102991007 Datasheet 102991007 | P1-P3

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Replicape Rev B ‐ 3D printer controller board

SKU102991007

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Description

Replicape is a high end 3D‐printer electronics package in the form of a Cape that can be placed on a

BeagleBone Black. This page is about the Major revision B. It has five high power and low noise stepper

motorswithcoolrunningMosFetsandithasbeendesignedtofitinsmallspaceswithout activecoolingand

without the need for physical access to the board  once installed. That means no potentiometers totrim or

switchestoflip.

This page is about the hardware. It explains how to install the board and wire everything up. If you are

lookingfor software thatwillrun,havealook at the KamikazeCNC image. Thereareother options as well,

butthatisthestandardthatwillworkformostpeople.

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Blazing fast

ReplicaperunsonBeagleBoneBlack,a1GHzCPUwithtwoadditional200MHzPRUs.

What does that mean? It means you can have a  huge delta while still running

OctoPrintandToggle.

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Stealthy silent

ByusingtheindustryleadingTMC2100steppermotordrivers,thesoundlevesareloweredtoanincredibly

lowlevel.Thesteppermotorwhiningwillnotbethemostprominentsoundforyour3D‐printer

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Smart and connected

Replicapeisaconnecteddevice,meaningithasaccesstotheinternet.

Thatisgood,becauseitmeansitcanrunawebservergivinginstantaccesstoallcomputersandsmart

phonesinthenetwork.

Mounting the Replicape on the BeagleBone.

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As the name suggests, Replicape is a cape. Capes are one of the defining things about BeagleBone

black/white/green,wherethemaindevelopmentboardactsasabase unit, andthenacceptsdifferentadd‐

on hardware through the two 48 pin headers, which inturn define some of the pin behaviors during Linux

kernelstartup. This is similarto"shields"on Arduino and"HAT"s on  RaspberryPi.Mounting the Replicape on

BeagleBoneshouldbeprettystraightforward,justmakesurethenotchinthecapegoesaroundtheEthernet

connectorsoitmakesa..cape!

How to wire up the board

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Fritzing example

TheFritzingboardbelowshowsthemostbasicsetupforconnectingtheboard.

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Connector overview

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102991007

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Manufacturer:

Seeed Studio

Description:

Power Management IC Development Tools Replicape Rev B-3D Printer contr. board

Lifecycle:

New from this manufacturer.

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