Initial Setup: Introduction

Congratulations on completing the physical assembly of your printer! The hard part is over. This section of the manual will guide you through the next critical phase: installing and configuring the software that runs your machine.

This printer runs on Klipper, a powerful firmware that uses a Raspberry Pi for heavy processing, resulting in higher print speeds and quality. The setup process involves:

1. Installing the Klipper software on your Raspberry Pi.
2. Flashing the Klipper firmware to your main controller board (MCU).
3. Configuring the printer to match your specific hardware.
4. Learning the web interface to control your new machine.

Once this section is complete, you will have a fully operational printer, ready for calibration and printing.

A diagram showing the Klipper software architecture: The user's computer communicates via a web browser to the Web Interface (Mainsail/Fluidd), which runs on the Raspberry Pi alongside the Klipper host software. The Pi then sends commands to the printer's main controller board (MCU).