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Too many plugs, not enough pins

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buildit

Too many plugs, not enough pins
August 29, 2014 07:06AM

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Hi all
I am a newbie to this (so excuse my ignorance), here is my predicament.
I have a Prusa Mendel i2 with a Melzi V2 ramps board. I have just received my smart controller, but cannot figure how to plug it in. (see photos).
Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

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tjb1

Re: Too many plugs, not enough pins
August 29, 2014 07:17AM

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That's a RAMPs adapter. You need this one -

20130501081215-Expansion_header_Adapter.png

or you can look at where the pins go and create your own solution.

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tjb1

Re: Too many plugs, not enough pins
August 29, 2014 07:22AM

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Look's like this may be it - [www.geeetech.com]
You should check the Melzi pinout at this location and compare it to the pinout of the Sanguinololu board to verify that it is the same.

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buildit

Re: Too many plugs, not enough pins
August 29, 2014 07:23AM

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Thanks TJB.
What is that called, (and where do I get it)?
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buildit

Re: Too many plugs, not enough pins
August 29, 2014 07:33AM

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Got it... Many Thanks... hot smiley

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buildit

Re: Too many plugs, not enough pins
September 21, 2014 08:08AM

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Is this supposed to be plug and play?
As far as I can tell the pinout on the Melzi is the same as the Sanguinololu board.
However when I plug the smart controller in (via the adapter), all I get is... nothing.
Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated.

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Andrew Smith

Re: Too many plugs, not enough pins
September 21, 2014 05:55PM

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You'll probably have to reconfigure your firmware to support the controller. I've not done this myself but the relevant section of configuration.h looks pretty self explanatory.

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buildit

Re: Too many plugs, not enough pins
September 21, 2014 10:07PM

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Thanks for that... how do I find the location of the firmware on my computer?
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Andrew Smith

Re: Too many plugs, not enough pins
September 22, 2014 05:50PM

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Your supplier may provide a pre-configured firmware in which case you just need download it, tweak configuration.h to suit the LCD controller, and upload it. If not, you'll have to download the firmware from github and configure it from scratch.

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sloppyprinter

Re: Too many plugs, not enough pins
September 24, 2014 12:14PM

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Hi I have a melzi too and when I got lcd they gave me guide to install ,mines a panolo thing so not the exact same as yours but will guide you in the right direction winking smiley

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buildit

Re: Too many plugs, not enough pins
September 24, 2014 05:52PM

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Fantastic!! thanks Sloppyprinter.
that is a great help.
(hopefully will solve my woes.)

smiling bouncing smiley

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sloppyprinter

Re: Too many plugs, not enough pins
September 25, 2014 12:03PM

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Quote
buildit
Fantastic!! thanks Sloppyprinter.
that is a great help.
(hopefully will solve my woes.)

Ya Welcome fella let me know if ya get it sorted. winking smiley