I never had issues with the P1P control panel, I even kinda liked its simplicity. Since I hooked up the optional camera I have noticed that the panel lags significantly while not printing, just trying to setup a simple unload then set the temp and jog the e-step a couple times to start new filament. Used to be easy as pie, but now it doesn’t respond to all button presses. Lag is noticeable every second or two, almost like when the camera is capturing a frame. It’s even worse during printing, the screen pretty much doesn’t respond at all during a print. Before installing it I already felt the camera was pretty worthless since it can only be used while on the same network, and the low frame rate is barely worth the cost of the camera. Well I installed it anyways since I got the camera for free and I immediately regret it. Less than worthless, it makes the printer significantly worse. Anyone else have a similar experience or am I way out in left field?
Hello, this is the first time I read about this error here! So you seem to be the only one so far. I also can not confirm this. My P1P works just as fast after installing the camera as before. You should disconnect the cable from the camera again, so that you can be sure that it is really the camera.
I was having the exact same issue until I unplugged the camera. Although I was also having issues with the SD card with read/write speeds of ~2MB/s. Even after unplugging the camera I could not process a .3mf file, the system would completely freeze up and hang during the “unpacking .3mf…” phase and would never complete. Also couldn’t send prints over WiFi…
I replaced the SD card with a high quality Sandisk card, sent a few files initially over WiFi and it worked great! Until I decided to plug in the camera again. I can once again no longer send prints over WiFi and unpacking .3mf files seems to be getting slower with every print. Tried reformatting the card, deleting old files etc etc to no avail. Needless to say, they need a firmware update.
A power-cycle got it back to normal for a bit. I’m unplugging the camera now, we’ll see if the issue comes back. Not worth the hassle for a frame every 2 seconds and no remote viewing.
I also switched TF cards, to a Samsung branded one, not sure if it makes any difference. I think the processor is the limiting factor more than the card.
Basically, you are right, the camera is not very fast in Liveview. It probably only takes 1/2 picture per second. But, the recording that is stored on the SD card is completely available! You can definitely see there what is happening on the build plate during printing. The quality is not very good, but usable.
I’m not sure what you’re getting at… My point was that the camera is basically useless in the first place if I can’t use it to monitor a print when I’m not at home. It only works on the same network as the printer, so I might as well just go look at the printer instead.
Also regarding the recording, as far as I can tell there is no way to remotely view a recording on the TF card, it needs to be physically removed from the printer, then you have to splice together a bunch of 2 minute long clips. PITA
I agree Hobo4ssassin, Bambu labs needs to fulfil all the features they advertise, before people start attacking them for dumping a buggy unfinished P1P to fast to market.
Confirmed with camera unplugged the control panel never stutters or lags. I guess I’m in the market again for a wifi camera
I’m having the same problem - When the camera is plugged in, not even on, the control panel is just about unusable. It’s SUPER laggy and slow. Tried power cycle, still a problem.
I dont mind the slow camera to check on print status, but with it just plugged in, i can’t use the control panel.
I found the menu was much slower/laggier on one of my machines compared to the other. The difference ended up being the SD card. The card in the slower machine was the one that came from Bambu. The other machine had a better one in it (not even on purpose… I just switched cards one day to look at video). Both of my machines have cameras.
Now both machines have good cards, and responsiveness is decent on both machines.