PrintrbotMetalSimpleDaughterboardtoControllerCable

This page is for those that have printrbot boards g2 and need help wiring to other electronics from ramps to printrbot f6 boards. [this is a draft page until this is removed] [why] [who invented it] [why this page] [what is my solution?] [how to start process of designing replacement cable]

[this is a draft page until this is removed] this is here until spelling and objective views makes it sense.

[why]

the company is now no longer in service, and i am unable to find any support anywhere else that truly supports them. 

[who invented it]

i want to personally thank Brook Drumm for his contribution to reprap, and for his work in 3d printing. it is a hard business with extremely dynamic changes.

[why this page] I am helping out at a maker space to make myself useful. this maker space is relying on several printrbot simple metal pro's that are in need of maintenance. these boards use advanced controllers, that in theory are better than 8 bit Reprap are no longer supported and many modern features that people use and or understand are not implemented, and knowledge of these g2 boards seems to be fading. for reasons of available knowledge experience, and the ability to switch boards out for future proofing. these printers are built to last mechanically, even though in my opinion electrically there is some work.

[what is my solution?] a cable connector to the daughter board of printerbot metal simple pro, that one side plugs into the extruder daughter board and the electronics it houses, and the other end having labeled pins, and correct connectors to hook up to standard reprap electronics. the connectors ideally will be labelled and pinned with the correct type of connectors to reduce errors during hookup. the idea is to make board replacement faster, and allow an affordable and timely transition over to reprap electronics.

[how to start process of designing replacement cable] i found conflicitng information on the web and no support info from printrbot.com as of the time of this writing the web sight has no documentation. i used a volt meter available to me by the maker space to check pin connections when device was disconnected and off. i will need to do a digital drawing of pin out but for now i have this image that i hope is helpful to people that have the printrbot simple metal pro