Repetier Server Pass through for specialized software.

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• Marcwolf

  October 2017 edited October 2017

  Hi..  An Update.
  
  I have found a utility called 'socat' and this will create  a TCP/IP to USB connection on the PI side.  Now I just have to ensure that I number my USB ports and tell Repetier Server only to use specific ports for the printer, and I can just plug the printer in to another port when I want to use  'direct' communication.
  
  
• Repetier

  October 2017

  Pass through is currently not supported but on my todo for later as it is not widely used.
  
  The port solution is good. Normally we use /dev/serial/by-id so that would not change by selecting different port,  but there is also /dev/serial/by-path that changes just with the selected port so if you switch to that your problem is solved.
• Marcwolf

  October 2017

  Hi. When I mention number the ports I actually meant a textor on the pi case.
  Can you explain how to set up by path
  Many many thanks
• Repetier

  October 2017

  No idea what a textor is.
  
  Fining name sis as easy as plugin in one usb port and ls /dev/serial/by-path
  you see the name for that case. Plugin on othe rusb repeat and you see a different name. Use these 2 names as port.
• Marcwolf

  October 2017

  Repetier said:

  Pass through is currently not supported but on my todo for later as it is not widely used.
  
  The port solution is good. Normally we use /dev/serial/by-id so that would not change by selecting different port,  but there is also /dev/serial/by-path that changes just with the selected port so if you switch to that your problem is solved.

  So... /dev/ttyUSB0 will not change.. but 
• Repetier

  November 2017

  Exactly. Linux sets the links to the same device but using the link is safe.