Can i use my Anet A6 main board if so is there firmware or it.
I searched around a bit because I was curious. Other on this forum with more experience with control boards might be able to give you a more definitive answer.
According to one source about a replacement board for the A6, “Configuration and Ramps1.4 exactly the same, can be directly replace Ramps1.4.” V1 maintains a version of the Ramps 1.4 Marlin firmware. So this is good. Digging deeper, I found two potential issues, an unlikely one that might be a big deal, and a for certain one that is just a bit of work.
The unlikely issue is that the original boards might not have a bootloader. One source implied this, but the links were obsolete and broken, so I could not verify. Other sources did not point this issue out, so you are probably okay.
The for certain issue is that the board comes with built in A4988 stepper drivers. The firmware that V1 maintains assumes the 8825 drivers, so you will need to modify the firmware for the different drivers. This has come up multiple times in the last half year with people using Ramps 1.4 boards, and shouldn’t be a big deal to make the change.
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I just flashed an anet a8 board purchased a few months ago. It did not have a bootloader, so I would expect that anet is still not doing it on any of their boards.
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Thanks I already uploaded a boot loader on it so that Will not be a problem.
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If you can flash it with Marlin, then it should be fine. I would start with the V1CNC_Ramps version at MarlinBuilder releases and change things to match your board. Actually doing the configuration is the proverbial “exercise for the reader”.
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