List of Firmware
This page is the authoritative list of active firmwares.
For a list of out-of-date firmwares, see List of Abandoned and Deprecated Firmware:
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Name : FiveD |
The granddaddy of all firmwares. It appears to be the original G-code interpreter. Forked from Generation2. The reason it's called FiveD is because it controls 5 dimensions: X, Y, Z, Feedrate, and Extrusion rate. |
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How to download | |
The firmware is now hosted on Github. To check it out from github, run: git clone https://github.com/reprap/firmware.git The firmware is in the FiveD_GCode Directory | |
Documentation & Misc. Notes | |
Documentation is over at Microcontroller firmware installation Preconfigured sources for Gen7 hardware are on the Gen7_Board_1.2 page. |
FIRMWARE INFO | |
Details | Description |
Name : Sprinter |
forked from Klimentkip. Seems to be a popular firmware |
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How to download | |
Can download like this: git clone https://github.com/kliment/Sprinter | |
Documentation & Misc. Notes | |
Only documentation seems to be over at Sprinter
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FIRMWARE INFO | |
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Name : Teacup |
This was a complete rewrite of the FiveD firmware to optimize it for Arduino's wimpy 8-bit CPU. Previously known as "FiveD on Arduino" ( which was confusing it easily with "FiveD" which is different). |
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How to download | |
Can download like this: git clone https://github.com/triffid/Teacup_Firmware.git | |
Documentation & Misc. Notes | |
Documentation and more information is over at github and on the wiki under Teacup Firmware. Supposedly there are the instructions on the Gen7 electronics page on how to get Teacup installed but I can't find them. A link would be helpful here.
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FIRMWARE INFO | |
Details | Description |
Name : sjfw |
A featureful modern Reprap firmware. |
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Compatible Electronics | |
unknown | |
How to download | |
Download from GitHub by running git clone https://github.com/ScribbleJ/sjfw.git | |
Documentation & Misc. Notes | |
See the sjfw page for more information. |
FIRMWARE INFO | |
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Name : Marlin |
forked from Sprinter and Grbl. |
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How to download | |
You can download tagged versions on github All branches, most current is Marlin_v1 are on Github | |
Documentation & Misc. Notes | |
The included readme.md Marlin |
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Name : Makerbot firmware |
The v2 makerbot firmware was a rewrite of the old Gen3 firmware to be a little more robust. The latest version appears to be v3.2. |
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How to download | |
Download from Makerbot's github repo using the commands git clone https://github.com/makerbot/G3Firmware.git | |
Documentation & Misc. Notes | |
The v3 firmware is where all active development takes place. See the Makerbot wiki for details on how to build and install the code. |
FIRMWARE INFO | |
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Name : Grbl |
Grbl is a no-compromise, high performance, low cost alternative to parallel-port-based motion control for CNC milling. Does not control extruders. |
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How to download | |
Downloadable from github by running: git clone [email protected]:simen/grbl.git | |
Documentation & Misc. Notes | |
Documentation is at http://dank.bengler.no/-/page/show/5471_gettinggrbl From the website:
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