Duet 6HC in commercial products

[Johnnyg]

Hello, Is anyone using the Duet 6HC in saleable product? I am developing a product for a client with several steppers, heaters, and sensors and the 6HC is the perfect platform for development; the G-Code functionality and ease of configuring is great. This product is not a 3D printer, laser cutter, or CNC so I would have some other challenges in implementing the 6HC for production, also questions on longevity / availability.

TIA - John

[dc42]

@Johnnyg we do indeed have a number of OEMs using the 6HC in commercial products, some of which are not 3D printers, CNC or laser machines. So you won't be the first! Please email info@duet3d.com with any particular queries you have about longevity/availability.

[Johnnyg]

@dc42 Thank you, I will contact info@ for more information.

My next hurdle would be to get modified firmware for the application. Would it be possible to contact some of these OEMs for insight on what they did with firmware, and who they may have used for the programming? Also would looking for firmware programmers here on the forum be an option?

[dc42]

@Johnnyg almost all our OEMs use our standard firmware on the Duet although they sometimes pay us to add additional features. Many of our OEMs have custom user interfaces, running on either an attached single board computer or on PanelDue or another LCD. Some pay us to modify our standard UIs to meet their requirements, while others do it themselves.

There is nothing to stop you writing your own firmware, however if it is derived from ours then you must honour the licence conditions of the GPL.

[Johnnyg]

@dc42 I would like to find out more about customization of the UI for my application. While I would like to learn how to do this myself, I am responsible for electromechanical design of the product and just don't have the bandwidth. What is the best way to proceed with this?

-John

[dc42]

@Johnnyg just email info@duet3d.com with an outline of your requirements and we will get back to you.