Generation 4 Electronics
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Release status: Concept
Description | Next Generation Electronics for Makerbot/Reprap
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Contents
Generation 4 Electronics
Status
Standard Boards
Extruder Controller
Version: 3.6
Status: Final Release
RepRap Official Repository: (coming soon - 03:46, 24 February 2010 (UTC))
Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4969
Google Code: http://code.google.com/p/makerbot/downloads/detail?name=makerbot-extruder-controller-3.6-REV-B.zip
Subversion: http://svn.makerbot.com/tags/electronics/extruder-controller-3.6/
Testing Status:
- Power Subsystem: operational
- 12v screw terminals: untested
- USB to TTL: operational
- RS485: operational
- Motor 1: untested
- Motor 2: untested
- Mosfets: untested
- Thermocouple: untested
- Quadrature: untested
- I2C: untested
- Extra pins: untested
Interface
Version: 1.1
Status: Awaiting v1.1 Prototype
Thingiverse:
Google Code:
Subversion: http://svn.makerbot.com/trunk/electronics/interface/
Version: 1.0
Status: v1.0 has a bug in pin routing and is not cooperating. needs testing/fixing and then a new prototype.
Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1461
Google Code: http://makerbot.googlecode.com/files/makerbot-interface-1.0.zip
Subversion: http://svn.makerbot.com/trunk/electronics/interface/
Testing Status:
- All buttons operational
- All LEDs operational
- LCD operational, v1.0 missing trace to D5. Will fix in v1.1
Mech Endstop
Version: 1.2
Status: Final Release
Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4971
Google Code: http://code.google.com/p/makerbot/downloads/detail?name=makerbot-mechanical-endstop-1.2.zip
Subversion: http://svn.makerbot.com/tags/electronics/mechanical-endstop-1.2/
Production Part List: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4971/partlist
TODO:
- Documentation
Motherboard
Version: 2.4
Status: Final Release
Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4968
Google Code: http://code.google.com/p/makerbot/downloads/detail?name=makerbot-motherboard-2.4-REV-B.zip
Subversion: http://svn.makerbot.com/tags/electronics/motherboard-2.4/
Testing Status:
- Power Subsystem: operational
- USB to TTL: operational
- Stepper Headers: untested
- microSD Card: untested
- 12v screw terminal input: untested
- Interface connector: operational
- Endstop connectors: untested
- RS485 Comms: untested
- Piezo: untested
- I2C / extra pins: untested
TODO:
- Fix routing problem
- Test level shifter for sd card
- Fix board hole spacing for compatibility
- Move rj45 jacks further away from the atx connector
Stepper Driver
Version: 3.1
Status: ready for production
Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1459
Google Code:
Subversion:
Optional Boards
Magnetic Linear Encoder
Version: v1.2
Status: needs testing as well, rev bump for footprint changes.
Thingiverse:
Google Code:
Subversion: http://svn.makerbot.com/trunk/electronics/magnetic-linear-encoder/
Magnetic Rotary Encoder
Version: 2.0
Status: needs testing, and updating and extruder mount points. (bump to 2.1)
Subversion: http://svn.makerbot.com/trunk/electronics/magnetic-rotary-encoder/