I knew I had forgot something lol! Exposure times will vary from resin to resin. But here are my benchmark times with Ministry of Resin Durable but you should be able to extrapolate the ratio between the FHD mod and other printers and mods. FHD Photon Mod: 27s Base Layers / 3s Layers LD-002H: 21s Base Layers / 2.3s Layers Photon Mono: 24s Base Layers / 2.8s Layers My 6" Mono Photon Mod: 16s Base Layers / 1.6s Layers I will pin this to the top for other folks.
@@HiroCreations Very comparable to other mono exposure times. I suspect that resin would be 8-10 seconds or more on the OG Photon RGB screen... so print time likely reduced to third or less... that is worth the loss of 15um resolution to me!
@@metal8113 you need to replace the screen on a Anycubic Mono? Not upgrade a Anycubic Photon correct? Chitu Systems should have 6.08" replacements for the Anycubic Mono.
This is great news! I heard about the mono screens a while back and stopped using my late 2019 photon (not photon S) hoping I could just replace it with a mono screen.. Here we are 2 years later and I may finally dust it off and get back into resin printing!
Thanks for making this video, Yasu ! I got a Photon during Black Friday last year, and didn't consider the 'mono' options because I run my printer while I'm at work so I don't mind the longer print times. Given that the screen is basically a consumable, this makes me think that buying a Photon, waiting for the original screen to die, and then upgrading to a mono screen is more economical on the long run than buying the upgraded models upfront.
Yep! You will also find that the mono screens have a crazy long life--especially if they have tempered glass protection which makes cleaning up resin spills easy. I have a 6" mono screen that has about 5.5k hours on it now.
Thank you, this is gold! I did it on my Creality ld-002r and it prints 3-4 times faster now. I run a 2 sec exposure time at 0,1mm layer height. The mod and firmware update worked without any problems.
The Elegoo Mars (1) came with 3 different boards. Board C does not require that adapter for the original screen. (Easiest way to identify it vs. A and B is the wire connects to the outside of the board instead of the inside.
(Voltage pump) A charge pump is a kind of DC-to-DC converter that uses capacitors for energetic charge storage to raise or lower voltage. Charge-pump circuits are capable of high efficiencies, sometimes as high as 90-95%, while being electrically simple circuits.
Thank you very much for making this video. I am not too tech savvy, but from what I understand, to replace the screen on my anycubic photon with this mono screen, I have to replace the screen, add the adapter and flash the system. Again thank you for the video, I was looking forward to it.
Yep, if you plan to use the original control board on the Photon (make sure its the OG version and not the newer ones that were made late 2019/2020 which uses a custom board) then its just change screen, use the adapter, and flash the firmware. Chitu Systems has more detailed and clearer diagrams of the layouts further down on their product page which is a handy reference chitusystems.com/product/fhd-5-5-mono-lcd-for-elegoo-mars-elegoo-mars-pro/ Good luck on the upgrade!
Oh there was definitely a lot of confusion in the photon group about the uv and mb. Tried to help as many as I could but I don't have a channel as awesome as yours! 🤙💯
I did this mod to my old Photon - if you do the upgrade make sure to calibrate your print size. Across 80mm mine was .6mm too big. Roughly the same across 50mm.
I just heard about this upgrade today and after watching your video, I went ahead and ordered it from Chitu systems. The RGB screen on my OG photon still works, but cutting the exposure time down that much would be amazing. Now I'm looking at getting a better leveling system and starting to wonder about the lift system itself.
This is definitely worth it if you already own a Photon or Mars, the cost is only about 30% more than getting a replacement RGB screen for those printers. By comparison the 6'' mono screens are roughly twice the price of the 5.5'' RGB's. At first i thought it was a copout seeing the lower resolution, but after i realized it's only a 15 micron difference i think the reduction is negligible. You can get pretty good prints with anything that's below 100 microns.
Fantastic work! Printing small scale stuff, I think I have to wait for more than FHD resolution though. Hoping that you get a hold of some nice mono 5.5" lcds with more pixels soon :)
The actual resolution on the mono screens vs colour screens is better than it appears. I think the 2K colour screens needing 3 pixels to display one white pixel makes them effectively lower resolution than the FHD mono screens. My prints seemed better with detail after the mod.
Quite a nice mod. I have my photon 2 years now - but did not used it, as do some homeimprovemet since than and want my second bathroom to become a resin printer room to avoid any fumes (and use an old CPAP medical unit to provide me with clean air from another room). So the Photon will get this upgrade before it's first use. Monday anouther Aliexpress sale starts. The price will be €36,75 incl. VAT - and with some coupons it will be even lower. So I will definitly buy it. But the perfect smal resin printer in my opinion still is not published yet. The Anycubic Photon Ultra starting on Kickstarter in September is the next step - but I would like a 4k DLP instead, double size - but zoomable to standard size with double the resolution. Also the tilt mechanism the SL1 uses would be a nice feature (1. it is faster than z-lift. 2.tilting means less stress for the FEP, lasting longer 3. much less risk of print being torn of the buildplate). I am sure we will se this in the future - but might take a few years. So use the photon as long as possible definitly is a good idea, as with DLP there is an increase in quality over LCD - and if they go 4k, this will be another quantumleap.
Well for me, the difference is huge. I may be nitpicking, but man it's so much crisper on the original screen. Just look at the dwarf at 17:39 the shoulder.
Thanks for this video. Very helpful. However, the Chitu site explicitly states that this screen may not work on some early models of Mars because they use an older V1 board. They show pictures of the boards on the page and indicate that it only works on the V2 boards. Worth bearing this in mind. "Note: ELEGOO also uses L5.5-10.1 board in very early batch which not support FHD LCD yet, Please make sure your board is V2 (The version C on the below picture)"
Hi Yasu, thanks for your effort, you are amazing. I have some followup questions: 1) is there a 4k 5,5 screen? I heard rumors. 2) what is the combination of screen/board that currently gives the smallest pixel size numbers-wise? 3) in your opinion, what is the morst future proof approach (OG photon): a) replace the screenplate for a bigger hole (along with lightsource+board+screen) b) keep screen plate and just upgrade board+screen and eventually lightsource ?
1. BOE makes a 5.5" 4k but it's not compatible with Chituboards and requires a dedicated HDMI driver board. 2. The previously mentioned BOE board + nanodlp would give you the smallest theoretical pixels bit I have never gotten them to work.
@@HiroCreations thanks for the quick reply. afaict , the BOE screen is not monochrome though. and i had hoped you would actually answer slower, so my edit of the OP would go through 😅
@@kensaiix interesting, they must have sold out and taken down the listing as there was a mono BOE 4k version that had a few prototypes sent to people much smarter than me a few months ago in December.
Nice! So not as quick as the newer mono printers in terms of layer times , but really, we're talking .5 seconds or so. That's a great improvement over the RGB screens.
I upgraded my Photon Classic with a 40w LED array (5w more, non parallel) and driver board I got from Raytron Solution on Aliexpress but haven't put it back together yet (it sticks out maybe 2mm, so I need to get some washers to space out the motherboard bracket and maybe shield it with a piece of electrical tape or something) They might be working on a compatible paraLED array, not sure -- Anyway I went ahead and ordered a mono screen since my Photon's still taken apart. Thanks a lot for the vid! :thumbsup:
Awesome, I can't remember what board the Qidis use so you might want to double check and make sure you don't have to swap the boards if they are not using some sort of Chitu board.
@@protrainz Mine looks like the 04 screen its not a curved cable plus the board looks like a v3 board in it. my screen is on order just the wait from the slow boat from china.
I got my screen installed works good with chitubox cant figure out how to change setting in lychee. dont bother with using the double sided tape just tape the screen down around the perimeter on top. it does speed up printing. :) make sure you reset your bed level too. i use more easy bed level from thingiverse.
@@prismacolor So (other than opening things up to get to it) this was basically just a plug and play replacement? How does the firmware get updated (there seems to be 2 files, but no directions)? Assuming you went with the firmware for the v3 board?
so what would/could be an upgrade for the Photon S....same thing? with current prices would it be better to just go mono? maybe even do the 6 in screen like the OG Photon? willl need to make 3d printed parts of course but could be easily done id think.
Thank you for your video, I would like to replace my Photon with the motherboard and display with the 2k mono Chitu kit. I just have a doubt, what did you put to protect the display (in case of resin drop)? There is no LCD protector in the kit.
So right now I either use a FEP sheet taped down at the edges (and then later reused once the vat ruptures) or a mylar/pet screen protector (whatever random brand is the cheapest and fits) Longer term on some larger custom builds, I bought a bunch of thin tempered glass and am testing covering the entire screen with a proper glass plate which can be cleaned and scraped with a metal razor aggressively without consequences.
Hello friend. Nice vídeo. A question... It s possible to put a motherboard chitu and a 4k mini phrozen Screen in The anycubic mono??? Best regards from Portugal
Great video. 1) So if I have photon photon 2019/2020 do I need to replace the board to v3 to make this works? 2) If want to combine 5.5 FHD and new parallel light source (the one from the previous mod) is board replacement necessary? 3) Which of your two mods prints better in terms of quality (if noticeable)? I've got original sonic mini which I believe have the same screen (5.5" FHD) and although prints are crisper (imo due to the better light source) the print lines (limited XY resolution) are more noticeable.
1. You may want to double check, I know Anycubic had comingled stock of either their custom Photon S boards or the Chitu V1 boards for a very long time. There is quite a few pics and discussions of how to identify the Photon S boards vs the V1 boards. 2. Nope the stock boards are good to about 60w-70w of power consumption--if you need more than that you can always power the light source from the power supply directly and use a mosfet or quality SSR to control the light source via the board. 3. I honestly am having a really hard time seeing any real differences between the FHD screens and the 6" monos save for a few use cases like super simple shapes like cylinders, spheres etc, but I am still not certain that is also the result of print orientation causing issues. If I remember correctly the Sonic Mini does not have AA enabled so very noticeable voxeling may be the result of no AA.
@@HiroCreations Correct me if I'm mistaken, but isn't the V1 board a 12V output and the UV array you used a 24V input? Would that not cause issues? Sorry, I'm not the best with electronics haha. Thanks for the great videos, excited to see what comes next!
@@NikkiAnnMarie Yep you are correct, a stock Photon uses a 12v power supply, but all the Chitu boards can take either 12v or 24v inputs (and output the same input voltage). Its a nice touch that makes those boards a little bit more versatile with more lighting options.
Hello Yasu! On your recommendation, I made an upgrade of my Photon. Everything works perfectly! Thanks. But I have a problem with the ChiTuBox slicer. I can't use it as it conflicts with my other software on the PC. I use LycheeSlicer. But I do not know what settings to make in LycheeSlicer so that it can create files in a format understandable to the Photon FHD printer. Please help with the LycheeSlicer settings! Thanks!
I've not used Lychee in my workflow as it has wierd corruption errors on about 30% of my slices. Does Lychee support ctb exports? If it does and you've not updated to the newest firmware version that encrypts the sliced export. You should be able to get your photon to recognize the lychee exports as long as the updated screen resolution matches the slicer.
my screen comes tomorrow and there seems to be a lack of installation information i can find online, your video is pretty much the only one, and whilst not a complete step by step with visual aids, it is filled with alot of very helpful information. I have the original photon with what i assume is the original v1 chitu board. I get the placing in the new glass, screen, and use the adapter for it to work with my board. They note there is 2 files a .LCD and a .BSD file.... but dont state what to do with them or what they actually do (although you mention there is firmware on their site). I assume its a print file that flashes the board with some info and you fire it on the flash drive and print each respectively , can you provide any clarification it this ?
Hi Stephen, Did you find an answer to your question else where? I have a similar issue but, my OG does not see any of the firmware files. Would greatly appreciate any help or advice.
Yeah sadly you will have to upgrade the board, as the custom boards that Anycubic swapped to with fauxtons and photon S really don't play nice with the screen.
I'm trying to understand why the firmware and the option you shown on the video are set on 1920 x 1080 resolution, and I also have a question regarding the light do I need to change the board for the light source change or can I stick with the OG photon stock board for that too?. I'm also at 14 seconds exposure per layer is that normal (stock og photon lights)? the videos are awesome ;)
The resolution of 1920 x 1080 listed on the firmware and slicer parameters has to match the mono screen resolution or the printer won't run. You don't have to change the board if you are only changing the light source as the stock board outputs the same range of power output as the V3 boards do. 14 second layers sounds about right if you are running a RGB screen, if you are using a upgraded mono screen like the 5.5" version mentioned in the video or the newer 6" screens then it will be too high of a cure time (3-5 seconds is the expected norm for mono screens).
@@HiroCreations I bough the sx04 one you recommended is that a non mono screen? there's 0 indication on the box regarding that and there wasn't any part number on the screen is self, I'm starting to think I bought a non mono lcd...cause the times are that high. it's ok a new light source is on the way. thank you anyway, you rock!! I'm loving this mod process!!! :D since I'm 3d modeler can't wait to print something of my own creation. cheers!!
@@Armabelico yeah this video is actually a few years old so I believe the mono screen mentioned in this video is no longer sold, and all the packaging I have handled plasters the word mono all over the box, so if you have a 5.5" LCD with a SX04 connector and it was between $25 -$30 then it's probably a regular RGB LCD. I probably should do a new photon mod video with their newer generation screens (if there are any new generation screens).
Yasu san! Domo arigatou gozaimasu from Brazil!!! I was thinking of getting a Mono X, but unfortunatelly, costs for us Brazillians are very prohibitive! I´ll surely upgrade my old Photon! Of course I shall eventually get a MonoX, but in this mean time, I´ll save time and the $$$ thanks to you!!! :D
I have an ancient Shuffle XL sitting on a shelf that I would like to eventually convert to mono, but sadly have my hands full with work till the holidays are done.
This is interesting to me. I bought a used Photon and I've been trying to get it to print and print better. Using the Anycubic Tough resin and trying to figure out the settings. Biggest issue I have had so far is printing larger objects. Any advice?
Best bet is to invest time and resin to dial in your support settings relative to the layer exposures you are using. If dimensional accuracy or surface detail don't matter then the "lazy" way is just to keep bumping up exposure times so that the print is slightly over.
I'm trying to upgrade the firmware, but the .cbd file isn't showing up on my menu to "print" on the printer. The files are in the root of the USB drive, so I'm getting the sinking feeling that this upgrade isn't compatible with my Photon...:(
Hi hiro i have a question for an elegoo mars What are the right settings? X=1080 Y=1920 (for the resolution) And for the site X=51.03 Y=90.72 Thats ok? Or not? Thanks you for your help. And sorry for my bad english😮💨
Do you think a 4K upgrade for the 5.5 printers would eventually become a reality as well? I have two Mono X'es now, and I'm considering selling my ol' Mars, but if a 4K upgrade would come, I definitely would hold out and wait for that :)
@Hiro would it also be an option to just use the 5.5" mono screen on the for example photon with the bigger light source? That way no changed base plate must be made. Or are there incompatibilities with the Mainboard or something i didn't think about?
How hard would it be to upgrade a photon mono 2k to a 4k maybe even 6k? The 2k and 4k look like the same form factor. Would it screw up the software tho?
The board holder seems to be reversed from what is showing, this places the board to close to the LED array and impossible to close, do you have the cad file so we can adjust this?
Finally had a little holiday break that gave me enough time to clean up my project file and export step files for the individual parts needed for the mod. You can find them here: github.com/Yasu3DP/Anycubic-Photon-Mono-Screen-Upgrade/tree/main/Photon%20Mono%20STEP%20files
Great work!! I have two creality Ld-001 that use the sx04 version LCD, the main board is based on a raspberry pi and a controller board, but I think it's not open source so no firmware changes are possible, at least that I know of. Do you think it may work without any firmware change?
Thank you for the awesome video, I did by the kit before I found this video of yours. luckily I got the whole kit as I had the photon s board. I do have a couple issues that are popping up. 1) I had to use a generic printer profile in chitibox as I could not save the files in .ctb or .cbdllp to work with the board. 2) when my print finishes the print bed rasies and hits the stop of my photon and the motor binds for a few seconds before shutting off. Do you know of a way to stop this from happening as I fell it would burn the motor out?
Thank you for the guides! I'm currently in the middle of an issue where my 5.5 mono screen is not turning on. I can see my UV Light shinning through the screen, and my touch screen is working as it should. I used the 5.5-inch FHD MONO LCD Screen And Motherboard Upgrade Kit For Anycubic Photon straight from Chitu. Have you come across any similar issues in your builds? Thanks in avance
Cameron did you ever find a solution to your issue. I am having the exact same problem. I see light coming through … the touch screen works but no mask is being presented?
I just checked the capacitors like was shown in one of the comments - none were blown - shew. I reseated all the adaptor connections and now I have a mono screen and the rectangle on the UV test. The contrast on the mask isn’t as great as I would have thought it should be - I hope you got yours fixed.
Yeah most Elegoo Mars printers won't need an adapter--easy way to double check is to see if the end of the ribbon cable on your old screens were straight or L shaped at the end of the cable. If its L shaped you need the adapter, if it was straight then no adapter was needed.
Hey Yasu, I am having huge issues with the prints sticking constantly to the FEP instead of the bed. I have revealed the bed a stupid amount of times with different amounts of pressure and angles. I noticed that the screen requires to be mounted by tape just like in your case - which may introduce some angles - but I thought that this won't make any difference since it is the relative angle between the screen that matters. So I don't think it's that. I managed to get one relatively successful print in 20 tries. I couldn't even print 75% of all tries the flat exposure test unless i absolutely clamped the living hell out of the screen and the bed. Any hints?
Hey, did you ever find a solution to this? I am running into same issue. Not sure if its a height difference in the screen, or what is causing this. I can only get succesful prints when I way over-expose.
Hi, im a bit confused. Do i use the adaptor for when fitting to the elegoo mars and if so do you have a picture of where it goes on the board as i cant see where
No screens that I am aware of for the stock Photon S board. Best bet is to change the board to a Chituboard v3 (and jailbreak the Photon S) to use the Chitu FHD screens.
I have this working fine on my Qidi Shadow 5.5s with the "older" firmware, which consisted of 2 files, a .LCD file and a .CBD file. The "new" firmware has 3 files, a .LCD file, a .CBD file and a .BIN file (actually 3 .BIN depending on the size of your touchscreen). Do all 3 need flashed, and if so, in what particular order (or does it matter)? Hoping the "new" firmware will work with the Chitubox 1.9 update, as apparently they've changed file formats.
Yeah, I'm still staying on version 1.7 of Chitubox until I am absolutely sure that the stability issues have been resolved on both slicer and printer firmwares. I've updated the CBD and LCD files in different orders and I don't think there were any issues or interdependencies between them. Less sure about the. bin files as I've kept my farm on old versions of firmware.
@@HiroCreations Apparently others have had this question, as there's now a link on Chitubox's site which adds a little more clarity on what the files do, and how the process supposedly works. Updated my firmware last night. With the 3 files on the root of the USB stick, it autoloaded something, which mainly trashed my UI. It was still (barely) usable, but until I realized that I was a bit worried. I was able to "print" the other files (since I wasn't positive which it autoloaded, I did all 3). After removing the files from the USB, I rebooted the system and had a normal UI back again. Checked the firmware version and it was the new one. Running a print now (still sliced with chitubox 1.81), so I've got my fingers crossed. Link: www.chitubox.com/en/article/support/howto/chitubox-pro/install-activate/how-to-update-your-printer-firmware
@@protrainz Oh it sounds like they added firmware files that allows you to change the UI LCD resolution/power on logo as a part of their firmware package. Weird that they are executing on power up though.
Like the RREF files that do multiple exposures per layer? None that I am aware of, I know my resins well enough that I have a ballpark idea of where to start and skip to ameralab town and XP2 test prints.
hi Yasu I just tried this upgrade with an og photon, I also upgraded the board and installed the firmware, the issue I am having is that the printer doesn't work with the .photon file extension, which file extension from Chitubox did you use?
Do you happen to know if I would be able to upgrade my Qidi S Box 10.1” 2k color screen to a mono 4k? Anyone able to point me towards one to buy if it is? Thanks!
I installed the FHD MONO LCD on the Photon original, UV lamp is original. Exposure times: 27s Base 4 Layers / 3s Layers, Gray Anycubic resine. My print stays on FEP and print fails . Help please
I have the same issue. I relevelled the bed 20 times with different amounts of pressure and angles and god knows what else. It just keeps sticking to the FEP. -.-
Is it possible to use this on a Mars 1 B board? I tried installing the firmware and i keep on getting constant m400 errors on the sh4 file and unknown format errors with the cbd file, I currently reverted back to the stock mars 4.2 firmware out of frustration.
Not happy with mine, bought 2 for my elegoo mars and both are dead and don't work right out of the box, tried them both hooking it up like it shows on their website for my type c board and neither one works, plugged the old cracked RGB screen back in to test it and it still works fine
Next video should be: How to use the still working old colour screen LS055R1SX04 to build a DIY video projector (using a HDMI2MIPO adapter for about 11€)...
You can, but the challenge is getting a compatible control board to run the 4K screen and depending on the screen you may have to cut or mill out a new hole in the screen plate to fit the ribbon cable.
Wierd, could be either you exposure is set far too high (monoscreens do bleed though at excessively high exposure times) or its a bad screen. Either way I would recommend contacting Chitu systems directly.
Screens should be fine, in the few instances I blew out my OG and V3 boards by accident the screens were always fine when I plugged them in correctly into a replacement.
Good question, I am not fully sure for the OG photon board firmware, but a few folks who did the upgrade and kept the OG board reported it still reads .photon files which should be exportable in other slicers.
How do I know if my voltage pump is broken? I tried some replacement screen and it stayed dark when testing it. I fear I might have broken my Mainboard now
The chitusystems website has a handy guide of which capacitors to test with a multimeter to determine that issue here: www.chitusystems.com/knowledge-base/troubleshooting-brand-new-sharp04-lcd-screen-is-not-workable/
@@HiroCreations Thank you for that link. I now know for sure my mainboard is broken. I really, really wanted to retrofit my OG Photon with this wonderful mono screen but....... oh well.....
@@billkaroly Interesting, an old school setup (separate LCD driver boards was a thing on older mSLAs until chituboards intergrated the driver on the main board) problem is you'd need to source a driver board or flash firmware that is compatible with the LCD. I am not aware of any sellers offering driver boards for the FHD 5.5's. Your better option would be to use 6" 2k mono LCDs and source the screen and separate driver board from Duobond on Alibaba. Then its a matter of figuring out how to flash the firmware on Orange Pi to support the new size/resolution. But that might be more trouble than its worth.
Great video! Because of it I purchased the chitu board and mono screen for my OG Photon. I just installed them but the screen doesn't show anything (it also beeps once when I turn it on), any ideas on what I might be doing wrong?
Are you referring to the touchscreen or the masking screen (where the prints happen)? If its the touchscreen then you probably want to check the ribbon cable connections (its easy to put it in backwards). If its the masking screen, make sure you installed the FHD mono specific firmware (the Chituboard L V3 ships with the 6" Mono firmware flashed usually).
@@HiroCreations thank you for answering my question. I meant the touchscreen, I suspected that I might have damaged the ribbon cable and bought a new touchscreen, as you said, I connected the ribbon cable backwards to the board (I even took the printer apart to check every conection). Now it seems to work just fine, gotta search for the UV test file and level the bed (the LCD screen isn't flush to the base). Thanks again for your help =)
@@panschop19 Hey Francisco did you replace the ribbon cable from the touch screen to the V3 board? I'm having the same issue as you and just want to know how you fixes it?
@@terrabite1473 I fixed it by connecting the ribbon cable backwards on one end, in my case it was the connection to the board that I had reversed (made that mistake because I assumed that the blue rigid plastic tab in the ribbon cable had to be installed face up)
By chance do you know what motherboard version you had? Did yours work with the adapter? I too have an original Mars and was hoping it worked with the adapter.
Can I do this mod to an Anycubic Photon S? And if yes, is it the same screen I need? Thank's. Can you post a link to the photon s screen to make sure I purchase the correct one. Cheers.
You would have to change the control board to a Chituboard L v3 and get a chitu UI touchscreen as the anycubic boards won't work with these mono screens.
I'm trying to do this install on my photon right now. I've discovered a problem. The new screen does not sit on the existing glass flushly with the support plate. It sits too high. The mod comes with a sheet of glass but it looks pretty thick. Edit: the glass provided with the mod is actually a lot thinner than the original glass. It needs to be changed as well for this mod on the OG Photon.
i finally have my machine back together, i did the harder mod but with this smaller mono screen. The final problem im having is that the screen doesnt display a mask, it just opens fully
If its not displaying a mask, I'd double check to make sure the firmwire is correctly loaded. If the firmware is flashed and still has issues reach out to Chitu systems as I heard of a similar issue happening with other users occasionally but I can't remember the solution.
Any progress on this? I'm having the same issue. Using the new firmware that supposedly supports chitubox pro. I'm going to try flashing the older version (if it's possible to "downgrade").
Flashing the older firmware got the mask to appear. Somewhere along the line the UI got bolloxed, and had to download UI_ALL_LCD.bin and flash that too to fix it. www.dropbox.com/s/xx1boy3iu7rtama/UI_ALL_LCD.bin?dl=0
There is a newer mod that upgrades the screen to a 6" 2k mono screen with a 48-50um pixel size which should be the same resolution as the stock RGB screen, and if you are willing to CNC mill out a custom pocket on the aluminum surface (to accomodate the ribbon cable) its possible to mount a 4k 6" screen on the photon now.
@@HiroCreations interesting. Is CNC really needed? I don't think the resolution drop is that big of a deal but I kinda want to see how it goes. Curious though, what would be the benefits of changing from an RGB to a mono if the resolution dips. I'm using a photon S for this on a chitu v3. Other than the longevity and faster print speeds. Any other benefits?
I installed the new screen onto my og photon, with the adaptor, but now my printer won't read any file in the same flash drive I've been using, so I can't update the firmware. I've emailled Chitu, but no response yet. Any thoughts?
@@HiroCreations thank you, I haven’t tried that yet. I don’t think that could be it because I used it frequently without any problems, and it still works well on my computer. But I’ll give that a shot
@@HJabroni Did you find the solution to your problem? I am facing the exact same issue. I am interested in what Jon Williams says in their comment about Newer Version of the OG Photon board. I reached out to Chitu as well. I did not hear back because I just sent it today.
@@TheEzMusician no I ended up ordering a new one. But I get the feeling I wasn’t doing it right. Only because I upgraded the firmware of my new one and it was successful but I think the difference was that I didn’t make sure that the upgrade files were the only ones in the US. drive
@@HJabroni Thank you for your response. Could you clarify what you mean by getting a new one? Do you mean you got a new board, or another printer? Thank you
T_100 error usually is a connection issue or not using an adapter if you are using the OG photon board. There is a nice troubleshooting guide on the Chitu site here: www.chitusystems.com/knowledge-base/error-type-lcd-error-code-t_-l_/ Next level up is to reach out to their customer support for more troubleshooting help.
i changed out my screen and had to change mother board too for the chitu v3 board . went to re calibrate the levels and z home sends the plate up not down , is this a firmware issue or should i have switched pins on z motor compared to photon s board
Yeah for whatever reason, the stock firmware loaded on the board assumes the polarity of the motor is reversed. There are two easy fixes either changing line M8004 from 1 to -1 (OR -1 to 1) in the machine parameters gcode file that controls the firmware settings. (you want to modify your backup that you generate by running a gcode file with only the backup command M8512 'yourbackupfilename.gcode' ) Or if its easier you change the pin configuration on the motor to be the exact reverse.
Hi. I have installed the 5.5FHD screen, V3 board and new 2.8 touch screen. Updated the firmware and used your Chitubox profile but my Photon won't read the print files. Do I need to update something?
What file are you exporting in chitubox? It seems like with the newer firmware updates that .ctb slices is the only files that the V3 will read and accept now.
So i bought the 5.5 FHD Mono upgrade for my Photon (i thought i had the OG one), but it seems like I had the newer second version? Does this mean to make it work I need to buy the new 2.8" Screen and V3 Chitu Mobo? Thanks!
Is the control board PCB green and have an anycubic logo written on it? If so, that's the newer fauxton/photon S type board which won't work at all with the screen. You sadly would have to swap to a Chituboard v3 and 2.8" touchscreen.
Hey there... So I went ahead and swapped screens, my OG photon's screen had blemishes on it. Used your instructions, but i'm having an issue with the firmware. I've tried a couple of USB drives, tried putting the .cdb file but my printer doesn't see this particular file. Anything else is fine though. I went back to anycubic's site and noticed their firmware files are .bin. Wondering if i'm supposed to change the extension?
Wierd, bin files are the standard for making changes to the UI menu or bootup logo image. CBD should be the core firmware files for making changes to the FPGA. I'd recommend reaching out to Chitu support and see what they have to say as the files should be visible and executable.
@@coltonmullins4980 no update. I reached out to chitu and never got a response. I’ve been a little busy with some other things, so I haven’t touched it since.
@@JavierLopezElMagnate I hate to tell you this, but it looks like our motherboards are the Photon s boards, rather than the V1. At least, that is what I know my issue is. If you have the V1 board, then I'm not sure what your issue is.
HI Yasu, i have an OG anycubic Photon i ordered this new screen and installed it today everything went well until trying to upload the screen firmware. i downloaded the firmware and put it on the usb drive but the file does not show up on the printer.
I would double check the USB stick on your computer and make sure it loaded. Also make sure the firmware file is on the root directory to avoid confusion. Otherwise worst case, try a different USB stick.
@@lhofer00 yup that's the right file. It might be worth trying a different stick. Worst case I would recommend reaching out the Chitu's support email. They have been super helpful and responsive when I have issues getting a board or screen setup.
For the life of me I cant get the update.lcd file to read. I have watched this video multiple time to see if i missed something, but no luck. I can get the .cbd file to read just fine but the .LCD file says its an unknown format. I have the OG board V1, the SX04 Screen w/ adapter. Help please...
That's strange, are you perchance using the newest one on the site? A few other people have reported in with the firmware having issues getting flashed to the board. I did this video with an older version that does not appear to be available anymore. My rec would be to reach out to support and see if they can supply you with the right file/specific guidance on dealing with that error.
Hi, so I am trying to follow these instruction when installing the screen to my original Photon printer. but when it comes to updating the firmware when I plug the flashdrive into the printer nothing shows up on the print screen? like my printer cannot read the .LCD and . CBD files from the Chitu website. Is there something I'm missing?
You are the second person I have heard this week to have this issue, I'd recommend reaching out to Chitu support directly and see if they changed something with the firmware they list on the site.
Yasu, can you clarify what print time / exposure time improvements you found for your test resin using the new mono screen on og photon?
I knew I had forgot something lol! Exposure times will vary from resin to resin. But here are my benchmark times with Ministry of Resin Durable but you should be able to extrapolate the ratio between the FHD mod and other printers and mods.
FHD Photon Mod: 27s Base Layers / 3s Layers
LD-002H: 21s Base Layers / 2.3s Layers
Photon Mono: 24s Base Layers / 2.8s Layers
My 6" Mono Photon Mod: 16s Base Layers / 1.6s Layers
I will pin this to the top for other folks.
@@HiroCreations Very comparable to other mono exposure times. I suspect that resin would be 8-10 seconds or more on the OG Photon RGB screen... so print time likely reduced to third or less... that is worth the loss of 15um resolution to me!
Hey 👋 i have anycubic photon mono 6.08” lcd screen needs replacing im guessing im out of luck? 🤷🏻
@@metal8113 you need to replace the screen on a Anycubic Mono? Not upgrade a Anycubic Photon correct?
Chitu Systems should have 6.08" replacements for the Anycubic Mono.
This is great news! I heard about the mono screens a while back and stopped using my late 2019 photon (not photon S) hoping I could just replace it with a mono screen.. Here we are 2 years later and I may finally dust it off and get back into resin printing!
Thanks for making this video, Yasu ! I got a Photon during Black Friday last year, and didn't consider the 'mono' options because I run my printer while I'm at work so I don't mind the longer print times. Given that the screen is basically a consumable, this makes me think that buying a Photon, waiting for the original screen to die, and then upgrading to a mono screen is more economical on the long run than buying the upgraded models upfront.
Yep! You will also find that the mono screens have a crazy long life--especially if they have tempered glass protection which makes cleaning up resin spills easy. I have a 6" mono screen that has about 5.5k hours on it now.
Thank you, this is gold! I did it on my Creality ld-002r and it prints 3-4 times faster now. I run a 2 sec exposure time at 0,1mm layer height. The mod and firmware update worked without any problems.
How is the MOD working? I sent you a PM on FaceBook
The Elegoo Mars (1) came with 3 different boards. Board C does not require that adapter for the original screen. (Easiest way to identify it vs. A and B is the wire connects to the outside of the board instead of the inside.
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Thank you very much for making this video. I am not too tech savvy, but from what I understand, to replace the screen on my anycubic photon with this mono screen, I have to replace the screen, add the adapter and flash the system. Again thank you for the video, I was looking forward to it.
Yep, if you plan to use the original control board on the Photon (make sure its the OG version and not the newer ones that were made late 2019/2020 which uses a custom board) then its just change screen, use the adapter, and flash the firmware.
Chitu Systems has more detailed and clearer diagrams of the layouts further down on their product page which is a handy reference chitusystems.com/product/fhd-5-5-mono-lcd-for-elegoo-mars-elegoo-mars-pro/
Good luck on the upgrade!
Oh there was definitely a lot of confusion in the photon group about the uv and mb. Tried to help as many as I could but I don't have a channel as awesome as yours! 🤙💯
I did this mod to my old Photon - if you do the upgrade make sure to calibrate your print size. Across 80mm mine was .6mm too big. Roughly the same across 50mm.
I just heard about this upgrade today and after watching your video, I went ahead and ordered it from Chitu systems. The RGB screen on my OG photon still works, but cutting the exposure time down that much would be amazing. Now I'm looking at getting a better leveling system and starting to wonder about the lift system itself.
This is definitely worth it if you already own a Photon or Mars, the cost is only about 30% more than getting a replacement RGB screen for those printers. By comparison the 6'' mono screens are roughly twice the price of the 5.5'' RGB's. At first i thought it was a copout seeing the lower resolution, but after i realized it's only a 15 micron difference i think the reduction is negligible. You can get pretty good prints with anything that's below 100 microns.
I’ve got an old photon now. Time for the screen 📺 upgrade then
Fantastic work! Printing small scale stuff, I think I have to wait for more than FHD resolution though. Hoping that you get a hold of some nice mono 5.5" lcds with more pixels soon :)
The actual resolution on the mono screens vs colour screens is better than it appears. I think the 2K colour screens needing 3 pixels to display one white pixel makes them effectively lower resolution than the FHD mono screens. My prints seemed better with detail after the mod.
Quite a nice mod. I have my photon 2 years now - but did not used it, as do some homeimprovemet since than and want my second bathroom to become a resin printer room to avoid any fumes (and use an old CPAP medical unit to provide me with clean air from another room). So the Photon will get this upgrade before it's first use.
Monday anouther Aliexpress sale starts. The price will be €36,75 incl. VAT - and with some coupons it will be even lower. So I will definitly buy it.
But the perfect smal resin printer in my opinion still is not published yet. The Anycubic Photon Ultra starting on Kickstarter in September is the next step - but I would like a 4k DLP instead, double size - but zoomable to standard size with double the resolution. Also the tilt mechanism the SL1 uses would be a nice feature (1. it is faster than z-lift. 2.tilting means less stress for the FEP, lasting longer 3. much less risk of print being torn of the buildplate). I am sure we will se this in the future - but might take a few years. So use the photon as long as possible definitly is a good idea, as with DLP there is an increase in quality over LCD - and if they go 4k, this will be another quantumleap.
Well for me, the difference is huge. I may be nitpicking, but man it's so much crisper on the original screen. Just look at the dwarf at 17:39 the shoulder.
It could be due to any number of reasons but a mono screen will always look better and faster speeds. Longer life. Etc etc
Thanks for this video. Very helpful. However, the Chitu site explicitly states that this screen may not work on some early models of Mars because they use an older V1 board. They show pictures of the boards on the page and indicate that it only works on the V2 boards. Worth bearing this in mind.
"Note: ELEGOO also uses L5.5-10.1 board in very early batch which not support FHD LCD yet, Please make sure your board is V2 (The version C on the below picture)"
Well that was a no 🧠 brainer. I purchased two using your link. Thank you 🙏 for this one.
Awesome! Good luck on the mod!
Love this. Any updates on better resin supporting??
Hi Yasu, thanks for your effort, you are amazing. I have some followup questions:
1) is there a 4k 5,5 screen? I heard rumors.
2) what is the combination of screen/board that currently gives the smallest pixel size numbers-wise?
3) in your opinion, what is the morst future proof approach (OG photon): a) replace the screenplate for a bigger hole (along with lightsource+board+screen) b) keep screen plate and just upgrade board+screen and eventually lightsource ?
1. BOE makes a 5.5" 4k but it's not compatible with Chituboards and requires a dedicated HDMI driver board.
2. The previously mentioned BOE board + nanodlp would give you the smallest theoretical pixels bit I have never gotten them to work.
@@HiroCreations thanks for the quick reply. afaict , the BOE screen is not monochrome though. and i had hoped you would actually answer slower, so my edit of the OP would go through 😅
@@kensaiix interesting, they must have sold out and taken down the listing as there was a mono BOE 4k version that had a few prototypes sent to people much smarter than me a few months ago in December.
Nice! So not as quick as the newer mono printers in terms of layer times , but really, we're talking .5 seconds or so. That's a great improvement over the RGB screens.
Yep! Faster than RGB screens by a massive margin but slightly slower (but not much) than newer get monos.
Longer life as well on the screen.
I upgraded my Photon Classic with a 40w LED array (5w more, non parallel) and driver board I got from Raytron Solution on Aliexpress but haven't put it back together yet (it sticks out maybe 2mm, so I need to get some washers to space out the motherboard bracket and maybe shield it with a piece of electrical tape or something) They might be working on a compatible paraLED array, not sure -- Anyway I went ahead and ordered a mono screen since my Photon's still taken apart.
Thanks a lot for the vid! :thumbsup:
Sweet been waiting for this video. Going to give it a try with my Qidi Shadow 5.5s thanks U Da Man!
Awesome, I can't remember what board the Qidis use so you might want to double check and make sure you don't have to swap the boards if they are not using some sort of Chitu board.
Please post back here and let us know how it works out. Does your Shadow have the 03 or 04 screen?
@@protrainz Mine looks like the 04 screen its not a curved cable plus the board looks like a v3 board in it. my screen is on order just the wait from the slow boat from china.
I got my screen installed works good with chitubox cant figure out how to change setting in lychee. dont bother with using the double sided tape just tape the screen down around the perimeter on top. it does speed up printing. :) make sure you reset your bed level too. i use more easy bed level from thingiverse.
@@prismacolor So (other than opening things up to get to it) this was basically just a plug and play replacement? How does the firmware get updated (there seems to be 2 files, but no directions)? Assuming you went with the firmware for the v3 board?
so what would/could be an upgrade for the Photon S....same thing? with current prices would it be better to just go mono? maybe even do the 6 in screen like the OG Photon? willl need to make 3d printed parts of course but could be easily done id think.
Thank you for your video, I would like to replace my Photon with the motherboard and display with the 2k mono Chitu kit. I just have a doubt, what did you put to protect the display (in case of resin drop)? There is no LCD protector in the kit.
So right now I either use a FEP sheet taped down at the edges (and then later reused once the vat ruptures) or a mylar/pet screen protector (whatever random brand is the cheapest and fits)
Longer term on some larger custom builds, I bought a bunch of thin tempered glass and am testing covering the entire screen with a proper glass plate which can be cleaned and scraped with a metal razor aggressively without consequences.
@@HiroCreations Thank you! I'll do some tests too. Using FEP in this way is a smart idea!
Hey just found this and love it, will be ordering a screen for my photon s. Just wondering if there is anything to do with the old screen?
Hello friend. Nice vídeo. A question... It s possible to put a motherboard chitu and a 4k mini phrozen Screen in The anycubic mono??? Best regards from Portugal
Great video.
1) So if I have photon photon 2019/2020 do I need to replace the board to v3 to make this works?
2) If want to combine 5.5 FHD and new parallel light source (the one from the previous mod) is board replacement necessary?
3) Which of your two mods prints better in terms of quality (if noticeable)? I've got original sonic mini which I believe have the same screen (5.5" FHD) and although prints are crisper (imo due to the better light source) the print lines (limited XY resolution) are more noticeable.
1. You may want to double check, I know Anycubic had comingled stock of either their custom Photon S boards or the Chitu V1 boards for a very long time. There is quite a few pics and discussions of how to identify the Photon S boards vs the V1 boards.
2. Nope the stock boards are good to about 60w-70w of power consumption--if you need more than that you can always power the light source from the power supply directly and use a mosfet or quality SSR to control the light source via the board.
3. I honestly am having a really hard time seeing any real differences between the FHD screens and the 6" monos save for a few use cases like super simple shapes like cylinders, spheres etc, but I am still not certain that is also the result of print orientation causing issues. If I remember correctly the Sonic Mini does not have AA enabled so very noticeable voxeling may be the result of no AA.
@@HiroCreations Correct me if I'm mistaken, but isn't the V1 board a 12V output and the UV array you used a 24V input? Would that not cause issues? Sorry, I'm not the best with electronics haha. Thanks for the great videos, excited to see what comes next!
@@NikkiAnnMarie Yep you are correct, a stock Photon uses a 12v power supply, but all the Chitu boards can take either 12v or 24v inputs (and output the same input voltage). Its a nice touch that makes those boards a little bit more versatile with more lighting options.
@@HiroCreationsThat's really cool, thanks! I was struggling to find documentation for the L1 board, saves me upgrading it for now!
Hi , where do i get the adapter? The photon version of the mono display is sold out everywhere. Thank you for your video!
I currently have 2 broken OG photons with shattered screens. trying to find screens that are not 60-90$ sucks. This might be an alternative.
Hello Yasu! On your recommendation, I made an upgrade of my Photon. Everything works perfectly! Thanks. But I have a problem with the ChiTuBox slicer. I can't use it as it conflicts with my other software on the PC. I use LycheeSlicer. But I do not know what settings to make in LycheeSlicer so that it can create files in a format understandable to the Photon FHD printer. Please help with the LycheeSlicer settings! Thanks!
I've not used Lychee in my workflow as it has wierd corruption errors on about 30% of my slices. Does Lychee support ctb exports? If it does and you've not updated to the newest firmware version that encrypts the sliced export. You should be able to get your photon to recognize the lychee exports as long as the updated screen resolution matches the slicer.
my screen comes tomorrow and there seems to be a lack of installation information i can find online, your video is pretty much the only one, and whilst not a complete step by step with visual aids, it is filled with alot of very helpful information. I have the original photon with what i assume is the original v1 chitu board. I get the placing in the new glass, screen, and use the adapter for it to work with my board. They note there is 2 files a .LCD and a .BSD file.... but dont state what to do with them or what they actually do (although you mention there is firmware on their site). I assume its a print file that flashes the board with some info and you fire it on the flash drive and print each respectively , can you provide any clarification it this ?
Hi Stephen, Did you find an answer to your question else where? I have a similar issue but, my OG does not see any of the firmware files. Would greatly appreciate any help or advice.
hey yasu i have a photon but with a photon s broad can i just upgrade the screen or do i have to upgrade the broad too?
Yeah sadly you will have to upgrade the board, as the custom boards that Anycubic swapped to with fauxtons and photon S really don't play nice with the screen.
@@HiroCreations thank you
I'm trying to understand why the firmware and the option you shown on the video are set on 1920 x 1080 resolution, and I also have a question regarding the light do I need to change the board for the light source change or can I stick with the OG photon stock board for that too?. I'm also at 14 seconds exposure per layer is that normal (stock og photon lights)? the videos are awesome ;)
The resolution of 1920 x 1080 listed on the firmware and slicer parameters has to match the mono screen resolution or the printer won't run.
You don't have to change the board if you are only changing the light source as the stock board outputs the same range of power output as the V3 boards do.
14 second layers sounds about right if you are running a RGB screen, if you are using a upgraded mono screen like the 5.5" version mentioned in the video or the newer 6" screens then it will be too high of a cure time (3-5 seconds is the expected norm for mono screens).
@@HiroCreations I bough the sx04 one you recommended is that a non mono screen? there's 0 indication on the box regarding that and there wasn't any part number on the screen is self, I'm starting to think I bought a non mono lcd...cause the times are that high. it's ok a new light source is on the way. thank you anyway, you rock!! I'm loving this mod process!!! :D since I'm 3d modeler can't wait to print something of my own creation. cheers!!
@@Armabelico yeah this video is actually a few years old so I believe the mono screen mentioned in this video is no longer sold, and all the packaging I have handled plasters the word mono all over the box, so if you have a 5.5" LCD with a SX04 connector and it was between $25 -$30 then it's probably a regular RGB LCD.
I probably should do a new photon mod video with their newer generation screens (if there are any new generation screens).
Thanks so much for this!
Yasu san! Domo arigatou gozaimasu from Brazil!!! I was thinking of getting a Mono X, but unfortunatelly, costs for us Brazillians are very prohibitive! I´ll surely upgrade my old Photon! Of course I shall eventually get a MonoX, but in this mean time, I´ll save time and the $$$ thanks to you!!! :D
I'm trying to install the touch ui.bin file however I keep getting an error saying unsupported file formate
Nice work. I need to some how upgrade my shuffle XL to a mono. Hopefully someone somewhere has don't it.
I have an ancient Shuffle XL sitting on a shelf that I would like to eventually convert to mono, but sadly have my hands full with work till the holidays are done.
I see chitu systems have a 8.9 mono screen 4k available now, would the work with the shuffle XL??
Any idea if this exists for the Photon Zero? That’d be great …
This is interesting to me. I bought a used Photon and I've been trying to get it to print and print better. Using the Anycubic Tough resin and trying to figure out the settings. Biggest issue I have had so far is printing larger objects. Any advice?
Best bet is to invest time and resin to dial in your support settings relative to the layer exposures you are using. If dimensional accuracy or surface detail don't matter then the "lazy" way is just to keep bumping up exposure times so that the print is slightly over.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY FINALLYYYYYYYYYYY
I'm trying to upgrade the firmware, but the .cbd file isn't showing up on my menu to "print" on the printer. The files are in the root of the USB drive, so I'm getting the sinking feeling that this upgrade isn't compatible with my Photon...:(
Hi hiro i have a question for an elegoo mars What are the right settings?
X=1080
Y=1920 (for the resolution)
And for the site
X=51.03
Y=90.72
Thats ok?
Or not?
Thanks you for your help.
And sorry for my bad english😮💨
Do you think a 4K upgrade for the 5.5 printers would eventually become a reality as well? I have two Mono X'es now, and I'm considering selling my ol' Mars, but if a 4K upgrade would come, I definitely would hold out and wait for that :)
Given the cost of tooling, I have my doubts if anyone will be making 4k 5.5" screens. But I would love to be surprised.
So the mono screen in your link is plug and play with the photon s, but you need the dongle for the og?
@Hiro would it also be an option to just use the 5.5" mono screen on the for example photon with the bigger light source? That way no changed base plate must be made. Or are there incompatibilities with the Mainboard or something i didn't think about?
@Hiro Creations
Just wondering would a technique like this work similar to a big resin printer like the peopoly phenom?
How hard would it be to upgrade a photon mono 2k to a 4k maybe even 6k? The 2k and 4k look like the same form factor. Would it screw up the software tho?
The board holder seems to be reversed from what is showing, this places the board to close to the LED array and impossible to close, do you have the cad file so we can adjust this?
Finally had a little holiday break that gave me enough time to clean up my project file and export step files for the individual parts needed for the mod. You can find them here: github.com/Yasu3DP/Anycubic-Photon-Mono-Screen-Upgrade/tree/main/Photon%20Mono%20STEP%20files
Great work!! I have two creality Ld-001 that use the sx04 version LCD, the main board is based on a raspberry pi and a controller board, but I think it's not open source so no firmware changes are possible, at least that I know of. Do you think it may work without any firmware change?
I am not sure but, likely not without changing the output resolution. Safer bet is to use v3 board.
Out of stock for Anycubic Photon OG :( Any other supplyer?
Thank you for the awesome video, I did by the kit before I found this video of yours. luckily I got the whole kit as I had the photon s board. I do have a couple issues that are popping up. 1) I had to use a generic printer profile in chitibox as I could not save the files in .ctb or .cbdllp to work with the board. 2) when my print finishes the print bed rasies and hits the stop of my photon and the motor binds for a few seconds before shutting off. Do you know of a way to stop this from happening as I fell it would burn the motor out?
So I could I do this mod and the light mod and keep the original metal bed? I just purchased a second hand OG photon.
Thank you for the guides! I'm currently in the middle of an issue where my 5.5 mono screen is not turning on. I can see my UV Light shinning through the screen, and my touch screen is working as it should. I used the 5.5-inch FHD MONO LCD Screen And Motherboard Upgrade Kit For Anycubic Photon straight from Chitu. Have you come across any similar issues in your builds? Thanks in avance
Cameron did you ever find a solution to your issue. I am having the exact same problem. I see light coming through … the touch screen works but no mask is being presented?
I just checked the capacitors like was shown in one of the comments - none were blown - shew. I reseated all the adaptor connections and now I have a mono screen and the rectangle on the UV test. The contrast on the mask isn’t as great as I would have thought it should be - I hope you got yours fixed.
How upgrade photon mono 2K to mono 4K? Please help
So for the original Elegoo mars, no adapter is needed? That seems to be what chitu says at least. Just wanted to confirm.
Yeah most Elegoo Mars printers won't need an adapter--easy way to double check is to see if the end of the ribbon cable on your old screens were straight or L shaped at the end of the cable. If its L shaped you need the adapter, if it was straight then no adapter was needed.
Hey Yasu, I am having huge issues with the prints sticking constantly to the FEP instead of the bed. I have revealed the bed a stupid amount of times with different amounts of pressure and angles. I noticed that the screen requires to be mounted by tape just like in your case - which may introduce some angles - but I thought that this won't make any difference since it is the relative angle between the screen that matters. So I don't think it's that. I managed to get one relatively successful print in 20 tries. I couldn't even print 75% of all tries the flat exposure test unless i absolutely clamped the living hell out of the screen and the bed. Any hints?
Hey, did you ever find a solution to this? I am running into same issue. Not sure if its a height difference in the screen, or what is causing this. I can only get succesful prints when I way over-expose.
Hi, im a bit confused. Do i use the adaptor for when fitting to the elegoo mars and if so do you have a picture of where it goes on the board as i cant see where
Great video! Is there a Chitu screen or equivalent for us the Photon S owners?
No screens that I am aware of for the stock Photon S board. Best bet is to change the board to a Chituboard v3 (and jailbreak the Photon S) to use the Chitu FHD screens.
@@HiroCreations Thanks. Happy to use an affiliate link if you have one for the board.
The Aliexpress link is dead, and the Chitu link doesn't have anything available for shipping to Europe, unfortunately.
Yeah they sadly discontinued the 5.5" FHD, I'm working an update video to use their new 6" mono kit.
@@HiroCreations too bad I missed the 5.5 one; I'll keep an eye out for this new update kit.
I have this working fine on my Qidi Shadow 5.5s with the "older" firmware, which consisted of 2 files, a .LCD file and a .CBD file. The "new" firmware has 3 files, a .LCD file, a .CBD file and a .BIN file (actually 3 .BIN depending on the size of your touchscreen). Do all 3 need flashed, and if so, in what particular order (or does it matter)? Hoping the "new" firmware will work with the Chitubox 1.9 update, as apparently they've changed file formats.
Yeah, I'm still staying on version 1.7 of Chitubox until I am absolutely sure that the stability issues have been resolved on both slicer and printer firmwares.
I've updated the CBD and LCD files in different orders and I don't think there were any issues or interdependencies between them. Less sure about the. bin files as I've kept my farm on old versions of firmware.
@@HiroCreations Apparently others have had this question, as there's now a link on Chitubox's site which adds a little more clarity on what the files do, and how the process supposedly works. Updated my firmware last night. With the 3 files on the root of the USB stick, it autoloaded something, which mainly trashed my UI. It was still (barely) usable, but until I realized that I was a bit worried. I was able to "print" the other files (since I wasn't positive which it autoloaded, I did all 3). After removing the files from the USB, I rebooted the system and had a normal UI back again. Checked the firmware version and it was the new one. Running a print now (still sliced with chitubox 1.81), so I've got my fingers crossed. Link: www.chitubox.com/en/article/support/howto/chitubox-pro/install-activate/how-to-update-your-printer-firmware
@@protrainz Oh it sounds like they added firmware files that allows you to change the UI LCD resolution/power on logo as a part of their firmware package. Weird that they are executing on power up though.
that screen is compatible with a weistek 5501?
Is there an exposure calibration files for that resolution? all the one I find are for the original resolution. Thanks in advance.
Like the RREF files that do multiple exposures per layer? None that I am aware of, I know my resins well enough that I have a ballpark idea of where to start and skip to ameralab town and XP2 test prints.
is this possible with the polaris?
hi Yasu
I just tried this upgrade with an og photon, I also upgraded the board and installed the firmware, the issue I am having is that the printer doesn't work with the .photon file extension, which file extension from Chitubox did you use?
You will want to use the newer .ctb file extension.
GOOD FOR PHTON S?
Do you happen to know if I would be able to upgrade my Qidi S Box 10.1” 2k color screen to a mono 4k? Anyone able to point me towards one to buy if it is? Thanks!
I installed the FHD MONO LCD on the Photon original, UV lamp is original. Exposure times: 27s Base 4 Layers / 3s Layers, Gray Anycubic resine. My print stays on FEP and print fails . Help please
I have the same issue. I relevelled the bed 20 times with different amounts of pressure and angles and god knows what else. It just keeps sticking to the FEP. -.-
Did you find a solution for this? I am struggling with this issue currently.
Is it possible to use this on a Mars 1 B board? I tried installing the firmware and i keep on getting constant m400 errors on the sh4 file and unknown format errors with the cbd file, I currently reverted back to the stock mars 4.2 firmware out of frustration.
Great work Yasu. Awesome. Has anyone tried this with creality ld-002r ? does it work? Can you point me to any documentation ?
Hi! Am I allowed to share this video on my Facebook group?
Absolutely, feel free to share.
So if I'm looking to replace a board on the photon s, is there just one standard chitu v3 board or do I have to be careful?
Not happy with mine, bought 2 for my elegoo mars and both are dead and don't work right out of the box, tried them both hooking it up like it shows on their website for my type c board and neither one works, plugged the old cracked RGB screen back in to test it and it still works fine
Did you update the screen specific firmware?
Just got mine in the mail today, what is the thick chunk of glass included with the screen for?
Super early generation Photons shipped without any underglass support for the screens, so they included one if you don't have any underglass.
@@HiroCreations Cool, thanks!
Next video should be: How to use the still working old colour screen LS055R1SX04 to build a DIY video projector (using a HDMI2MIPO adapter for about 11€)...
Can you put a mono 4k screen in a mono 2k printer?
You can, but the challenge is getting a compatible control board to run the 4K screen and depending on the screen you may have to cut or mill out a new hole in the screen plate to fit the ribbon cable.
Will it fit a prusa SL1?
You would have to swap the board, as I doubt the SL1 board has has the correct MIPI connector.
I tried to install it on my elegoo mars and when I do the exposure test, it had a lot of UV light going through the mono screen. can I get some help?
Wierd, could be either you exposure is set far too high (monoscreens do bleed though at excessively high exposure times) or its a bad screen. Either way I would recommend contacting Chitu systems directly.
If I have a Fauxton what board would I need to buy
A Chituboard L V3 like these: chitusystems.com/product/chitu-l-v3/
If I Fried my motherboard by not adding the adapter. Is the screen still good or do I replace that as well?
Screens should be fine, in the few instances I blew out my OG and V3 boards by accident the screens were always fine when I plugged them in correctly into a replacement.
Sweet, thank you!
Is this updated firmware going to lock me into using chitubox?
Good question, I am not fully sure for the OG photon board firmware, but a few folks who did the upgrade and kept the OG board reported it still reads .photon files which should be exportable in other slicers.
How do I know if my voltage pump is broken? I tried some replacement screen and it stayed dark when testing it. I fear I might have broken my Mainboard now
The chitusystems website has a handy guide of which capacitors to test with a multimeter to determine that issue here: www.chitusystems.com/knowledge-base/troubleshooting-brand-new-sharp04-lcd-screen-is-not-workable/
@@HiroCreations Thank you for that link. I now know for sure my mainboard is broken. I really, really wanted to retrofit my OG Photon with this wonderful mono screen but....... oh well.....
Now you have me wondering if I can upgrade my Longer Orange 30.
Its likely possible with a board swap to a Chituboard L V3.
@@HiroCreations the longer Orange 30 uses an Orange Pi as the brains and a separate board for the LCD.
@@billkaroly Interesting, an old school setup (separate LCD driver boards was a thing on older mSLAs until chituboards intergrated the driver on the main board) problem is you'd need to source a driver board or flash firmware that is compatible with the LCD. I am not aware of any sellers offering driver boards for the FHD 5.5's. Your better option would be to use 6" 2k mono LCDs and source the screen and separate driver board from Duobond on Alibaba.
Then its a matter of figuring out how to flash the firmware on Orange Pi to support the new size/resolution. But that might be more trouble than its worth.
Great video! Because of it I purchased the chitu board and mono screen for my OG Photon. I just installed them but the screen doesn't show anything (it also beeps once when I turn it on), any ideas on what I might be doing wrong?
Are you referring to the touchscreen or the masking screen (where the prints happen)?
If its the touchscreen then you probably want to check the ribbon cable connections (its easy to put it in backwards).
If its the masking screen, make sure you installed the FHD mono specific firmware (the Chituboard L V3 ships with the 6" Mono firmware flashed usually).
@@HiroCreations thank you for answering my question. I meant the touchscreen, I suspected that I might have damaged the ribbon cable and bought a new touchscreen, as you said, I connected the ribbon cable backwards to the board (I even took the printer apart to check every conection). Now it seems to work just fine, gotta search for the UV test file and level the bed (the LCD screen isn't flush to the base). Thanks again for your help =)
@@panschop19 Hey Francisco did you replace the ribbon cable from the touch screen to the V3 board?
I'm having the same issue as you and just want to know how you fixes it?
@@terrabite1473 I fixed it by connecting the ribbon cable backwards on one end, in my case it was the connection to the board that I had reversed (made that mistake because I assumed that the blue rigid plastic tab in the ribbon cable had to be installed face up)
@@panschop19 fantastic I just tried that and it working except the mono screen is cracked😅 time to see how good their customer support is.
What version of motherboard did you try this screen on with the Elegoo Mars? I have the older A version board and I’m wondering if this will work.
Did you ever find out? I’m thinking it wont work with a pin adapter. You may need a new board.
Awesome! I have original Mars the first run of them. How do I get adapter board?
The adapters are bundled with the Screens marked for the Photon/Mars.
By chance do you know what motherboard version you had? Did yours work with the adapter? I too have an original Mars and was hoping it worked with the adapter.
@@Cwill1016 did you find out? Currently the Chitu site only shows the adapter for the Photon kit. It just says it won’t work with an older Mars board.
@@bt5252 yeah I have two Mars’. One with an older board that I had to replace and one that had a version C board that doesn’t need an adapter.
Can I do this mod to an Anycubic Photon S? And if yes, is it the same screen I need? Thank's. Can you post a link to the photon s screen to make sure I purchase the correct one. Cheers.
You would have to change the control board to a Chituboard L v3 and get a chitu UI touchscreen as the anycubic boards won't work with these mono screens.
@@HiroCreations Thanks.
I'm trying to do this install on my photon right now.
I've discovered a problem.
The new screen does not sit on the existing glass flushly with the support plate. It sits too high.
The mod comes with a sheet of glass but it looks pretty thick.
Edit: the glass provided with the mod is actually a lot thinner than the original glass. It needs to be changed as well for this mod on the OG Photon.
Good to know, my photon was so old that it did not even have support glass.
@@HiroCreations I wonder when they made that change.
I bought mine in march 2019 I think.
@@youtubevanced4900 I got mine at the end of 2018 back when they cost $600. Lol those were the days...
i finally have my machine back together, i did the harder mod but with this smaller mono screen. The final problem im having is that the screen doesnt display a mask, it just opens fully
If its not displaying a mask, I'd double check to make sure the firmwire is correctly loaded.
If the firmware is flashed and still has issues reach out to Chitu systems as I heard of a similar issue happening with other users occasionally but I can't remember the solution.
Any progress on this? I'm having the same issue. Using the new firmware that supposedly supports chitubox pro. I'm going to try flashing the older version (if it's possible to "downgrade").
Flashing the older firmware got the mask to appear. Somewhere along the line the UI got bolloxed, and had to download UI_ALL_LCD.bin and flash that too to fix it. www.dropbox.com/s/xx1boy3iu7rtama/UI_ALL_LCD.bin?dl=0
@@protrainz yeah, in my case i hade to flash it again.
That's new, I've not yet flashed the new firmware, I might wait a bit until the bugs get fixed now...
A resolution drop? Huh, that's odd. Do you think it's worth it?
There is a newer mod that upgrades the screen to a 6" 2k mono screen with a 48-50um pixel size which should be the same resolution as the stock RGB screen, and if you are willing to CNC mill out a custom pocket on the aluminum surface (to accomodate the ribbon cable) its possible to mount a 4k 6" screen on the photon now.
@@HiroCreations interesting. Is CNC really needed? I don't think the resolution drop is that big of a deal but I kinda want to see how it goes. Curious though, what would be the benefits of changing from an RGB to a mono if the resolution dips. I'm using a photon S for this on a chitu v3. Other than the longevity and faster print speeds. Any other benefits?
Is this mod possible on photon zero?
I installed the new screen onto my og photon, with the adaptor, but now my printer won't read any file in the same flash drive I've been using, so I can't update the firmware. I've emailled Chitu, but no response yet. Any thoughts?
Sounds like a corrupt USB, have you tried with a different freshly formatted drive?
@@HiroCreations thank you, I haven’t tried that yet. I don’t think that could be it because I used it frequently without any problems, and it still works well on my computer. But I’ll give that a shot
@@HJabroni Did you find the solution to your problem? I am facing the exact same issue. I am interested in what Jon Williams says in their comment about Newer Version of the OG Photon board. I reached out to Chitu as well. I did not hear back because I just sent it today.
@@TheEzMusician no I ended up ordering a new one. But I get the feeling I wasn’t doing it right. Only because I upgraded the firmware of my new one and it was successful but I think the difference was that I didn’t make sure that the upgrade files were the only ones in the US. drive
@@HJabroni Thank you for your response. Could you clarify what you mean by getting a new one? Do you mean you got a new board, or another printer? Thank you
I'm having issues with the LCD Error T_100 after following these steps. Does anyone happen to know what exactly is the problem?
T_100 error usually is a connection issue or not using an adapter if you are using the OG photon board.
There is a nice troubleshooting guide on the Chitu site here: www.chitusystems.com/knowledge-base/error-type-lcd-error-code-t_-l_/
Next level up is to reach out to their customer support for more troubleshooting help.
i changed out my screen and had to change mother board too for the chitu v3 board . went to re calibrate the levels and z home sends the plate up not down , is this a firmware issue or should i have switched pins on z motor compared to photon s board
Yeah for whatever reason, the stock firmware loaded on the board assumes the polarity of the motor is reversed. There are two easy fixes either changing line M8004 from 1 to -1 (OR -1 to 1) in the machine parameters gcode file that controls the firmware settings. (you want to modify your backup that you generate by running a gcode file with only the backup command M8512 'yourbackupfilename.gcode' )
Or if its easier you change the pin configuration on the motor to be the exact reverse.
Hi. I have installed the 5.5FHD screen, V3 board and new 2.8 touch screen. Updated the firmware and used your Chitubox profile but my Photon won't read the print files. Do I need to update something?
What file are you exporting in chitubox? It seems like with the newer firmware updates that .ctb slices is the only files that the V3 will read and accept now.
@@HiroCreations I imported your FHD Chitu profile above and its saves as a .photon file and I cant select anything else
Do you have another profile I can import that the Photon OG will recognise? Thanks
So this works for only og photon or photon s and fauxton?
Works with OG Photon without needing to change board. Fauxton and Photon S require a board change to use the screen.
@@HiroCreations do you need to change the touch screen as well or is it not necessary
@C.X Ho no need to change the touchscreen if its an OG photon.
@@HiroCreations if it's a photon S? I will change the board, do we change the touchscreen too?
So i bought the 5.5 FHD Mono upgrade for my Photon (i thought i had the OG one), but it seems like I had the newer second version? Does this mean to make it work I need to buy the new 2.8" Screen and V3 Chitu Mobo?
Thanks!
Is the control board PCB green and have an anycubic logo written on it? If so, that's the newer fauxton/photon S type board which won't work at all with the screen. You sadly would have to swap to a Chituboard v3 and 2.8" touchscreen.
Hey there... So I went ahead and swapped screens, my OG photon's screen had blemishes on it. Used your instructions, but i'm having an issue with the firmware. I've tried a couple of USB drives, tried putting the .cdb file but my printer doesn't see this particular file. Anything else is fine though. I went back to anycubic's site and noticed their firmware files are .bin. Wondering if i'm supposed to change the extension?
Wierd, bin files are the standard for making changes to the UI menu or bootup logo image. CBD should be the core firmware files for making changes to the FPGA. I'd recommend reaching out to Chitu support and see what they have to say as the files should be visible and executable.
I'm having the same issue and would like to hear an update Javier.
@@coltonmullins4980 no update. I reached out to chitu and never got a response. I’ve been a little busy with some other things, so I haven’t touched it since.
@@JavierLopezElMagnate dang, I hate to hear that. If I get anything figured out, I'll be sure to post here.
@@JavierLopezElMagnate I hate to tell you this, but it looks like our motherboards are the Photon s boards, rather than the V1. At least, that is what I know my issue is. If you have the V1 board, then I'm not sure what your issue is.
HI Yasu, i have an OG anycubic Photon i ordered this new screen and installed it today everything went well until trying to upload the screen firmware. i downloaded the firmware and put it on the usb drive but the file does not show up on the printer.
any help at all would be appreciated.
I would double check the USB stick on your computer and make sure it loaded. Also make sure the firmware file is on the root directory to avoid confusion. Otherwise worst case, try a different USB stick.
@@HiroCreations Thanks for the fast response the same USB drive loads my prints just fine. do you still think it could be the problem?
@@HiroCreations this is the file name "V1_L055_DXQ1080_P29_F10_A_20_90_100.CBD" does that seem correct?
@@lhofer00 yup that's the right file. It might be worth trying a different stick. Worst case I would recommend reaching out the Chitu's support email. They have been super helpful and responsive when I have issues getting a board or screen setup.
For the life of me I cant get the update.lcd file to read.
I have watched this video multiple time to see if i missed something, but no luck. I can get the .cbd file to read just fine but the .LCD file says its an unknown format. I have the OG board V1, the SX04 Screen w/ adapter. Help please...
That's strange, are you perchance using the newest one on the site? A few other people have reported in with the firmware having issues getting flashed to the board. I did this video with an older version that does not appear to be available anymore.
My rec would be to reach out to support and see if they can supply you with the right file/specific guidance on dealing with that error.
@@HiroCreations Yeah I pulled it directly from Chitusys.
Just to add...Their support is absolutely terrible. Submitting a ticket from the site doesn't even work
Did you figure this out? I assumed the update.lcd file was unnecessary but idk
@Ashton Woollard nah it didn't work I guess I'll have to buy a newer board. The og board is pretty much unsupported now
Hi, so I am trying to follow these instruction when installing the screen to my original Photon printer. but when it comes to updating the firmware when I plug the flashdrive into the printer nothing shows up on the print screen? like my printer cannot read the .LCD and . CBD files from the Chitu website. Is there something I'm missing?
You are the second person I have heard this week to have this issue, I'd recommend reaching out to Chitu support directly and see if they changed something with the firmware they list on the site.
@@HiroCreations okay thanks. I did message them, but haven't heard anything yet.
Have you guys heard anything yet about this issue? I am having the same issue and I'm still waiting to hear back.
@@bravo320zf nothing yet. I've been troubleshooting with Chitu for the last week and they haven't been super great at figuring it out.
@@zaffa43 Anything figured out yet? I've been having the same problem.