1 Topic by slakjak1215

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Topic: Question about 3d Printing software/ firmware

So I chose to build a 3d Printer for my final Capstone level project for school. I can easily design the printer and put it together but the part that scares me and is putting me off is the software / electronics. I was looking for advice on what boards to use and if someone can point me in the right direction on how I could set these up. I have no coding knowledge so it would have to be something open source I could use. Thank you!

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Re: Question about 3d Printing software/ firmware

If you are that concerned about it, you might consider going about it in reverse.  Look through a bunch of printer build or upgrade blogs / forum posts until you find one that you are comfortable that you can follow and then buy that board.

If you already have a board in mind, just be patient and read alot.  You might have to piece it together yourself.  For example when my solidoodle board died I managed to get back up and running with an Azteeg X3 board.  I followed Ian Johnson's thread on updating to the same board but had some challenges that he did not document.  The Azteeg is RAMPS compatible so I read the RAMPS page on the reprap wiki, Ian's post, and the Sanguinololu reprap wiki page because it is extremely well documented and has some good general information.  Between those three pages, I was able to get up and running again.

A good place to start reading http://reprap.org/wiki/List_of_electronics.  Good Luck.

And check back here once in a while.  Someone more knowledgeable than me will likely respond with better advice.  smile