Design for the Controller of Desktop 3D Printer

Abstract:

3D printing, is a kind of rapid prototyping manufacturing, fabricating expected objects by way of cumulative constructed layer by layer, based on digital model files and powdered materials used. In this paper, the controller of desktop 3D printer is designed and carried out, both from the hardware and software part. For hardware design, a 32-bit ARM core microcontroller, STM32F103VB is selected as the core, supplemented by stepper motor driver chips, thermocouple digital converters and other devices, which build a desktop 3D printer controller panel. For software design, referred to open-source design being based on the AVR microcontroller, the whole process of 3D printing is accomplished by programming the ARM core microcontroller.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 672-674)
• Pages: 894-897
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.672-674.894
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Ruo Dong Huang, Xin Wang*, Yi Hui Zheng, Li Xue Li, Xi Kui Sheng, Hao Wu
• Keywords: 3D Printer, Controller, Microcontroller, Transplanting

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