RAMPSXB: An Expansion Shield for RAMPS
Posted by SZiv
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RAMPSXB: An Expansion Shield for RAMPS August 22, 2017 10:33PM |
Alright, I've been using printers for a while now, but I feel like I should give something back to reprap, so here's this!
Anyone remember the E3D Kraken? I was dying to get one but I didn't really have a way to tack on 2 more extruders, heaters, and thermistors. Same issue with the Reprap.me full color diamond hotend. In addition, I use RAMPS exclusively, and I felt the need for suppression capacitors like the ones on the RAMPS 1.4.2, as well as the breakout for the full graphic smart controller, and some more 12V/5V rails. I always find myself needing another fan, a way to control lights, or attach that darn HC-05 chip with a voltage divider.
So I fired up EAGLE and put together this board, the RAMPSXB (RAMPS eXpansion Board) which attaches to the AUX pins of the RAMPS control board like a shield, and adds all this functionality, at the cost of 3 of the 4 servos and the max endstops. It was designed to be cheap, just like the RAMPS board, and, aside from production of the boards, the rest of the parts are either pin headers, SMD resistors/caps, and the FETs. All the circuits are the same as the original RAMPS, so it should be as simple as defining pins in firmware.
Board:
Top:
Bottom:
Schematic:
The bottom power traces are exposed so they can be covered in solder and used for something like a second heated bed, although I doubt the 3.5mm terminal blocks can handle it. I also don't know if the processor will have a heart attack running 4 more of everything, but at least in my preliminary testing it seems to work. It only seems to run on Repetier, because Marlin doesn't look like it plays well with more than 5 extruders, but I haven't really tried.
Anyone with experience in board design have any other issues, suggestions, or ideas that I can add or fix with this? I'm DM'ing a mod to see if I can get an account for the wiki so I can do a full writeup there.
Github with all the source files here: [github.com]
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/2017 10:47PM by SZiv.
Anyone remember the E3D Kraken? I was dying to get one but I didn't really have a way to tack on 2 more extruders, heaters, and thermistors. Same issue with the Reprap.me full color diamond hotend. In addition, I use RAMPS exclusively, and I felt the need for suppression capacitors like the ones on the RAMPS 1.4.2, as well as the breakout for the full graphic smart controller, and some more 12V/5V rails. I always find myself needing another fan, a way to control lights, or attach that darn HC-05 chip with a voltage divider.
So I fired up EAGLE and put together this board, the RAMPSXB (RAMPS eXpansion Board) which attaches to the AUX pins of the RAMPS control board like a shield, and adds all this functionality, at the cost of 3 of the 4 servos and the max endstops. It was designed to be cheap, just like the RAMPS board, and, aside from production of the boards, the rest of the parts are either pin headers, SMD resistors/caps, and the FETs. All the circuits are the same as the original RAMPS, so it should be as simple as defining pins in firmware.
Board:
Top:
Bottom:
Schematic:
The bottom power traces are exposed so they can be covered in solder and used for something like a second heated bed, although I doubt the 3.5mm terminal blocks can handle it. I also don't know if the processor will have a heart attack running 4 more of everything, but at least in my preliminary testing it seems to work. It only seems to run on Repetier, because Marlin doesn't look like it plays well with more than 5 extruders, but I haven't really tried.
Anyone with experience in board design have any other issues, suggestions, or ideas that I can add or fix with this? I'm DM'ing a mod to see if I can get an account for the wiki so I can do a full writeup there.
Github with all the source files here: [github.com]
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/2017 10:47PM by SZiv.
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Re: RAMPSXB: An Expansion Shield for RAMPS August 23, 2017 03:15AM |
both thumbs up!
I do use RAMPS exklusively too, as all the 32bit boards are much to expensive for me, and/or do not have the possibility to change the stepper driver, if I burn one.
Well I see, my next project will be a diamond hotend for my delta XXL, as soon as I'm able to buy a RAMPSXB..
Damn. Just got ready - and you give me another project
I do use RAMPS exklusively too, as all the 32bit boards are much to expensive for me, and/or do not have the possibility to change the stepper driver, if I burn one.
Well I see, my next project will be a diamond hotend for my delta XXL, as soon as I'm able to buy a RAMPSXB..
Damn. Just got ready - and you give me another project
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Re: RAMPSXB: An Expansion Shield for RAMPS August 23, 2017 09:52AM |
It is 24V capable (assuming you get 30V rated PTC fuses) In part because I wanted a 24V bed and heaters (off the X
, but also to be able to run 12v fans and led strips (off the main board).
The HC-05 was corrected with a small voltage divider on the arduino TX pin right on the board. It takes two oddball resistor voltages, but it works, and connects directly to the pinout on the HC-05 so you can plug it directly into that socket.
As for delta kinematics, I doubt this will be able to crunch numbers fast enough. You might try something like the RE-ARM (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1245051645/re-arm-for-ramps-simple-32-bit-upgrade), but I dont know what the pinout looks like. I use only Cartesian, so I never ran into this issue.
It's also missing some little things you might expect because I just ran out of space. There's no diode to protect against reverse polarity on the input, so don't mess that up!
I've got a wiki page for it here ( [www.reprap.org] ), and as soon as I figure out the markup language I'll put down some of the building instructions and usage.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/23/2017 09:58AM by SZiv.
, but also to be able to run 12v fans and led strips (off the main board). The HC-05 was corrected with a small voltage divider on the arduino TX pin right on the board. It takes two oddball resistor voltages, but it works, and connects directly to the pinout on the HC-05 so you can plug it directly into that socket.
As for delta kinematics, I doubt this will be able to crunch numbers fast enough. You might try something like the RE-ARM (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1245051645/re-arm-for-ramps-simple-32-bit-upgrade), but I dont know what the pinout looks like. I use only Cartesian, so I never ran into this issue.
It's also missing some little things you might expect because I just ran out of space. There's no diode to protect against reverse polarity on the input, so don't mess that up!
I've got a wiki page for it here ( [www.reprap.org] ), and as soon as I figure out the markup language I'll put down some of the building instructions and usage.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/23/2017 09:58AM by SZiv.
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Re: RAMPSXB: An Expansion Shield for RAMPS August 23, 2017 09:53AM |
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