@XYZMechanical said in Getting Started - Suggested Products:

I am looking for a controller for my cross-core 3d printer application to be connective via an ethernet or wireless (wifi) connection; with expansion to control/slave future multi material units, and nozzle changers. (I am designing these to be utilized on a machine network such as Ether/IP, CAN or modbus: Please advise products with this in mind.)

I have a personal deadline to make a decision on a source this month and looking for a list of parts to control a minimum of: (The system will implement servos for the motion-axis, and may be Teknik ClearPath PN: CPM-SDSK-2310S-RLN)

• Emergency Stop Onput
• 8 motors minimum as step & direction, (x, y, z, Ext motors) (homing switches for x,y&x)
• Servo Extruder (please advise on your motion control products)
• Extruder-nozzle-melt-zone heater & temperature sensor
• Extruder-cool-zone cooler/fan & temperature sensor
• Bed heater & temperature sensor
• Filament-present sensor, 2x (Feed-inlet, Extruder-Inlet)
• Bed level touch-probe
• Nozzle Strain-gage, (flow monitoring)
• Part Cooling Fan, 2x
• 4-inch-minimum, Touch Screen HMI (please advise on a product from your store that meets these minimum needs)

What draws you to the Teknik ClearPath solution? Motor selection is complicated, but you'll know best. In my opinion, a solution that allows for native closed loop control would be the stepper motors of your choice, with suitable encoders, and the Duet3 1HCL expansion boards. This allows for native closed loop tuning and control, without having to output step/dir/enable to a seperate control system. The 1HCL, like many of the Duet3 line of products, connects to a Duet3 mainboard via CAN-FD. https://docs.duet3d.com/Duet3D_hardware/Duet_3_family/Duet_3_Expansion_1HCL DuetWebControl (web browser) has an emergency stop button. You can read more about DWC here: https://docs.duet3d.com/User_manual/Reference/Duet_Web_Control_Manual You can control a closed loop stepper motor for an extruder using the 1HCL expansion board. Duet does not have a product to natively drive DC or BLDC motors, but if you had a seperate controller that accepts step/dir, you could then use the Duet3 1XD.https://docs.duet3d.com/Duet3D_hardware/Duet_3_family/Duet_3_Expansion_1XD You can use nearly any sensor of your choosing, so long as you read the sensor interface and the corresponding Duet documentation. Your extruder temperature needs will depend on what you aim to print, and what sort of hotend you select. https://docs.duet3d.com/User_manual/Connecting_hardware/Temperature_choosing You can control a bed heater (and/or chamber heater(s)), be it AC (through a separate SSR) or DC, with a Duet board easily. https://docs.duet3d.com/User_manual/Connecting_hardware/Heaters_overview Duet boards have a variety of fan headers, and can drive a variety of fans. Duet offers a touchscreen (Duet PanelDue), but IMO is a touch dated. I believe a refreshed product is on the horizon.

The Duet 3 6HC is a great mainboard, with plenty of I/O. https://docs.duet3d.com/Duet3D_hardware/Duet_3_family/Duet_3_Mainboard_6HC_Hardware_Overview