List of Abandoned and Deprecated Firmware

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This page holds a list of all abandoned, deprecated and/or out-of-date firmware.

For firmware that is currently active and being developed, see List of Firmware

Hydra-MMM

FIRMWARE INFO
Details Description

Name : Hydra-MMM
Author(s) : Clayton Webster
Status : stale as of May 2010

Hydra is a multi-headed manufacturing machine that was originally being designed and built for ME463 (senior design) at Purdue University.
Features
  • used for multi-headed machine
Compatible Electronics
How to download

Downloadable from sourceforge in a zip file

Documentation & Misc. Notes

The only documentation is on the wiki under Hydra-MMM Software and Firmware


Generation 2 firmware

FIRMWARE INFO
Details Description

Name : Generation 2 firmware
Author(s) : Who knows
Status : superceded by FiveD firmware

This appears to be an early prototype of the FiveD firmware
Features

unknown

Compatible Electronics
How to download

All the links for this firmware are dead. It is probably buried somewhere in the past of the reprap FiveD repository

Documentation & Misc. Notes

Documentation appears to be at Generation2Firmware


Gen2OnABoard

FIRMWARE INFO
Details Description

Name : Gen2OnABoard
Author(s) : Nick McCoy
Status : stale since Aug 2010

This is an experimental fork of FiveD for the Gen2OnABoard electronics. May not actually work.
Features
  • stepper extruder
  • extruder speed control
  • movement speed control
Compatible Electronics
How to download

Downloadable from github by running:

git clone https://github.com/reprap/firmware.git
Documentation & Misc. Notes

Documentation is non existent


Generation 3 firmware

FIRMWARE INFO
Details Description

Name : Generation 3 firmware
Author(s) : Who knows
Status : likely dead

This appears to be a dead branch of firmware. The firmware date is 2008-08-05
Features
  • can support SD cards
Compatible Electronics
How to download

Version 1.2 appears to be the last version and it's in a zip file here.

Documentation & Misc. Notes

The only mention of Gen3 firmware is in the wiki at Generation3Firmware

  • documentation for the communications between host PC and electronics is in a Google Doc


Tonokip

FIRMWARE INFO
Details Description

Name : Tonokip
Author(s) : johnnyr
Status : superceded by Sprinter

Tonokip is a firmware rewrite based off of the Hydra-mmm firmware.
Features
  • Same as FiveD???
  • Stepper extruders
Compatible Electronics
How to download

The real repository appears to be downloadable by running

git clone https://github.com/johnnyr/Tonokip-Firmware.git

HOWEVER, for some reason, it's also in a subfolder along with the FiveD firmware. So it looks like you can run

git clone https://github.com/reprap/firmware.git

and the firmware is in the Tonokip_Firmware Directory

Documentation & Misc. Notes

Appears to have been forked off as Sprinter firmware. This firmware is recommended by Makergear for their Prusa Mendel kit, which runs RAMPS.

Klimentkip

FIRMWARE INFO
Details Description

Name : Klimentkip
Author(s) : Kliment
Status : superseded by Sprinter

This was originally a fork of Tonokip but is now called Sprinter
Features

unknown

Compatible Electronics
How to download

You can still download from Kliment's github repository by running

git clone https://github.com/kliment/Klimentkip.git
Documentation & Misc. Notes

Can't find any documentation and the firmware is officially defunct now


Firmware build process which documents the process for Darwin hardware using the PIC 16F648 in Generation 1 Electronics.