The endstops are the switches that tell the firmware when one of its axis (X, Y, Z) has reached either (or both) its minimum or maximum limit. Wiring improperly an endstop that uses 5V may damage an IO port on the ATmega 2560 or the Arduino itself, this is a particular issue with clones of the Arduino ATmega2560.

The RAMPS 1.4 offers no pull-up circuits, current limiting resistors or other protections. Before you continue we suggest you read our wiki page on mechanical endstops.

Pay attention when connecting the endstop to the RAMPS 1.4. (The thermistor does not have a polarity.)Ĭonnect the extruder fan to the screw terminal labeled D9 The thermistor is connected in the terminal labeled T0 (uses pin A15 in Arduino). The temperature of the extruder is monitored by a thermistor also installed in the heat block. The heating element must be 12V and consume an average of 2.5 amps. The extruder has a heating element (heater cartridge) in the heating block that connects to the screw terminal labeled D10. When shopping for a heatbed consider a 120W/12V option that is well within the parameters or a traditional RAMPS 1.4 board. The FET (fuses) on the boards together with the MOSFETs are the first candidates to burn out if your heatbed draws more power that the supported rating. The heatbed should be inside the operating parameters of these two. Second is the actually amperage that your PSU can deliver. Many RAMPS clones use MOSFETs that are not rated for 11A or even the average 8A you will see on a 12V heatbed. If you get a heater that draws more power it will kill your MOSFETs. Your theoretical limit is 11A at 120V, which is about 120W that a heater can consume. The first consideration is the MOSFETs of your board. There are many factors when considering if a heatbed will work with your RAMPS board or if your heatbed will destroy your board. This board is mainly a 12V board, but could be modified to work at 24V. This does add another set of steps to the assembly process, but we stuck with larger sizes to make it fairly painless. This provided more space for more passive components, as well as headers. In RAMPS 1.4 the capacitors and resistors are now surface mount (SMD) components. 6 Hacking (archived information and notes).5.3.1 Other production boards found in the wild.5.1 The Heat Bed Mosfet gets TOO HOT!!!.2.7.2 Power Supply, Details and Considerations.2.7.1.1 Power for the Arduino Mega board.

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