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* [http://openservo.com/OpenEncoder Open Encoder] | * [http://openservo.com/OpenEncoder Open Encoder] | ||
* [https://github.com/sanchosk/MyToyRep MyToyRep] experiments with DC motor usage on all axes | * [https://github.com/sanchosk/MyToyRep MyToyRep] experiments with DC motor usage on all axes | ||
* [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?1,661444 This large forum thread] is large but walks through much of RepRap's current DC servo knowledge, 2016 | |||
* [http://reprap.org/wiki/Nophead%27s_Extruder_Tweaks Nophead's extruder tweaks] mentions DC motor usage for extruders, 2010 | |||
Latest revision as of 14:07, 21 September 2016
RepRap 3d-printer axes are often stepper motor driven. Modern proprietary 2d-printers almost always use servos (DC motor + encoder) instead. Servo-based drives are often lighter and cheaper as well as featuring closed loop control.
Sources
- State-of-the-art RepRap servo usage video, 2016
- Code used in video, 2016
- Blog on Arduino PID library for 3d-printer, 2015
- RepRap forums, a worked servo example, 2007
- RepRap Wiki on Motor Control Loop
- RepRapServo 1.0 active before, 2012
- RepRap Wiki GearMotorStepper
- RepRap Motor FAQ
- Open Servo. Active before 2012.
- Open Encoder
- MyToyRep experiments with DC motor usage on all axes
- This large forum thread is large but walks through much of RepRap's current DC servo knowledge, 2016
- Nophead's extruder tweaks mentions DC motor usage for extruders, 2010