Good wifi connection? pi? im new be easy

[RCCincinati (Chris)]

i have had my 5 pro for months now and im getting annoyed with the usb cable.

I do have a spare pi 4 floating around i would like to figure out how, but they are not my strong suite when it comes to programing pi’s and getting everything to work, i used it as octoprint but that machine has since been retired.

can i use a PI to connect to my machine and send files from my desktop pc and share files to the pi?
i went searching for this topic and i can only find bits and pieces of this information but i cannot find one that shows a full tutorial on installing and getting things to communciate between a desktop pc and a pi running i think Carbide Motion for Raspberry Pi .

any input or help would be great, im a IT minded DIY’er but have networking background, i just have extremely minimal experience using pi’s

thanks in advance for the support and help with a newbie.

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Yes, just run Carbide Motion on the Pi:

Carbide Motion on a Raspberry Pi

If you’ve got a Raspberry Pi 4 lying around give this a shot over the weekend: https://carbide3d.com/carbidemotion/pi This was a quick R&D project and we just got it working a few hours ago so we haven’t tested it too much yet. We don’t know if the Raspberry Pi will become a supported platform for us yet, but let us know if you find it useful. PS- Be sure you run sudo apt-get update before trying to install this package if you’re on a fresh Pi install

https://carbide3d.com/carbidemotion/pi

[RCCincinati (Chris)]

then how would i get a file from the desktop to the pi wirelessly?

[Chaotica (Joel McKenzie)]

The Pi4 has Wifi on it so it can easily be setup to connect to your local network.

Getting it setup to be visible to other computers on the network & accessible to save files directly to it can be a bit of a challenge in my experience. I don’t recall how exactly I got mine setup, I believe it took some editing of the boot up system config file to make a user account folder accessible via network. But maybe it’s easier now with the latest OS updates…I haven’t looked into it in a long time.

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

I just e-mail them to myself and check the e-mail and download the file on my rPi.

Alternately, set up a network share?

If you access and control the rPi using VNC, it includes a feature for transferring files.

[SDGuy (Anthony)]

My Router has a USB port. I plugged in a thumb drive, noted the address, and I can access the file from any device connected to my wifi.

[CullenS (Cullen Simpson)]

I set up a samba share on the PI that my windows design box can see. I simply save my files to that folder from the design box.

That is assuming I remembered to turn the Pi on. If not I kick myself because I have to go downstairs.

[NathanS21 (Nathan)]

I use a program called Syncthing to sync files between my design computer and computer in the basement where my CNC is. The design computer is always on, and the computer in the basement automatically starts syncthing on boot, so it transfers the files on boot. A Raspberry PI can run Syncthing and after the initial setup you don’t have to worry about it.

[RCCincinati (Chris)]

NEW ISSUE, cannot figure out how to get this to install on the pi, any input or something i missed?

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Bring up the detailed report?

[Chaotica (Joel McKenzie)]

Perhaps the Pi OS needs to be updated?

Or maybe it’s a permissions issue… Linux is crazy frustrating at times with the way file permissions work & user access works. Did you input your user account password to give it privileges to install?

[RCCincinati (Chris)]

never asked for one. im installing everything on a pi 5 now with fresh 32bit

[RCCincinati (Chris)]

scratch that, i thought i bought a 5 and it was another 4, so im doing a fresh pi 4 with 32 bit os

[Emmess (Matthias Solga)]

best use command line window instead of GUI to install software. It looks like the software is still compressed. unzip it to the desired folder, cd there, and start install, always as su.

GL!

Why not use any NAS, is probably not size or speed critical, so can be bought from Ebay or even Craigslist. NAS also can be set up with a Raspi. I believe there are microSD-cards or complete images available that can let the raspi run as a NAS.

[RCCincinati (Chris)]

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Did you fully update the rPi OS first?

I walked through setting mine up at:

Carbide Motion on a Raspberry Pi

Just received my Raspad: Seems straight-forward enough to assemble (take care to open up the slot for the ribbon cable for the micro SD card to insert it) To install the .deb file, just download it, then open it — Carbide Motion will get installed under Graphics (which I find a bit confusing — Accessories would be a better fit?) Before you do that though, be sure to update using sudo apt update sudo apt full-upgrade &c., see: if any adjustments are necessary.

[RCCincinati (Chris)]

yes, says its fully updated every time i check it.

[RCCincinati (Chris)]

the more i dig into this, the more i feel like its not compatiable with the newest versions of pi os.

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

@Bee Did a recent install:

Raspberry Pi500 +

[image] The new keyboard variant, has a more solid premium feel and 16 GB of Ram. If your in the market for a Raspberry Pi it’s a nice out of the box experience. You can read other reviews of it else whare on the internets for the basics of the product. At the time of writing mine shopped with PI OS Bookworm 64 installed. With in hours of booting they release PI OS Trixie. Currently I would advise against loading Trixie it broke Carbide Motion for me. Remote controlled with Pi Connect built …

noting the use of:

Bookworm 32 bit

[RCCincinati (Chris)]

that is what im currently trying to do is get bookworm 32 but im struggling to get this on my pi.
from what i have noticed, the libqt5widgets5 is no longer a suported file and has been deemed obsolite and has been replaced which is why it wont load on the newer os’s