Since I use my Anet A8 Plus (upgraded with Robin Nano v3.1 + TMC2209 + Wifi + TS35 v2 Touchscreen) a lot, I'd like to upgrade it using
1. The 3D touch is already mounted, but not connected, since I wasn't shure if I'd need a voltage devider. Not as I'm sure I need to add one, it's time to get into it.
I'd also like to keep the z-endstop for safety reasons (probably one day I'll start a print and the 3Dtouch won't work properly...so I'd like the printer so stop moving z-axis 1mm below bed, to prevent it from bigger damage).
So how would I need to connect the 3Dtouch and what would I have to setup in the firmware?
2. Also I'd like to use a Smart Filament Sensor.
Looks like it can be powered by 3.3V as well as 5V. Since the Robin nano v3.1 uses a STm32, I'll need to go for the 3.3V.
But how should I connect it to the board and what do I need to config in the firmware?
3. When I connect the Robin Nano v3.1 using a USB cable, it won't respond to any serial commands.
I think this depends on the config, since there seems to be some hassle with the comports.
I'm using the wifi module - so would I be able to connect it via USB anyway?
I'd like to read the config - just for backup reason. Also I might need to access the comport via USB one day - not yet important, but worth some work.
For the moment I connect Cura with Robin using the MKS wifi plugin. It works somehow...but it also has some bugs.
Once a print is finished, I need to restart Cura as well as the printer, to get another printjob started. Also uploading large files using wifi takes some time (about 100kb/s) - maybe using USB it would be faster.
So any chance I could use USB along wifi?
- 3Dtouch
- Bigtreetech Smart Filament Sensor V2.0
- USB connection
1. The 3D touch is already mounted, but not connected, since I wasn't shure if I'd need a voltage devider. Not as I'm sure I need to add one, it's time to get into it.
I'd also like to keep the z-endstop for safety reasons (probably one day I'll start a print and the 3Dtouch won't work properly...so I'd like the printer so stop moving z-axis 1mm below bed, to prevent it from bigger damage).
So how would I need to connect the 3Dtouch and what would I have to setup in the firmware?
2. Also I'd like to use a Smart Filament Sensor.
Looks like it can be powered by 3.3V as well as 5V. Since the Robin nano v3.1 uses a STm32, I'll need to go for the 3.3V.
But how should I connect it to the board and what do I need to config in the firmware?
3. When I connect the Robin Nano v3.1 using a USB cable, it won't respond to any serial commands.
I think this depends on the config, since there seems to be some hassle with the comports.
I'm using the wifi module - so would I be able to connect it via USB anyway?
I'd like to read the config - just for backup reason. Also I might need to access the comport via USB one day - not yet important, but worth some work.
For the moment I connect Cura with Robin using the MKS wifi plugin. It works somehow...but it also has some bugs.
Once a print is finished, I need to restart Cura as well as the printer, to get another printjob started. Also uploading large files using wifi takes some time (about 100kb/s) - maybe using USB it would be faster.
So any chance I could use USB along wifi?