Hi Guys,
I have build LitePlacer from scratch and because of price of TinyG I have decided to use SmoothieBoard as controller with external motor drivers (want to use same configuration for CNC router too).
Is here anyone who is using same config?
LitePlacer and Smoothieboard
Re: LitePlacer and Smoothieboard
You need to modify the software, but I don’t see any problems for that. Most work will be on the setup page.
Re: LitePlacer and Smoothieboard
Can you be more specific? What kind of modification is needed?
Re: LitePlacer and Smoothieboard
Setup: This is always board specific. On the other hand, easy to skip, if you have other way way to set up board parameters.
Feedback: The software needs feedback for position and needs to know when the motion has stopped.
Pump and valve control: Some method to control a logic output lines.
Switch control, especially on Z axis: The software probes height values
G code: I’m using JSON wrapping on G codes to get JSON feedback from TinyG. The wrapping is easy to remove, but you need to do that; I don’t think any other board understands JSON.
None of these are complicated, but there is some work to do.
Feedback: The software needs feedback for position and needs to know when the motion has stopped.
Pump and valve control: Some method to control a logic output lines.
Switch control, especially on Z axis: The software probes height values
G code: I’m using JSON wrapping on G codes to get JSON feedback from TinyG. The wrapping is easy to remove, but you need to do that; I don’t think any other board understands JSON.
None of these are complicated, but there is some work to do.
Re: LitePlacer and Smoothieboard
Make sense, I think I can do that, but not this time, time is running. I have no time for this way, unfortunately, so I have bought Tiny G (129USD board, 60USD postage, 35€ customs), so pretty expensive way....