Automated Filament Control (AFC) Klipper Add-on

This Klipper plugin is for use with modern filament control systems such as BoxTurtle, NightOwl etc.

More information about BoxTurtle can be found here

Further information to include command references can be found here.

Usage

Usage instructions for the install-afc.sh script can be shown by running:

./install-afc.sh -h

Installation

To install this plugin, you should have the following pre-requisites installed:

1. Klipper

2. Moonraker

3. WebUI (Mainsail or Fluidd)

4. Both jq and crudini should be installed on your RaspPi (or equivalent). This can typically be accomplished with the following commands:

   sudo apt-get install jq crudini

5. Python >= 3.8

To install this plugin, you can use the following commands from the users home directory:

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/ArmoredTurtle/AFC-Klipper-Add-On.git
cd AFC-Klipper-Add-On
./install-afc.sh

Full options for the install-afc.sh script can be found by running the following command:

./install-afc.sh -h

Updates

To update the AFC plugin software, you can simply run the following command:

cd AFC-Klipper-Add-On
./install-afc.sh

The update process should be non-destructive and will not overwrite any existing configuration files without your permission. If you run into an issue due to a specific configuration, you may need to comment out the AFC plugin software and re-run the install-afc.sh script.

This can be accomplished by commenting out the following lines in your printer.cfg file:

[include AFC/*.cfg]

Once the plugin is updated, please uncomment the lines in your printer.cfg file (if applicable).

Documentation

Further documentation on the plugin, it's various commands and configuration references can be found here.

Support

Armored Turtle Configuration / Build Manuals here