15. Installing the OctoPi Software
1. Download and install Octopi from
2. Install the software onto a memory card.
3. Configure the network settings by editing /boot/octopi-wpa-supplicant.txt on the
memory card with an editor that understands unix line endings.
4. Turn off the printer and install the card into the Pi
5. Turn the printer back on, and wait for the Pi to boot.
6. If using the GPIO interface, enable the GPIO serial port using raspi-config.
a. Log into the Pi using ssh, with a username of
pi
and a password of
raspberry
$ ssh -l pi octopi.local
b. Launch the raspi-config program
$ sudo raspi-config
c. In “5. Interfacing Options / P6 Serial”, disable the login shell and enable the
serial port hardware, and exit the configuration program.
d. reboot the pi
$ sync; sudo reboot
7. If using the USB interface, connect a cable between one of the USB ports on the
Pi and the connector on the top of the Einsy case.
8. Configuring the Soft Reset (optional)
The header (if used) allows GPIO16 to be connected to ground when the reset
button is pressed.
In addition, and LED can be connected to GPIO12 which will illuminate when the Pi is
server software is active. A plugin program must be installed to ‘listen’ to this
button and control the LED.
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