USB stick support to transfer Gcode files to printer on X1Plus Extension board #435
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USB sticks encrypted with what exactly? The printer would also need to be able to handle that, which could be more difficult. |
The possibility of support depends entirely on what encryption is used. Can you be more specific about your encryption? |
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I will try to find out what encryption is used. I Will share brand and type of usb stick we received. Once i get back in office next week. If my memory is correct it is that reading is always permitted but writing from laptop to usb / sd is not. |
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the USB stick that is provided to us is a Apricorn NX with FIPS140-2 Level 3 validated on it. To be honest, being able to use an unencrypted usb stick already can be usefull, since you cannot use the micro-SD card easily anymore to transfer printfiles to the printer. When the sd card has X1Plus firmware installed on it. We have 20 or more people using the same printer.... |
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Basically for all purposes here you’re just presenting an unencrypted USB stick. I’m familiar with these “transparently encrypted” key code sticks , but maybe not everyone is . @bani6809 : A computer sees this just as a normal usb mass storage stick , all the encryption stuff is done onboard with these |
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I'm no proficiant programmer (mechanical engineer with some limited python / arduino programming skills), is it complicated to implement a usb-reader feature? |
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USB support would be nice, but I don't think it's going to make the initial Expander release. Leaving the bug open to track the request, though. |
First of all thank you for hacking the Bambulab printers and making opensource firmware for it!
Problem statement:
The company I work for, insert multionational company name here, has a policy that only encripted usb sticks are allowed.
The fact we are using micro-sd cards to feed our bambulabs at the R&D department is tolerated, for now.
And Plugging it in to the network (Wired or wireless) is a big nono (only for updates we hook it up wifi).
So having a usb input for feeding our models into the Bambu Lab would be very very usefull
Since the Expander board has 2 USB inputs, it would be ideal for the job.
I sincerely hope you can put this feature on the roadmap for implementation in the X1Plus firmware in the near future.
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