Elegoo’s Upcoming Automatic Filament Switching System Will Use Open-Standard RFID

Elegoo just announced an open-source RFID ecosystem, which also confirmed that it’s working on its own Automated Filament Switching System.

That shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. There was already speculation that Elegoo would be unveiling a filament changer during this past Rapid + TCT (that product ended up being the Jupiter 2), and the recent Centauri Carbon is just begging for a filament changer. We just wonder if it will undercut the competition’s prices as much as the Centauri Carbon does. We’ll find out in Q3, which is when Elegoo plans to release the Automated Filament Switching System, the company has told All3DP.

But we’re already getting peeks at how the system aims to stand out by the announcement of an open-standard RFID ecosystem. Elegoo has shared its EPC-256 Format RFID standard on GitHub, outlining how to make a tag compatible with its system, and asked for feedback regarding tag data structure and other suggestions.

I can’t help but think of the old joke that a new universal standard is just one more standard. Filament changers with RFID functions on the market today are largely bogged down by proprietary tags and a lack of third-party support. Elegoo looks like it may be the first manufacturer to have third-party RFID support integrated into the system before release, but it’s unclear how this system will interact with proprietary materials outside its standard.