# Using the USB port **URL:** \ **Category:** Sovol SV06 Plus\ **Created:** [June 17, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/using-the-usb-port/2882 "2023-06-17T19:14:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@Guba](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Guba)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/using-the-usb-port/2882/1 "2023-06-17T19:14:23Z")
Hello everyone, Can we use the USB port with a pendrive instead the MicroSD card for the printing? ---
**Author:** ![Guba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@Guba](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Guba)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/using-the-usb-port/2882/2 "2023-06-20T18:24:35Z")
I tried it, unfortunately it does not work. ---
**Author:** ![jimcsnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@jimcsnr](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/jimcsnr)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/using-the-usb-port/2882/3 "2023-06-25T09:14:38Z")
No, but you can purchase a Beagle camera and connect to the USB that way, it has the added advantage of lapse time recordings of your prints. You can also connect to your printer remotely from your phone or other device and check your print while away from home. ---
**Author:** ![Terkinstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@Terkinstein](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Terkinstein)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/using-the-usb-port/2882/4 "2023-09-22T21:59:52Z")
I cannot get my SV06+ or SV06 to connect to anything via the micro USB port. I tried windows 10, four flavors of linux on laptops, and finally a raspberry Pi. nothing sees the printers or even detects the serial controller in both printers. ---
**Author:** ![lord-h3lmch3n](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/lord-h3lmch3n/32/1060_2.png) [@lord-h3lmch3n](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/lord-h3lmch3n)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/using-the-usb-port/2882/5 "2023-09-24T03:19:43Z")
I use octoprint at a raspi 4 on my sv06 and they find the correct port an connect it. You tried already a different cable? Maybe it’s only a charging micro USB cable with two wires inside, I had also the problem that my printer will not connect after I changed the cable it’s working. ---
**Author:** ![heatm311](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/41988e/32.png) [@heatm311](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/heatm311)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/using-the-usb-port/2882/6 "2024-02-29T00:50:20Z")
My Windows pc needed a Serial USB driver. This one worked with Cura and found it correctly after installing the driver. > **[USB to Serial (RS-232/DB9): CH340/CH341 Driver \[Download\] | Device Drivers](https://oemdrivers.com/usb-ch340-driver)** > > This driver will let you use USB to serial programmable devices with the ch340g/ch340c/ch314 chipsets. These programmable chips are used for small projects and some devices that have been converted for USB. There is a tutorial here on installation... ---
**Author:** ![scharkalvin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/scharkalvin/32/3400_2.png) [@scharkalvin](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/scharkalvin)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/using-the-usb-port/2882/7 "2025-05-11T20:18:17Z")
It sometimes works. Might have to modify the printer.cfg file to point to the mounted usb drive. I had to put gcode files in the root directory on the usb drive to find them.