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Banana Pro Blueprints

You're reading from   Banana Pro Blueprints Leverage the capability of Banana Pi with exciting real-world projects

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783552382
Length 366 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ruediger Follmann Ruediger Follmann
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Tony Zhang Tony Zhang
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Setting up the frame for laser engraving

To set up the right frame for laser engraving, we first need to prepare all the requisite materials, and follow the required steps to assemble this frame.

Preparing materials

Since you will need many different and special materials, except the basic Banana Pro, I will explain them to you and give you a short description of each component. All the original design files of the laser engraver packages can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/Tony-HIT/laser_engraver.git.

This GitHub repo includes the laser CPU hardware and frame mechanism designs. Other components, such as laser emitters, power adapters, and motors, can be found at online shops such as Amazon.com.

  • The laser Central Processing Unit (CPU): This is used to drive the motors and provide power to other components such as the Banana Pro. It is AVR micro controller-based and can load code with the help of the Arduino IDE. The schematic and PCB design files can be found on GitHub, mentioned...
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