Obico for Klipper Overview

Obico for Klipper is implemented as a Moonraker agent.

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Moonraker is a "middleware" that handles the low-level communication with the Klipper firmware.

It sits between Klipper and the "frontend". Mainsail and Fluidd are 2 popular frontends.

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OctoPrint is also commonly used to communicate with the Klipper firmware. If this is how you do it, please use Obico for OctoPrint instead.

The source code of Obico for Klipper is located at https://github.com/TheSpaghettiDetective/moonraker-obico.

📄️ Manually Link Klipper

For Klipper/Moonraker/Mainsail/Fluidd users

📄️ Configurations

Following Klipper toolchain's convention, the configuration file for Obico for Klipper is typically located at ~/printer_data/config/moonraker-obico.cfg

📄️ Webcam Configuration

Obico webcam streaming relies on a program called "janus" to work. If janus is not installed on your system by default, you will need to manually install it:

📄️ Webcam streaming resolution and frame rate (Klipper)

Raising resolution above 640x480 may cause potential issues:

📄️ Troubleshoot issues using the log file

The log file is usually located in the folder ~/printer_data/logs/. The name of the log file is usually moonraker-obico.log. If you have multiple Moonraker running, the file name will be moonraker-obico-xxxx.log. The -xxxx part is the port of your Moonraker service listens on. You will need to look for the log file that is corresponding to their own ports.

📄️ Config for Moonraker update manager

This should be configured automatically as part of running the ./install.sh for moonraker-obico.

📄️ Uninstall Obico for Klipper

To remove the code and system services for Obico for Klipper, run these command