Beagle Print 3d Printer Camera Review - Actually Better Than Octoprint??
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- If you've ever looked at Octoprint but thought that it all sounds really complicated then this video is for you. Wouldn't it be good if there was a way to carry on with your day while still being able to see what your printer was up to when you're not around to watch it and also get great time lapse videos? The Beagle Print wifi camera from Mintion says that it can do all of this as well and possibly even better than Octoprint. Let's find out if that's true.
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***I was wrong! You can now use your Beagle Camera to monitor your 3d printer from outside of your home network using the app. Now I'm really impressed!!***
Ok now with the updates makes this a decent option, but OctoPrint is still just SO much more powerful and flexible. Open Source is where it's at for me, but this rpoduct is cool for people who don't want to learn anything past setting up an app and getting back to printing. I was just about to type that it probably has it's work cut out for it to ever compare to OctoPrint, then I read the comment before mine. As a Prusa user, I'll never own a "Beagle". 🐶
Your review is one of the reasons I bought a Beagle Camera. I've had it for a week and no problems. Thanks for the tip about the tape on the USB pin to cut power to the printer, saves me from unplugging the Beagle before turning on the printer.
Great, glad you like yours too👍
Thank you for this, just got my Ender S1 Pro and after watching your set up videos it’s perfect and now I’ve ordered this camera too!
Enjoy!
I bought it and it makes the job ! Cool stuff !
Usually people cut cable, very nice use of the tape. I always watch your videos for great tips that aren't found elsewhere!
I much prefer the tape method as it's not permanent. Thanks for the great comment👍
This is exactly what I've been looking for as I looked at octoprint and thought it was way to complex. just ordered one with the code, £68.33 with free shipping to UK. Not bad at all for camera and software, basically turns my dumb printer into a smart wifi printer. I hope you get an affiliate kickback! :)
Great, I hope you like yours as much as I like mine 👍
Will the work with the entina time 2s printer
Does the Beagle also work with another firmware like for example the Professional Firmware or JyersUi ?
Great Content,by the way
Yes, I tested with Jyers but should work fine with Professional firmware too.
Where can I find the explanation/video about the USB backpower issue. I have a USB type B connection, will this cable still result in the same symptom?
please make a video about octo4A
I just got one of these.. My first Timelapse I messed it up via moving it around while doing the Timelapse as I knew halfway through I was not in the right spot and then I accidentally had it set too far to the left but still came out awesome.. Next one will be even better Need to print an arm for mine :) I will be posting my mess today (3 day print) on my channel and yes I know its stringing.. I keep fighting with this printer over that.. Sovol anyone :) I was able to download the Timelapse via cellular when not at home..
I’ve been using security camera for some time now. I can’t control the printer but I can view what’s happening from anywhere. For many people it’s all they need. Just wanted to mention that option
what good is it going to do if you are away and you see something sus sounds useless to me
Remote monitoring means "within running distance" to deal with any issues (particularly thermal runaway). Monitoring outside the house (re: shopping) is a bit mad. But at least you'd have video to prove to the insurance company that they don't need to pay out since the fire was started by an unattended printer.
I have used Alfred on an old phone to monitor prints. But this does look good.
What’s that? Can’t find anything about it?
hello, nice video my friend, by chance did you do some 3d printing with more than one color using pause or Z-offset in Cura using beagle application, it doesn't work for me, completely ignore the gcode.
Hi, I'm pretty sure I've done colour changes using the M600 colour change command sending the file from the Beagle. Works the same as straight from the SD card as far as I know. Have you tried the exact same file from the SD card?
@@RickyImpey I did exactly the same as I always do using the card, but it doesn't pause to change the filament...
I believe that could be to do with firmware configuration. What firmware are you running?
And also what 3d printer?
I have had this camera for about 2 months now since i was not about to spend $100 or more for the pi. The camera works well enough. Sometimes the camera stops sending video and i have to restart it after it finishes a print and sometimes the controls dont work from my phone so i just restart the app.
Thanks Robert, I haven't had any of that with mine yet. It's good to get more people's opinion.
For me, the Octoprint 4a for android is the cat's meow. We all have old phones (which in my case is more powerful that a raspberry pi 4) and setup is very simple! That said, this product will certainly be more suitable for many folk.
I've found it a bit hit and miss depending on what phone you use. Also, charging while connected to your printer can be a real challenge. What setup do you have when it comes to charging?
Big problem is it won't connect to my anet et5x
Hi there, thank you for the video, great idea... I use to have a octo farm, and yes this is easier for must people, even that I found a way to set up my octo farm and so on. Simple and easy.
But your discount code don't work, so I paid the full price anyway ;)
Hi, the code has worked for others, did you use the first link or Amazon?
@@RickyImpey I used the Amazon link. How much was the discount anyway ?
So when I used your amazon link, will you get some from the purchase ?
Anyway, thank you for your geat videos and keep them coming :) Liked and subscribed from my end.
@@euroriderdk Yes I get a little from Amazon thanks. The discount is around $5 whatever that works out to where you are buying from. Not massive unfortunately but the best I could negotiate.
The biggest problem with using octoprint now is the manufacturer has raised the prices of the pi out of most peoples budget.
discount code did not work
The discount code isn't valid anymore 😭
Beagle cam stopt my prints randomly for about 1 second. And no, i am not talking about timelaps.
It is happening if u try to print round objects. Like a zylinder. The cam can not handle this.
With the sd card directly in my printer i had no problems.
That's interesting, I haven't had that issue myself but I did have it with octoprint on a raspberry pi when using it with my Creality CR10S Pro. What printer are you using it with? I put it down to the 8 bit board on mine but I don't know for sure.
@@RickyImpey i have a ender 3 v2.
@@D.TH.87 Yes, mine is definitely works fine with my Ender 3 V2.
@@D.TH.87 maybe the firmware on your printer conflicts for whatever reason
@@England91 maybe
Klipper mode
I'd recommend to buy a Prusa printer so you don't need a camera at all. Because it just works. Fire and forget.
My printer just works as well. I still like to monitor prints as sometimes I can fail beyond what printer can do
Stuff that, at $70 they can keep it. even the discount will not help because of the shipping since it is a American product. Not a replacement for the PI which again is silly costing.
Not sure which website you went to but I got GBP price, company appears to be in China and delivery was free.
That's actually cheaper than I thought it'll be.
Checked Pi prices and you're not gonna build one CLOSE to that price even if you can find each piece in stock. Seems to be kits in stock mostly (pi+case+power cable etc), and then you'll need to add the cost of a camera too.
I'd say right now, for anyone that doesn't have a pi, and just wants to remotely monitor/start prints this is actually a pretty good product.
I got a pi with octoprint on my CR6-SE. Not because i'm interested in timelapse, it's because the SD card reader on it is a joke. Constantly faults, so have to print directly from the pi. Seems to be a fairly common issue on the CR6-SE from my googles. So I guess there's another reason someone might want this (assuming it can print directly from the camera without uploading to the printers SD card).
The ease of use is also huge imo. I looked at octolapse to test the moving the hot end for taking a timelapse. But boy is the setup daunting. Yeah I've found tutorials, but it's simply too much effort. I gotta dick around enough with 3d printing, so not worth it for me.
@@bruddaozzo I can confirm that you can bypass the printers SD card and send g-code files directly from your computer or phone through the Beagle to your printer. I use this feature a lot as my office is upstairs in my house and my printers are out in my workshop. The times I've walked back up to the office and realise I've forgotten the SD card I need🙄
Hi can you please tell me how to set z hop on ender 3 S1 pro?
After the first layer my printer prints in air
Hi, z hop is just a setting that tells the nozzle to lift up a set distance when it is not extruding material. It should then drop down again when it starts extruding. I would be surprised if that was your issue. Is this happening with the Beagle camera?
@@RickyImpey no this happens when I use octolapse from octoprint
@@viralvids2480 Does it do it when you put the same g-code file on the SD card straight into your printer?
@@RickyImpey yes I directly give prints from octoprint
@@viralvids2480 Sure, but I'm trying to see if your issue is caused by the whole of Octoprint or just the Octolapse plugin.