I've had quite a few requests from folks to see the
#Smoothiebrainz derivative board that I've been working on. Well, here is a preview of the work in progress:
ReMix (Powered by Smoothie)
Tentatively, here's the functionality we're looking at:
6 stepstick sockets so you can pop A4988 or DRV8825 stepper drivers modules per your preference, and easily replace one if it burns out. Great for triple extruders or Pick n Place machines with multiple heads. Also, there's room for doubled up headers for dual Y CNCs, dual Z printer frames, or anything else without having to splice wires yourself. Or install a single screw terminal instead.
1 huge MOSFET to run your heatbed. Tens of amps is possible, it's theoretically rated for over 50, I've run 20 amps thru this thing on a different PCB using a 12v silicone heater, it got hot but kept on pushing. More via stitching and a straight shot to an entire ground plane for better heatsinking on this board.
4 standard MOSFETs for 3 Hotends and a print cooling fan, or other general IO. These guys are rated for over 10 amps each, so they won't even break a sweat running your cartridge heaters. I'm also looking to add another few smaller MOSFETs for accessories such as a hotend cooling fan (like for E3Ds) and lighting, but space is getting tight.
Reverse biased endstop circuits so you can run a simple mechanical endstop at 5v or an inductive sensor at 24v without worry.
Connectors for directly hooking up a Graphic LCD controller.
Everything else smoothie has to offer: microSD card slot, USB, and I'm currently grappling with getting an ethernet jack on board.
All in a 100x100mm PCB and at a very competitive price for the feature set this offers. And also Wifi! Going to put an ESP8266 module onto this board for wireless control.
I'd like to ask the community for help with reviewing the design and offering any and all feedback/ suggestions, I think it would be good to get some initial dialog going before I get too deep into routing. Obviously the routing (all by hand, as it should be) is nowhere near complete.
Eagle files are in my github, in the v0.3 folder:
https://github.com/raykholo/SmoothiebrainzThank you all