Short: Almost works, glad I bought V1E ESP01S, network issues, upload file not working, still tinkering…
Long:
Firstly, thank you everyone that’s currently helped, and the future folks that will help, push towards enabling a slick headless experience.
Recently ran into several job halting errors (Fusion 360 → DXF → EstlCam → Repetier-Host), similar to (Fixed) Communication timeout reset send buffer block, suspect USB cable connection being yanked during the job, USB connector on my SKR Pro doesn’t have tight solid grip, I should fasten/strain-relief better, suggestions appreciated… Anyway, figured this was an opportunity to try out headless…
Recently ordered ESP-01s - ESP3D / ESPUI Headless – V1 Engineering Inc. I really appreciated receiving ESP01s with ESP3D already preloaded. Especially after reading through steps involved to manually install the ESP3D firmware in Add Wifi to SKR Pro step by step, and, especially after reading through this topic and seeing some of the challenges others encountered when they used ESP01S not ordered from V1E. Looks like not all ESP01S’s, or their programmers are equal, buyer beware…
Would be nice if the V1E ESP01s arrived with a tiny url and/or QRcode that took people to the latest greatest setup notes/doc, or a placeholder doc even that simply references this topic, with the first post reflecting the latest guidance for V1E ESP01s owners, in addition to the info currently in the first post aimed at folks who are self sourcing. V1E ESP01s Product page has couple of links, but I wasn’t able to figure out what do to from looking there.
I was fortunate enough to be aware of this topic, even after reading through, I still wasn’t 100% sure whether to plug into TFT or SKR Pro board. I tried TFT first, fail. Plugging into SKR Pro board worked, after updating marlin firmware. Was nice to see IP address on the TFT. Experienced misc network issues, didn’t realize Client Mode needs to be selected when SSID and pwd are entered. Keeping the ESP01S in AP mode would have been simpler, this was recommended earlier in the topic.
But, to stubborn me, it seemed PITA to switch network every use is > PITA to one time config SSID/PWD network, at least that was my initial thoughts/expectation… My LR3 is near an Access Point, even so, the ESP3D web server seemed slower and more unresponsive than expected. I have various ESP8266/ESP32 devices around the house serving simple Web pages (using esp8266-iot-framework), so thinking my response expectations are fair. Am ensuring I have Power/E-Stop easily accessible.
Drag and dropping files onto SD Card via ESP3D Web UI isn’t working for me (chrome, windows 10). Not sure if 4GB limit mentioned earlier is the cause. Web page UI draws dashed blue line around SD card content window, however button up event results in actual behavior of drag-n-dropped content being opened in a new tab; expected behavior was dropped content be uploaded. Ordering 4GB card, and will keep investigating/tinkering…
Have been using and supporting Octoprint for ~2yrs. So, I take wireless upload, control and monitoring for granted when 3D printing. Needing a USB cable connected, or physical swapping of SD cards seems primitive :-). I appreciate there’s alternative/better controllers, but Octoprint’s been working reliably enough for my modest Ender 3 max.
Again, look forward to seeing/helping headless experience improve over time. Cheers!