RAMPS for Due! I have been working on a prototype, porting code and its looking good so far. I have got comms, steppers going and just working on temperature control. There's a few snafus on the board that will need fixing. There are schematics etc for the prototype here https://github.com/bobc/bobc_hardware/tree/master/RAMPS-FD. Firmware will be over here https://github.com/bobc/R2C2_Firmware/tree/edge but the repo is a bit out of date. Soon I hope to hook up a printer and I will push v1 code. There IS an Arduino Due under there, trust me! I would claim FIRST but I am pretty sure RepRapPro have code running on the Due, so maybe SECOND? [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/48299294@N03/9720665422/][img]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/9720665422_00f63658d4.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/48299294@N03/9720665422/]IMG_0071[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/48299294@N03/]donotdespisethesnake[/url], on Flickr https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,244284#msg-244284 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:31:02 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,641111#msg-641111 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,641111#msg-641111
Thanks]]> AlexanderSz Controllers Fri, 18 Mar 2016 01:19:43 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,601982#msg-601982 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,601982#msg-601982
By the way - how does RAMPS 1.4 do it?]]> lemming Controllers Tue, 29 Dec 2015 04:18:11 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,600344#msg-600344 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,600344#msg-600344 here.]]> enif Controllers Thu, 24 Dec 2015 03:55:55 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,600259#msg-600259 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,600259#msg-600259
Just playing around with the RAMPS-FD from Geeetech...

Want to install on an i3, which has 2 stepper motors for the Z axis.

On the regular RAMPS, or even RADDS, there are 2 headers for the Z axis.

The RAMPS-FD only seems to have a single header for the Z axis.

Any ideas how I can simply set up the second Z axis stepper motor?

Thanks]]> lemming Controllers Wed, 23 Dec 2015 19:15:54 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,587731#msg-587731 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,587731#msg-587731 github.com] – read the below at the description. If you have any questions – I would gladly help! And I can confirm ESP8266 can be from I2C 3.3V and GND pins n RADDS, works just fine.]]> toxuin Controllers Mon, 23 Nov 2015 02:35:52 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,587730#msg-587730 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,587730#msg-587730 ESP8266 can be powered from RADDS' I2C +V pin that is 3.3V from DUE afaik ...

I will test it,
Can you give me (us) a short discription for configuration, please

thank you.
Angelo]]> angelo Controllers Mon, 23 Nov 2015 02:29:36 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,584225#msg-584225 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,584225#msg-584225 I got my ESP running with RADDS and even uploading files (~2 minutes for a 1.5 mb, lol). It is quite neat to spend $3 instead of ~$70 (raspberrypi + wifi dongle) for wifi monitoring feature.
I normally physically take SD card out of printer, put a bunch of g-code files for a day on it, put it back in printer and just look how it goes and start-stop the jobs from my phone with ESP8266.
@dc42 ESP8266 can be powered from RADDS' I2C +V pin that is 3.3V from DUE afaik. Tried that and it works. What made me add a 5V->3V regulator is that connection is pretty ugly: you have to pull a wire from other part of the board and it just asks to be tangled in and come loose... :-D]]> toxuin Controllers Sat, 14 Nov 2015 06:20:41 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583992#msg-583992 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583992#msg-583992
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angelo
We can put 5 Volt from the first of the extension Pin.
It works, but personaly I think the module ESP8266 is good for nothing.

The ESP8266 has low bandwidth, so I suspect it will never be able to provide a decent file upload speed. However, monitoring printer status and sending manual gcodes doesn't need much bandwidth. So perhaps it would be good enough for that.

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angelo
For Wifi I also check at first the mks tft28 v1.2 smart touch (2,8" the PanelDue has 4,3 " Touch Display)

The PanelDue controller also works with a 5" touch display, and I hope to qualify a 7" touch display within the next few days. The latest firmware supports up to 4 extruders on the 4.3" display, and up to 6 on the larger displays.]]> dc42 Controllers Fri, 13 Nov 2015 09:56:35 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583979#msg-583979 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583979#msg-583979
If you read the comments in this thread, you can figure out how to make reasonably good use of it.

However, like most 3D printer controller boards, it is dangerous to leave it alone for any length of time. For this board, it is a little worse than that, for example if processor power goes off (disconnected USB), then the heaters go on continuously, so you will turn your extruder into an aluminum torch.

So by all means, experiment with it if you have it, but be careful.

My next purchase is likely to be the replicape version B that is on kickstarter: [www.kickstarter.com]

The drawback is you still have to buy a beaglebone. But the combination of the two should be darn near the best combination you can get for a high speed 3D printer.]]> powool Controllers Fri, 13 Nov 2015 09:18:18 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583976#msg-583976 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583976#msg-583976 It works, but personaly I think the module ESP8266 is good for nothing.

Bluetooth (HC-06 Modul) is Ok for wireless conections.

I like the PanelDue and when I have more Time I have to test it also :-)
[www.think3dprint3d.com]

For Wifi I also check at first the
mks tft28 v1.2 smart touch (2,8" the PanelDue has 4,3 " Touch Display)
+
mks hlkwifi

W-LAN:
Personaly I like the UDOO Quad.
The most reprapers use the new Raspi with Octoprint /Repetier-Server ...
The Hackerspace-FFM guys prefer to add only a Arduino due and the 8" Windows Tablet for less then 100 Euro.

A modular Electronic Setup is not easy, because you have 1000 options and possibilitys and extension and and and.

Depends what you need for your Printer Setup.]]> angelo Controllers Fri, 13 Nov 2015 09:03:58 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583958#msg-583958 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583958#msg-583958
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angelo
...
And without W-Lan
(we do not spend Arduino Due CPU power for WLAN.
Buy a additional Raspi, a UDOO or a Tablet If you need W-Lan)

There is a thread in the Developers section describing how to add a $3 ESP8266 board to a RADDS to get wifi. It won't give you fast upload to the SD card like the Duet does, but for controlling the printer from a tablet instead of using an LCD, it may be adequate. I don't believe RADDS has an onboard 5V regulator, so you would need to provide external 5V power, because the regulator on the Arduino Due can's supply enough current for an ESP8266.

Angelo, have you considered including a 5V switching regulator on the RADDS, like the Duet does and the Smoothieboard has as an option?]]> dc42 Controllers Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:08:03 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583939#msg-583939 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583939#msg-583939 RADDS is a modular Solution and RADDS is more expensive as Duet.

You have to Buy:
1xArduino Due
1x RADDS v1.5
1x RADDS Extension Board
7x Stepperdriver (we recomand for RADDS the RAPS128)
Additional a PanelDue or a RADDS-LCD
[max3dshop.org]
+
[max3dshop.org]
+
[max3dshop.org]
252.90 Euro -> 180 £ with german TAX

And without W-Lan
(we do not spend Arduino Due CPU power for WLAN.
Buy a additional Raspi, a UDOO or a Tablet If you need W-Lan)]]> angelo Controllers Fri, 13 Nov 2015 07:12:46 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583928#msg-583928 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583928#msg-583928
Toxuin that is cool. I didn't see a link for it. Is it in the wiki?
It would be cool to get this fixed and going again. I just have to decide if I want Ethernet or not.]]> bradleyk Controllers Fri, 13 Nov 2015 06:31:11 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583263#msg-583263 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583263#msg-583263 dc42 Controllers Wed, 11 Nov 2015 18:13:23 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583256#msg-583256 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583256#msg-583256 But yeah, it breaks my heart to see how RAMPS-FD project was abandoned and sold by geeetech as-is in kinda zombie-state.
I had a friend who was about to buy geeetech ramps-fd only because it is the cheapest 32-bit board. My point is unless you've read this forum throughly you may be not aware that geeetech ramps-fd is total crap.
If it would only work as intended. No offence to the original developers of ramps-fd though, I know it is totally not their fault, but geeetech being an ass capitalising on other peoples' beta designs.
Getting it going again is a great thing. And firmware is practically there: RADDS uses the same Arduino DUE and has RepRapFirmware running stable, thanks to dcnewman. My guess would be you'll need to change pin assignments and set some stuff inverted (he-he).]]> toxuin Controllers Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:59:37 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583039#msg-583039 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,583039#msg-583039 Hi i saw in your github an expansion for extra steppers, did you ever make one?. i can't seem to find any info about it.

so i have now read most of this thread, i am looking at getting 32 bit more my new 3d printer, i will need 7 steppers. that rules our radds.
the duet with expansion is expensive, at least in aud$....
i am happy to do some R&D with this and see if we can get it back to how it was before bobc left. i don't have any experience with the 32bit reprap firmware. do you guys who worked on it before think we should get it going again?]]> bradleyk Controllers Wed, 11 Nov 2015 08:20:51 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553055#msg-553055 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553055#msg-553055 Looks good in this Time (Stable Temperature, Steps ...).]]> angelo Controllers Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:04:05 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553051#msg-553051 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553051#msg-553051 ScitechSuppliesLTD Controllers Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:56:34 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553044#msg-553044 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553044#msg-553044
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ScitechSuppliesLTD
"but actually it seems single open hardware compatible with FW Marlin available at the time."

Exactly the reason I made the post. Unless anyone is aware of any others?

With that in mind, who is looking for a pcb or assembled board right now?

That's a bit like saying you want to run MSDOS and have no intention of trying Linux or Windows. Marlin was state-of-the-art once, but as is the way with most software, it's got stuck in a rut and is being replaced by better firmwares designed for modern hardware, such as RepRapFirmware and Smoothieware. Some day these will become obsolete too, but for now they are state-of-the-art.]]> dc42 Controllers Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:24:14 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553039#msg-553039 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553039#msg-553039
It's not exactly 'closed' -- the schematics are published here: [www.dr-henschke.de]]]> VDX Controllers Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:14:13 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553024#msg-553024 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553024#msg-553024
If anybody wants a bare pcb PM me with your address and quantity.]]> johnmayo Controllers Wed, 02 Sep 2015 09:57:21 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553021#msg-553021 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,553021#msg-553021
So who is there any interest in RAMPS FD REV2A pcb or assembled boards out there?]]> ScitechSuppliesLTD Controllers Wed, 02 Sep 2015 09:50:01 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,552984#msg-552984 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,552984#msg-552984
Only Open hardware compatible with 32Bit Marlin Ramps FD Rev 2a]]> saviothecnic Controllers Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:23:39 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,552969#msg-552969 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,552969#msg-552969
Exactly the reason I made the post. Unless anyone is aware of any others?

With that in mind, who is looking for a pcb or assembled board right now?]]> ScitechSuppliesLTD Controllers Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:00:51 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,552962#msg-552962 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,552962#msg-552962
But many seek board 32Bit compatible with Firmware Marlin or MarlinKimba
And this card does not seem to be compatible with this firmware

For these many seek basic boards Ramps but DUE
Type Ramps FD Smart Ramps or Radds

I do not know if we should start production Ramps FD V2 Rev A
in but actually it seems single open hardware compatible with FW Marlin available at the time.]]> saviothecnic Controllers Wed, 02 Sep 2015 07:43:04 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,552937#msg-552937 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,552937#msg-552937 dc42 Controllers Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:38:06 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,552933#msg-552933 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,552933#msg-552933
I have had my eye on this topic for sometime, but haven't yet taken the plunge to get involved with this board yet, however it seems that 2 years have passed since bobc uploaded version 2.A to the git hub and still the board hasn't properly taken off. It seems a lot of work has been done to the software but the board is still not available. I put this down to the fact that the board is not easily avialable unless you buy a chinese clone which doesn't follow the design and changes are not made public (very frustrating indeed!).

Is there much interest out there in having a few RAMP-FD V2 RevA boards produced which follow the design file on git hub and BOM, or are changes needed?

If the current version is acceptable, I might order a batch and offer a good discount for people who pre-order (so I can get the size of order right first time). I sell a range of open source electronics on eBay in the UK and I always insist on quality of production, i.e. BOM parts sourced from reputable suppliers, good quality pcb etc. I intend to sell pcb, pcb fuse holders, pcb plus all surface mount soldered and fully assembled versions with different prices for each.

Should also mention I will probably order the RAMPS-FD-EXT board as well, so please let me know if people are happy with the version on the git hub before I get them made. Unfortunately, I never learned Ki-CAD so I have no plans to modify the designs myself (unless very trivial to do so). I am happy to consider better choices for componenets if there are any mistakes in the choices found in the files on git hub?

If enough people express some interest in this, I will set up a new topic in the "for sale" section to free this board.

Many Thanks]]> ScitechSuppliesLTD Controllers Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:29:06 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,544451#msg-544451 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,544451#msg-544451
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cxandy
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Dust
Presuming "cxandy" is the reseller or the maker I have requested source files be published somewhere...

Interestingly she does this card?

It seems equal to 1.4 Ramps

I would have preferred withdrawable fuses as FD Ramps
and all Pin SERV Welded present
It also D8 D9 D10 removable

This card can be connected
RepRapDiscount Full Graphic Smart Controller that now use about 1.4

It serves adapter or going forward?

Thank you]]> saviothecnic Controllers Tue, 11 Aug 2015 02:33:17 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,544421#msg-544421 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,544421#msg-544421
-Tim]]> tadawson Controllers Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:33:18 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,544312#msg-544312 Re: RAMPS for Due! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?13,244284,544312#msg-544312 jay_s Controllers Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:38:20 -0400