# Dimensions for controller?

**URL:** https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585
**Category:** Controller (Buildbotics) Discussion
**Created:** [August 19, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585 "2020-08-19T16:58:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author: ![garrett1812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@garrett1812](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/garrett1812)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/1 "2020-08-19T16:58:27Z")

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Do you have dimensions for the controller?

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### Author: ![garrett1812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@garrett1812](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/garrett1812)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/2 "2020-08-20T13:02:39Z")

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Is the footprint the same as the standard Buildbotics controller?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/2X/f/f3f78609169f06880630751779189f4f276dab9d.jpeg)

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### Author: ![PharmhouseCreative](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@PharmhouseCreative](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/PharmhouseCreative)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/3 "2020-08-20T17:21:46Z")

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@garrett1812. thanks i was wondering the same thing. It seems like the production controller was larger.

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### Author: ![MindOfMcClure](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/mindofmcclure/32/38_2.png) [@MindOfMcClure](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MindOfMcClure)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/4 "2020-08-20T17:33:47Z")

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agree it looked bigger than 7" on the Demo but who knows the camera adds 5lbs. 🤠

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### Author: ![Hermsen.BJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/779978/32.png) [@Hermsen.BJ](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Hermsen.BJ)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/5 "2020-08-20T19:17:46Z")

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The one in Ben Myers live un boxing also had a fan on it. My guess is that the different connectors and power supply caused the design difference.

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### Author: ![MyersWoodshop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/myerswoodshop/32/27_2.png) [@MyersWoodshop](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MyersWoodshop)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/6 "2020-08-20T20:48:29Z")

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here ya go:

 ![IMG_4170](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/2X/e/e67d62309f912856d4d9c652ba1b21bfecc7b85d.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_4171](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/2X/3/347242ec2c22757d9f4c0b00b49e410e946c2c82.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_4172](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/2X/9/9916d926bba567d5f06845d8dc33cbe66be397ef.jpeg)

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### Author: ![MindOfMcClure](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/mindofmcclure/32/38_2.png) [@MindOfMcClure](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MindOfMcClure)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/7 "2020-08-20T20:53:07Z")

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Thank you Ben, for some reason the first photo showing the length must have uploaded funky it will not enlarge. What is that total length?

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### Author: ![MyersWoodshop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/myerswoodshop/32/27_2.png) [@MyersWoodshop](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MyersWoodshop)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/8 "2020-08-20T21:01:23Z")

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![IMG_4170](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/2X/e/e67d62309f912856d4d9c652ba1b21bfecc7b85d.jpeg)

9 3/4 inches

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### Author: ![garrett1812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@garrett1812](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/garrett1812)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/9 "2020-08-20T21:11:24Z")

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Perfect, thank you Ben.

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### Author: ![Hurdo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@Hurdo](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Hurdo)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/10 "2020-08-21T03:22:41Z")

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Isin’t the box sitting on top with the fan your laser controller?

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### Author: ![MyersWoodshop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/myerswoodshop/32/27_2.png) [@MyersWoodshop](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MyersWoodshop)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/11 "2020-08-21T13:02:43Z")

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yep, the two holes on top are made to hold the laser add on control board.

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### Author: ![blaghislain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/blaghislain/32/33736_2.png) [@blaghislain](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/blaghislain)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/12 "2021-01-06T10:47:06Z")

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Dimensions are:  
7-3/4" wide  
3-3/4" high (add 1-1/8" for emergency switch)  
9-3/4" long (add 0-1/4" for front on-off switch and add another 4" (approx) space to the back to connect accessories like joystick dongle or breakout board adapter)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/6/1/616438e4516980066cf4e49f2709315c01af6580.png)

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### Author: ![BRUCE53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85e7bf/32.png) [@BRUCE53](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/BRUCE53)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/dimensions-for-controller/585/13 "2021-10-19T16:08:05Z")

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Thank you for the quick response, this really helps!
