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Re: Stratasys fdm 8000 retrofitting Arduino anyone - 13 years ago
more information coming to light! seems that stratasys just used the automove 201 controller and rebadged it, some good info and links here "http://haveblue.org/?p=514" from the info on this link it would make me think that the controller is still working as the keypad control does make everything manually work. All axis move as they should, all tempretures can be set, and the filiment can be maby GLOBAL GT LTD - General
Re: Stratasys fdm 8000 retrofitting Arduino anyone - 13 years ago
her is a link to the automove controller, "http://www-car.asymtek.com/support/manuals/70_0045_20_C.pdf" reading it the operational guide is identical to the 8000fdm even down to the pause, home and teach butttons and there operation.by GLOBAL GT LTD - General
Re: Stratasys fdm 8000 retrofitting Arduino anyone - 13 years ago
another bit of information, it seems that Stratasys used either the "nova 600" or the "littleboard P5v" reading up on these im pretty sure they are just the same as the Arduino Mega unitby GLOBAL GT LTD - General
Re: Stratasys fdm 8000 retrofitting Arduino anyone - 13 years ago
without going up to the workshop and removing the head i dont know for sure but... from looking at the control boards i assume its all stepper's the original installation seems to have a power unit, a computer unit and a driver board, ive found that someone bought a "automove 201" here "http://3d4u.org/MyFDM/?p=1582#comments" and that seems to be an option to run the Stratasys from the conversatiby GLOBAL GT LTD - General
Stratasys fdm 8000 retrofitting Arduino anyone - 13 years ago
Well ive spent quiet a few hours googeling and not found a starting point never mind an answer! Iva got a Stratasys 8000 fdm machine aquired some years ago from a business closure auction, and have used it intermittentley over the past 5 years. But now it has stopped working, weve lost communications with it from our PC, tried different cables and decided it must be the onboard controller, the maby GLOBAL GT LTD - General