Advanced

Advanced Panel

Access via the More icon in the navigation bar.

G-code Console

A full-featured G-code terminal for sending commands directly to your printer and viewing Klipper responses in real time.

Opening the console:

Navigate to Advanced > G-code Console, or
Add the G-code Console widget to your home panel for one-tap access

Sending commands:

Type a G-code command in the input field at the bottom (e.g., G28, M104 S210)
Press Enter on the keyboard or tap the send button
The command appears with a > prefix, and Klipper’s response streams in below

Command history:

Press Up/Down arrow keys to recall previously sent commands
Up to 20 recent commands are remembered within the session

Color coding:

White: Commands you sent (prefixed with >)
Green: Successful responses from Klipper
Red: Errors and warnings (lines starting with !! or Error)
Colored spans: AFC and Happy Hare plugins send colored output that renders inline

Other features:

Auto-scroll: The console scrolls to show new messages automatically. Scroll up to pause auto-scroll and read history — it resumes when you send a new command
Timestamps: On medium and larger screens, each line shows an HH:MM:SS timestamp
Clear button: Tap the trash icon to clear the display (with confirmation)
Monospace font: Console text uses Source Code Pro for easier reading of G-code output
Temperature status messages (T:210.0 /210.0 B:60.0 /60.0) are automatically filtered out to reduce noise

Macro Execution

Macro Panel

Browse and execute all of your Klipper macros.

Opening the Macros panel:

Navigate to Advanced > Macros, or
Add the Macros widget to your home panel for one-tap access

Browsing macros:

All macros from your Klipper configuration are listed alphabetically
Names are prettified for readability: CLEAN_NOZZLE becomes “Clean Nozzle”
System macros (starting with _) are hidden by default — use the toggle to show them
Tap any macro to execute it

Macro parameters:

Some macros accept parameters (variables or arguments defined in your Klipper config). When you tap a macro that has parameters:

A parameter input form appears showing each parameter with its default value
Edit the values you want to change, then tap Run to execute
Parameters are pre-detected when HelixScreen connects to your printer, so there’s no loading delay

If HelixScreen can’t determine the parameters (e.g., complex Jinja2 templates), a freeform text field lets you type raw parameters.

Dangerous macro protection:

These macros show a confirmation dialog before executing:

SAVE_CONFIG — writes configuration changes to disk
FIRMWARE_RESTART / RESTART — restarts Klipper
SHUTDOWN — shuts down the printer host
M112 / EMERGENCY_STOP — emergency stop

Probe Management

View and control your Z probe. HelixScreen auto-detects your probe type (Cartographer, Beacon, BLTouch, BTT Eddy, Mellow Fly Eddy, Voron Tap, Klicky, or standard probe) and shows type-specific controls.

Navigate to Advanced > Probe Management (only visible when a probe is detected)
View probe type, Z-offset, and sensor readings (coil temperature for Cartographer, sensor temperature for Beacon)
Use type-specific buttons (Calibrate, Touch Cal, Scan Cal, Auto-Cal, Deploy/Dock, etc.)
Access universal actions: Accuracy Test, Z-Offset Calibration, Bed Mesh
Edit probe configuration values (offsets, samples, speed, tolerance)

For full details, see Calibration & Tuning — Probe Management.

Power Device Control

Control Moonraker power devices from the full power panel or the home panel quick-toggle button.

Home Panel Quick Toggle

A power-cycle button appears on the home panel when power devices are configured:

Tap to toggle your selected power devices on or off
Long-press to open the full power panel overlay
The button shows a danger (red) variant when devices are on, and muted when off

Full Power Panel

Navigate to Advanced > Power Devices, or Settings > System > Power Devices (hidden when no power devices are detected)
Toggle individual devices on/off with switches

Main Power Button section:

At the top of the power panel, a “Main Power Button” section lets you choose which devices the home panel quick-toggle controls:

Selection chips appear for each discovered power device
Tap chips to include or exclude devices from the home button
Your selection is saved automatically

Auto-Discovery

HelixScreen automatically discovers power devices from Moonraker when it connects to your printer. On first discovery, all devices are selected for the home panel button by default. The Power Devices row in the Advanced panel is hidden when no power devices are available.

Notes:

Devices may be locked during prints (safety feature)
Lock icon indicates protected devices

Print History

View past print jobs:

Dashboard view:

Total prints, success rate
Print time and filament usage statistics
Trend graphs over time

List view:

Search by filename
Filter by status (completed, failed, cancelled)
Sort by date, duration, or name

Detail view:

Tap any job for full details
Reprint: Start the same file again
Delete: Remove from history

Notification History

Review past system notifications:

Tap the bell icon in the status bar
Scroll through history
Tap Clear All to dismiss

Color coding:

Blue: Info
Yellow: Warning
Red: Error

Timelapse

Record timelapse videos of your prints automatically using the moonraker-timelapse plugin.

Setup

If the timelapse plugin is not installed, HelixScreen detects this and offers a guided Install Wizard:

Navigate to Settings > Timelapse Setup
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the plugin via SSH
HelixScreen will configure your moonraker.conf automatically
After installation, the setup row is replaced by timelapse settings and video browser

Settings

Navigate to Settings > Timelapse to configure:

Enable/disable timelapse recording
Recording mode: Layer Macro (snapshot at each layer) or Hyperlapse (time-based)
Framerate: 15, 24, 30, or 60 fps
Auto-render: Automatically create videos when prints finish

A quick toggle button also appears on the print status panel to enable/disable timelapse without leaving the print view.

Video Browser

Navigate to Settings > Timelapse Videos to browse your recorded timelapses:

Thumbnail grid with responsive card sizing that adapts to your screen
Each card shows a video thumbnail, filename, file size, and date
Tap a card to play the video fullscreen (requires mpv or ffplay on your device)
Long-press a card to delete it (with confirmation)
Videos are stored on your printer and managed by the timelapse plugin

Rendering

When frames have been captured during a print, a render section appears above the video grid:

Shows the number of captured frames, print filename, and capture date
A progress bar appears during rendering with status text
Tap Render Now to manually create a video from captured frames
When rendering completes, the video list refreshes automatically to show the new video
A toast notification appears at the start and end of rendering

Notifications

Event	Notification
Rendering starts	”Rendering timelapse…”
Rendering completes	”Timelapse rendered successfully”
Rendering fails	”Timelapse render failed” with error details

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