Compatibility
How TigerSystem works with each printer ecosystem. Two independent axes:
- Printer link — Tiger Studio talking to the machine over the LAN (telemetry, filament slots, job, camera). Six brands are live today.
- Native RFID — reading the vendor’s own spool tags. Documented per vendor. Direct in-app decoding is not integrated yet (the right interoperability model is still an open question); the current work aims at converting vendor tag data into TigerData digital spools, so filament from other brands can be scanned and managed in the ecosystem. Meanwhile, the TigerTag chip itself already works with every printer via the smartphone bridge.
Matrix
Section titled “Matrix”
Bambu LabLive — MQTTS + AMS
CrealityLive — WebSocket + CFS
ElegooLive — MQTT + Canvas
FlashForgeLive — HTTP + matlStation
AnycubicLive — MQTTS LAN + cloud, ACE
SnapmakerLive — Moonraker WebSocket
KlipperNot yet (groundwork exists)
OpenSpooln/a (tag standard, not a printer)
| Ecosystem | Printer link (Tiger Studio) | Native tag format | Native tag lock | RFID read status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambu Lab |
Live — MQTTS + AMS | Mifare Classic 1K | HKDF-SHA256, UID-derived keys | Spec documented |
| Creality |
Live — WebSocket + CFS | Mifare Classic 1K | AES-128-ECB sector key | Spec documented |
| Elegoo |
Live — MQTT + Canvas | Mifare Ultralight | Magic bytes only | Spec documented |
| FlashForge |
Live — HTTP + matlStation | — (machines have no RFID reader) | — | TigerTag adds NFC to it, zero cost |
| Anycubic |
Live — MQTTS LAN + cloud, ACE | Mifare Ultralight | None | Spec documented |
| Snapmaker |
Live — Moonraker WebSocket | Mifare Classic 1K | HKDF + RSA-2048 signature | Spec documented |
| Klipper | Not yet (groundwork exists) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| OpenSpool | n/a (tag standard, not a printer) | NFC Type 2, NDEF JSON | None — open standard | Spec documented |
| Qidi | Not integrated | Mifare Classic 1K | Default key | Spec documented |
Note: the per-vendor RFID sheets (read-only decoding specs, derived from the OpenRFID project) are maintained in the Tiger Studio repo under
docs/rfid-vendors/— they are linked, not duplicated, here.
Beyond printers
Section titled “Beyond printers”Compatibility isn’t only about printers: see the growing list of compatible third-party hardware — NFC readers, filament analyzers, USB scales — and the software built on TigerTag.
The universal answer
Section titled “The universal answer”Whatever the printer: stick a TigerTag chip on the spool and the whole ecosystem works — identification, inventory, weight, sharing, and filament data pushed to any of the six integrated brands.