This project is awesome and I think it already got very far being able to read tags contents. But because of the signature, it seems like it is still a bit far away the possibility of actually creating your own tags from scratch.
But something that seems to already be possible is to CLONE existing tags, including their signature. I have seen bits of information about this scattered all over the place, but nowhere I can find a very direct and to the point tutorial of cloning existing tags.
What should be compiled:
- a directory/repository of all existing tags on the market today (all colors, all filament types). There's probably no need for repeated ones where only the UUID and signature changes, but having a directory where you can choose one that matches your 3rd party filament and clone it to a new tag would be very convenient (there are samples and examples floating around but only a few, I have not seen a proper comprehensive directory). This could be hosted in a website somewhere or added to a directory on the project.
- a list of compatible (and tested) tags and where they can be purchased to make everyone's life easier.
- a tutorial explaining what is the equipment needed and how to download one of the tag dumps from the directory and how to write them to a new (blank) tag.
This is something totally possible today and would solve the biggest need from users which is making 3rd party filament spools as convenient as the originals. Of course there are other needs but this would already go a long way.
I hope that this issue will help to organize all the info needed, focusing exclusively on cloning.
This project is awesome and I think it already got very far being able to read tags contents. But because of the signature, it seems like it is still a bit far away the possibility of actually creating your own tags from scratch.
But something that seems to already be possible is to CLONE existing tags, including their signature. I have seen bits of information about this scattered all over the place, but nowhere I can find a very direct and to the point tutorial of cloning existing tags.
What should be compiled:
This is something totally possible today and would solve the biggest need from users which is making 3rd party filament spools as convenient as the originals. Of course there are other needs but this would already go a long way.
I hope that this issue will help to organize all the info needed, focusing exclusively on cloning.