I will post more updates once I have the parts!

A standard webcam works like a charm and has a long USB cable.

Back mounting will be truer to the g-code viewer.  This is the one I use and where I mount it
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002GP7ZT … ref=plSrch

In the meantime I found this nice camera mount for the Davinci: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1247772. I think I will modify it to make it fit to the RPi camera module, but the place seams to be ideal to place the camera and I guess XYZ had this in mind when designing the metal parts leaving holes in this area.

One more question about the camera, do someone know what is better the standard RPi camera module or the wide angle version https://www.tindie.com/products/doit/rp … le-camera/? Does someone use the RPi camera module and can share his experience with the view angle!?

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@Telemachus: Thanks for sharing!

Use a good sized SD card (16-32gigz) since all of your print files and time-lapse files will get saved to that card as well.

Follow the steps to set up your Wi-Fi password, and to expand the file system to use the entire SD card.

I keep my Raspberry Pi external to the printer, so it can be turned on and off as needed, and the wireless Wi-Fi card can be pulled out to be reset if needed. 

I think the idea of powering the Raspberry Pi off of the printer itself is silly, there are times when you want to be able to turn your printer off to work on it, but still have the octoprint server running. You always want to shut down a Linux based operating system with the proper commands, not just kill the power to it.

I would recommend just printing yourself a nice case for the Raspberry Pi, and have it external to the printer, powered off of a 2amp 5V wall charger.

As far as the webcam goes, I leave my lid open with the webcam attached to the top of the printer. That way, it is always shining down on the print. Where you put the webcam will depend on what angle you want to see your print. I angle it so that the camera looks exactly like the gcode that you see on octoprint.

Any cheap USB webcam will work. The one I have is at least 8 years old, and is by no means high definition.

My concern is more about the hardware setup, like where is the best place to put the camera or place the RPi inside the Davinci housing or outside - maybe in the back compartment ... these kind of things! This would help me buying the right parts like camera extension cables right away ... would be great if someone can share his experience adapting a print server to the Davinci!

Thanks!

I would like to install a RPi as a printserver as well and would like to know a bit more about your setup. Can you please post some pictures of how you installed the camera inside the printer ... I think there is only a short cable connection from the camera to the RPi ... would be nice to know how you put all together!

Thanks!

If you do not want to buy a wifi card or any other software you can just but an sd card extension cable from somewhere like ebay or amazon. All you have to to is use slic3r to make a gcode file, turn it into a file recognizable by the printer (putting a special header in the very beginning of the gcode:
_________________________
; filename = composition.3w
; machine = daVinciF10
; material = abs
; layer_height = 0.1
; total_layers = 173
; total_filament = 0.00
; extruder = 1
__________________________

Then rename the gcode file to one of the ones on the card. I believe they are like SAMPLE1 or something like that but look at the card. Just print front the LCD interface then

You dont need that header for offline printing. They are comments and the printer does not use them. Those are for thr XYZcrapware to use.

I'll get the cable and fit it the same time as I fit the tightness kit which I ordered

Then rename the gcode file to one of the ones on the card. I believe they are like SAMPLE1 or something like that but look at the card. Just print front the LCD interface then

I have been looking online and seen that when you take the back off the printer there is an sd card slot?

Is there anyway to do printing without the need to have your laptop next to the printer? Bit of a pain having to plug the USB lead into my laptop every single print

Hopefully someone may be able to help even if its a link to a page with instructions i would be greatful

Thanks

Buy an SD card extension cable on ebay and relocate the card to the print area. I used double sided tape and stuck it to the back of the print area just to let of the left Z rod. Then if still running stock rename your gcode file to Sample01 anf print the first sample file from the LCD screen. If on Repetier  the just name the file as you wish and it will show on the LCD screen.

If you have Repetier Firmware installed, you can use OctoPrint (http://octoprint.org), basically a print server for your 3D printer. I installed it on a Raspberry Pi and then installed the Raspberry Pi inside my Davinci enclosure and now can not only send/start/stop  prints via WiFi, but can also control print temp, head and bed location and monitor printing via RasPi webcam from anywhere I have an internet connection. Octoprint can be installed on Raspberry Pis, BeagleBones, Windows, Linux and Mac, so if you have any kind of spare machine lying around you can use it.

There are some other similar options to OctoPrint that may be worthwhile: https://www.astroprint.com, http://www.3dprinteros.com