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Meet PandaPi
I leave it here . Comments are yours.
https://www.pandapi3d.com/?fbclid=Iw...GoMRHH7JyA_noU
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Interesting. I wonder how that works marlin related.
I don´t see stock OctoPrint and Stock Marlin work running on one system. The timing in Marlin would kill every print as the Linux will cause trouble. So I guess this is just a normal plug and play printer board, which allows to plug the raspberry pi in.
Price and feature wise it looks ok, but I cannot find the features of the board beside connectors.
Ok,after some research, they really control the motors directly via gpio. Interesting. I wonder how well this works as a small hickup on the Linux side will cause massive trouble unless they use something special to make the hole printing stuff real time somehow.
I for sure would not act as an early adopter, as this has high potential to only look good on paper.Last edited by Geit; 02-01-2021, 04:09 PM. -
My guess is that RasPi works as main PC in 64 bit on the controller board and you can attach a capacitive touch screen as well. By saying " no PlatformIo " is that you can compile Marlin through your Octoprint controller since it is installed in RasPi.Originally posted by Geit View Post
A good info resource is here: https://github.com/markniu/PandaPi
A guide here: https://github.com/markniu/PandaPi/wiki
The total price of included 5 TMC 2209 drivers and a cloned BLtouch seems to be fair enough 91USD.
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Certainly the price seems reasonable. If I understand correctly, you get a control board, with driver chips, and Raspberry Pi for $91.Comment
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Plus a cloned BL touchOriginally posted by Ender5r View PostThinking simple is the hardest way.....Comment
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Ah, right. Since it's a clone, one hopes the company does a better job of quality checking than many of the other BL Touch clones.Comment
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Minus a raspberry pi, which is not included.Originally posted by Vassili Finellis View PostComment
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In effect, isn't a Pi included. The way I read the web site is that the control board runs OctoPrint.Comment
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Yes, is not included! But anyway, is worth to useThinking simple is the hardest way.....Comment
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No, it is just the driver board and drivers and stuff. You need to buy the Raspberry pi separately.Originally posted by Ender5r View Post
The name PandaPi is very confusing. There is actually a red warning on the pages, that the pi is not included.
Scroll down to package list::
https://www.pandapi3d.com/product-pa...f-pandapiv-2-0Last edited by Geit; 02-02-2021, 02:22 PM.Comment
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Well, in that case, it's not nearly the bargain it appeared to be at 1st. Almost $100 for a control board is not cheap.Comment
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Maybe not as cheap as SKR's boards, but it is as good as a regular PC. OTOH a 64 bit board like RasPi offers much speed and "reliability " than a 32 bit SKR board. It controls up to 6 drivers ( two extruders in one carrier). You an install Octoprint in RasPi ( according site's sayings ), online compiling and such. To be certain , we have to read other's confirmation about it!Originally posted by Ender5r View PostThinking simple is the hardest way.....Comment
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Check also this board:
https://www.th3dstudio.com/product/e...iber_hash=g2y2
Here is thw firmware for it:
https://support.th3dstudio.com/hc/pr...iber_hash=g2y2Thinking simple is the hardest way.....Comment
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....and remember, Octoprint runs through RasPi board!Originally posted by Geit View PostThinking simple is the hardest way.....Comment
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