Velleman K8200 MKS Base Conversion by Middleman

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This is a guide on how to add and convert the Velleman K8200 printer to using the MKS Base CPU board.
What you'll need:
1 x printed MKS Base mount (from above file)
6 x M2x16 screws & nuts
1 x MKS Base board (preferably v1.4 or v1.5)
1 x RepRap Discount Smart Controller (optional)
1 x MKS Base TFT (optional)
1 x 12V/24V fan (optional)
2 x XH2.54 2 pin female headers with cables (red and black)
3 x XH2.54 3 pin female headers with cables (red, black, yellow)
5 x XH2.54 4 pin female headers with cables (white, yellow, black, red)
Thin cables for wiring extensions
Heat shrink sleeves
Soldering iron
Solder
Cable ties
Arduino software for adjusting Marlin settings
Instructions:
1) Remove and desolder all existing header cables from old Velleman board, marking each cable is for which function. ie. X, Y, Z, E1, Fan, Zmin, Ymin, Xmin, Heater etc.
2) Attach MKS Base to mount and attach to printer.
3) Cable soldering, use 2 pin headers for thermal, 3 pin headers for end stops and 4 pin headers for the motors and extruder.
Motors and extruders -
To 4 pin header:
Green > White (1A)
Blue > Yellow (1B)
Yellow > Black (2A)
Orange > Red (2B)
For X motor:
Red > White (1A)
Blue > Yellow (2A)
Green > Black (2A)
Black > Red (2B)
X > X motor
Y > Y motor
Z > Z motor
Extruder > E0 motor
End stops -
To 3 pin header:
Red on new header - CUT OFF
Red > Black - GND (middle)
Brown > Yellow - D pin
X header to X Min
Y header to Y Min
Z header to Z Min
Thermal sensors -
To 2 pin header
Red > Red
Brown > Black
(You may have to extend these cables with extra wiring)
Extruder header to A13
Bed header to A14
Fans:
Red to +
Black to -
To add optional 12v/24V extruder heatsink fan, wire it to
XS1 power socket with incoming power cables.
Heaters:
(these are the multi-twisted cables)
(bottom) Bed to Heater bed terminals
(top) Extruder to E0 terminals
Power:
Power supply to XS1
Red to +
Black to -
For RepRap Discount Smart Controller (optional)
EXP1 to EXP1
EXP2 to EXP2
For MKS Base TFT (optional)
LCD cable AUX to AUX
4) Update configuration.h in firmware:
change #define MOTHERBOARD 78 to #define MOTHERBOARD 33
For RepRap Discount Smart Controller:
edit line 306 to:
define REPRAP_DISCOUNT_SMART_CONTROLLER
5) Save and upload new firmware changes