Reconnect the power supply and open OctoPrint by going to. In Raspberry Pi Imager:ĬHOOSE OS: Select Other specific purpose OS, followed by 3D printing. Now we can go ahead and install OctoPi to the SD card. Open Raspberry Pi Imager and connect your microSD card to your usual computer using a microSD card adapter. You can download it to your usual computer here. Raspberry Pi Imager is available for free for Windows, macOS, Ubuntu for x86, and Raspberry Pi OS. We’re going to use an application called Raspberry Pi Imager to write Raspberry Pi OS to our microSD card. If you plan to use an older model, you’ll need a micro USB power supply instead. With this model you will need a USB-C power supply. While older Raspberry Pi devices are supported by OctoPrint, we’ll be using a 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 for our tutorial, because this will give you a faster, smoother experience. Choosing the right Raspberry Pi and accessories We’ll refer to this as “your usual computer”, to distinguish it from the Raspberry Pi computer that you are setting up for retro gaming. Raspberry Pi camera or USB webcam (optional)įor the initial SD card setup, you’ll also need:Īnother computer connected to your network.

USB cable (this will depend on your printer).

If you plan to use a camera and save timelapse recordings of your prints, you’ll need a larger capacity card)

microSD card (we recommend a minimum storage size of 8GB.

Suitable power supply (depending on model of Raspberry Pi - see Choosing the right Raspberry Pi below).

Here’s everything you need to know to get started!

Control and manage your 3D printer and more using OctoPrint and Raspberry Pi.

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