RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Electronics
Contents
Sanguinololu
Pros
- 7-30v
- 2 thermistor
- will do prussa
- 2 n mos for extruder or for the bed
- uart1
- i2c
- spi
- 1 pwm
- 5 analog i/o
- mostly through hold components
Neutral
- sdcard support is talked about but isn’t really visible
- usbttl needed
- prusa ok
Cons
- 4 popolu board’s stepper only
Generation 3 Electronics
Generation 7 Electronics
Pros
- slightly faster 25%
- can run heated bed off board
- usbttl needed
- 2 thermistor 1 for tip 1 for bed
- prusa ok
Cons
- also 4 boards 1/16 steps
Ramps
Pros
- allows additional arduino shields, like Ethernet...
- not really self etch able
- i2c
- spi
- 5 polo boards
- heated bed control 11 amp fuse
- prusa ok
- no usb adapter needed
Cons
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Alternate Electronics
One of the goals of our program is gaining the ability to produce RepRaps to distribute to other groups at the university. To do this we need to bring build costs as low as possible. To this end, we are researching alternate electronics systems in hopes of finding one which we can produce ourselves, without needing to purchase kits or completed boards from third parties. This section serves as an index for that research.
Requirements
- Heated bed support
- Multiple head support
- Themistors
- 2 Z motors
- protected outputs
Would be nice
- High step count
- SD Card support
- Control panel (computerless)
Repairs and Modifications
As we continue to maintain our existing machines, we will undoubtedly need to repair and modify their electronics. This section will document our efforts in this area.