mboretto.hashnode.devInstall Prontface On UbuntuPronterface (part of the Printrun suite) serves as a lightweight graphical host program for controlling 3D printers like Printrbot Simple Metal directly via USB serial connection. Primary Functions Real-time G-code sending and monitoring (e.g., M115...Jan 4·1 min read
mboretto.hashnode.devHow to align the Printrbot Simple MetalThe Printrbot Simple Metal can run an automatic bed-leveling routine and stores the tilt (bed "plane") so that subsequent moves are corrected in Z during the print. G29 tells the printer to probe several points on the metal bed using the inductive s...Jan 4·3 min read
mboretto.hashnode.devHow to install Astroprint on Raspberry PiDownload the software from https://www.astroprint.com/downloads. As of January 2026, the latest public release remains v0.21.3 from January 2021. cd ~/Downloads/ unzip AstroBox-rpi-0_21_3-20220112.zip Connect the SD card to your desktop and find th...Jan 2·1 min read
mboretto.hashnode.devInstall Raspberry Pi OSDownload the image Download Raspberry Pi OS Lite from: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/ Burn the image Lately Raspberry images are shipped using the xz compression, you might need to install the corresponding library to extract...May 14, 2025·1 min read
mboretto.hashnode.devCreate a Progressive Web App with Vite and VueProgressive Web Apps, shortened PWAs, offer many advantages over traditional web applications: Cross-platform compatibility: PWAs are built using web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, making them compatible with multiple platforms and ...May 26, 2023·4 min read
