Rgb led add-on for k8400 - vertex 3d printer w w w . V e l l e m a n p r o j e c t s . E u k8403 user manual usermanual_k8403_en.Indd 1 28/12/2015 13:30:38.
Table of contents led’s get started! What’s in the box 3 what’s on the pcb 3 pcb assembly 4 attaching the led strips 6 installing the firmware 9 using the leds 9 g-code control 10 usermanual_k8403_en.Indd 2 28/12/2015 13:30:39.
3 k8403 user manual what’s in the box 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 4x led strip 20 cm 2. 8x clips 3. 8x double-sided tapes 4. 3x short cables (2 connectors) fig. 1 what’s on the pcb 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 3x 330 Ω resistors 2. 3x 2v7 1.3 w zener diodes 3. 3x buk9535-55 logic level fets 4. 2x 2 pole screw terminals ...
4 k8403 user manual pcb assembly solder the resistors: r1, r2, r3: 330 Ω orange, orange, brown solder the zener diodes: zd1, zd2, zd3: 2v7 - 1.3 w mind the polarity marks! Solder the logic level fets: t1, t2, t3: buk9535-55 solder the screw terminals: sk2, sk3: screw terminal, 2 pole, 2.54 mm pitch ...
5 k8403 user manual sk1: 2x 6p female headers (14.5 mm pins) mount your assembled pcb on top of the motherboard by plugging the 14.5 mm pins of the k8403 pcb into the two 6p female headers (5 mm pins) on the motherboard. Fig. 9 fig. 8 fig. 7 fig. 10 do not cut! Solder the cn2 on the motherboard: 2x ...
6 k8403 user manual attach the led strips add 2 clips onto each led strip at about two centimeters from each end, as shown in picture. Add a piece of double sided tape to each clip. (for your convenience, do not remove the upper layer of the tape yet) fig. 12 fig. 11 fig. 13 take the 4 shrink tubes....
7 k8403 user manual fig. 15 solder the white cables to the coloured cable as shown in the picture. Slide the shrink tubes over the solder- ing and heat them with a hairdryer or heatgun to make them shrink. Connect the led strips with the 4 white cables, as shown in the picture. Fig. 17 mind which ca...
8 k8403 user manual attach the strips underneath the top of the 3d printer as shown in the pictures. Fig. 19 fig. 18 usermanual_k8403_en.Indd 8 28/12/2015 13:30:54.
9 k8403 user manual route the long cable down to the motherboard. Connect the leads in the terminals. Mind the polarity marks! Fig. 22 fig. 21 fig. 20 usermanual_k8403_en.Indd 9 28/12/2015 13:30:58.
10 k8403 user manual installing the firmware and follow instructions in following link: http://manuals.Velleman.Eu/article.Php?Id=31#changinguploadingthefirmware using the leds to control the leds go to the ‘menu’, ‘control printer’ and then ‘set led color’. Fig. 25 fig. 24 fig. 23 download the firm...
11 k8403 user manual control the leds with a g-code with the m420 code you can control your led add-on trough g-code. 1) standard code: m420 rx ex bx 2) x can be 0 or 1 to turn a color on or off 3) r = red, e = green, b = blue not all values are needed, if a value is missing the previous state of th...
12 k8403 user manual example sending code with repetier: usermanual_k8403_en.Indd 12 28/12/2015 13:30:58.
Velleman nv, legen heirweg 33 - gavere (belgium) vellemanprojects.Com /velleman-nv @velleman_rnd ordercode: k8403 revision: hk8403’1 upc eur usermanual_k8403_en.Indd 13 28/12/2015 13:30:59.
