April 11, 2021
Description
If you are using BLTouch, that you have free switch from the Z-stop and you can use this as the Filament sensor upgrade for your printer if you have Creality Ender Machine and control via Raspberry Pi with Octoprint! If the filament run out the machine will be pased until you fullfill new filament and you will print again.
What you will needed:
Printed 4 parts of holder - attachment to the Vslot 20x20 mm
2 screws M3x10 mm with Imbus head 3 (and the imbus wrench)
1 connector 2.54 3pin 2.54mm Pitch (SN-28B/SN-01bm Crimping Tool)
6 pins to the 2.54 connector
3 1p connectors for GPIO on the raspi or a solder
50 cm log cabel with 3 wires (based on model of your printer and your solution of Raspi)
This plugin for the Octoprint https://github.com/Red-M/Octoprint-Filament-Sensor-ng
3 inner cable cover https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4823451
Final version on the https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/tool/filament-runout-sensor-for-ender3-estop-d3arts
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution
d3arts
