OctoPi Kit for 3D Printing

Insert SD card to PC, save G-Code, eject SD card, go to the printer, insert SD card, and use front panel controls to start the print. Sound familiar? It's a pretty tedious way to control a 3D Printer, especially in this day and age of IoT devices. We have put together a no-nonsense Raspberry Pi kit that will get you printing simply from the comfort of your internet browser on a local network PC. Now the above process looks more like slice, save, and print. Right from your PC. It runs a Linux distribution called OctoPi, which has all the software loaded that allows you to host your 3D Printer on your local network and simply log in to a webpage to control it. The Raspberry Pi will take your G-Code and send it to print (much the same as printing via USB).

We have put together this handy kit ourselves, we also have a Great guide to help you in setting up and integrating your OctoPi kit, check out our handy guide!

Not only will you have control of your printer, but you will also be able to view a live stream from the included camera board via the printer host software, OctoPrint. This enables you to view your printer's status in real time! Perfect for busy makers! To get started with OctoPi just follow our Setting up your OctoPi Kit tutorial and you’ll be up and running in no time.

Our OctoPi kit contains:

• Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
• Official Raspberry Pi 3 Power Supply
• SD Card with OctoPi Installed
• Black Pi 3 Case
• Raspberry Pi Camera Board v2
• Camera Ribbon 450mm Cable

Notes:

• The PSU may be white or black based on the availability
• The Camera's minimum focus distance is 75cm

The main consideration when making the decision in a network interface is the required speed and intended use. If you are looking to stream from the included camera board, you will be using around 2-3 MB/s of your wireless router's bandwidth to do so, which can bog down your local network pretty fast. Obviously using an Ethernet cable is going to be much better for this purpose but sometimes it is an impractical option, either way, our kit will have you covered.

Once assembled, you can log in to your Octoprint from any browser on your local network and begin printing remotely. With a few extra steps, you can do so from outside your network, allowing you to print from any device anywhere in the world.

If you are curious about how to do this yourself additional information is available in our Remote Printing with our OctoPi tutorial.