https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11712 i found this guy the other day, but i just thought i would ask if i can get slicer to work on this guy using ubuntu.

i know its no replacement for my pc, but it seems like a good way to do my printing so that i can turn my more power hungry pc off.

I can't see a reason why not, but it will be quite slow.

I got one yesterday and will be able to run a test in two or three weeks.

That would be a nice use case for a Web Based version of Slic3r, running on a powerfull server.

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at the very least i will use if just to send the gcode, i like seeing stuff like this coming. it is making computing very ubiquitous, and powerful.

If it could run linuxcnc it would be really usefull.

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I've tried slic3r on a Beaglebone (same core but at 720MHz) and it's unreasonably slow. But OctoPrint works well on Debian for the A10 (MK802 stick), much better than on the Raspberry Pi.

So at the very least it means we are very close to getting a option like this. Things are moving amazingly fast the past few years

I acquired a pcDuino a short while ago, I was just about to try this... Watching how Slic3r works on my desktop, it usually only uses one core, except for "Triangulating mesh" which uses 2 cores out of 6 @ 3.2 GHz. So unfortunately even running it on a dual core ARM board (like an AllWinner A20) will probably have minimal effect on the total slicing time. You're probably better off buying a mini-ITX AMD E-350 board which are very affordable and building a small dedicated slicing box and still a bit faster than an Intel Atom. I am also slightly concerned about memory requirements since most ARM boards have at most 1GB of RAM only. Still, for the sake of research, I'll try it and post my results here.

If it's just for sending Gcode, the pcduino is a bit too powerful, but why not.

i look forward to seeing how it works for you.

I'm currently working on installing repetier host on my pcduino, on a side note did you know these run arduino sketches as well as ubuntu at the same time, with arduino compatable headers meaning a ramps could be adapted to work theoretically, essentially an all in one minus the slicing as it doesnt have the processing power for that.

Blitz2190 Wrote:
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> I'm currently working on installing repetier host
> on my pcduino, on a side note did you know these
> run arduino sketches as well as ubuntu at the same
> time, with arduino compatable headers meaning a
> ramps could be adapted to work theoretically,
> essentially an all in one minus the slicing as it
> doesnt have the processing power for that.

A newer version of Slic3r was recently released (0.9.10b) that claims to have fixed some memory issues, which makes me think it might run a little bit faster. Have you tried slicing with this newer version on the PCDuino yet? I'm wondering if this improvement might make putting a RAMPs shield on this a viable all-in-one solution as you suggest. I have no delusions about it being fast at slicing, but if it works (albeit slowly) it might still be useful for small/non-complex print jobs.

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1st working printer: Printrbot Plus v1 (built from kit, not pre-assembled) with Super-Z upgrade.
2nd printer currently under construction: Printrbot Plus v2 frame, with RAMPS electronics and TrinityLabs.com Magma hot end.