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OctoEverywhere has a feature that automatically activates the light on the Elegoo Centauri Carbon whenever the webcam is viewed. The setting that controls auto light activation defaults to true, so a good image can be retrieved when Gadget and other OctoEverywhere plugin features use the webcam.

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Change The Conf Setting

You can enable or disable this feature using the octoeverywhere.conf config file. In the config file, under the general category, set the auto_activate_chamber_light_for_webcam value to False. After you change the setting, you will need to restart the plugin.

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Finding The Config File

The octoeverywhere.conf file is in different locations depending on your plugin install type.

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Plugin Manager For Windows

  • Open the OctoEverywhere Plugin Manager For Windows
  • Select “Open Data Folder”
  • Open the octoeverywhere.conf file in a text editor.

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Docker Container

  • Open the data folder wherever it is located on your system.
  • Open the octoeverywhere.conf file in a text editor.

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Linux CLI Plugin

  • SSH into the device running the OctoEverywhere Elegoo Connect plugin.
  • cd into your home directory (cd ~)
  • cd into the OctoEverywhere plugin folder, something like ~/.octoeverywhere-elegoo.
    • A number will be appended to the end if multiple plugins are running.
  • cd into the config folder.
  • Use nano or another text editor to open the octoeverywhere.conf file.