Collection: List of Knitting Machine Hacks

[dl1com]

List of Knitting Machine Hacks and their Key Facts (Interface, Protocol, Capabilities, Supported Machines, ...)

To be able to implement a knitting machine library, we need knowledge about knitting machines and their hacks.
Please contribute.

[mariobehling]

@tian2992 As you have the main experience we were hoping to get some input from you first.

[tian2992]

Name	Interface	Capabilities	Machines	Current Language / Platform	Website
AYAB	USB Serial (advanced protocol)	Single & Double, multi colour	Brother KH910 KH930	Python + Arduino
Knittic	USB Serial (simple protocol)	---	Some KH Series, OpenKnit, Circular OpenKnit	Processing + Arduino
Knitty	USB Serial + DIN conn	Multi Colour (4), adaptation for doublesided operation,	Pfaff / Singer Superba	Processing + Arduino	https://www.hackerspace-bamberg.de/Knitty https://github.com/knitty/firmware
Floppy Disk Hack (several)	USB-Serial FTDI	Non-invasive hack, non destructive adaptation, less limitations compared to native disk	Brother KH-930E	Python	https://github.com/adafruit/knitting_machine
KnitterStreamer	USB Serial + Arduino replacement for machine internals	Fully remote operation, including button keyboard emulation	E6000 series Plaff machines	Python + Arduino	http://knitterstream.borgstrom.ca/