3D printing remote monitoring device and method

Abstract

The invention discloses a 3D printing remote monitoring device and method. The device comprises a camera, a stepping motor, and a single-chip microcomputer. The camera is disposed on a pitching turning assembly, and the pitching turning assembly is disposed on a horizontal rail which is disposed on a 3D printing rack through a pedestal. The stepping motor is disposed on the horizontal rail and the pitching turning assembly, and is used for driving the camera to move horizontally or carry out pitching rotation. The stepping motor is connected to the single-chip microcomputer through a stepping motor drive circuit. The single-chip microcomputer is used for receiving a control instruction from an upper computer, and remotely controls the camera to rotate. The method comprises the following steps: (1) building a network connection; (2) remotely controlling the camera to move; (3) transmitting monitoring video information in real time; (4) receiving the monitoring video information through the upper computer; (5) monitoring the working state of a 3D printer; (6) remotely controlling the 3D printer. The device and method can be used for the remote monitoring of the 3D printer.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of electronic technology, and further relates to a 3D printing remote monitoring device and a method thereof in the technical field of 3D printing auxiliary equipment. The invention can be used for remote monitoring of the 3D printer. Background technique [0002] In the remote monitoring and management process of the 3D printer, the camera in the monitoring device is mainly used to collect the working status of the 3D printer nozzle and the image of the printed part, and transmit the image to the host computer through the network to achieve the purpose of remote monitoring. [0003] The patent "3D printer working status online monitoring device" (patent application number 201410489881.8, application publication number CN104197994A) applied by Harbin Engineering University discloses a 3D printer working status online monitoring device. The device includes a data acquisition and processing module and a power supply mo...

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Problems solved by technology

But the deficiencies that still exist in this device are: one, the camera monitoring field of view in this device is affected by the nozzle, there is a camera monitoring blind spot

However, the shortcomings of this method are: the method sets the interval time to stimulate the photographic device to take photos of the printed parts and send them to the remote transceiver device, and the remote transceiver device cannot observe the working status of the 3D printer nozzle and the printed parts in real time.

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