1 Topic by seven2099

  • seven2099
  • Member
  • Offline
  • Registered: 2015-03-03
  • Posts: 101

Topic: What is the microSD card slot for? How to use it?

Hello

Anyone have a clue about this?

What is the microSD card slot for? How to use it?

Thanks

2 Reply by carl_m1968 (edited by carl_m1968 2015-08-12 03:05:47)

  • carl_m1968
  • carl_m1968
  • Member
  • Offline
  • From: Far North almost not Dallas
  • Registered: 2014-10-17
  • Posts: 6,512

Re: What is the microSD card slot for? How to use it?

seven2099 wrote:

Hello

Anyone have a clue about this?

What is the microSD card slot for? How to use it?

Thanks

If your printer has and LCD control then you can access gcode files that you put on an sdcard and print them directly without a PC having to be connected to the printer. It allows the printer to operate in stand alone mode. But you do need an LCD that is compatible with your controller to access them.

Printing since 2009 and still love it!
Anycubic 4MAX best $225 ever invested.
Voxelabs Proxima SLA. 6 inch 2k Mono LCD.
Anycubic Predator, massive Delta machine. 450 x 370 print envelope.

3 Reply by seven2099

  • seven2099
  • Member
  • Offline
  • Registered: 2015-03-03
  • Posts: 101

Re: What is the microSD card slot for? How to use it?

Thanks for the quick answer.

Sad that it requires a controller because honestly, what is the point if it does not have an LCD or interface?

Anyways, cheers

4 Reply by carl_m1968

  • carl_m1968
  • carl_m1968
  • Member
  • Offline
  • From: Far North almost not Dallas
  • Registered: 2014-10-17
  • Posts: 6,512

Re: What is the microSD card slot for? How to use it?

seven2099 wrote:

Thanks for the quick answer.

Sad that it requires a controller because honestly, what is the point if it does not have an LCD or interface?

Anyways, cheers

They use boards that are used in other units and those units have display options. It is common practice to use a common board in this industry but limits its capabilities for various level units. The press being about as basic as they make of course does not get an LCD option.

Printing since 2009 and still love it!
Anycubic 4MAX best $225 ever invested.
Voxelabs Proxima SLA. 6 inch 2k Mono LCD.
Anycubic Predator, massive Delta machine. 450 x 370 print envelope.

5 Reply by Chapin

  • Chapin
  • Member
  • Offline
  • Registered: 2014-09-05
  • Posts: 17

Re: What is the microSD card slot for? How to use it?

The SD Slot on the Press is unfortunately unusable currently. I saw somewhere that it is a future feature to be able to use it, but I've not heard anything about a firmware upgrade to enable it as of yet.