pronsole over SSH? That is what I do. If you run pronsole under 'screen' then you can log out of SSH and pronsole keeps running.

Andy

Hmm, i did try that, but the whole idea of a completely self contained LCD driven Printer just looks more appealing to me. Having a PC to start a print on the Pi is a bit redundant as the Pi can take care of that itself.

Is there any way i can just make Pronterface/Pronsole output the current temperature to a LCD?

Pronsole does a lot more than just start prints. A LCD and knob will be very limited in functionality in comparison.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/24/2014 05:26PM by ajayre.