Beacon
$79.99
Eddy current displacement sensor for homing and surface scanning in 3D printers.
Works exclusively with Klipper.
WARNING: Requires a conductive surface or substrate on printer bed to work. Bed stacks that include oversized fixed magnets are not recommended and may not work with Beacon.
Backordered: Estimated Shipment 2nd week of November 2023
Eddy current surface scanner for 3D printers:
- Native displacement output – no z motion necessary for sensing
- Scan mode mesh – dense grid sampling in a matter of seconds
- Low thermal drift – minimized by design, active compensation for everything else
Printer Compatibility:
- Firmware: Klipper
- Connection: USB to Single Board Computer
- Bed: Conductive surface or substrate, 400um or thicker. Bare steel, WHAM BAM, PEI coated or laminated steel, etc. Use with beds employing large or oversized fixed magnets is not recommended.
Includes:
- 1x Custom USB cable (6ft)
- 1x Beacon board (main PCB, sensing PCB, headers, cable connector)
Variations – this is important for mounting Beacon to your tool head appropriately:
- Normal: main PCB and sensing PCB are assembled flat
- Low Profile: main PCB and sensing PCB are assembled flat (as well as the cable connector)
- Right Angle: main PCB and sensing PCB are assembled at 90 degrees to each other
- Unassembled: all the parts come unassembled (instructions)
Warranty:
- 60-day standard warranty
| Weight | 0.0035 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 3 × 3 × 1 cm |
| Variation | Normal, Low Profile, Right Angle, Unassembled |
| Bandwith | 1kHz |
| Resolution | 0.5 um |
| Temperature | 120C sensor, 110C amplifier |
| Weight | 3.5 grams |
| Firmware | Klipper |
| Data link | USB |
| Bed material | Conductive surface or substrate, 400um or thicker |
