ESP32 Development Board - Compatible Touch Screen for Bambu Lab Project Upgrade
Xtouch is an add-on touchscreen for your Bambu Lab P1P, P1S 3D printers that uses an inexpensive ESP32 combo screen paired with a printable mount. This setup provides full access to the stock screen while offering additional control and monitoring functions. Importantly, it does not require any hardware modifications, which is a significant advantage. Also because it's you can even operate it from around the house should you desire
All that is required is a .json file with your wi-fi credentials on an SD card, Then plug in the USB cable for the power. There is a small USB slot to the rear of the LDC you feed it to and your good to go.....I can help with the file and the SD card if you need one. I'll preload the .json on a 8gb SD card - Just change to your details and save
Xtouch Interface and Features
· Home Screen: Displays print progress, an LED light switch, and readings for the hotend and bed temperatures.
· Temperature Tab: Provides access to the hot end, bed, and part cooling fan. You can click on any of these, input your value, and then click return. Sometimes it takes a second to update, but it always works. To turn things off, click again, enter zero, and hit enter. This screen is particularly exciting as it eliminates the need to click 20 times to set an exact temperature.
· Movement Tab: Allows you to home the printer and manually position the tool head.
· Filament Loading/Unloading Screen: Mimics the functionality found on the original controller but with the benefit of displaying all the text on the screen instead of scrolling on a single line.
· Settings Tab: Quite intuitive. You can change the brightness of the backlight, set the duration for how long it takes until the touchscreen goes to sleep, and invert the colors of the interface.
You can also enable a chamber sensor option here. The P1 series of printers don't have a chamber sensor, but with this upgrade, you can wire one directly into the screen. This can be really handy for printing with high-air-temperature filaments.
Now.... I also have the Panda Touch and I must say - If you're not too concerned about the AMS and in the spirit of 3d printing then this is my favored choice. Hopefully a future update will solve this issue