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 Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here’s a picture to show you why I did it: Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here’s a picture to show you why I did it:
  
-** THIS IS WHERE A PICTURE WILL GO EVENTUALLY MAYBE. FIXME**+{{:reprap:electronics:img_0580.jpg?400|}} 
  
 In the event you can’t see what the photo is showing you, it’s this: The mainboard from my Anet A8 caught fire after about two weeks’ worth of printing. I am not entirely sure what caused the fire since my wiring was correct (despite some speculation from the Anet Facebook group), but I do know this: The Marlin firmware that Anet uses in their mainboards is older than the current stable version, and it lacks the basic safeguards that newer Marlin releases has. In the event you can’t see what the photo is showing you, it’s this: The mainboard from my Anet A8 caught fire after about two weeks’ worth of printing. I am not entirely sure what caused the fire since my wiring was correct (despite some speculation from the Anet Facebook group), but I do know this: The Marlin firmware that Anet uses in their mainboards is older than the current stable version, and it lacks the basic safeguards that newer Marlin releases has.
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   * Additional hardware. It goes without saying, but you’ll need to have some tools to make the jump. They aren’t mandatory, but if you’re serious about 3D printing—and I hope you are!—this will pay dividends moving forward. My specific recommendations for adapting your kit to a RAMPS setup are:   * Additional hardware. It goes without saying, but you’ll need to have some tools to make the jump. They aren’t mandatory, but if you’re serious about 3D printing—and I hope you are!—this will pay dividends moving forward. My specific recommendations for adapting your kit to a RAMPS setup are:
     * DuPont connectors. This is the name of those li’l black ends you… that… well, that… I’m bad at describing this. So, I’ll use a picture instead:     * DuPont connectors. This is the name of those li’l black ends you… that… well, that… I’m bad at describing this. So, I’ll use a picture instead:
-**ANOTHER PICTURE PLACEHOLDER. FIXME **+{{:reprap:electronics:dupont_connector_on_a_cable.jpg?400|}}
     * Yes, that thing. There are kits on Amazon (I’m a huge fan of theirs; you’ll learn this quickly) that sell these connectors at amazingly low cost. The one that I’d recommend is this one here, which contains 425 pieces for $10.99 USD. Hilitchi also has other kits going upwards of 1,000 pieces (which is what I got, but I’m a nerd) for $16.87 USD.     * Yes, that thing. There are kits on Amazon (I’m a huge fan of theirs; you’ll learn this quickly) that sell these connectors at amazingly low cost. The one that I’d recommend is this one here, which contains 425 pieces for $10.99 USD. Hilitchi also has other kits going upwards of 1,000 pieces (which is what I got, but I’m a nerd) for $16.87 USD.
  
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 ====Making it Happen==== ====Making it Happen====
-  - Go to the Arduino website and download the Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment; link to the page giving you the choice of platforms is here). Once downloaded, install it. On Windows systems at the very least, you’ll also be prompted to install the Arduino drivers as well. Though I didn’t notice the same thing on my iMac, it may apply to other systems. Either way, this is key. You need to have those drivers installed to be able to interact with your Arduino MEGA board and upload the firmware.+  - Go to the Arduino website and download the Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment; link to the page giving you the choice of platforms is here). Once downloaded, install it. On Windows systems at the very least, you’ll also be prompted to install the Arduino drivers as well. Though I didn’t notice the same thing on my iMac, it may apply to other systems. Either way, this is key. You need to have those [[https://softwaretested.com/drivers/|drivers]] installed to be able to interact with your Arduino MEGA board and upload the firmware.
 Go to the Marlin GitHub repository and download the latest version of Marlin (from the link provided, click Clone or download > Download ZIP). You don’t have to do anything extra with this just yet; just unzip it and stand by. Go to the Marlin GitHub repository and download the latest version of Marlin (from the link provided, click Clone or download > Download ZIP). You don’t have to do anything extra with this just yet; just unzip it and stand by.
     * Though you don’t have to do anything extra, I’ve also taken the liberty of posting my MARLIN Configuration files for you to download. These files will need to be unzipped to the “Marlin” directory of the Marlin firmware you downloaded earlier, and overwrite the pre-existing files. PLEASE BACKUP YOUR ORIGINALS BEFORE DOING THIS. Also note that these files are only guaranteed to work for the Anet A8 specifically, but may work for Prusa i3 clones in general.     * Though you don’t have to do anything extra, I’ve also taken the liberty of posting my MARLIN Configuration files for you to download. These files will need to be unzipped to the “Marlin” directory of the Marlin firmware you downloaded earlier, and overwrite the pre-existing files. PLEASE BACKUP YOUR ORIGINALS BEFORE DOING THIS. Also note that these files are only guaranteed to work for the Anet A8 specifically, but may work for Prusa i3 clones in general.
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 ====See also ==== ====See also ====
-[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GN1auBFuWrcrZUy0nlAIVBInn1FZdIZd72y1IQE9Oxc/edit|RAMPS Setup with Marlin Installation by Terrance Shaw]] +  * [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GN1auBFuWrcrZUy0nlAIVBInn1FZdIZd72y1IQE9Oxc/edit|RAMPS Setup with Marlin Installation by Terrance Shaw]] following changes to this excelent guide are proposed: 
 +    * in configuration.h change: 
 +      * set: #define Z_MAX_POS 240 - to use the maximum A8 height 
 +      * to enable autolevel follow the instructions as described for skynet3D
  
-following changes to this excelent guide are proposed: 
-  * in configuration.h change: 
-    * set: #define Z_MAX_POS 240 - to use the maximum A8 height 
-    * to enable autolevel follow the instructions as described for skynet3D 
-    *  
  
-[[http://reprap.org/wiki/Prusa_i3_Rework_Electronics_and_wiring| Prusa I3 Ramps]] +  * [[http://reprap.org/wiki/Prusa_i3_Rework_Electronics_and_wiring| Prusa I3 Ramps]] 
-[[https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Marlin-RC8_for_Anet_A8.zip?token=AWxerod_qM1j6HlMsY6LlzcLDlkw9BTEQkSYxShSHgXKm02zA1lsh0TiQm7WlpkKs2K165yjmXKWF4yMT7Ds5mcGvi_7hB0JpsHJjicGVMqR9TPuTB95gxzw9aoDWdzhp2E4aQtarZJMzX8AUDB3Oze-|Configuration for Marlin RC8]]+  * [[https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Marlin-RC8_for_Anet_A8.zip?token=AWxerod_qM1j6HlMsY6LlzcLDlkw9BTEQkSYxShSHgXKm02zA1lsh0TiQm7WlpkKs2K165yjmXKWF4yMT7Ds5mcGvi_7hB0JpsHJjicGVMqR9TPuTB95gxzw9aoDWdzhp2E4aQtarZJMzX8AUDB3Oze-|Configuration for Marlin RC8]]
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