Awesome! I’m excited to get it going this weekend. Great work!
Such a cool project! Thank you for your hard work. No need to wear a cape for you to be a hero! It feels like it has reached a dev stage with just barely enough documentation across snapace, multiace, post-apocalyptic, and blackfrogkok GitHub threads to guide my smooth brain through python scripts, serial com11, SSH, SCP, micro-molex-to-usb wiring and firmware+multiace mod combinations to occasionally succeed.
So Far I have One Ace 2 pro able to act as dryer plus feeder for U1 tools 1-4, with successful implementation of max V 1.3 pax firmware version. I don’t know why but I get “klipper failed to start” issues 8 times out of 10 after multiace firmware combo flash or pax+ SCP bash multiace. I can restore stock behavior 10/10 by just reflashing pax, so failure is always an option. 1.3FW is sufficient until I understand more of tech subtitles.
I want to learn at this level to get a semi-user-friendly experience where I can have 4 permanent ready spools in ACE, but then have quick ability to retract/disable one to be fed by stock feeder on stock spool spot, yet have easy reload of “core four” at end of print. I would call that Single MultiAce + manual stock combo to get easier 8 spool options for 4 color prints. If I am successful, then I will try to add a refurbished Ace 1 (running $150 on ebay) to the mix to use multi capacity to provide (slow and high waste) 8 color ability, and 12 possible options (8 ACE + 4 manual stock).
Is my description accurate of possible implementation combinations or am I extrapolating past achievable capability?
Adding install advice in case others are idiots like me and going round in circles: Install multiace under lava ssh login and not root login so printer (which uses lava) has permissions to access the needed files.
Hi, thank you!
ok, i think the readme uses root already.. It will check that and warn if not …
About your Stock, ACE Setup: It’s possible already, just switch bewteen normal and multi mode.
Unload and Restart is needed, thats it.
Hello,
I hope you can help me. I’ve tried to execute the DnG Ace Pro installation and have managed to really lock up my U1. I can see the U1 from its URL locally, but I can’t make any changes, It refuses to calibrate and is stuck at that point in the cycle. I have a 0003-0522-0000-0003 erro message showing a configuration load anomaly. I have tried to restore factory settings as the screen recommends, without success. Please help a NewB who should have left well enough alone. I’m using the latest Paxx firmwear.
Hi, sorry, but i have no knowledge regarding DNG Crafts Firmware, maybe make it an issue there or ask Snapmaker support.. I think there is an emgency flash prodcedure, but never did that. Look up the snapmaker wiki https://wiki.snapmaker.com/
I have been trying, for some time, to get this to work, but am unable to get the install to persist through a reboot. I have enabled advanced mode and root access, but every time the printer boots, it wipes the install and I have to start over. Is there a step I am missing?
You have to do a shh connection to the printer and send touch /oem/.debug then restart, enter wifi again, install. Or just download a firmware bin and flash it, no ssh needed…
I’ll give that a go. Thank you!
Since the very first version I have been asked about this “occasionally”, so I finally sat down and built it: ACE per head mode, which gives you 7 colors from a single ACE.
For now it works with one ACE only (either V1 or V2). It ships as a prerelease and comes without support. I am setting up a sticky feedback thread in the Issues, and I would love to hear how it works out for you.
Just select head mode in config (tested with head 4 only, but selectable) and connect complete ACE with a 4in1 combiner to that head. Remaining Feeders work like Stock-Mode.