Does Flow Driver work with Marlin color mixing?

[Garrett Durland]

I'd like to use my CERA-1 with Marlin since I'm already familiar with how color mixing capability produces sync between the auger motor and the ram motor. Does the Flow Driver support this mode? Are schematics for the Flow Driver available?

[H S]

I am wondering something similar. Still very much in the planning phase, but I was considering a RAMPS 1.6 to drive an existing 3D printer and was unsure if it would be possible to use the E0 and the E1, typically used for the FDM extruder, to control steps to the ram motor and the auger motor. Anyone done this already with a RAMPS board and Marlin? I can find nothing.

[gdur...@gmail.com]

Hi H S,

I was hoping the "flow driver" behaved similarly to the gearbox piston control on my Cerambot kit, where you can choose to operate the piston manually or via software. Upon further investigation, I don't think this is the case. Right now I'm using Marlin's color mixing function to have both steppers operate in sync. 

S1 is set to my auger stepper, S1 is set to operate my gearbox piston. I have "color mixing" enabled and number of extruders set to "1".

I use the following .gcode commands to get it started:

M163 S0 P8

M163 S1 P2

M164 S0

I found out about the "P" settings by trial and error.

Cheers!

-Garrett