HICTOP i3 Motherboard to MKS GEN V1.4 Mounting Adapter

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My Extruder Stopped Working On My Hictop I3. Being As The Stepper Drivers Are Integrated On The Motherboard I Decided To Use A Mks Gen V1.4 With Replaceable Stepper Drives Instead. The Mount Did Not Accommodate The Mks Gen V1.4 Board So I Made An Adapter. The Standoffs On The Adapter Required You To Tap The Holes With An M3 0.5 Tap So You Can Screw Down The New Board To The Adapter Once You Have Mounted It To The Fixture Mount That Came With The Printer. The Stepper Directions Between Boards Are Reversed So I Included Modified Versions Of A Newer Version Of Marlin (Marlin 1.1.0-Rc6) (Downloaded From Here:Https://Github.Com/Marlinfirmware/Marlin) That Will Work With The Hictop I3. This Newer Version Does Not Have The Same Lag In The Sdcard Menu Like Included With The Stock Marlin Firmware Included With The Hictop I3. I Have Uploaded A Copy Of The Marlin Firmware In Single (Hictopi3-Single_Extrusion), And Dual Extrusion (Hictopi3-Dual_Extrusion) Versions In The Event You Do Not Have Experience With The Code. I Have Also Included Arduino Ide 1.6.1 (Arduino-1.6.1-Windows.Exe) (Downloaded From Here: Https://Www.Arduino.Cc/En/Main/Oldsoftwarereleases#Previous) Which You Will Need To Upload Your Selected Code Version To Your Motherboard. 1.) Plug Your Usb Cable From Your Computer To Your Motherboard. (You Can Do This Without Connecting Power To The Motherboard) 2.) From The Tool Menu -> Board -> Select "Arduino Mega Or Mega 2560" 3.) From The Tool Menu -> Processor-> Select "Atmega2560 (Mega 2560)" 4.) From The Tool Menu -> Port-> Select (Select Comport Your Motherboard Is Addressed To Ie: Com3) 5.) To Compile And Upload: Click On The Arrow With A Circle Around It Pointing Right. It Is Next To The Right Of The Check With A Circle Around It Located Under The File Menu. Progress Bar Will Be In The Lower Right Of The Ide. When It Is Done It Will Let You Know As The Progress Bar Will Disappear And In The Black Area Below The Code (Immediate Window) It Will Tell You It Is Done. If You Decided To Use The Dual Extrusion Code You Will Need To Setup Your Offset Between Your Nozzles In Millimeters. This Can Be Found On Lines 139 And 140 In The Configuration.H. X Offset: #Define Extruder_Offset_X {0.0, 5.0} // (In Mm) For Each Extruder, Offset Of The Hotend On The X Axis Y Offset: #Define Extruder_Offset_Y {0.0, 0} // (In Mm) For Each Extruder, Offset Of The Hotend On The Y Axis Your Y Offset Will Likely Be 0 As Your Second Extruder Is Likely To The Right Of You First Extruder. Your You X Is Likely The Only Number You Will Need To Change Represented By The Number 5.0 Above. Measure With Calipers From The Center Of You Left Extruder Nozzle To The Center Of The Right Extruder Nozzle. This Number Will Be You Offset In X. In Addition; The Rotary Encoder/Display Knob Will Rotate In Reverse, If This Bothers You, You Can Change It On Line 866 Of The Configuration.H File. Just Remove The Two Forward Slashes Before The Hashtag. Just Uncomment This://#Define Reverse_Menu_Direction Like This: #Define Reverse_Menu_Direction Another Option Is To Just Buy This $8 Version Here And You Will Not Have Any Direction Issues: Https://Folgertech.Com/Products/Reprap-Ramps1-4-2004-Lcd-Display-Controller-With-Adapter-Mendel-Prusa-3D-Printer-1 You Can Buy The Mks Gen V1.4 Here And It Comes With The Drivers: Https://Folgertech.Com/Products/3D-Printer-Controller-Ramps-1-4-For-Reprap-Mendel-Prusa-Arduino Feel Free To Message Me With Any Questions.

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