CrealityPi system is offline, the method of installing CrealityPi system on Raspberry Pi is no longer available, it is recommended to use Creality Cloud Octoprint plugin (view tutorial)

What is CrealityPi

As we have introduced before, CrealityPi is one of the Raspberry Pi Imager customized on the basis of OctoPrint. With CrealityPi, you can remote control and monitor your 3D printer. In this tutorial, we are bringing you a fully upgraded CrealityPi for better a 3D printing experience. Here are some of the things that the brand-new CrealityPi allows you to do:

1. Get started directly without any parameter configuration.

2. Check the IP address of the Raspberry Pi on the Creality Cloud app by connecting the network with Bluetooth through the app.

3. Experience the latest function of the Creality Cloud app with OctoPrint plugins of Creality Cloud inside.

4. Easy setup by using customized Flash tools.

Easy Setup

1. Simply install balenaEtcher on your computer, a firmware flash tool to help you get a quick installation for CrealityPi.

2. Download the Latest firmware version of CrealityPi.

Download the Latest firmware version of CrealityPi

3. Running on balenaEtcher, click “Flash from file”, and then choose the CrealityPi firmware you just downloaded.

4. Insert a formatted TF card into your computer and select it as a target.

5. Click “Flash!” and a few moments later it will show you that the flash is completed.

Startup Your Raspberry Pi device

1. Pull out the TF card from your PC and insert it into the Raspberry Pi card slot.

2. Connect your 3D printer to your Raspberry Pi through a USB cable.

3. Connect a supported webcam with your Raspberry Pi (Optional)

4. Power on the Raspberry Pi.

5. Wait for about 2 minutes until the Raspberry Pi starts up.

Connect Network

The CrealityPi can connect the network with Bluetooth through the Creality Cloud app.

1. Download Creality Cloud app (If you don’t have one on your phone).

2. Open the app, navigate to “Device”, and click on the “+” icon at the right corner of the top to add Raspberry Pi.

3. Select a device named CrealityPi-xxx to connect.

Select a device named CrealityPi-xxx to connect

4. Choose a stable Wi-Fi network to connect and enter a password and wait for the device to be connected.

A successful network connection means that you’ve set up everything. Now you’re free to make your very first print through the app by connecting CrealityPi. Not that hard, right? Hope you can enjoy every moment of 3D printing.

By Creality Cloud.