real sorry if you thought i was not polite enough (english isn't my native language). i would really appreciate if you can share direct link to items you mined...
I just checked the dknits website. I see a cable listed : IK cable only (See Note:) KH900, KH965, KH970, KH270, CK35 74.00 49.95 Note: The IK extension...
Hi Ilia, I liked the link you provided for cables. I do not know if they ship to the USA, but the prices I saw seem comparable to those from dknits. I liked...
Last week I posted an updated tutorial for adapting the FTDI cable for Brother 9xx knitting machines. The wiring is simpler than described in the original...
One point I'm not too clear about is whether to use the 3.3 volt or 5 volt FTDI cable <http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/Cables/USBTTLSerial.htm>. We've been...
Off the top of my head, here are my thoughts on this . . . If you look at the specified input voltage levels for 4xxxB series CMOS operating at 5V, typical...
Ilia, Just wanted to say a thank you for this post - it has saved me hours of worry and searching... I have two rescued KH910's and the first went into use...
I was told that by a knitting shop owner of over 30 years, that the 910 was really flaky when it first came out. The first generation boards were known to...
Hi, I am trying to find out if a part is available anywhere! This is the large chip on my motherboard. It is marked "F Japan, 416153-A, MB 88551, 309N, 8846,...
The MB55881 is the microcomputer that runs the KM. It was made by Fujitsu in the 1980s. It's so old the only references that Google turns up are a datasheet in...
Davi, I am located near Augusta, GA in USA. I would like to get this machine going again and found a site that had a motherboard listed in inventory but they...
The manual I linked to in my message is the Service Manual, not the user manual. It has troubleshooting procedures for a technician to follow. --Davi ... The...
Hi all, Yesterday, hackaday featured the project that we have been working on for some months: http://knitic.com . Our idea is to have an open hardware ...
Hi Mar ! greate idea (always want to start the same project, but...) i have kh900 with dead mainboard, so hope to join your project in coming months ) It is...
Hi Mar, I saw that knitic is on the MakerFaire UK stands list. I am looking forward to taking a look at your machine and comparing notes :-) Sally Kentfield ...
Yes, sure 910 it is in out list to add compatibility. Sent from my iPhone ... Yes, sure 910 it is in out list to add compatibility. Sent from my iPhone On 27...
Could you send us pictures when you have freetime of the internals of the kh910 and kh900? That will be useful. Sent from my iPhone ... Could you send us...
Hi folks, Whilst re-installing my Windows XP laptop ready to take to Maker Faire UK next month I thought that (1) it was a good idea to make sure that the...
Hi Steve, We happy you like it. You did a incredible job with python emulation for passing patterns to brothers machines. We are more than happy to talk and ...
Hi Mar, I've been interested in your project since I saw the previous posting here a few weeks ago. This is something I've had in the back of my mind for...
Hi Terry, Nice to hear from you! We can talk by email. But you send me a push request via github of the improvements and I will take a look and test it. Mar...
http://blog.knitterstream.com/ this is a passap/arduino hack it seems all of the machines work on the same basic principal computer driving a solenoid. Is...
Hi, Well, we don't have a passap. But I read in their blog that seems they just send cut file through serial with a software call Win_Crea and some python...
Thanks, John. Here's what I understand so far. My apologies in advance for the verbosity, but this is a bit complex. If anyone has any better understanding...
Hi all, I just joined the group and thought I would introduce myself to you all. I'm in North Wales, UK and my wife has a 950i which she hasn't used in 20...
Hi everyone: this is a list I have compiled of efforts in this area, and some of the knitters using the hacks; for some reason hyperlinks are not contained in...
