Research Article

An Architecture for Hybrid Manufacturing Combining 3D Printing and CNC Machining

Table 2

Protocol for requests to microcontroller.

Command Meaning

sht = Set hot-end temperature to

ght Get hot-end temperature

sbt = Set heating bed temperature to

gbt Get heating bed temperature

swt = Set work space temperature to

gwt Get work space temperature

shp = , , Set PID control parameters for hot-end to , ,

ghp Get PID control parameters for hot-end

sbp = , , Set PID control parameters for heating bed to , ,

gbp Get PID control parameters for heating bed

swp = , , Set PID control parameters for work space to , ,

gwp Get PID control parameters for work space