hey guys just looking for a good direction in setting up marlin firmware for this board, saveing a little $$ by using a board i had left over after upgrading my ender 3 with a skr3 board.
Which machine are you wanting to use this on? If I remember right that board only uses 4 drivers, where we need 5 to be able to use endstops. If you aren’t planning to use endstops then you can get away with going series on one axis but that will cut the power to the steppers in half. Much better off using a board that has at least 5 drivers.
currently going to use it on a machine ivan miranda made but would be the same as the mpcnc just has aluminum extrusion instead of tubing, but if i have to i can go for another board was just trying to see if i can use what i have on hand in short time to make a few things
i really have no idea what im doing going into this project but am familiar with marlin and was told this is a good option to go compared to a few other i was thinking, raspberry pi was what i wanted to use as the whole controller but what still need a hat for the drivers, and idk how well arduino would work compared to just using a 3d printer board i already have, but eventually going to be going the the lowrider to be able to cut full 4x8 sheets with
also whats a good source for setting up marlin
Then, by definition, it isn’t remotely the same as an MPCNC.
You can run Klipper using a Pi, and including all kinds of controllers all the way down to arduinos with hand wired stepper interfaces.
The above Pi thing as a controller isn’t Marlin, though you could use a Pi as a sender to Marlin- but for most of the machines we discuss here the flow of operations is to put the gcode on an SD card and then run the gcode from the SD Card.
Then you’re probably MUCH better off with a Jackpot or SKR Pro 1.2.
Maybe if you tell us much more detail about exactly what you’d like to do with your next machine then we can be more helpful to you.
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Unfortunately that is not set up the same, and that controller you are wanting to use is not anything any of use have used either. Our configs will not be much help to you.
Marlin has updated to Marlin builder though so you might be able to get it going pretty easy that way. It will take a little guess and check.
I am curious, Why build that over a MPCNC Primo?
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Easy, easy, It looks like a fun build. I would love to see some of those out in the wild.
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Oh I’m easy. I meant no ill will at all. I was genuinely just curious
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It’s cool
There’s no BOM or documentation other than the rough files I used to make it.
FYI
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it uses aluminum extrusions, and linear rails making it very stiff and ridgid, it does make it a bit more pricey but i liked how its designed, i really like the lowrider kit too but at this time i cant put that kinda money into a build
actually when you pay for the plans there is a bom but it doesnt really cover any electronics or wiring hence why im on the hunt for different ways to set it up, with marlin and possibly the 3d printer board i have or i may have to get another board
Well shoot, now I am intrigued. That is more similar to a MPCNC which is $308, not including printed parts or a router. How much is his?
plans are 25 bucks
i cant include the line but its the mark 2 by ivan miranda, yes it takes you away from v1 but my goal is to use it to make v1 stuff just smaller
as long as i can get good prints could be printed with 3.5 rolls of pla, I’m using pla cf for added rigidity but i spent like 90 bucks on amazon for the aluminum extrusion. i still have to get the pulleys, belts, and maybe a few more bearings but shouldn’t cost much more. im going to make it a little bigger then the plans show so i can make some parts for future builds. I know one video i was watching they changed the electronics case as they used a different power supply, i will as well be using a different power supply as well as i dont really want to use an adruino uno board when i know there are better, easier options at my disposal
i would like to eventually build the lowrider, but in the mean time i found this rugged thing and am currently building it, but just trying to figure out how to run it, hopfully with means of the 4.2.2 board i have on hand, klipper is nice but took me forever to set up my last printer with. marlin seems like a very easy method to setup and use. with and rpi i can do like i do all my other prints, send gcode over via wifi and possibly monitor it via web cam for long running jobs. i have a large format printer to make some of the bigger parts for the lowrider, will be using this current set up to make some of the parts for it out of aluminum plus get a little experience with the machine before building the lowrider. i was able to compile in vscode with the board i have will try it. but i may have to go with a bigger board with more drivers. if not this build definetly for the lowrider. but i plan on getting a kit for that build, but suppling the board and printed parts myself, as i will want to make some of the parts out of materials better suited for heats then pla, and still be ridgid, pc cf ive used for many of these applications but is kinda of pricey. but will keep this around for smaller jobs. klipper is nice cuz i cant constantly keep adding things and not have to reflash. but did take me quiet awhile and alot of help figuring it out, i put this project down for almost a year so im rust again on how it works. looking really for the best cheapest course of action on getting this running
hey thank you all for the inputs and interest in my build i definitely like v1 engineering and the community with it
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