Configuration I: Power and Motion

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Its finally time to connect everything together.  I plan to fully assemble the printer and test every component on the bench to ensure the...
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Servos and the Smoothieboard

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In the previous post my VIX-IH drives were programmed to behave like an average stepper driver.  This makes configuration very simple and...
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Programming the Servo Drives

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The typical stepper or servo drive is a pretty simple component.  You connect a motor, apply power, and provide step/direction commands. ...
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Project Resumed

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It has been roughly one and a half years since the last update to LinearFDM but this project is still alive.  I got sidetracked by life a...
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E3D Chimera

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When I first saw the E3D Chimera I knew it was the right hotend for this printer.  It provides dual extrusion in a very compact packag...
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Finished Interpolators

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The PCBs have finally arrived! The 0.8mm board thickness was important for this design since I wanted them to fit between the connect...
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Interpolator PCB Design

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Although we successfully prototyped a working quadrature interpolator, I can't really use a breadboarded circuit as part of my 3d printe...
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Encoder Interpolation

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If you travel a few posts back, you might remember there is a fairly critical problem with my MX80L stages: They have the 10nm encoder opti...
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