RADDS

RAPS128

RepRap Arduino-Due Driver Shield

RADDS Power Stepper Driver with

1/128 Microstepping

HALL-E

LCD-DISPLAY

Hall Effect Endstop

RADDS LCD Control Panel

Next Generation 32-Bit RepRap Set

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http://max3dshop.org

Userguide created by @mundsen

V 2 Feb 2015

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Table of Contents
1

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 5

RADDS ............................................................................................................................................ 6

2.1

FEATURES ................................................................................................................................. 6

2.2

W IRING DIAGRAM ....................................................................................................................... 8

2.3

PIN DEFINITIONS AND DIMENSIONS .............................................................................................. 9

2.4

SET MICRO STEPPING MODE .....................................................................................................10

2.5

INSTALL STEPPER DRIVERS LIKE A4988, DRV8825 OR RAPS128...............................................14

2.6

CONNECT STEPPER MOTORS ....................................................................................................15

2.7

CONNECT END STOPS ..............................................................................................................18

2.8

EXTENSION BOARD ..................................................................................................................19

2.9

ARDUINO DUE.........................................................................................................................20

2.10

UDOO QUAD .........................................................................................................................20

RAPS128.......................................................................................................................................21
3.1

FEATURES ...............................................................................................................................21

3.2

VERSION TRACKER ..................................................................................................................22

3.3

W IRING ...................................................................................................................................22

3.4

ADJUST V-REF .......................................................................................................................23

3.5

ADJUST DECAY ........................................................................................................................23

HALL-E ..........................................................................................................................................24
4.1

FEATURES ...............................................................................................................................24

4.2

W IRING ...................................................................................................................................24

4.3

PIN DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................................25

4.4

DIMENSIONS ............................................................................................................................25

4.5

MAGNET PLACEMENT ...............................................................................................................26

4.6

OPTION FOR EXTRA-ACCURATE ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................27

LCD PANEL ..................................................................................................................................29

5.1

FEATURES ...............................................................................................................................29

5.2

W IRING ...................................................................................................................................30

5.3

DIMENSIONS ............................................................................................................................30

OTHER ELECTRONICS ...............................................................................................................31

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6.1

EXTRUDER/HOT END ...............................................................................................................31

6.2

PSU (POWER SUPPLY UNIT) AND ELECTRICAL GOOD SIZING ......................................................32

SOFTWARE ..................................................................................................................................40
7.1

ARDUINO SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................40

7.2

REPETIER ................................................................................................................................40

7.3

MARLIN ...................................................................................................................................40

APPENDIX B WEB LINKS .........................................................................................................41

NOTES ..........................................................................................................................................42

10

YOUR SETTINGS .....................................................................................................................43

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1 Introduction

These products were directly inspired by things I found in the RepRap communities, and are the
consequence of a continuous improvement effort.
My first printer was a Rostock mini that I had cloned. At that time, I had no knowledge about 3D
printers, but I found the idea of printing a toy for my son so awesome that I wanted to learn more
about the subject.
I was indeed impressed by the printing result when - after months - I was finally able to breathe
life into my Rostock Mini. However, when measuring the printed objects with the calipers, the
disillusionment came :-).
Then I`ve built my second delta built with a similar result. Only now, I began to think :-).
How do I get a reliable quality print result?
What mechanism is stiff enough to not only to be accurate but also able to handle fast printing?
What do I need to achieve these goals? And so on.
As a mechanical engineer, I quite quickly had a rough idea for the mechanics of a clever delta
printer design.
Now what do I need to achieve an acceptable position accuracy / precision???
First, I had to solve the electronics, and started googling to find a way to achieve what I want.
In the German RepRap forum, I stumbled on a little known solution made by Dr. Martin
Henschke - The RADDS-Shield!!!
It is a daughterboard for the 32-bit Arduino Due, similar to the RAMPS, the 8-bit daughterboard
for Arduino Mega. However, this solution offers much more calculation power then the current 8bit CPU, plenty of power. Although it was a beta and prototype state, it seems to be wellworking. I just thought it might work.
I want a controller like that!!!
However, I have a big problem, I have no idea of electronics and certainly do not know anything
about soldering - now what? A long odyssey began, but now it is done.
Now you can simply order the RADDS-Shield, associated components, and bless your printer
with it :-).
Enough said for now ... Have Fun...

Angelo
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2 RADDS

2.1 Features
This guide describes RADDS 1.2 and 1.5 (For the older RADDS 1.1 use the RADDS 1.1
guide)

The RADDS-Board provides the following connectivitys:

6 Steppers on-board : X,Y,Z, E0, E1, E2. (Sample: 3 axis and 3 extruders (Z-axis, and
E3 extruder, comes with 2 pins strips for optional second stepper).

6 Heavy duty MOSFET`s (Sample: 1 HeatBed, 3 HotEnds and 2 fans)

SD-Card (micro-SD-slot onboard, optional external SD-slot)

Standard LCD (5V) with 4x20 characters (HD44780 compatible)

Rotating encoder (on LCD panel)

6 endstops (Xmin,Ymin,Zmin,Xmax,Ymax;Zmax)

5 thermistors and an ADC

3 servomotors

I2C, SPI, CAN, DAC, RS232 and 8 digital-pins available via pin strips

Additional Features:

EEPROM

Control-LEDs for loads and operation voltage

Catch-diodes on the MOSFET`s

Car-fuses instead of thermo fuses

Variable input voltage: can be supplied from 10V up to 25V

Heatbed electronic control supports up to15A without a heatsink

Premium screw terminals

12bit ADC (analog to digital converter) upgraded from 10 to 12 bit. Now temperature
calculation is done on 4096 measure points instead of 1024, what give a read
temperature with 4x better resolution. Combined to a new firmware algorithm that uses
660 measure points to extrapolate results, a new level of accuracy is reached for reprap
temperature control

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Version Tracker

2.1.1 RADDS 1
First edition :-) with 8-pin-SD-extern connector

2.1.2 RADDS 1.1

2 pins for reset and back button (LCD) added (10-pin-SD-extern connector)

2.1.3 RADDS 1.2

DC/DC converter added for 10 - 25 V power supply.

2.1.4 RADDS 1.5

Several layout changes for more stable temperature reading:

Heated bed connection separated

Motor ground separated up to the green connector

Hotend ground separated up to the green connector

Better shielded coil at the DC/DC converter and coil moved away from ADC lines

220 F at 3,3 V line added for Due clones with unstable 3,3 V supply

100 F capacitors changed to 47 F - better for RAPS128 and enough for POLOLUS

Better shielded coil at the DC/DC converter and coil moved away from ADC lines

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2.2 Wiring diagram

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2.3 Pin definitions and dimensions

Stepper motor pins:

Steppers

Coil 1

Coil2

Pololu

RAPS-128

Pin
11

1B

1A

12

1A

2A

21

2A

1B

22

2B

2B

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2.4 Set micro stepping mode

When you use stepper drivers like the A4988, DRV8825 and RAPS128 (NOT WHEN USING
EXTERNAL DRIVERS LIKE SILENCIOSO) you have to set the micro stepping mode using the
dipswitches on the back of the RADDS board.

A4988

DRV8825

RAPS128

MS1

MS2

MS3

MS1

MS2

MS3

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

On

Off

On

Off

On

On

On

On

Modes

MS1

MS2

MS3

STEP

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

1/2

Off

On

Off

Off

On

Off

1/4

Off

On

On

Off

On

On

Off

1/8

On

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

On

1/16

On

On

On

On

Off

On

1/32

Off

On

On

1/64

On

On

On

1/128

In the table, you find the different stepping modes for usual drivers.
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When using the DRV8825 the combinations HLH, LHH and HHH all gives 1/32 STEP
Off = Logic low level (not connected or ground). On = logic high level(2-5V)

NOTE: you have to set the same stepping mode in the configuration.h file and update the
controller software

When altering the stepping mode, you have to separate the RADDS board from the Arduino
DUE/UDOO QUAD, because dipswitches are hidden under the RADDS board.

By using this tool, you can remove the RADDS board without making any damages.

Download STL and OpenSCAD files using this URL:

http://www.dr-henschke.de/demount.zip

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2.4.1 Micro stepping

A stepper motor always has a fixed number of steps. Micro stepping is a way of
increasing the number of steps by sending a sine/cosine waveform to the coils inside
the stepper motor. In most cases, micro stepping allows stepper motors to run
smoother and more accurately.
Micro stepping between pole-positions is made with lower torque than with full
stepping, but has much lower tendency for mechanical oscillation around the steppositions and you can drive with much higher frequencies.
If your motors are near to mechanical limitations and you have high friction or
dynamics, micro steps do not give you much more accuracy over half-stepping. When
your motors are 'overpowered' and/or you do not have much friction, then micro
stepping can give you much higher accuracy over half-stepping. You can transfer the
higher positioning accuracy to moving accuracy too

Source: http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Stepper_motor#Micro_stepping

If you want to alter the micro stepping value on one or more axis, you have to set the correct
value. When using Silencioso, you set it using the dipswitches on the Silencioso and modify the
values in the configuration.h file
Each time you increase the stepping one level (sample: from 1/16 to 1/32) you have to multiply
the steps per unit value by two.
Sample You are using 1/16 steps per unit and the value is 80 and want to use 1/32 steps per
unit.
If your steps per unit value is 80, you have to multiply 80 by two (2x80).
New steps per unit value = 160

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// #define DEFAULT_AXIS_STEPS_PER_UNIT
{78.7402,78.7402,200.0*8/3,760*1.1} // default steps per unit for Ultimaker
//#define DEFAULT_AXIS_STEPS_PER_UNIT {80,80,2560,107} // default
steps per unit for OrdBot 1/16
#define DEFAULT_AXIS_STEPS_PER_UNIT {160,160,5120,214} // default
steps per unit for OrdBot 1/32

This code sample is from Marlin.

The default steps per unit for OrdBot 1/16 gives you the values for 1/16 micro stepping.
80, 80, 2560, 107
X-Axis = 80 steps/mm
Y-Axis = 80 steps/mm
Z-Axis = 2560 steps/mm
Extruder motor = 107 steps/mm (this is the setting for Bulldog Lite Extruder. You have to find
the correct setting for the extruder you use)
In the next code line, you find default steps per unit for OrdBot 1/32. This is the settings when
1/32 micro stepping are used. Here all values have been multiplied with two.

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2.5 Install stepper drivers like A4988, DRV8825 or Raps128

Before you install stepper drivers, you have to locate the stepper drivers DIR pin.

When you orientate the RAPS128 like in the image, the DIR pin is in the upper right corner

When you insert the stepper drivers, the drivers DIR pin have to point towards the DIR label on
the RADDS driver socket.

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2.6 Connect stepper motors

The Z and E3 axis comes with dual motor pin connections so you can connect an additional
stepper easily on these axis..

NOTE: The pins where you connect Z, Y and X stepper motors are in the opposite direction
compared to E1, E2 and E3

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Sample: A setup where you use dual stepper motors for the Z-axis, X and Y-axis + one extruder.
This is a normal setup on many printers.
With this setup, you have two spare outputs, where E3 have pins for dual steppers in the same
way as the Z-output.

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2.6.1 Stepper motors

Before you can connect the stepper motor to RADDS, you need some information on the
stepper motor you have.

Look at your motor, find its part number. Then Google it. Try to find a schematic or a data-sheet
that will indicate which wire goes to which pole. Note the colors that correspond to each coil.

Wiring diagram for Wantai 42BYGHW609 stepper motor (from www.wantamotor.com).

If you can`t find the motor`s part number, you can use another method to find the motor`s pole
pairs.
When two wires for a pole (A +C or B+D) touch together it makes a closed circuit for that pole
and it gets harder to turn the stepper motor.
1.

Try to turn the motor when no cables touch together it should turn freely.

2.

Touch two of the cables together if the motor gets harder to turn, you have found a

pole pair. If not, try to touch two other cables together until the motor gets harder to move.
3.

When you have two cables together that makes it harder to turn the motor, you have

found a pole pair.

Note the colors for each pole pair (Pair 1 = BLK + GRN, Pair 2 = RED
+ BLU)

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On the Wantai 42BYGHw609 the colors are:

11 = Black
12 = Green
21 = Blue
22 = Red
It does not matter if you swap the pole pairs. If the motor turns the wrong way, you can reverse it
in the configuration file.

2.7 Connect end stops

NOTE
when using electronic endstops like the HALL-E end stop, only use endstops that have
max 3,3V out on the signal pin.

Mechanical endstops:
Connect the mechanical endstops to the GND and Signal pins so they are normally closed (push
= open)

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2.8 Extension board

By using this board, you can get two extra stepper drivers.

Extension board size and pins.

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2.9 Arduino DUE

The Due has a 32-bit ARM core that can outperform typical 8-bit microcontroller boards. The
most significant differences are:

32-bit core.

CPU Clock at 84 MHz.

96 Kbytes of SRAM.

512 Kbytes of Flash memory for code.

Mount the RADDS board on the top of the Arduino DUE.

Use the USB Programming port when connecting the DUE to a computer for software update or
controlling the printer.

2.10 UDOO QUAD

If you want more computer power, you can replace the Arduino DUE with an UDOO QUAD
minicomputer. UDOO QUAD is a minicomputer that can run Linux or Android with an embedded
Arduino DUE http://www.udoo.org/features/

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3 RAPS128

3.1 Features

THB6128 chip

Motor voltage 10 - 25V

Motor current 0 to 2.2 A adjustable via potentiometer (V-REF)

Motor decay adjustable via potentiometer (Decay)

Sleep and Boost Mode

Logic voltage is generated from the motor voltage

Up to 128 micro steps possible (recommended maximum of 32 micro steps for 8-bit
electronics, such as Arduino Mega with RAMPS.)

Short Circuit Shutdown

Pre-installed heat sink

The size corresponds to the popular Pololu drivers and the pinout is compatible but not
identical.

Max 1/128 micro stepping when used in combination with RADDS (or other 32-bits
controllers that supports 1/128 micro stepping)

Can be used on RAMPS, rumba and other RepRap electronics, but 8-bit electronics
usually are too slow for 1/64 and 1/128 micro stepping.

CAUTION: Inverted activation signal Enable = HIGH (at Pololu drivers enable = LOW, invert
in firmware!)

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3.2 Version Tracker

V1 - This is the first RAPS128
V2 - C1 change from 10 F to 0.1F

3.3 Wiring
3.3.1 Minimal pinout

3.3.2 Maximum pinout

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3.4 Adjust V-REF

The arrows indicate the measurement points for the reference voltage. Use a voltmeter and
measure the voltage between the ground terminal and the pot wiper on the drivers v-ref
potentiometer.
Recommended voltage range: 0.8 to 1.6 V. This corresponds to a theoretical peak engine power
from 0.73 to 1.46 A

3.5 Adjust Decay

By turning the decay potentiometer, the way of voltage and current decay in the motor coils is
changed. A medium setting has been proven to work with many Nema 17 motors."
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4 HALL-E

4.1 Features

Hall-effect sensor (magnetic)

Operating voltage 3,3V or 5V

Potentiometer for sensitive range setup

The sensor provides an analog signal that is proportional to the magnetic field strenght
that is compared with the preset value set by the potentiometer.

LED that indicates end stop status

Includes HALL-E sensor + magnet

4.2 Wiring

Sample: HALL-E end stop connected to RADDS (Ref chapter 2.8 )

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4.3 Pin definitions

4.4 Dimensions

The mounting holes is 3,2mm in diameter

Position of the hall sensor on the circuit board

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4.5 Magnet placement

The magnet has red color in this illustration

The sensor will detect the magnetic field of the magnet in the front of itself, as shown by picture
above. If the sensor does not detect the magnet, try to rotate the magnet upside-down,
according the fact that magnets have 2 poles, and only one is detected.

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4.6 Option for extra-accurate adjustment

Using a spindle potentiometer (5-10 kOhms), adjustment can be made a lot more sensitive.
Only the wiper and one end of the resistor is connected. The third wire is connected to the
potentiometer shield.

You have to disable the internal potentiometer when an external potentiometer is connected. For
this purpose, the stop is bent (1) and the wiper rotated to the exactly middle between the two
ends of the resistance track (2)..

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The spindle potentiometer has 10 turns and 10 kOhms. One turn corresponds to 1 kOhm. The
potentiometer on the circuit board has 5 kOhm and a corresponding adjustment from 1.4 to 3.1
mm (one neodymium magnet N45 with D = 4 and H = 1).
The external potentiometer can be used as a simple and accurate way to fine-tune your Z-end
stop.

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5 LCD Panel

5.1 Features

4x20 characters LCD panel

SD Card reader

Back button

Reset button

Combined rotary encoder and push button for menu control

Potentiometer for LCD contrast adjustment

Buzzer

Cable kit

Supports RADDS (3,3V logic)

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5.2 Wiring

5.3 Dimensions

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6 Other electronics

6.1 Extruder/Hot End

This image shows a normal direct drive extruder/hotend setup. If Bowden is used the setup is
almost the same, but there is a tube between the extruder and hotend.
Wiring:
-

Stepper motor to E1

Hotend Fan to FAN 1

Filament Fan to FAN 2

Thermistor to Thermistor 1

Heater to Heater 1

If you have more than one extruder, you must use E2, Thermistor 2 and Heater 2 (Hotend Fan
and Filament Fan to the same terminals as Extruder 1).

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6.2 PSU (Power Supply Unit) and electrical good sizing

6.2.1 Introduction
There is many options for powering your printer. The easiest and most common is one single
12V PSU. We include some other alternatives as samples.
However, you get better stepper motor performance and the heated bed reaches the given
temperature faster if you use a 24V PSU.
There is other alternatives like use separate PSU to power the heated bed..

When calculating how much power you need it is normal to divide the power in two.
1. All the electronics, like controller, hotend, steppers.. (10A at max load/Fuse=10A)
P= U x I = 12V x 10A = 120W

2. The heated bed (A typical heating bed like MK2a is 180W but there are differences
between suppliers and batches. A voltmeter would be useful Assume this is 180W
powered. I = P / U = 180W / 12V = 15 A)

Total power needed at max load = 120W +180W = 300W

If your power is under powered you can get problems with unstable temperatures, skipping
steps, overheating/damaged power..

For more information about how to calculate the power needed visit: http://doku.radds.org

NOTE: Be careful and check all your connections so you are certain that there is no
errors in polarity (+/-) or shorted cables before you turn on the power. Errors can
lead to damaged PSU or other electronics.

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6.2.2 12V / 24V Choice

The standard for reprap is 12V. This is a good choice because this is suitable for heating
purposes like an heated bed and an hotend. 12vdc is standard for most of components, and it is
always standart for lot of other electrical stuffs, like fans, lightings The biggest advantage
about 12V usage is that you can easily find any power supply unit. ATX PSU are just fine for
reprap printers, easy to implement, delivers a good quality 12V signal, availible with power range
needed (easy to find more than 600W psu), and its not too expensive.

Nevertheless, it could be sometimes useful to use 24V.

First reason, according to me, is the poor quality of some heated bed who cant reach target
temperatures, In this case, you could most of the time make them working with a little more
volts, it means, 24V power supply + PWM modulation in order to reduce voltage down to
14v/15V. It may boost a weak heated bed.
Other reason, is if you often need high temperatures (lot of ABS, nylon), or you do not like to
wait too much time for pre-heating. 24V Power supply with 24V components (bed, hotend),
because power will actually be four times higher (twice V and twice A).

If you use 12V 40W hotend, current will be 3,3A.

With 24V 40W hotend, current will be only 1.7A. Therefore, you do not need to resize your wires,
and it will be more power efficient, with a bit less electrical losses.
There are much ways to supply power to RADDS according what you need.

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6.2.3 12V PSU

Standard 12V PSU setup. Used most of the time, should be reliable for most of the purposes.
Everything is powered with the same 12v PSU. Initial choice with an ATX
PSU.

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6.2.4 24V PSU Alternative 1

With this setup you use a 24V PSU to power the printer, instead of standard 12v.

RADDS allows you to supply it with 10V-25V, so you can directly plug it on a 24V PSU
It will supply 24V to all your components (hotends, fans, etc), so they must be 24V
components, because standard 12V devices may receive severe damage, even could burn.

According to your firmware, you could still use 12V components one some outputs, with a
correct PWM setup in order to shut voltage down, see next
chapter.

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6.2.5 24V PSU Alternative 2

This setup is the one you would use, if you need a powerful 24V heated bed, but each other
component like hotend, fans, lights, etc are standard 12V ones.

Software (firmware) will be used in order to reduce the power delivered to 12V components,
thanks to the PWM modulation, which applies high frequency micro-cuts to the 24V signal, and
gives the corresponding percentage of the voltage to the connected device. So that your 12V
devices are powered with virtual 12V
voltage.

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Software/firmware settings:

PWM modulates a square electric signal type Hi_Lo_Hi_Lo_Hi_Lo

The duration of the Hi period, and the Lo period, enables to generate a virtual lower voltage. Its
very reliable, especially with DC motors, and more and more used in electronics.

PWM is 8bits coded so 256 values are available. 0=0%time to max voltage = no voltage.
255=100% of time to full voltage = full voltage. 128 is the average, 50% time to 0V, and 50%
time to 24V (24 for example). But it dont means it will generate 12V, it not so easy. Its always
24V but only a part of the time so that 12V devices could be supplied.

With 24V PSU, each output where a 12V device (heater, fans, lights) is connected must be
PWM-controlled in order to receive a virtual 12V voltage. This is achieved by altering some
settings in the configuration.h file of your firmware.

Values depends on the Hotend, so its difficult to give an always working figure.
Usually, a good value is to divide original PWM value by 4.
For example, a 12V PSU with a 255 PWM setting would be reduced to 64 when supplied with
24V PSU.
Also depends of the individual Fan electronic setup.
By most of them, it works, but we give no warranty for this.

In practice, we have tested these Values in the Firmware:

PWM from 230 to 100

Other PWM 255 to 120
The fan from 255 to 100 is ok
Search for settings like this in the configuration.h file
#define EXT0_PID_MAX 255 120
#define EXT0_PID_INTEGRAL_DRIVE_MAX 230 to 100
#define EXT0_EXTRUDER_COOLER_SPEED 255 to 100

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6.2.6 Dual PSU 24V and 12V

In this setup you combine a 24V (300-400W) PSU and a 12V (100W) PSU.
Sample: you power your RADDS, steppers and heated bed using 24V and fans, heater and case
LED by 12V.

RADDS do switch the negative side. Sample: To turn on Fan 1 RADDS switches the negative
fan pin to GND. The positive fan wire is connected to +12V so the fan start.

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6.2.7 wires sizing

There are two power-inputs on RADDS, one for the Heated Bed, another for everything else. As
seen in the wiring diagrams: each of these loops have the same electrical consumption (180W
for both), so wirings will be the same size for each.

We recommend using high quality copper wires (between the PSU and RADDS + between
RADDS and the heated bed.

Use this table to choose the ideal area:

Ampere

mm

AWG

Up to 5A max

1,5

15

6A to 15A max

2,5

13

16A to 20A max

11

21A to 25A max

10

Online calculator used to calculate these values. (http://www.solar-wind.co.uk/cable-sizing-DCcables.html)

Calculations done for 1meter wires, which is more than you usually need), loss 2%, and current
that have to travel inside the wires.

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7 Software

7.1 Arduino software

Free software used to edit the configuration files and/or upload new firmware to the Arduino
DUE / UDOO QUAD.
http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

7.2 Repetier
You can configure and download Repetier firmware using the Repetier-Firmware
Configuration tool
http://www.repetier.com/downloads/
If you use the Repetier host software to control your printer and your printer is acting strange/you
get communication errors you may have to alter a setting in the Repetier Host software:
1. Start Repetier host
2. Click on the Printer Settings icon
3. Alter the Receive Cache Size value from 127 to 63

7.3 Marlin
https://github.com/bobc/Marlin/tree/Marlin_v1
https://github.com/Wurstnase/Marlin4Due
Marlin4Due is a further development of bobc's version. It is faster and many of the 8-bit
limitations are eliminated.

Current status:
Very limited testing. Only a small subset of functions have been tested. Testers should watch out
for anything going wrong, including unexpected head movement, program hanging and runaway

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8 Appendix B Web links

Martin Henschke: http://www.dr-henschke.de/RADDS_due.html

RADDS documentation, forum, wiki : http://doku.radds.org/nb/

max3dshop: http://max3dshop.org/

RepRap RADDS wiki: http://reprap.org/wiki/RADDS

Arduino DUE: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardDue

Arduino software: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

RADDS case for OrdBot: http://www.thingiverse.com/mundsen/designs

RADDS LCD Case: http://www.dr-henschke.de/LCD_Box.zip

Thingiverse RADDS group: http://www.thingiverse.com/groups/radds

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9 Notes

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10 Your settings

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Parameter

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