Re: Low cost 32-bit controller board
Quotedc42Having the web interface built in means that it can provide information that is not available via gcodes, and continue to provide real time information when the printer is executing commands...
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Re: Low cost 32-bit controller board
Quotedc42 Thanks for the additional comments. Regarding Ethernet support and a web interface, the Duet electronics and firmware provides an excellent web interface at the same time as running the...
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QuoteAndrewBCN The big hurdle I see for this new project is that basically it offers almost the same feature set as a Duet board (except for the fact that the Duet includes 4 Allegro A4982 steppers...
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Quotedc42 ... The board I propose will also cost less to manufacture than a Duet, mostly by using a microcontroller with fewer pins and without on-chip Ethernet, leaving off the other Ethernet bits......
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Hi, I've been seeing more and more reports about a new generation of drivers (eg.Watterott Silent step stick and also real allegros) and as someone who has been buying china quality I'm wondering if...
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Andrew, thanks for your thoughts. QuoteAndrewBCN Just two posts above you argued in favor of including an Ethernet interface and now you are arguing that to save costs this same Ethernet interface...
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Yes is would be a waste IMO. However, there are different sorts of stepstick available, including cheap 2 layer ones using the A4988 chip, 4 layer ones using the A4982 which can take more current...
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Quotedc42 Andrew, thanks for your thoughts. QuoteAndrewBCN Just two posts above you argued in favor of including an Ethernet interface and now you are arguing that to save costs this same Ethernet...
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Never heard of the AZSMZ Mini but looks interesting and priced right for its capabilities. I doubt that I will need more than 1.5A maybe for the extruder but it makes sense to only put newer drivers...
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... I'm receiving great problems with wireless communication for high-speed data transfer, as needed for high resolution printing, milling or laser-engraving 8-) So for data transfer rates above...
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Due + RAMPS-FD doesn't have Ethernet. I cannot understand why the Arduino Due was designed around a high end chip with built in Ethernet, but the Ethernet bits were left out. A Duet will probably cost...
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I think we can probably all agree that some form of network connectivity is a desirable feature, however if it will add significantly to the projected cost then that will defeat the intended purpose...
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Plankton, thanks for your comments. Quoteplankton @dc42 Good luck with this, a low cost viable alternative to RAMPS/Mega is long overdue (before anyone says anything, I know there are lots of...
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Quotedc42 Screw terminals are nice for anyone who designs and builds a printer from scratch and doesn't want to pay £20 or so for for a crimp tool. Yes, for a scratch builder the cost of a crimp tool,...
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Quoteplankton I think we can probably all agree that some form of network connectivity is a desirable feature, however if it will add significantly to the projected cost then that will defeat the...
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Quotesungod3kI've been seeing more and more reports about a new generation of drivers (eg.Watterott Silent step stick and also real allegros) and as someone who has been buying china quality I'm...
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P.S.: it's also possible to mix stepper dirvers on a board. For example the "silent" ones on X and Y, keeping the cheap ones on Z (rarely used) and E (torque requirement).
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Quotedc42Screw terminals are nice for anyone who designs and builds a printer from scratch and doesn't want to pay £20 or so for for a crimp tool. For kit makers and anyone with a crimp tool, plug-in...
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... I'm sometimes intermixing different motor-driver combos with the same controller - common stepper-drivers, high-quality stepper drivers+motors (325VDC, 10Nm torque) and DC-servo-motors with a...
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QuoteplanktonYou might want to take note of the lesson from RAMPS-FD, don't publish the full schematic until the worst bugs have been worked out (RAMPS-FD was picked up by the clone makers, but they...
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