Revision as of 04:06, 22 October 2014

Introduction

Mighty Board

MightyBoard is a DIY Open Source 3D Printer Control Board designed by MakerBot company, it is mainly used in desktop 3D printer DIY creation. It adapts ATMEGA’s Atmega1280 as the master control chip. MightyBoard provides stable and excellent performance while reducing the difficulty of development; it is very suitable for those who enjoy DIY. What’s more, MightyBoard supports dual extruders, with the control software of MakerBot, it can realize double color printing to make printed items more attractive.

Features: 1.Supports dual extruders. 2.Adopts professional thermocouple temperature measurement chip, to ensure accurate temperature measurement. 3.The heating module has protection function to make sure the safety of using. 4.Unique RGBLED display. 5.Compatible with the Arduino development environment, easy to develop further functions. 6.Use active cooling in the printing process to make sure the printed items can form better.

Overview and Hardware Resources

Size: 154mm x 120mm

Weight: 130g

MightyBoard adops the Atmega1280 IC and Atmega16u2 that is completely compatible with Arduino. Stepper motor driver module can choose A4988 or DRV8825 motor driver IC, so as to adapt to the needs of different frame structure. MightyBoard uses the thermocouple temperature measurement, with MAX6675 thermocouple temperature measurement IC, to ensure the accuracy of temperature measurement.

Resources

The software programs of MightyBoard are provided by the MakerBot Company. MightyBoard can be used as the host computer control software of the Replicator G. Replicator G can not only control MightyBoard to printer,but also can upgrade MightyBoard’s firmware through the serial ports, so you have no need to find the corresponding engineering documents.

Software:ReplicatorG-0040-Installer

Firmware:MightyBoard Firmware-master

Interfaces

Interface Layout