IOT features request

[liqijian101]

Are we preparing to develop IoT functionality?
If equipped with IoT functionality, 3D printers can be remotely controlled.
We can use free IoT servers, such as Blinker.

https://github.com/blinker-iot/blinker-esp-idf

Just implementing simple control is also acceptable。 For example, starting printing, stopping printing,

[luc-github]

I do not have any user case for this so far.

What do you mean by IoT functionality ? do you refere to generic term or to a specific API ?

[liqijian101]

The Internet of things
For example, Google Cloud IoT

[luc-github]

That mean nothing - it is a concept of communication not a precise API - it is like MQTTT - it is just a communication protocol but not a clear API of what message / format of message / data, must be used and transmisted using this protocol for a specific purpose
it is very vague

[liqijian101]

Yes, it uses the Mqtt communication protocol. What we need is not this protocol, we need the ability to remotely operate the printer. So we can use this protocol and a free server to implement it.

[luc-github]

I am not expert on this so I won't comment more - but to be honest it is unlikely that I will spend time even thinking on this before the already planned features are done

[liqijian101]

Okay, I will first improve my motherboard and then try to add this feature

[luc-github]

if you can specify it clearily it would definitly be a first step

[3DSmitty]

Yes, it uses the Mqtt communication protocol. What we need is not this protocol, we need the ability to remotely operate the printer. So we can use this protocol and a free server to implement it.

You can already remotely operate the printer through the web interface. The only advantage I can see from Mqtt is if you have a print farm and need to control / track many printers on one web page.