Will it be possible to use the PanelDue with other control boards?? I am attempting to retrofit an industrial type printer with reprap electronics, which brings additional challenges beyond getting a reprap style machine to work. I had previously selected and purchased a Duet + Duex4 board, but am having second thoughts on trying to implement it because it looks like it will require more electronics/ firmware knowledge than I currently posses, and it looks like the Smoothieboard may be easier for me to get it to do what I want it to do with my limited knowledge....... Except it isn't set up for use with PanelDue. That being said, one of the driving factors in buying the Duet went something like this in my simple mind........
I need a control board > Must have dual extruder support and a processor that has some capacity for doing cool things in the future > WOW!!! that's an awesome touch screen interface!!!! (PanelDue)... Must have it > On paper Duet looks like it meets my needs > Buy Duet board....
Where I sit now is that I love the PanelDue (which I haven't purchased yet), but the Smoothieboard seems much more suited/ easier to implement to the task I have at hand :(
I need a control board > Must have dual extruder support and a processor that has some capacity for doing cool things in the future > WOW!!! that's an awesome touch screen interface!!!! (PanelDue)... Must have it > On paper Duet looks like it meets my needs > Buy Duet board....
Where I sit now is that I love the PanelDue (which I haven't purchased yet), but the Smoothieboard seems much more suited/ easier to implement to the task I have at hand :(