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For a list of out-of-date electronics, see List of Abandoned and Deprecated Electronics.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

ELECTRONICS INFO
Details	Description
Name : Generation 7 Creator : Traumflug Status : active as of Nov 30, 2011	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.
Features
designed for replication
Compatible Firmware
FiveD? Sprinter?
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.
Documentation/Schematics & Misc. Notes
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

ELECTRONICS INFO
Details	Description
Name : Generation 6 Creator : Camiel Status : appears to be stale as of Oct 2010 but still for sale	Gen6 electronics do not appear to be related to the original GenX designs other than by name. They use different driver chips and seem to be only sold by http://www.mendel-parts.com. This is a single-board surface-mount design with the CPU and driver chips on the same board.
Features
designed for replication
Compatible Firmware
A modified version of Marlin A modified version of FiveD
Where to Get Parts and/or Full Assemblies
Buy from http://www.mendel-parts.com, http://www.makemendel.com
Documentation/Schematics & Misc. Notes
This seems to be almost a proprietary board. If there is development going on with these electronics I can't find it. All development seems to have stopped back in October 2010. Documentation and schematics just seem to be a few zip files. There does not appear to be a source code repository anywhere. Because the board uses Texas Instruments DRV8811 driver chips instead of the more common Allegro A4983-based 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.