FlashForge 3D Printer Protocol

Async python protocol for flashforge printers. A simple way to connect and interact with your 3D printer.

Tested on FlashForge Adventure 4, most likly to be working with other FlashForge printers.

How to use

from ffpp.Printer import Printer
myPrinter = Printer('192.168.0.1', 8899) # Change to the ip of your printer.
await myPrinter.connect()

print(f"{myPrinter.machine_type} is {myPrinter.machine_status}")

Check out example to learn more.

Important note

You need to call the update() to get the current status, temperature and print percent from printer.

await myPrinter.update()
print(myPrinter.print_percent)
await myPrinter.update()
print(myPrinter.print_percent)

Information from 3D printer

This is the information collected from the printer.

• myPrinter.machine_type
• myPrinter.machine_name
• myPrinter.firmware
• myPrinter.machine_SN
• myPrinter.maxX
• myPrinter.maxY
• myPrinter.maxZ
• myPrinter.extruder_count
• myPrinter.mac_address
• myPrinter.machine_status
• myPrinter.move_mode
• myPrinter.status
• myPrinter.led
• myPrinter.current_file
• myPrinter.print_percent

To get some temperature you need to get right tool.

Run this line to return the extruder tool:

extruder = myPrinter.extruder_tools.get()
# or by index
extruder2 = myPrinter.extruder_tools.get(1)

You can do the same for your bed in myPrinter.bed_tools

Then you can do:

extruder.now # Current temperature.
extruder.target # Target temperature.