Is anyone else just having an impossible time with AMS on a P1S? All I ever get is that there are no compatible filaments, it won’t sync at all… I’ve restarted, and this has gone on through several firmware versions too. What else can I check? The “AMS” graphic is showing on the P1S controller panel, and slot 1 works, I just can’t sync or anything…
I found that both slicers don’t allow you to put anything in the ams if you are using generic filament that the ams cannot read.
I had to use the bambu studio app to put filaments into the ams slots for Selecting the type and color (for some reason the device tab in the slicer on my computer doesn’t work to assign type and color to an ams slot). Then you have to add the four filament types into the slicer so it would use the right slicing profile. Then you need to select the filament number on each part or paint. Then just before you print make sure you then select the right filament in the ams for each one selected before slicing.
They make it quite difficult to print generic filament that the ams cannot read.
Good luck. 
@Mitchell, I’m guessing you are using Non-Bambu filament. If so, there’s no way to auto sync. You have to do it manually. Use the link below and check for “AMS Mapping”, then check the second item in that section on how to add the mapping in Bambu Studio Slicer.
After another day of experimenting I think I’ve sorted out what I thought was wrong.
First, I’ve been using an X1C for a few months before I got the P1S. It’s just different. Syncing the AMS on the X1C even with non-Bambu filaments always works (it gets labeled as generic), and that just produces an error on the P1S. That’s confusing, but only because I’d used the X1C with AMS before the P1S and was expecting them to behave the same way. Manually mapping every filament does work, it’s just pretty tedious using the same software with two printers and AMSs.
Bambu studio doesn’t deal well with multiple printers with multiple AMSs yet apparently. Hopefully one day!
Thanks to the folks that replied, I appreciate it!
Try Orca slicer you may get better results
What exactly makes you say that?
A few reasons:
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- for the AMS may or may not help (X1C with P1S), but read about the printer I do not have P1S
- Calibrations methods are really nice and tidy and well done , not that you can’t do them out side
- keeps all the calibrations through resets, FW issues on the AMS and etc all in the filament
- Printer profiles are really well done and easy to do and add new printers if needed- compare to other slicers i tried
- I use Prusa and X1C and quite nicely switching between printers and all the filaments settings and profiles are kept separate,( if needed filament settings can be shared, but that is big no no very different) not sure X1C with P1S(have not tried it) , they may be considered the same so will may need to change the jason file to make sure that are incompatible, so to keep the filament and profiles separated
- When switching between devices all device machine and connections and settings are separate . So gives me only compatible one, again between X1C and P1S may need a flag have not tried it but works great between X1C and Prusa
But that is my personal choice after working with Bambu studio , Prusa Slicer - mainly and some times with cura and slic3r . As Orca Sicer is clone from Bambu or vs vr with merging other slicer options not much different from slicing perspective. But a bit more reactive in adding new features from other slicers
There are a few features missing comapre to Cura and one really nice feature (measuring tool) caompare to Prusa slicer, but compare to Bambu slicer i find it in any respect better . Here is K¶ calibration with just a click generate for prusa or x1c not sure as i found the print in the workshop
I am considering at some point to get P1S or one more X1C, but at the moment in certain tasks Prusa is better than Bambu and not sure i want to have too many printers yet or should i build a Voron also i am missing a real multilateral and that Is the Ulimaker 5S Pro but …20K nzd …( dual or multi extruder) .
@Mitchell Having the same issues. All 4 slots have Bambu filaments. I fight with it a little every morning trying to get it to synchronize. Today I have 3 of 4!