The OctoPanel: OctoPrint hardware for the Rostock Max V2. by DougLorenz

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

NOTE: I need to work on this... A couple of things aren't lined up correctly...
First draft of my OctoPanel design for the Rostock Max V2. This panel replaces the left side lower panel, which in a stock Rostock Max V2 is simply a piece of ~100x~200mm melamine.
This panel incorporates mounting for four push buttons that operate a Sabrent 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub with Individual Power Switches (HB-UMP3), which can be purchased at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TPMEOYM
This USB hub is powered, and comes with a 2.5A 5V power supply that can power your Raspberry Pi, a webcam, and even some LED lighting. The hub includes four push buttons that control the power to each of the four USB ports. This allows you to connect the hub to your Raspberry Pi for power, and connect the RPi back to the hub for USB connectivity. You then connect your USB board camera to one of the switched USB connections, along with any other USB devices that you may want to be able to disable by manually cutting their power.
Remove the Sabrent hub from the chassis it comes in and remove the button caps from the board as well. Print four of the push buttons listed in whatever transparent filament you have to allow the blue LEDs to shine through to indicate which ports are on.
Four keystone connections on the bottom allow you to add Ethernet, HDMI, USB connectors, or whatever else excites you. An additional 20mm hole allows for the mounting of a USB board camera such as my Camera Mount for Bare USB Webcam:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1386744
I will develop a right-angle mounting connector for this as well...
I also added a bunch of slots for air flow because "Why the hell not?"
I will diagram the mounting later, I just wanted to get this up as I begin testing.