New batch of differential IR z-probe, fan control etc. hot end boards
Posted by dc42
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New batch of differential IR z-probe, fan control etc. hot end boards August 19, 2014 02:58PM |
I am about to commission manufacture of another 30 hot end boards. As the rate of orders has slowed down, this is probably the last batch I will have manufactured. So this may be your chance to get one.
The board attaches to the side of the fan duct. It replaces the standard z-probe and uses differential IR technology to allow it to work anywhere on the bed, without the need for special targets. It has been tested on plain glass, Kapton tape, and solvent cement. You can use it to do z-homing in the centre of the bed for greatest accuracy, and also to do 5-point auto bed compensation. Because it is mounted on the hot end and in line with the X axis, it is less sensitive to variable head sag than the standard probe.
As well as providing a much more usable z-probe, the board also provides illumination of the bed using three Cree LEDs. It has an amber LED to indicate that the nozzle heater is powered, and a red LED to indicate that the Z probe has reached the trigger height.
Please PM me if you are interested and are not already on the waiting list. The fitting instructions can be found at [miscsolutions.wordpress.com] and the schematic and firmware can be found in my Github respository. The provisional prices are the same as for the last batch (see [forums.reprap.org]), but if I get enough orders to have 50 made instead of 30, then I will reduce the price.
Large delta printer [miscsolutions.wordpress.com], E3D tool changer, Robotdigg SCARA printer, Crane Quad and Ormerod
Disclosure: I design Duet electronics and work on RepRapFirmware, [duet3d.com].
The board attaches to the side of the fan duct. It replaces the standard z-probe and uses differential IR technology to allow it to work anywhere on the bed, without the need for special targets. It has been tested on plain glass, Kapton tape, and solvent cement. You can use it to do z-homing in the centre of the bed for greatest accuracy, and also to do 5-point auto bed compensation. Because it is mounted on the hot end and in line with the X axis, it is less sensitive to variable head sag than the standard probe.
As well as providing a much more usable z-probe, the board also provides illumination of the bed using three Cree LEDs. It has an amber LED to indicate that the nozzle heater is powered, and a red LED to indicate that the Z probe has reached the trigger height.
Please PM me if you are interested and are not already on the waiting list. The fitting instructions can be found at [miscsolutions.wordpress.com] and the schematic and firmware can be found in my Github respository. The provisional prices are the same as for the last batch (see [forums.reprap.org]), but if I get enough orders to have 50 made instead of 30, then I will reduce the price.
Large delta printer [miscsolutions.wordpress.com], E3D tool changer, Robotdigg SCARA printer, Crane Quad and Ormerod
Disclosure: I design Duet electronics and work on RepRapFirmware, [duet3d.com].
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Re: New batch of differential IR z-probe, fan control etc. hot end boards August 27, 2014 06:54PM |
Hi, there are forecasts for payment and shipment of the new IR sensor?
Greetings and see you soon
Claudio
Greetings and see you soon
Claudio
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