Updating your printer.cfg
Upon installing OpenNept4une, you'll receive the most current version of printer.cfg. This is occasionally refreshed with new features and therefore requires periodic updating to get the latest configurations & macros.
During the initial setup of OpenNept4une, accessible via this Wiki, you'll conduct several calibrations detailed on the Printer Calibration page. Essential settings such as bed_mesh, z_offset, PID tuning, and input_shaper are automatically saved at the end of your printer.cfg under the SAVE_CONFIG section, which looks like this:
#*# <---------------------- SAVE_CONFIG ---------------------->
These settings are commented out (#) in the main body of the printer.cfg file so Klipper actively uses your SAVE_CONFIG values. This approach ensures your calibrated values are separated and prioritised from the main body of the printer.cfg, a standard practice in Klipper.
Insert any new or personal macros into the user_settings.cfg file. This file is specifically intended for your customisations, ensuring they remain separate from the default configuration.
If you've made changes to the printer.cfg file (Not values within SAVE_CONFIG) and want these changes to persist through future updates, copy the modified sections into user_settings.cfg. Alternatively, you can directly copy the sections you intend to modify from printer.cfg into user_settings.cfg and apply your changes there.
Note: if adjustments are within section headers with square brackets e.g. [probe], you only have to copy the relevant section header & specific lines you wish to change. If you wish to edit a gcode_macro section you must copy the whole macro section over to user_settings.cfg and then make your alterations.
When you place your custom settings/macros in user_settings.cfg, these entries override any matching ones found in printer.cfg, eliminating the need to delete or comment out the original entries in printer.cfg. The system is designed so that user_settings.cfg is not affected by updates to the printer's configuration, ensuring that your customisations and additions remain intact.
The example user_settings.cfg below show how one would make some specific changes (these are random examples not necessarily typical changes).
- Increasing Microsteps whilst disabling interpolation & stealthChop for X & Y
- Increasing the machines
idle timeoutduration - Fine-tuning the extruder's rotation distance
- Removing the beeper tones from print pause & end
- Access your printer via
SSH. - Execute the
opennept4unecommand. - Choose
1) Install/Update OpenNept4une printer.cfgto install the latest printer configuration. - You may diff your current config with the latest before upgrading.
The update process automatically creates a backup of your existing printer.cfg as backup-printer.cfg.bak in the same directory, with subsequent backups numbered sequentially. It then integrates your previous SAVE_CONFIG settings into the new printer.cfg file, ensuring your calibrated data is preserved through the update.