An easy way to upgrade from ramps to Smoothie.

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An easy way to upgrade from ramps to Smoothie. Now there is no excuse to not upgrade.

I recently did (though not this specific board) and was blown away by the results.

Originally shared by Roy Cortes

Re-ARM controller Kickstarter is live. Please help me spread the word.

Thanks.

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This look very interesting. Is there a pin out available? Also, do you know if it has the same number and type of “spare” pins available as the Mega 2560?

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@Roy_Cortes Can you please provide the information…

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Do i get any upgrades to my normal prusa i2 with this 32bit update. I understand biggest result get if you have Delta printer. Firmware update/settings are easy with sd card that is one +. I control my 3d printer with octoprint via wlan. Because that i use normal USB connection with this new board too.

Nice to hear some opinions if some one other is updating 8bit -->32bit same situation.

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@LassiVVV please see my write-up on the upgrade process and how I could visibly see a difference in the motion of the printer after moving to Smoothie. I have a Cartesian printer and I was still blown away with the results. https://3dprinterchat.com/2016/10/smoothiefy-your-3d-printer/

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Ok thanks. need to read that. Has nowadays smoothie some auto mesh leveling system on normal printers or only delta?

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Pledged! Thanks for the Kickstarter link.

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@LassiVVV Smoothie has auto mesh leveling for Cartesian printers too.

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Compatable with Marlin?

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@Panayiotis_Savva no. This runs on a 32-bit board. But upgrading is very very easy. Transfer some settings and you’re done. See my post above - it shows exactly how I upgraded (though not specifically this board )

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Pledged one. Can’t wait to try this.

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Let’s see if the Marlin Team @Scott_Lahteine ​ can support this board in Marlin.

I’ve also pledged on the kickstarter campaign.

I’m intrigued!

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@Panayiotis_Savva I think the main intent of this board is to move forward to a 32-bit system - specifically Smoothieware in this case.

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Anyone know where to find the pinout for this board?

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@Dushyant_Ahuja ​, the Marlin Team is looking for a 32 bit board for official Marlin support.

This looks like a good drop in replacement for the Arduino Mega.

I’ll open a feature request with them.

Marlin is awesome

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Fully funded.

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In for one. Upgrade without having to rewire everything.

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Would this board work with the RADDS controller which also sits on the Mega and Due footprint?

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I’ve ordered the ethernet version :slight_smile: But I wonder if the mosfets on my Chinese RAMPS will fully saturate when driven by the 3.3V gate voltage of the RE-ARM.

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@Bajdi_Electronics Did you read the description? The mosfets are driven with 5V.