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@@ -240,9 +240,13 @@ This is commonly caused by hardware errors on the USB connection
between the host machine and the micro-controller. Things to look for:
- Use a good quality USB cable between the host machine and
micro-controller. Make sure the plugs are secure.
-- If using a Raspberry Pi, use a good quality power supply for the
- Raspberry Pi and use a good quality USB cable to connect that power
- supply to the Pi.
+- If using a Raspberry Pi, use a
+ [good quality power supply](https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/power/README.md)
+ for the Raspberry Pi and use a
+ [good quality USB cable](https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=589877#p589877)
+ to connect that power supply to the Pi. If you get "under voltage"
+ warnings from OctoPrint, this is related to the power supply and it
+ must be fixed.
- Make sure the printer's power supply is not being overloaded. (Power
fluctuations to the micro-controller's USB chip may result in resets
of that chip.)