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6/21/2025, 9:41:15 PM
>>2925649
>>2925198
So how do I determine what kind of board I need? I'm interested both in retrofitting 1 or 2 z18's and maybe eventually building my own super large volume printer.
Is it just a matter of making sure I have acceptable voltage limits and enough ports to attach motors and sensors to? Like for example if I wanted to put a self leveling bed on a z18 I'd need the existing x, y, z axis steppers, the extruder stepper, and 3-4 smaller steppers for auto-leveling? Plus fans, build volume heater, lights, etc?
I'm viewing the z18 retrofit as basically building my own printer except I already have a frame and motors and all that put together, all I'll need to do is wire them up and possibly install a modern extruder.
>>2925271
>It basically requires being connected to an SBC like a raspi, which itself can run Mainsail or Fluidd, which are probably the only two options I’d consider.
So the mobo on the printer is running something like mainsail or Fluidd, and klipper is running on a separate SOC computer with lots of compute power and is talking to the printer's mobo and modifying/inserting instructions that deal with compensating for vibrations and the such?
I guess what I'm asking is if klipper *IS* the firmware and it's running on a printer mobo that has the compute power needed to run it, or is it something that is running in addition to some other firmware on the printer?
Also I got the new idler installed. pic related. I think it might be *slightly* tighter but only very slightly if at all. I also found another idler in the gantry that moves up and down and none of the others do that, so that could be an issue. AND the other idler on the front, while it seems to be moving perfectly fine, is making some kind of subtle noise. I'm glad I bought 6 of these.
>>2925198
So how do I determine what kind of board I need? I'm interested both in retrofitting 1 or 2 z18's and maybe eventually building my own super large volume printer.
Is it just a matter of making sure I have acceptable voltage limits and enough ports to attach motors and sensors to? Like for example if I wanted to put a self leveling bed on a z18 I'd need the existing x, y, z axis steppers, the extruder stepper, and 3-4 smaller steppers for auto-leveling? Plus fans, build volume heater, lights, etc?
I'm viewing the z18 retrofit as basically building my own printer except I already have a frame and motors and all that put together, all I'll need to do is wire them up and possibly install a modern extruder.
>>2925271
>It basically requires being connected to an SBC like a raspi, which itself can run Mainsail or Fluidd, which are probably the only two options I’d consider.
So the mobo on the printer is running something like mainsail or Fluidd, and klipper is running on a separate SOC computer with lots of compute power and is talking to the printer's mobo and modifying/inserting instructions that deal with compensating for vibrations and the such?
I guess what I'm asking is if klipper *IS* the firmware and it's running on a printer mobo that has the compute power needed to run it, or is it something that is running in addition to some other firmware on the printer?
Also I got the new idler installed. pic related. I think it might be *slightly* tighter but only very slightly if at all. I also found another idler in the gantry that moves up and down and none of the others do that, so that could be an issue. AND the other idler on the front, while it seems to be moving perfectly fine, is making some kind of subtle noise. I'm glad I bought 6 of these.
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