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RepRap – first MasterBoard

Well. Right now, the schematics are done for the first prototype of the master board for the RepRap.

I made it with KiCad and you can find the updated version under: http://ftp.o2s.ch/masterboard.zip

I’ll now have to check, which format the SMD parts have, that I can buy in the students electronic shop, called “Bastli” (http://www.bastli.ethz.ch/)

Translated it means something like “Tinkery” ^^

Then layout follows soon, so that everyone out there can make a full featured small sized RepRap controller board

with some acid and a single layer copper board.

News and images will follow soon. ^.^

PS: Please write feedback, if you find an error in my schematics.

RepRap – PCB

Sadly today the acid was too weak, because it was already used a lot, before I came to make my PCB.
So I’ve got only one board (All-In-One-board).
Additionally they did not have the Atmega-644p in DIP shell, so I’ve sent a comrade to buy it tomorrow…
Hopefully I can finish the controller board until this weekend, so that we can at least make test with the software.
Perhaps we get finally everything together for the big assembly session this Saturday.

RepRap

Today I’ve bought parts for MiniMendel, at least I thought I’d have done that.
But… Seems I can’t even read correctly.
I mixed it up with parts for the full sized Mendel and got M8 and not M6 bars.
Of course they do not fit into the Huxley parts.
Well it’s not for nothing.
Perhaps I will build a Mendel Apollo, as soon as the MiniMendel aka. Huxley is done.
Ahh. Another shit. I can’t use PET granule, because they don’t sell stuff usable for 3D-Printing (Got an email back today).
So now I’ll have to check for another source…
Good thing. The teeth doctor was able to do the treatment today without injection.
Great, because I hate needles. >_<