Klipper
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Basics
- An advanced FDM 3D Printer Firmware
- "Klipper is a 3d-Printer firmware. It combines the power of a general purpose computer with one or more micro-controllers." (The Project's Website)
Hardware
- 1.) A Single Board Computer (or in theory at least a used low-spec computer acquired for cheap?)
- Typically:
- A Raspberry Pi Zero if not utilizing 3D Printer Webcam functionalities
- A Raspberry Pi (need to grab what model is recommended, 2/3/4 etc) if utilizing the camera and/or other more intensive features
- Typically:
- 2.) A Standard Control Board (This no longer does the calculations of G Code to various electronics as this is offloaded to the Raspberry Pi)
- (Optional) 3.) A Klipperscreen ( Raspberry Pi Touchscreen + (Most Likely 3D Printed) Enclosure + Wiring )
Interfaces
Mainsail (Software)
Fluidd
- A Fork of Mainsail
- Supposedly More Actively Developed
Internal Links
External Links
- The Clipper Documentation Website
- The GitHub Page for Klipper
- The RepRap Wiki page on Klipper
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "NERO 3D" Titled "Klipper 3d Printer Firmware - What is it? Why do I want it?" ( ~18 Minute Watch)
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "NERO 3D" Titled "Klipperscreen - The Touchscreen Interface for Klipper" (~6 Minute Watch)
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "NERO 3D" Titled "Klipper Initial Setup : Making sure things are all good before printing" (~19 Minute Watch) (Does great documentation of a Machine Startup Procedure and all the "pre flight checks" )
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "NERO 3D" Titled "Klipper and the RPI-zero, Low Cost Remote Printer Control!" (~14 Minute Watch)
- A 2020 Reddit Post on "r/Klippers" Titled "Best Klipper UI Setup?" (Mainly Discusses Fluidd and Mainsail)
- A 2022 Reddit Post on "r/VoronDesign" Titled "I've been using octoprint for a long time but wondering if there is a convincing reason to switch to Fluidd or Mainsail?"