Closed parsko41 closed 3 years ago
OllisGit
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3 years ago Hi @parskofamily,
I like the idea, (already tracked in #4)
I also have all the needed hardware lying on my desk (loadcell, esp32, ...), but I have no time to work on it. It looks like you are also a python developer....maybe you can work on it and make an PR.
What do you think?
BR Olli
parsko41
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3 years ago I was kinda hoping you'd ask. I've been using Octoprint now for a few years. I've been writing Python now for nearly the same time. I've been wanting to automate more stuff in Octoprint (an independent Z home/level process is one I've been thinking about for a while). So, I'm motivated.
My primary issue is that I don't really know how to manage Github, forking, etc... I am also not familiar with the structure of a plugin (yet). I am becoming more familiar after having made some changes to the filament_scale code last night. And, I've been looking over your code in Github today. I am also not familiar with Java. I can tweak existing code, but no experience to generate code. As such, I may need some advice on that front.
In theory, this "should be as easy" as removing the "parsing" portion of your code, and replacing the _calculate_weight on line 198 of init.py with something that points to a read of the load cell. Maybe a reverse calculation to get remaining length? Not sure yet. I'm assuming all the rest could be left the same?
I guess I need to fork it and figure out how to manage that stuff. Been wanting to figure that out for work reasons to. I use Python to automate test fixtures and stitch together hardware that doesn't normally want to be stuck together. At some point, I need to start using GIT code management.
Thoughts?
-Parsko
PS - I've been playing around with the spool manager today, I like it. What is newer, filament manager or spool manager? Are they both current? They seem identical?
OllisGit
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3 years ago There is good tutorial about developing OctoPrint-Plugins: https://docs.octoprint.org/en/master/plugins/gettingstarted.html
or I made a kind of scratch-pad about some OP things (Setup PyCharm-IDE)...https://github.com/OllisGit/OctoPrint-KnowledgeBase/wiki/Setup-IDE
Major difference between Spool - and Filamentmanager Fila: Option for external Database, MultiTool-Support Spool: More fields for a spool, better UI, ( no external and no multitool, yet )
Hi guys,
I just installed an HX711 onto my printer, and was able to get the filament_scale plugin to work last night. I had to modify the code to work with python 3, and managed to do so.
I had a thought of combining it with your spoolManager. I reviewed some code, and seems to be an easy thing. Not sure if it has been requested, or if possible. I am now up to 10 spools in my inventory (not as much as most it seems). I would love to use my load cell to keep the weight up to date versus parsing Gcode. Seems way easier, and is only two pins on the Pi.
Thoughts?
-Parsko