Difference between revisions of "Hydra 16A"

Revision as of 17:11, 29 January 2021

The Hydra 16A is our large format machine.

History

The Hydra 16A was introduced in 2015.

Technical Data

Technical specifications and accessory compatibility for printers currently shipping are detailed in the comparison chart on the Printer Overview page.

Adjustments

Adjustments
Metric	Units	During Slicing	In G-Code Editor	GUI During Build
Speed of Travel	mm/min	yes	yes	no
Layer Thickness	mm	yes	no	no
Flow Rate	nL/sec	yes	yes	yes
Extruder Temperature	°C	yes	yes	yes
Fan Speed	% of max	yes	yes	yes
HotBed	°C	yes	yes	yes

Controls

Here is an explanation of the electronics of the 16A; click any image to enlarge:

Main Panel

The Main Panel has the Power Supplies, Controllers, Encoders, and Relays.

The Left Side:
- The ATX Power Supply provides 3.3, 5, and 12 VDC power to the processor, lights, and most heads loaded on the yoke.
- The 24 VDC Power Supply provides 24 VDC power to the motion motors - X, Y, Z, A, and B.
- The 48 VDC Power Supply provides 48 VDC power to the 3-phase spindle tool.
The Center:
- The X Axis Encoder controls motion and monitors for errors in this axis.
- The Y Axis Encoder controls motion and monitors for errors in this axis.
- The Z Axis Encoder controls motion and monitors for errors in this axis.
- The optional CO2 Laser Driver controls the CO2 Laser.
- The optional 3-Phase Spindle Driver controls the 3-Phase Spindle Tool.
- The optional A Axis Encoder controls motion and monitors for errors in this axis.
- The optional B Axis Encoder controls motion and monitors for errors in this axis.
The Right Side:
- The Hotbed Controller controls the heated or chilled build platform and the emergency stop.
- The Relays control power to:
  - The Hotbed (or Coldbed)
  - The Emergency Stop
  - The Chamber Heater
  - (spare)
  - (spare)

Front Panel

The Front Panel has the Tablet Interface Board (with STM429 Motion Controller) and External Ports.

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-The Hydra 16A is our large format machine. Introduced in 2016, it features hard resolution (with encoder feedback) of 20 microns in the X and Y, and 0.8 microns in the Z in standard mode. In microstepping mode, we can achieve soft resolution of 5 microns in the X and Y. It comes standard with one yoke with five tool positions, but can take additional yokes to handle more.
+The Hydra 16A is our large format machine.
-[[File:Hydra_16A.png|600px]]
+== History ==
-The base model has a range of 250mm in the Z, and can be equipped with the following (one is required):
+* The Hydra 16A was introduced in 2015.
-* Bed, Standard, Warm: 400x300mm, 120C
+[[File:Hydra_16A.png|600px]]
-* Bed, Standard, Hot: 400x300mm, 200C
-* Bed, Large, Warm: 600x400mm, 120C
-* Bed, Large, Hot: 600x444mm, 200C
-In addition to the options available on most Hyrel printers, the Hydra 16A can also be equipped with:
-* The 40 Watt CO2 laser (~10,000nm wavelength)
-* The Pick-and-Place head with component tray
-* The Three-Phase Spindle Tool for light machining operations
-Most technical specifications are detailed in the comparison chart on the '''[[Printer Overview]]''' page.
+== Technical Data ==
-=== Adjustments ===
+Technical specifications and accessory compatibility for printers currently shipping are detailed in the comparison chart on the '''[[Printer Overview]]''' page.
-* Speed of travel (at slicing or in g-code editor)
-* Layer thickness (at slicing)
-* Volume of flow per unit distance (at slicing, in g-code editor, or manually during build)
-* Extruder temperature (at slicing, in g-code editor, or manually during build) (all heads)
-* Cooling Fan speed (at slicing, in g-code editor, or manually during build (filament and chilled reservoir heads)
-* HotBed Temperature (at slicing, in g-code editor, or manually during build)
-''Or, is tabular better?''
+== Adjustments ==
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 ! Flow Rate
-| μL/sec || yes || yes || yes
+| nL/sec || yes || yes || yes
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 ! Extruder Temperature