{"product_id":"smoothieboard-5x-v1-0-arm-open-source-mainboard-for-3d-printer-engraving-machine","title":"Smoothieboard 5X V1.0 ARM Open Source Mainboard For 3D Printer Engraving Machine","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eMore info. can refer to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/smoothieware.org\/smoothieboard\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003ehere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmoothieboard is an Open-Source Hardware CNC controller designed by the Smoothie community to run the Smoothieware firmware.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts main design goals are :\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-spm-anchor-id=\"a261y.7663282.descBanner.i9.5c907100JuDumy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eUses as powerful hardware as possible at the time\u003cbr\u003eCan control several machine types ( 3D printers, lasers, CNC mills\/routers )\u003cbr\u003eEasy to setup and use\u003cbr\u003eEasy to do weird, new and exciting things with\u003cbr\u003eEasy to develop for\u003cbr\u003eThis page is for v1, the first version of the Smoothieboard hardware.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eMicrocontroller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-spm-anchor-id=\"a261y.7663282.descBanner.i13.5c907100JuDumy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThe board uses the LPC1769 microcontroller, an ARM Cortex-M3 chip :\u003cbr\u003e32-bit architecture\u003cbr\u003e120Mhz frequency\u003cbr\u003e512kB ROM ( program space )\u003cbr\u003e64kB RAM ( execution memory )\u003cbr\u003eCompared to lots of other boards, this allows for faster\/smoother movement, more features and more extensibility.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThe board runs the Smoothie firmware, which has been designed and perfected to take best advantage of the hardware, to make the board easy to configure and use, and to add cool features.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eEdit\u003cbr\u003eUSB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThe USB interface connects to a host ( your computer ), and can be used :\u003cbr\u003eVia its USB\/MSD ( Mass storage ) interface to directly access the SD card in the board ( read, edit, copy\/paste files )\u003cbr\u003eVia its USB\/CDC ( Serial ) interface to send commands ( like Gcodes ) for execution, for example using host software\u003cbr\u003eThis allows for pretty neat things like :\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eEditing the configuration without having to edit source file or reflash the firmware\u003cbr\u003eDropping Gcode files to the board and executing them\u003cbr\u003eDropping firmware upgrade files to the board for easy flashing\u003cbr\u003eSee USB.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eEdit\u003cbr\u003eEthernet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThe Ethernet interface allows you to connect the board to your local network ( LAN ).\u003cbr\u003eYou can then use a different protocols to talk to the board :\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eHTTP to use web interfaces hosted on the board, or via using host software that supports this\u003cbr\u003eTelnet to send commands via a serial interface, or via using host software that supports this\u003cbr\u003eSee Network.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eEdit\u003cbr\u003eSD Card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThe board comes with a SD card slot containing a 2GB card.\u003cbr\u003eThe card is used for :\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThe configuration file that the firmware reads at boot time to setup everything\u003cbr\u003eThe firmware file, which you can replace to upgrade the firmware\u003cbr\u003eA boot gcode file that is executed when the board starts\u003cbr\u003eWeb interfaces for access via the ethernet interface\u003cbr\u003eA bundle of software and documentation we prepared for you for those days when you don't have Internet access\u003cbr\u003eYou can also add Gcode files to it and then play them from the SD card, which is useful for files so dense that streaming them to the board isn't convenient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eEdit\u003cbr\u003eStepper motor drivers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eStepper motors are used to move axes on your machine, or turn extruders.\u003cbr\u003eYou plug them into stepper motor drivers on your Smoothieboard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThe drivers on the v1 board are A5984 drivers which offer :\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e1\/32 ( quieter ) micro-stepping\u003cbr\u003eSeveral protections making them sturdier\u003cbr\u003eDigital ( configuration-file set ) current values, no potentiometer manipulation\u003cbr\u003eGreat heat-sinking allowing use of their full 2A current rating, for more torque\/speed\u003cbr\u003eThe Smoothieboard 3X has 3 drivers, the 4X has 4 drivers, and the 5X has 5 drivers, thus their names.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eEdit\u003cbr\u003eMosfets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eMosfets are transistors for high loads. They are essentially digitally controlled “switches”.\u003cbr\u003eYour microcontroller can choose if they are let electricity pass or not. This is useful to control heating elements ( like hotends and heated beds ), fans, and other power-oriented peripherals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eSmoothieboard v1 has two types of Mosfets :\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eSmall ones for fans, hotends, and other low loads ( 5A, up to 24V )\u003cbr\u003eLarge ones for heated beds, powerful hotends, and other high loads ( 12A, up to 24V )\u003cbr\u003eSmoothieboard 3X has two small mosfets, Smoothieboard 4X has two small and two big mosfets, and Smoothieboard 5X has three small and three big mosfets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThis is more than you need, which is nice if you ever break one, and also means a Smoothieboard 4X can be used for dual extrusion just by adding an external stepper driver, and a Smoothieboard 5X can be used for triple extrusion the same way, because you already have extra thermistor inputs and mosfets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eEdit\u003cbr\u003eTemperature reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eAll v1 boards come with 4 temperature reading inputs.\u003cbr\u003eThese can be used to read the resistance of thermistors in your hotend or heated bed, inferring from it its current temperature, and from this the temperature control module can regulate the temperature by choosing whether to heat it or not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eEdit\u003cbr\u003eEndstops\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThe board has 6 endstop inputs. These can be used for limit switches at the end of the axes, used to limit motion within the work area, or for homing to origin.\u003cbr\u003eThey can also be used to connect probes, for example for bed leveling or automated machine calibration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eEdit\u003cbr\u003ePower inputs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eSmoothieboard has a main power input that supports from 12 to 24V.\u003cbr\u003eEach mosfet pair must also be powered via its own, separate input, supporting from 12 to 24V.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThe board's logic power can be provided via USB, via the 5V power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackage Included:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1x Smoothieboard 5X V1.0 Mainboard\u003cbr\u003e5x Heatsinks\u003cbr\u003e1x USB Cable\u003cbr\u003eSome Jumper cap\u003cbr\u003eSome pins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staticbg.com\/images\/oaupload\/banggood\/images\/DF\/FE\/1e60f70d-6b99-4ebe-8fe4-eeb1b13ac550.jpg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staticbg.com\/images\/oaupload\/banggood\/images\/D3\/00\/4879c37d-0b1a-4988-ba9c-835e939ecf89.jpg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staticbg.com\/images\/oaupload\/banggood\/images\/95\/5B\/35b23eb3-c0f5-4da2-8cca-7ad20b345e3a.jpg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staticbg.com\/images\/oaupload\/banggood\/images\/E7\/D1\/37c860e2-913b-4dad-bf8c-a8f5b5fb291a.jpg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staticbg.com\/images\/oaupload\/banggood\/images\/B7\/D7\/6b503fff-6c87-454b-8f54-95b5aeb915e4.jpg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staticbg.com\/images\/oaupload\/banggood\/images\/83\/DC\/152371ca-1404-4e55-9eda-721983c9ea56.jpg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staticbg.com\/images\/oaupload\/banggood\/images\/A0\/4C\/4e376b75-bc9c-4ff4-89fd-c00b593e726a.jpg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staticbg.com\/images\/oaupload\/banggood\/images\/F2\/6C\/5ff053c0-1e39-4fdd-93c5-66c1a15f6c34.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Electronic Pro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14620342059052,"sku":"1381544","price":2537.26,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2787\/9162\/products\/aeae7c72-70f6-4be4-90b7-8e60ad7006ab_eb55b1e3-cae9-40f9-8d90-b2eba4312620.jpg?v=1580899539","url":"https:\/\/electronic-pro-south-africa.myshopify.com\/products\/smoothieboard-5x-v1-0-arm-open-source-mainboard-for-3d-printer-engraving-machine","provider":"Electronic Pro ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}