Remote Surveillance of 3d printers

3D Fabrication
#101

That lion is going to miss its camera.

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#102

Lol, that picture has gotten way more air time than I ever expected. If youā€™re curious about its source:

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#103

All 4 are back to the lion. I tried a quick power cycle of the electronics on lefty, Iā€™ve found that works on my personal printer but no dice this time. They are also all in use or Iā€™d try a bit of troubleshooting.

#104

Usually rebooting the Pi works to resolve the camera issue. Donā€™t pull the microUSB plug on the Pi itself, you can usually reboot it from the GUI.

#105

@jphelps ~ Thanks for taking the time to let us know. Any time something doesnā€™t seem to be working as expected, it would be most helpful if you would open a ticket. That will ensure we are aware of the issue (since we donā€™t monitor the TALK forums for trouble reports), as well as help us with tracking of issues, etcā€¦

As @themitch22 pointed out, restarting the Pi associated with the camera that isnā€™t synchronizing with the status page will usually resolve the issue. That being said, as he mentioned, please ONLY use the GUI (the option on the OctoPrint Web Interface) to restart it - NEVER unplug the cables. The restart option will be in the upper right corner of the web page for the printer. Naturally, they should only be restarted when they are not currently printing. If restarting the Pi via the Web Interface does not resolve the issue, please open a ticket.

Thanks!
Lisa
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#106

To be able to see if printers are currently in use, I have made the 3D Printer Status Overview page accessible externally from the Internet again.

Some things to keep in mind:

  • The cameras are going to be replaced, so all of the cameras are currently OFFLINE; however, you will be able to see the Printer Status and get an idea how much time is remaining on the current print job.

  • The page is NOT very pretty at the moment. I was going to work on making it fit better, as well as add additional 3D Fab related information (upcoming classes, notices, etcā€¦) on it; but, Mitch mentioned that he would like to work on redesigning it. In the meantime, it is clunky but functional. :wink: :slight_smile:

  • Even if it appears that a print job is almost complete and the printer may become available, please remember that there is often a queue. Also, even if a printer is available ā€œat the momentā€ that you check it, there is no guarantee that it will still be available by the time you get to the 3D Fab room.

The URL is still: https://dallasmakerspace.org/3dfab at this time. (It may change in the near future. If it does, we will let you know.)

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Thanks!
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A suggestion ( and some more characters for no reason )
9.22 status of 3d printers?
Anyone at the space right now 9.26? 3.22pm
#107

Kudos for the ā€œcamera offlineā€ filler picā€¦

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#108

We need something like this with an image of a big copier for the Samsungā€¦

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#109

Can the link to the status overview page be posted on the wiki? I looked but couldnā€™t find it there.

I also changed the status of Righty to inoperable on the Tool Status page. Yesterday as someone was printing, it would stop mid-print and the hotend wouldnā€™t keep temperature. Iā€™m not sure if anyone has evaulated it today, but the whiteboard on top says ā€œofflineā€

#110

The current lion eating a camera image was Seanā€™s idea (@zootboy - Remote Surveillance of 3d printers)ā€¦ :slight_smile:

I was going to to make different images for Midnight and Mendy to indicate that they donā€™t have camera feeds at allā€¦ I may just wait until Mitch does the redesign.

#111

@merissa, I thought it had been at one pointā€¦ Regardless, you are absolutely more than welcome to post a link to it on the wiki if youā€™d likeā€¦ Thanks!

#112

I would also like to possibly tie the status page into iTop so we can show current trouble tickets when the printers are down so people know which one is down and when.

#113

FWIW, it would say all 3D printers are currently down.

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#114

Toucheā€™

I hope to be at the makerspace tonight, if Far Lefty is back, Iā€™ll start velcoā€™ing the webcams to the Polyprinters so the webcams will be active.

I donā€™t want to go through the effort of removing the lifecams that are already on the polyprinters, unless thereā€™s an issue with the viewing angle of the new cams.

#115

Just to be clear, I think 3DFab does a great job keeping the printers up, itā€™s just not obvious from a ticket system PoV :slight_smile:

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