Hi Everyone, This is my first post on this forum. First of all, I would like to thank every contributor to the Marlin firmware! I have been a happy user for a while now, it was just the thing I needed, compared to the stock shipped firmware on my Anet A6. I'm now ready to go into the deep end :) I would like to try adding some extra IO to the Anet board (Atmega 1284p) Any help/insight for the below would be appreciated. The electronics/hardware part I've sorted: By redirecting pins on the LCD header/plug and re-direct the Fan pin, I'm able to: • Free up the uC pins for I2C and directly connect a 2nd Z-driver to the uC • Add an MCP23017 IO board on I2C for inputs • Add an PCA9685 PWM output board on I2C • Redirect the Encoder/dial on the LCD to the MCP23017 • Redirect the Fan mosfet to be driven by the PCA9685 More details are on https://github.com/DutchForeigner/Anet-Z2-IO-Module I've created a duplicate board of the ANET_10 board • Added "#define BOARD_ANET_10_Z2_IO 1512" to boards.h • Created "pins_ANET_10_Z2_IO.h" based on "pins_ANET_10.h" • Added: #elif MB(ANET_10_Z2_IO) #include "sanguino/pins_ANET_10_Z2_IO.h" to file "pins.h" My questions are now: 1. How to assign pins on the I2C IO pins in the pins file (and have Marlin access those via I2C)?    For example: the FAN will be on I2C PCA9685 port 15. Do I give that a virtual pin-number like 215 or IO2_15? 2. Where (which folder/include in which file) would I put the Arduino libraries for the PCA9685 & MCP23017? 3. In which part/file would I intercept the 'virtual' pin number/names from the pins file to route them via I2C? 4. Any change in input signals on the MCP23017 would generate an interrupt on D10. How/where would that need to be picked up? I would be able to work my way through the C++ files etc. If/when I manage to get this to work, I do plan to put all of it into a PR. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?415,881206,881206#msg-881206 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:33:27 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?415,881206,881206#msg-881206 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?415,881206,881206#msg-881206 This is my first post on this forum. First of all, I would like to thank every contributor to the Marlin firmware! I have been a happy user for a while now, it was just the thing I needed, compared to the stock shipped firmware on my Anet A6.
I'm now ready to go into the deep end :)

I would like to try adding some extra IO to the Anet board (Atmega 1284p)
Any help/insight for the below would be appreciated.

The electronics/hardware part I've sorted:
By redirecting pins on the LCD header/plug and re-direct the Fan pin, I'm able to:
• Free up the uC pins for I2C and directly connect a 2nd Z-driver to the uC
• Add an MCP23017 IO board on I2C for inputs
• Add an PCA9685 PWM output board on I2C
• Redirect the Encoder/dial on the LCD to the MCP23017
• Redirect the Fan mosfet to be driven by the PCA9685
More details are on https://github.com/DutchForeigner/Anet-Z2-IO-Module

I've created a duplicate board of the ANET_10 board
• Added "#define BOARD_ANET_10_Z2_IO 1512" to boards.h
• Created "pins_ANET_10_Z2_IO.h" based on "pins_ANET_10.h"
• Added:
#elif MB(ANET_10_Z2_IO)
#include "sanguino/pins_ANET_10_Z2_IO.h"
to file "pins.h"

My questions are now:
1. How to assign pins on the I2C IO pins in the pins file (and have Marlin access those via I2C)?
   For example: the FAN will be on I2C PCA9685 port 15. Do I give that a virtual pin-number like 215 or IO2_15?
2. Where (which folder/include in which file) would I put the Arduino libraries for the PCA9685 & MCP23017?
3. In which part/file would I intercept the 'virtual' pin number/names from the pins file to route them via I2C?
4. Any change in input signals on the MCP23017 would generate an interrupt on D10. How/where would that need to be picked up?

I would be able to work my way through the C++ files etc.
If/when I manage to get this to work, I do plan to put all of it into a PR.]]> DutchForeigner Firmware - Marlin Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:26:11 -0500