Anybody knows what are the pins out in AMS.
I bought the cable, and I would like to know if can can split it out and connect it to external LED and additional fan.
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I did. Not experienced any problems so far.
you have any data what is what. Do not like to poke into it and do a short-circuit.
-if we look at my picture (the pins form left to right)
1/2/3
4/5/6
1=?
2=?
3=?
4=?
5=?
6=?
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This is LED unit I used. There is a link in it to a YouTube video showing how the author got the power. I found a link with the pinout for the plug somewhere, but can’t remember. After you cut the cable and expose the wires, you will need to check which wire goes to which pin.
https://www.printables.com/model/280168-bambu-lab-x1-led-light-frame
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Found the link with the pinout infomation.
https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/x1/troubleshooting/ams-power-failure
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thank you very much for this. I thought that I saw something similar, but did not find it after that.
Thanks, nice information, I will suppose they can handle a bit of power (at least enought for LED I hope) are they are made to power four AMS
Hi LPKA, The 4–pin connector from the printer to the Filament Buffer on the back of the printer has 24V DC, ground and one RS485 signal pair so the printer can control the AMS units.
The 6-pin cable adds an a second RS485 pair from the Filament Buffer to the AMS Units.
The RS485 signals (e.g. sig-A and sig-B) expect to properly terminated. Having a cable not pluged into an AMS can cause the AMS units to get flakey. I would suggest buying an AMS Power Board and a 6-pin cable, and plugging the Power Board inbetween the printer and the AMS.
The Power Board has components to prevent glitches on the RS485 signals, and it as a 2 pin connector that you can connect to for 24V. It is a lot safer than cutting up cables. If the +24V wire touches a signal wire, you can severly damage your printer and/or the AMS.
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