PiBot for Repetier Motherboard

PiBot for Repetier Motherboard

Release status: working

Description	Part of PiBot Electronics Motherboard
License
Author	User:Panxinlong7373
Contributors
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Categories	Electronics, electronics development, PiBot, Mendel_Development
CAD Models	see files
External Link	PiBot

PiBot for Repetier Motherboard is a part of PiBot electronics. It put forward a easy solution to make your 3D printer and CNC machine. Not only an electronic board, but also PiBot-box which with the function similar to computer Host and you can easily handle it only plug few terminals.The technology of grit and black oxide finish dose used in PiBot-box fabrication.

Features & Specifications

Highlights

• PiBot-Box development kit Supported. Offer a set of solution to your electronics. Easy use and transplant.
• IDC & HT-396 cold-pressed terminal,It means these anti-plug linker is very convenience,fast and reliable.
• build-in pins assignment silk in the Top Over layer. It more convenience to change or make your own assignment.
• Officially authorization to add the Repetier terms on the boards. Support all the function in the Repetier-Host and Repetier-Firmware.
• Compatible all of the pins in the Ardunio Mega 2560 and Ardunio ADK
• It's flexible! Capability to supply motors and heaters with a different voltage.
• The heat bed with independent power source and Self-recovered safety. With two MOSFET parallel solution that can driver more powerful heat bed(optional function, you can use the soldered MOSFET only).
• It's affordable! it fit to manufacture PiBot, RepRap, Mendel, CNC machine or to etch DIY.
• Heater driver with heat sink,compatible more powerful heated header.

Details

• PiBot-Box Size: 273*225*50mm Technology: Grit Technology，Black Oxide Finish Color/Colour: Matte Black Material: Code-Draw Steel
• Controller and motor drive discrete solutions.
• Double-sided PCB. Board Size;99.9*91.2 mm-Rectangle ; mount hole distance; 92.6*75 mm-4xM3 hole
• CPU: ATmega2560, ATmega1280 (Atmel Corp.)
• 4x to 6x PiBot TB6600 Stepper Driver, exchangeable, up to 4.5A output and 45v input,adjustable microstepping. Using a IDC-24pin port, neat and dust-free finish.
• On-board USB-TTL converter.
• Integrated hardware for a fan, three extruder, a heated bed, 4 temperature sensor, 6 endstop port.
• External hand switch [120V-10A]
• IDC-20pin expand port, include: SD cards, keys, dispaly LCD (lcd1602 or lcd2004),reset button.
• Extension Boards for additional extruder, temperature sensor, fans, I2C bus device.
• Extraction free pins use for whatever is desireable.
• Single Supply, use the LM317File:LM317 for PiBot.pdf 3-terminal adjustable regulater, 5v supply solution. So the input can up to 40v.

Design Goals

• Designed for Repetier and PiBot-box.
• Offer an easy convert solution that to change your CNC machine into a 3D printer.
• Easy use for DIY enthusiast, convenience for secondary development.
• Support more extrude header and more types of machine.
• Make it similar to computer host and you can easily handle it only plug few cables.

How to get it and related products

• PiBot for Repetier Motherboard: http://www.pibot.com/index.php/pibot-for-repetier-motherboard.html#.UmNs17LBjVk

• PiBot TB6600 Stepper Driver

• PiBot for Repetier SD LCD Controller

• PiBot Endstop

• PiBot Box

Communication & Contact

• Any idea to develop this motherboard, you can email Pan Xinlong.
• All parts are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

PiBot Box

PiBot Box _an Code-Drawn Steel Box. It can hold 1 PiBot mother Board , 4 PiBot TB6600 stepper driver, 1 manual controller board. This Steel Box include many heat sink holes which can continuous work for a few days without heat sink fan. Every working part contain the busy Indicator and this box with assorted machine hole.

The second generation will put forward later, it can include 6 PiBot TB6600 stepper driver.

Ports and Connectors

• PiBot_for_Repetier_Motherboard 3D PCB integrate

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  PiBotForRepetier motor driver port

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  PiBotForRepetier endstop max port

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  PiBotForRepetier endstop min port

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  PiBotForRepetier expansion port

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  PiBotForRepetier fan & extruders port

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  PiBotForRepetier freepin port

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  PiBotForRepetier heat bed input & output port

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  PiBotForRepetier Power output port

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  PiBotForRepetier Reserved port

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  PiBotForRepetier reset & ISP port

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  PiBotForRepetier Temperature sensor port

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  PiBotForRepetier USB & Power input port

How to Build

• Related Files
  • File:PiBotForRepetierV1.42PCB.pdf
  • File:PiBotForRepetier-V1.4-2.pdf

This part is only for users who want a empty PCB and weld them. The Mother board purchase from PiBot is welded by High-speed SMT machine in PCB process factory.

• Solder Images

Prepare Components

• Prepare all of the components to build a PiBot For Repetier Mother Board;
• You'll need a soldering toolkit and SMT soldering toolkit to finish this board.

solder surface mounting components

• Use SMT soldering toolkit
  • Apply solder paste to every exposed SMD pad.
  • Place each SMD component on its appropriate pad.
  • Place populated board on a cold hotplate,turn hotplate on,board solders itself!
  • Solder in remaining through hole components.
• If you without a soldering toolkit, you can also use an tweezers and an soldering iron finish them by manual. All of them are hand solderable!

solder through hole components

• Use soldering toolkit
  • Insert through hole components.
  • solder all these pins to the pad.

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  IDC-20pin expand connector,IDC cold compression pincers

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  IDC-24pin Driver connector,IDC cold compression pincers

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  HT-396 cold-pressed terminal,HT cold compression pincers

Hardware Test & Debug

• Hardware Test & Debug
  • Before plug in the power source and USB cable, you need to check the polarity of electrolytic capacitor, chip and diode.
  • Use an digital multimeter to test the resistance value of the power. Usually, it has a increase resister. Ensure no short cut and insufficient solder.
  • If no problem, you can plug in the USB cable, the power LED (red) lighten.
  • Plug in IDC-20pin expand connector,IDC-24pin Driver connector,temperature sensor.
  • Now, you can open the Repetier Host, click "Connet".
  • Notice

Firmware & Host

• PiBot for Repetier Motherboard V1.4 uses by default Repetier host and Repetier firmware.
  • Download the Repetier firmware and Code editor Arduino IDE or Source Insight
  • Unzip the Repetier firmware, open your Arduino IDE.
  • Select the Board type "arduino mega 2560" in "Tools\Board\arduino mega 2560" and the "Serial Port" in "Tools\Serial Port\COM**"
  • Open file Repetier.pde or "Repetier.ino" in "Repetier Unzip file\Repetier-Firmware\src\ArduinoAVR\Repetier\Repetier.pde" or "Repetier Unzip file\Repetier-Firmware\src\ArduinoAVR\Repetier\Repetier.ino".
  • Select configuration.h set #define MOTHERBOARD 315 (PiBot for Repetier V1.4) or #define MOTHERBOARD '314 (PiBot for Repetier V1.0-1.3)
  • set #define DRIVE_SYSTEM 0 (full cartesian system, xyz have seperate motors.) & #define FEATURE_CONTROLLER 8( PiBot Display/Controller extension with 20x4 character display) or #define FEATURE_CONTROLLER 9 (PiBot Display/Controller extension with 16x2 character display).
  • Click the "Verify" button to compile the code or direct click "Upload" button to compile and upload firmware to PiBot for Repetier mother board.
• Other firmware maybe compatible too, but you need to configure it. Such as: Marlin firmware.

Troubleshooting

1. If part of module can't work, you can easily deal with them by check the connect headers and the dip Resettable Fuse.
2. If you can't upload the firmware, Please check the Aduino tools setting and press the "reset button" once the compile finished.

Safety Tip

Once you start putting electricity into your RepRap - even at just 12 volts - you have to take basic, common sense precautions to avoid fires. Just in case these fail, test your workshop smoke detector. Don't have a smoke detector? Get one!