CubeX RAMPS Conversion

[Ian Baillie]

Hey all, 

    I wanted to take a minute to start a thread about the CubeX that we are converting to open source. I know that we have gotten a RAMPS board, and stepper drivers for it, and I believe Avi has loaned us a Mega to run the whole shebang with, but it seems that it hasn't changed much in a while now. I was curious as to where we are in the process, and what we need or need to do to get this thing up and running. I know Avi had done a bunch of work to get it wired and moving, but haven't really been around to catch up on what else is going on with it. I think it would be beneficial for us to get it running, as having one good printer isn't really enough when the demand is high. I also think that it is a great project for us to work on as a group, so anyone that would like to be involved, feel free to join the conversation!

                     Ian

[Avi Silverman]

I've been thinking about this a lot lately and wanting to get it working well, and could definitely use some help. I will be back in town on the 1st, and am hoping to make the meetup on the 2nd. I'd love to talk about how it works, what I've done, and what still needs to happen with anyone interested after the meeting.

Avi

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[Steve Altemeier]

I will miss the meeting on the 2nd but would like to help.  But, the knowledge base I would bring is close to zero.  Is there a good web-site that we are using for the basis of this build that I could start looking at to try to get a little up to speed?

[Ian Baillie]

Excellent! I look forward to it. It would be really nice to have a couple decent printers going.

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From: Avi Silverman
Sent: ‎7/‎23/‎2016 7:17 PM
To: ashevil...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {Asheville Makers} CubeX RAMPS Conversion

[Ian Baillie]

You might try browsing around the RepRap forum for info on RAMPS boards.

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From: Steve Altemeier
Sent: ‎7/‎23/‎2016 8:19 PM

To: ashevil...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {Asheville Makers} CubeX RAMPS Conversion

[Avi Silverman]

Yeah, what Ian said. So the board used is the standard RAMPS 1.4 controller board + an Arduino Mega2560. If you Google search it there's a lot of good (and less than good) info. Also, if you search for CubeX conversion there are some good resources. I can also give you the info dump sometime when we're both at the space.

I should probably also just take all the info I collected and toss it up on the wiki. (Although I'm not sure on the status of this. Last time I looked the main page was broken.)

[Steve Altemeier]

I fixed the main page of the Wiki. For some reason, they changed the initial page from Start to Main, so I just copied the info from the Start page over. 

[Kyle Schumaker]

BFF for ramps 1.4 boards 
http://reprap.org/mediawiki/images/thumb/6/6d/Rampswire14.svg/500px-Rampswire14.svg.png

My 3D printer runs off a Arduino mega with 1.4 ramps.  I might be able to answer some questions, shoot em my way if you got em.

Probably going to try and build a larger format laser cutter based off the same micro controller in the near future. 

[donald vollmer]

hi im don and im a noobie but my question is did you use the factory stepper motors ?and if so what about the firmware how could i obtain it ?i have a cubex duo that i would like to change to open source.. thank you for any and all info you could help me with

[Kyle Schumaker]

hey Don, 

nice to virtually meet you

The firmware I used was called marlin 
I believe this is a link to the Download:

https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin

You might need to have an arduino board of some sort running everything for marlin to work?????
there are other options for firmware too but I know nothing about them.

I had to modify a bit of the code.  The good news is that I am not really a coder( I could do calculators in HS) and most of it is setting the parameters of your machine ie bed size, nozzle, max temp etc.

I use pronter face to connect to my printer and run g-code.  pronter face is the best!!

I did have to get a small file of some sort to open up COM3 not actually sure what that is but it just has to do with connecting.

my printer is more or less this thing:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:16076

Pretty sure there is a copy of his modified marlin code somewhere in the files section but i recall it not working for me, I just had it open and used it as a base to modify mine.  I might be able to dig mine up it is burried on a HDD somewhere.

there is an updated version of that^ printer called the Flex Mendel designed by the same guy.

If you have questions send em on over

kyle

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