The Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab has become one of the most important manufacturers in the consumer and prosumer sector in recent months. The devices are praised for their user-friendliness and high performance. One point of criticism, however, is the closed system. This is now set to change.
A team has reverse engineered the firmware of the Bambu Lab X1 3D printer and developed a community firmware from it. With the alternative firmware, the developers want to contribute their own ideas and functionalities that are missing from the original firmware. The open source firmware with the name X1 Plus first made headlines in January.
At that time, the Bambu Lab team reacted and announced that third-party firmware would be allowed after the jailbreak. An explanation can be found on the official website.
The team behind the alternative firmware has now published the software on GitHub. The team has also published a detailed explanation of the firmware. This statement also points out the danger of alternative firmware.
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