…ideally with a fold down Manga Screen fitted on top, ready for Intel’s big event Geek So In #10 on December 8. I was inclined to oblige, since they are so heavily invested in open source and trying really hard…
It’s been a while since I worked on the firmware for Manga Screen, but the last couple of days have been spent making a few changes that have been on my list for several months. the most important news: Persistent…
Redeem, the Replicape Daemon, is the “firmware” that accepts g-codes and makes the 3D-printer move. What is special about this firmware is that it is mostly written in a high level language. Python is not the fastest language around, but…
The wait is over, folks! Replicape revision B is now live on Kickstarter! If you are reading this on Thing-printer.com, you probably know about Replicape, and are mostly interested in what’s new with Rev B compared to Rev A! Here…
The last of the beta tester boards for Replicape Revision B were shipped out today! Now comes a couple of weeks of testing for the selected testers followed by a big decision: Are they good enough for the Kickstarter! If…
It’s still summertime and the weather is high, but in the deep valleys of Shenzhen, three companies are hard at work and getting ready for the second batch of Manga Screens! Almost all the backers from the Kickstarter campaign have…
For BeagleBone Black the cape manager has been missing or somewhat broken since 3-odd-8 or something, but with Linux kernel 4.1, it’s back in business (a part of mainline kernel)! That means you no longer have to recompile the whole…
One of the key elements of electronics design beyond the elementary workings of the circuits is the thermal management and the EMC (Electro Magnetic Compatibility). On a 3D-printer controller board, the MOSFETs tend to be one of the major contributors…
Kamikaze is a Debian-based eMMC flasher image for BeagleBone Black. It is a complete solution for Replicape and Manga-Screen aiming to contain all software needed to slice a model and print it without installing any additional software. And it has…
With the new revision of Replicape, I had to do some voodoo with the electronics in order to reach the new target price. Perhaps the most important change was the removal of the Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) that was…