Printer Controls

The control panel gives you full manual control over the printer directly from the dashboard.

Temperature control

Nozzle

• Set target temperature between 0–350 °C
• Click Set to send the command
• Real-time reading displayed with animated ring gauge

Heated bed

• Set target temperature between 0–120 °C
• Automatic shutoff after print (configurable)

Chamber (X1C and P1S only)

• View chamber temperature (passive — not controllable)

Maximum temperatures

Do not exceed recommended temperatures for nozzle and bed. For hardened steel nozzle (HF type): max 300 °C. For brass: max 260 °C. See the printer manual.

Speed profiles

The speed control provides four preset profiles:

Profile	Speed	Use case
Silent	50%	Noise reduction, night printing
Standard	100%	Normal use
Sport	124%	Faster prints
Turbo	166%	Maximum speed (quality reduction)

The slider lets you set a custom percentage between 50–200%.

Fan control

Control fan speeds manually:

Fan	Description	Range
Part cooling fan	Cools the printed object	0–100%
Auxiliary fan	Chamber circulation	0–100%
Chamber fan	Active chamber cooling	0–100%

Good settings

• PLA/PETG: Part cooling 100%, aux 30%
• ABS/ASA: Part cooling 0–20%, chamber fan off
• TPU: Part cooling 50%, low speed

G-code console

Send G-code commands directly to the printer:

; Example: Move head position
G28 ; Home all axes
G1 X150 Y150 Z10 F3000 ; Move to center
M104 S220 ; Set nozzle temperature
M140 S60  ; Set bed temperature

Be careful with G-code

Incorrect G-code can damage the printer. Only send commands you understand. Avoid M600 (filament change) in the middle of a print.

Filament operations

From the control panel you can:

• Load filament — heats up the nozzle and feeds filament
• Unload filament — heats up and retracts filament
• Purge nozzle — run a purge cycle

Macros

Save and run sequences of G-code commands as macros:

1. Click New macro
2. Give the macro a name
3. Write the G-code sequence
4. Save and run with one click

Example macro for bed calibration:

G28
M84
M500

Print control

During an active print you can:

• Pause — pauses the print after the current layer
• Resume — continues a paused print
• Stop — cancels the print (not reversible)
• Emergency stop — immediate stop of all motors

Bambu Lab controls

Bambu Lab printers expose additional control cards via 40+ MQTT commands:

Calibration UI

Run calibration routines directly from the dashboard:

• Auto-level — full bed mesh calibration
• Vibration compensation — input shaping calibration
• Flow calibration — extrusion multiplier tuning
• Motor noise cancellation — stepper motor tuning

Camera controls

• Toggle camera light — turn the chamber LED on/off
• Recording — start/stop timelapse recording
• Resolution — switch between available resolutions

AMS drying

• Start and stop AMS drying cycles per slot
• Set target temperature and duration
• Monitor drying progress in real time

HMS error system

• HMS (Health Management System) — real-time error codes from the printer
• Severity levels with descriptions and suggested fixes
• Error history log for diagnostics

System cards

• LED control — chamber light brightness
• Nozzle type — report installed nozzle to the printer
• Print speed — override speed factor during print
• Firmware info — view current firmware version

Snapmaker U1 controls

The Snapmaker U1 has deep integration with the following control panels:

NFC filament

• Automatic filament recognition via NFC reader
• Material type, colour and temperature settings read from the spool tag
• Linked to filament inventory for tracking

AI defect detection

• Real-time defect monitoring during printing
• Automatic pause on detected failures (spaghetti, layer shift, adhesion)
• Sensitivity level configuration
• Event log with captured images

Timelapse

• Built-in timelapse recording
• Configurable interval and resolution
• Download timelapse videos from the dashboard

Print configuration

• Per-print settings for speed, temperature and support
• Profile management for different materials
• Save and recall configuration presets

Calibration

• Bed levelling (manual and auto)
• Z-offset calibration
• Extrusion calibration
• First-layer calibration assist

Purifier control

• Start/stop the built-in air purifier
• Fan speed control
• Filter life monitoring with replacement alerts

Power monitor

• Real-time power consumption in watts
• Per-print energy usage tracking
• Cost calculation integration