Team:IISc-Bangalore/Hardware/Documentation

Build Your Own GCODe Mini

Construction Manual

Here's the construction manual for the GCODe Mini. It contains the parts list, assembly instructions and device setup instructions. It also has the software installation instructions.

GCODe Mini Construction Manual.pdf

Resources

Laser Cutting and PCB fabrication Resources

Here are the source files for the laser cutting and PCB fabrication. For laser cutting, the material we used is a standard opaque 4mm acrylic sheet. You should submit the .dwg file in the laser-cutting-source-files folder for laser cutting. The Gerber files for PCB fabrication are in GCODeMini_PCB_V3.zip inside the below zip file. The schematics are given as .pdf files.

IISc-Bangalore--GCODe--Mini--FabFiles.zip

Software Resources

Here's the entire source code for the Mini. Once you extract it, you will get a folder named 'Code'. This is referred to as the Code folder in the manual.

IISc-Bangalore--GCODe--Mini--Code.zip

User Manual

Here's the User manual for the GCODe Mini. It details out the user instructions for an assembled GCODe Mini on a laptop with the GCODe Mini software and all the required dependencies installed. For installation instructions, please refer the last part of the Construction manual.

GCODe Mini Usage Manual.pdf

Build Your Own GCODe Pro

Construction Manual

Here's the construction manual for the GCODe Pro. It contains the parts list, assembly instructions and device setup instructions. It also has the software installation instructions.

GCODe Mini Usage Manual.pdf

Resources

Laser Cutting and PCB fabrication Resources

Here are the source files for the laser cutting and PCB fabrication. For laser cutting, the material we used is a standard opaque 4mm acrylic sheet. You should submit the .dwg file in the laser-cutting-source-files folder for laser cutting. The Gerber files for PCB fabrication are in GCODe_Pro_PCB_Gerbers.zip inside the below zip file. The schematics are given as .pdf files.

IISc-GCODe-Pro-FabFiles.zip

Software Resources

Here's the entire source code for the Mini. Once you extract it, you will get a folder named 'Code'. This is referred to as the Code folder in the manual.

IISc-Bangalore--GCODe--Mini--Code.zip