System for the network monitoring of 3D printing and method thereof

摘要

Monitoring a 3D printer comprises a network information module, a photographic device, a status report module, and a fixed format instruction receiver module. The photographic device is capable of periodically shooting a print status of the 3D printer. The status report module is capable of periodically reporting the print status or instantly reporting a print error of the 3D printer. The fixed format instruction receiver module is capable of receiving a remote fixed format instruction to operate the 3D printer. Thus, the system may not require an operator to monitor the 3D printer for long. Even on the remote end, the system can monitor a print status of a printed object and may execute a corresponding treatment when a print error of the 3D printer has occurred.

主权项

1. A system for the network monitoring of 3D printing, used for monitoring a 3D printer printing a printed object, comprising:
a network information module, connected to the 3D printer, for setting and storing a network address of the 3D printer, a network address of a remote device, and a time interval for periodically sending a network information; a photographic device, configured on the 3D printer, the photographic device being used for taking a picture of the printed object during the printing of the 3D printer; a status report module, connected to the network information module and the photographic device, for triggering the photographic device to take the picture of the printed object when a printing time conforms to the time interval and when a hardware interrupt signal is received, and sending the picture and a printing status data to the remote device through the network information module, wherein the hardware interrupt signal is sent out when a printing error occurs during the printing of the 3D printer; and a fixed format instruction receiver module, connected to the 3D printer, for receiving a fixed format instruction sent from the remote device, and analyzing the fixed format instruction to control the 3D printer.