Comparison of Electronics
At the date of this edit ( April 2012 ), RAMPS and Sanguinololu are what is advised for newcommers on the IRC channel. Always go there and ask for advice before buying something else.
| Board | License | Latest Version |
Extruders | Fans | Heaters | Limit sw | Temp sens | SPI | I2C | RS485 | ISP | CPU | CPU Speed ( Mhz ) | Stepper driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMPS | GPL | v1.4 | 1-2 | ? | ? | ? | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Arduino Mega 8 bits ATmega1280 | 16 | A4988, Pololu boards |
| Sanguinololu | GPL | v1.3a | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 bits ATmega644P (or ATMEGA1284) | 16 | A4988, Pololu boards |
| Printrboard | CC ShareAlike 3.0 | v0.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ? | USB | 8 bits AT90USB1286 | 16 | A4982 |
| Teensylu | GPL | v0.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ? | USB | 8 bits AT90USB1287 | 20 | Pololu boards |
| Ultimaker Electronics | GPL | v1.5.4 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | Arduino Mega 8 bits ATmega1280 | 16 | A4988, Pololu boards |
| Pololu Electronics | GPL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Arduino Mega 8 bits ATmega1280 | 16 | A4988, Pololu boards |
| Generation 6 Electronics | GPL | v1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 bits ATmega644P | 16 | DRV8811 |
| Generation 7 Electronics | See page | v1.4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 bits ATmega644 or 644P | 20 | A4988, Pololu boards |
| 4pi from Kliment[1][2] | GPL | beta | 1-2 | ? | ? | 6 | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 32 bit ARM ( SAM3U ) | 96 | A4982 |
| Smoothieboard | GPL | beta | 1+ | 2+ | 2+ | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | 32 bit ARM ( LPC1769 ) | 120 | A4982 |
| Azteeg X1 | ? | v1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 bits ATmega644P | 16 | A4988, Pololu boards |
| R2C2 electronics | CC Non Commercial | v1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ? | USB | 32 bits ARM ( LPC175x ) | 100 | A4988 |
| Generation 3 Electronics/Tech Zone Remix | GPL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 8 bits ATMEGA644P | 16 | A3982 |
| Monotronics | GPL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 8 bits Atmega644P | 16 | ? |
