Got a bit further on my printer build.

Got a bit further on my printer build. Mounted the electronics on a pegboard, attached to the back of the printer frame. The entire assembly is easily removed. Made mounts to attach the electronics to the pegboard - easy to rearrange.

Must admit - inspired by a movie. In the original Matrix movie (1999), a scene is set in the “wet wall” of a building. The notion of putting all the plumbing on one wall, with interior space for room for a workman - makes a lot of sense. In this case, putting all the electronics on one base - easily dis/mounted - also makes a lot of sense.

The 24V power supply is connected to AC via a standard fused switch, with the usual sort of detachable cord. A small 5V power board powers the two control boards. The RADDS board will take 24V power, when installed.

The UPS is meant to be a used with the final printer. Since most power outages tend to be short-lived, better to continue printing, rather than doing a clever shutdown (as Prusa’s new i3 mk3).

Need to get a bit further on the software. Iterating on the Raspbian configuration. Meant to be accessed via SSH, so disabled the GUI. The Android Due is as yet not configured.

Also need to setup the RADDS board that will sit on the Due. My dubious soldering skills will be employed to solder headers on the Trinamic drivers.

That pegboard is a great idea - knolling, cable management, reconfigurability. Love it!

@Alex_Wiebe Thanks! I think so, mostly. :slight_smile: Still lots to do…

Yes great idea for peg board. I looked at printing something but would had taken days for a box big enough. My power supply is inside printer but I have PI USB hub for camera and printer and power strip to mount for making things more orderly.

@ImaginationToForm In truth, I started with individual cases and mounts, but … quickly became dissatisfied.

BTW, wanted the mass attached to the upper frame of the printer, for a bit of added inertia near the moving print head.

Also considered using a generic multi-port USB charger (plugs into A/C) to power the boards. By the specs, the chargers I tried can deliver 2.4A per port … and the Pi 3 ran … but kept flashing the lightning bolt (insufficient power?) on screen. So ordered and used the 24V to 5V USB power board, which works.

In short, the above was not my first iteration. :slight_smile: