Need some advice
TC
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Hello all, my 3D printer project is still a work in progress. But I need some advice. With all the things I would like to do, I have run out of I/O pins. So one idea I was having was to use another PROP as a slave, and control my user interface, while the master prop would control the machine.
How my idea would work (in my head), the slave, would handle the 240x128 display, user buttons and encoders, and control the SD card. The master would handle the serial communication with the host, interpret the G-code, control the motors, monitor the home/over travel switches, monitor the ATX power supply, and control the PWM fan.
Does anyone think this would be a good idea? A bad idea? Or is there a better option?
If I go that route, I have an old PROPstick (non-usb) that I have been using. How could I have the prop load the program, to another EEPROM? The EEPROM is soldered to the PROPstick.
Thank you for any input.
How my idea would work (in my head), the slave, would handle the 240x128 display, user buttons and encoders, and control the SD card. The master would handle the serial communication with the host, interpret the G-code, control the motors, monitor the home/over travel switches, monitor the ATX power supply, and control the PWM fan.
Does anyone think this would be a good idea? A bad idea? Or is there a better option?
If I go that route, I have an old PROPstick (non-usb) that I have been using. How could I have the prop load the program, to another EEPROM? The EEPROM is soldered to the PROPstick.
Thank you for any input.
Comments
1) Propellerloader.spin
2) HSpropComm.spin
The first one handles programming interconnected props the second one handles background buffer passing between interconnected props.
Regards,
sm
Wonderful, Thank you.