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					                		Use GPIO Hackerboard with the XL - Hardware, firmware and software help                                    </title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Well. Some &quot;software-only&quot; tests with the XL and a USB-connected PC with Proterface software revealed that the firmware is not able to handle the related GCODE commands. I could control the ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well. Some "software-only" tests with the XL and a USB-connected PC with Proterface software revealed that the firmware is not able to handle the related GCODE commands. I could control the XL well and set temperatures or move axis but once I entered a hackerboard-related command like "M262 P0 B0" I got an "echo: Unknown command" for an answer.</p>
<p>So no, it is not possible to use the GPIO Hackerboard with the XL. </p>]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://forum.prusa3d.com/forum/original-prusa-xl-tool-changer-hardware-firmware-and-software-help/">Hardware, firmware and software help</category>                        <dc:creator>JustSomeRandomDIYGuy</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Use GPIO Hackerboard with the XL</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi,I just got a Prusa XL with 5 toolheads and I was hoping to attach my GPIO &quot;Hackerboard&quot; to it to do nice timelapses with my existing MK4s setup but I&#039;m struggling to find a fitting port o...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi,</p><p>I just got a Prusa XL with 5 toolheads and I was hoping to attach my GPIO "Hackerboard" to it to do nice timelapses with my existing MK4s setup but I'm struggling to find a fitting port on the XL.</p><p>Reviewing the <a href="https://help.prusa3d.com/article/original-prusa-xl-electronics_686999" target="_blank" rel="noopener">electronics documentation</a> it looks like that the xl has not I2C port and also the <a href="https://help.prusa3d.com/article/gpio-module_734695" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hackerboards documentation</a> does not state that the board is intended to be used with the XL.</p><p>However, as somebody who is designing PCBs on professional leval I'm not afraid of trying something. </p><p>While reviewing the <a href="https://www.prusa3d.com/page/open-source-at-prusa-research_236812/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">available schematics</a> of the XL I found an unpopulated connecot footprint (P11, mid-left section of schematic) in the schematic of the LCD-PCB (FDM-XL-MKx-xLCD-29.pdf) that provides access to the required pins(3.3V, GND, SDA, SCL). So I should be able to connect the hacker board phyiscally to the XL electronics soldering some wires to those pads. <br /><br />However, that would required on software side that I can use the same GCODE commands with the XL as with my MK4.Does anyboady know if this is possible? Otherwise I don't need start tinkering with the hardware at all. </p><p>Chears,</p><p>Marco</p>]]></content:encoded>
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