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With the new revision of Replicape, I had to do some voodoo with the electronics in order to reach the new target price. Perhaps the most important change was the removal of the Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) that was…
So I’ve recently started working on a new major revision of Replicape, rev B! And boy is it major in many ways! First of all, the stepper drivers are brand new, I’m going for the TMC2100 which have gotten a…
Manga Screen is a 4.3″ HDMI compatible LCD screen powered by USB. The kickstarter campaign has ended, but be sure to check back in few weeks, since there will be a new batch available through the web-shop once the first…
CircuitCo just sent the shipment notification for 48 shiny new Replicapes, so they will be in store in a couple of days! With this batch we’ll also offer FedEx shipping at 70% discount. In other news, Octoprint 1.1.0 was recently…
The last weeks have been spend making a new BeagleBone Black flasher image, one with an updated kernel, the latest Redeem and a whole lot of graphics goodies. The image with instructions can be found here. The most important changes…
I’ve been working hard on a project lately called Debrew that adds a web interface to a CNC controller. I decided to go for Lighttpd as the web server, Web.py as the Python framework, and sqlite3 as the data base…
Last week was spent fine-tuning the endstop behaviour. With normal cartesian printers, triggering an endstop should cause the stepper motor to only be able to turn the other way. For H-belt, coreXY and Delta printers, the problem becomes a bit…
Yes! The Thing/Replicape BBB-flasher image is now finally ready for alfa testing! This flasher image has everything you need for using the Replicape for controlling a 3D-printer or other CNC-machine. It’s a minimal Angstrom SystemD image with Redeem, Toggle, CuraEngine…
Wiring two stepper motors on one stepper driver I’ve had a couple of questions about whether its possible to drive two stepper motors with one driver, for instance to control a printer such as Prusa I3 or similar which…
I have gotten a few requests for an expansion board to accompany the Replicape lately, so I have made an inital version for anyone interested in adding more extruders than the standard two present on Replicape. The Reach board uses…