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Universal 3d Printer Remote Control / Touch Interface via iPad (Instructions) by BroamChomsky
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me-b0lQUsnU -- example video!
Hi everyone, just wanted to post a short tutorial for turning an iPad into a basic remote control / touchpad control panel for your 3d printer running under Repetier Host, in under an hour. (for FREE!)
Any iPad will do. This idea was used as a method of repurposing an old iPad 1 that I had laying around, although I wouldn't be surprised if similar apps existed for Android and other tablets.
When properly set up, the remote/panel is "tethered" to your computer -- in that, anytime you open the Repetier program, your iPad will also pull open the relevant command panel. Saves a lot of hassle.
This idea mostly came about because I was looking for a way to skirt the tedium of booting up Repetier, connecting to my 3d printer, clicking through several menus, clicking the bed/extruder buttons, typing in values and so on, all just to get the printer in a warmed up and ready state. Now I can simply tap a handful of buttons on a touchscreen and the printer more or less readies itself completely in less than a couple seconds.
Also useful in calibration -- as the remote is wireless, you can use it while sitting beside your 3d printer and test out your x/y/z axis, feed plastic, play around with your fan, calibrate your rest position, just about anything else -- all without needing to be somewhere else, constantly clicking buttons on your computer.
Instructions located under "Instructions"
Hi everyone, just wanted to post a short tutorial for turning an iPad into a basic remote control / touchpad control panel for your 3d printer running under Repetier Host, in under an hour. (for FREE!)
Any iPad will do. This idea was used as a method of repurposing an old iPad 1 that I had laying around, although I wouldn't be surprised if similar apps existed for Android and other tablets.
When properly set up, the remote/panel is "tethered" to your computer -- in that, anytime you open the Repetier program, your iPad will also pull open the relevant command panel. Saves a lot of hassle.
This idea mostly came about because I was looking for a way to skirt the tedium of booting up Repetier, connecting to my 3d printer, clicking through several menus, clicking the bed/extruder buttons, typing in values and so on, all just to get the printer in a warmed up and ready state. Now I can simply tap a handful of buttons on a touchscreen and the printer more or less readies itself completely in less than a couple seconds.
Also useful in calibration -- as the remote is wireless, you can use it while sitting beside your 3d printer and test out your x/y/z axis, feed plastic, play around with your fan, calibrate your rest position, just about anything else -- all without needing to be somewhere else, constantly clicking buttons on your computer.
Instructions located under "Instructions"