List of electronics
This page has a list of all active reprap electronics. It is still a work in progress. For a more complete list of electronics that compares features, see Comparison of Electronics.
For a list of out-of-date electronics, see List of Abandoned and Deprecated Electronics.
Generation 7
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Name : Generation 7 |
These electronics are the latest generation of the original electronics. They are designed as an all-in-one stand-alone board. The CPU and stepper driver chips are on the same board. The boards are designed to be replicable so that they can be cut/milled or printed on a reprap. |
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Where to Get Parts and/or Full Assemblies | |
I think you can buy circuit boards on ebay and everything else you have to find yourself. See Gen7 for more details. | |
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Details for building are on the Gen7 page. You can download the schematics which are developed using gEDA over at github. You can download them by typing: git clone https://github.com/Traumflug/Generation_7_Electronics.git |
Generation 6
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Name : Generation 6 |
Gen6 electronics do not appear to be related to the original GenX designs other than by name. This is a single-board surface-mount design with the CPU and driver chips on the same board. |
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Buy from http://www.reprap-usa.com/, http://www.makemendel.com and http://www.mendel-parts.com although mendel-parts.com looks like they've been out of stock since June 2011. | |
Documentation/Schematics & Misc. Notes | |
This seems to be almost a proprietary board. If there is active development going on with these electronics I can't find it. All development seems to have stopped back in October 2010. Documentation is on the Generation 6 Electronics page. The only schematics available appear to be in zip files here. Here are some links to zip files containing modified firmwares: There does not appear to be a source code repository for schematics or firmware anywhere. Because the board uses Texas Instruments DRV8811 driver chips instead of the more common Allegro A4983-based (a.k.a. Pololu) drivers, you have to use modified versions of the more popular firmwares. That fact, in combination with the poor availability of source, does not bode well for DIY users. |
Generation 4
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Name : Generation 4 |
These electronics are used for the Makerbot. They consist of an Arduino Mega shield (aka the "motherboard") and a few other boards for the stepper drivers. |
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Where to Get Parts and/or Full Assemblies | |
For sale on Makerbot website at http://store.makerbot.com/electronics/assembled-electronics.html | |
Documentation/Schematics & Misc. Notes | |
Gen4 electronics consists of at least 5 separate circuit boards: the arduino shield (motherboard), 3 stepper boards and 1 extruder board. For detailed information and source code see the following links: |