Makerbase MKS Mainboad Monster8 V2 32Bit Control Board 8 Axes for V2.4 Voron VS Spider Octopus 3D Printer Compatible TMC2209 Support Marlin 2.0.x Klipper U Disk TMC Driver UART Mode LCD12864 MKS TFT35

Not just for VORON builders, this has to be one of the most robust, well features, but underrated and affordable boards out there. Coming from Tronxy PRO 2, then upgrading to BTT SKR 2, I had all kinds of trouble, mostly with the little stuff, like bad MOSFETs, cheap sd card readers, terrible firmware upgrading experience, and just general instability which lead to several returns.After that saga, I decided to give the Monster8 a try and I am so glad that I did. This board has everything needed for my 24v dual titan extruder feeding a 2-in-2-out chimera hotend, and a dual z-axis setup, with slots to add more stepper drivers for future upgrades.This board was easier to set up than the SKR 2 with better response to firmware upgrades including sensorless homing, independent z-axis auto-align, stealthchop, and babystepping. Furthermore, this board had the ability to run 3 always-on fans plus 3 voltage-controlled fans at either the board default voltage of (12 or 24v) or like with my 24v setup, be able to run each fan independently at 12 volts, thereby allowing me to use ultra-quiet 12v Noctura fans on a 24v system- so no separate voltage controllers needed.On the first print test, I was blown away by the accuracy and speed, nearly halved my earlier print times with finer layer settings. Combined with the second extruder and hotend, I am able to print a broader range of complex shapes, overhangs, and tunnels using water-soluble bridging filament.Overall, if you have the space to accommodate a larger board and would like to upgrade the printer to the next level, then the monster8 will get you there for less than fifty bucks.

I have these on 4 machines. I had a bad board and they replaced it readily.They are excellent boards and I plan on using these for a new printer that is in development for retail sale. (You'll see the 'Ubot' printer on the market for sale and free stl's for you to build your own!)This board is very versatile. Easy to use with Klipper with plenty of pins and fans! Best board I've ever used.

This board is definitely not for the non-technical person. I ran into error after error trying to get it working. There is no documentation to help get it going. Just fire it up get an error. Google the error until you fix it. Run again and get another error, repeat. Over and over. The current error I'm working on is quad_gantry_level z_positions needs exactly 1 items. I don't even have a quad gantry printer. The wiki is practically useless. The github almost as bad. Be warned.

Love the 24v power input for my application! beginners to single board computers should know this product is meant for 3D Printers, and is difficult to modify for custom applications like digital signboards. That said, the MKS Pi works perfectly for running/processing 3d Printer applications!

Board arrived in good time and I had some custom configs loaded and working a couple days later I got the baord to replace a skr 1.4 turbo because it kept giving me issues and I would highly recommend a robin nano or this board or some other board mks makes over a skr board they just have issues for no reason but this board is nice and big and packed with features and was well worth the money

This looks great! I haven't upgraded my Kossel with it yet, but I'm sure it will kick -bleep- when I do get around to it... I'll update my review when I do!

I wish I had done better research before buying this board. The CAN bus was the only reason I picked this thing. I can't even return the damn thing anymore.Since my review somebody much smarter than I figured out that you can use can bus if you run a USB cord from one side of the board to the other.I'm not changing my rating,because every piece of documentation for this board is missing and/or incomplete and/or wrong

The good:The board offers an abundance of connections and options. It has three dedicated always-on fan connectors that can supply 5V, 12V, or Input Voltage. Three additional PWM fan connectors allow a lot of flexibility for Klipper control of additional fans.There are 9 connectors for the 8 drivers, allowing the user to drive two z-axis steppers in parallel in a full system. The user can use one of the extra extruder drivers for true dual z-axis control to support the Klipper z_tilt_adjust command.The bad.Documentation is scattered across multiple GitHub pages and requires a bit of a "treasure hunt" by the end user. The information is there to configure the board, but it is not consolidated in one place.The ugly:The board is specified to provide 5V at 3A (15W). The Makerbase page shows the Monster8 V2 directly connected to a Raspberry Pi. Unfortunately, the board will not power a Pi without under-voltage events. This is a known issue reported on the Makerbase GitHub page since at least November 2022. The MP1584E regulator will not source even 10W for long, much less 15.Hugh with Makerbase responded on 6/12/23, now claiming the board will only supply 5V@1A (5W). This is still twice the rated power dissipation of the MP1584E regulator, so take this new information with a grain of salt.Overall, even though this is a nice board with good features, I cannot rate it highly because of the false advertising.