After struggling with firmware updating with my Ender 3 V3 SE, watched TH-cam videos and posts that didn't help, I solved it with try and errors. So here is an updated help file written by me in a clear and easy English. Hope it will help for many beginners to update the firmware of the mainboard and LCD. As a new Ender printer user, I even didn't know that the LCD screen have it's own SD card, and the new model is different from all TH-cam video I watched. there is no screws to open it, and you will break the plastic if you try. but no need to open, because the SD card slot is just there on the left side. For updating the mainboard firmware, I copied the bin file to an SD card, but than the LCD screen turn black, and that's where my journey began. At the end it solved, and if you follow this help file I guess you will crack it also. good luck !! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Printer: Ender-3 V3 SE Printer Mainboard: HWCR4NS200320C13 Notes: The firmware is Ender-3V3 SE Factory standard version Support eleven languages。 this update include LCD firmware files, witch is mandatory to update in most cases of updating the mainboard. Firmware update content: 1. Add Korean language. 2. When optimizing and editing the levelling data, the nozzle follows the coordinate changes in real time. 3. Added CR_Touch exception interface handling during printing process. 4. Fixed the bug in the automatic feeding function.------Known issues 5. The boot guide interface adds automatic height alignment and automatic levelling operations and CR Touch exception handling content. Display (LCD) firmware update： 1. Format the TF card on the computer side, and select 4096 for the allocation unit size (max 16GB card allowed or belter max 8GB sd card size). 2. Copy the screen firmware folder "TJC_SET" into the TF card (Copy to main folder). 3. Turn off the printer (important) 4. Insert the TF card into the card slot on the left side of the LCD screen (not to the SD card of the printer - take of the LCD and see a small slot on the left). 5. Turn on the printer and wait for the update to finish. (you will see on the screen percentage count 1-100%). 6. If update succeed, you will see a message "update succeed".) 7. After update done, turn off the printer. 8. Remove the TF card and delete the files in your pc.
Errors with LCD firmware updates: 1. If the screen say that the card in not formatted to FAT32, reformat it and make sure you choose FAT32 in the format dropdown menu. 2. If you cannot avoid errors with SD card reason, change to max 8GB SD card and format again (at some cases a large sd cards do not accepted by the LCD or/and the printer).
Mainboard firmware update: 1. Format the SD card on the computer side, and select 4096 for the allocation unit size. 2. Put the firmware file "Ender-3 V3 SE_HWCR4NS200320C13_SWV1.0.6_GD303.bin" into the root directory of SD card (make sure there is no other files or folders in the SD card). 3. Turn off the printer 4. Insert the SD card into the card slot on the left side of the printer body (where the mainboard is). 5. Turn on the printer and wait for the update to finish. 6. After finishing the update, remove the SD card from the printer slot and delete the bin file in it.
Errors with Mainboard firmware updates: 1. If after update the board firmware you get a black LCD screen or screen with chines letters but no menu, it means you need to update your LCD screen firmware 2. If the update progress do not start or get some issues, some users suggested changing the bin file name to "firmware.bin" and try again.
I need to rotate the TOUCH because the screen is already working but with the touch functions inverted and I change values in touch numbers positions but nothing changes.@@Zachary3DPrints
I picked up a Creality Ender 3 Pro for $40 with the assumption the screen was bad. I have a Ender 3 V2 I tested it on and it worked fine. Found this video. Already checked connections and no improvement so on to firmware. I appreciate the detail you put into this. I feel a lot more confident attempting the update with this tutorial. Thank you! Hopefully it works.
Was a Christmas Present for my 10 y/o daughter... she asked Santa for this one and he said sure thing! So, got all the way to this and BAM. Black screen but the fan on the extruder box dealio was running. Tried everything but firmware as when I took the power inverter box apart and checked those connections, THAT was where my problem was. Thanks for the video. I checked everything based on your vid! Cheers dude!
Hey Thank you! Amazing that your daughter is going to try 3D Printing! Very cool. I didn't mention the loose power wires, but I guess you were triggered by the loose connections...
I own the Mars 4 Ultra. It turned out that the screen cable wasn't fully plugged in; It had been tapped to stay in place, lol. Fortunately, fixing the cable in the correct position and closing the clips resolved my issue. Thanks for the help!
It was firmware for me. My Ender 3 Pro is over 3 years old and the firmware resides on the SD card that the print file is on, not sure if later Ender 3s are the same. Fortunately, every time I make a change to the firmware (BL Touch, etc) I keep a copy on my desktop as a ,"Just in Case". Forgot about that until watching this video. Thank you, Liked and Subscribed.
Hi, hope you can give me some help. I have an ender 3 v2 printer, the problem is that I updated the firmware on it and now the lcd is beeping with black screen, i have narrowed it down to the lcd because i changed the lcd with a spare one i had and that is working, any ideas on how to fix it would be great, TIA.
I think that the firmware update did do also something with the display, causing the beeping sound. Ask Creality support or check their site for a solution
How long does it take for the firmware to load to printer. I have a creality ender 3. Gotten from a friend that never took it out of the box. When I powered it up for first time. Was checking all the motor movements. Started setting up the heat for first print. The screen went black. Loaded firmware on new SD card. Turned on the printer, and the screen seemed to be fixed. As I was setting up printer for first print. The screen started flashing and now is only blue. Please help me if you can
Awesome video. Thank you! Firmware update fixed my Ender 3 Pro. Funny thing is that my firmware was so old from 2021 and the new one is very different. It has filament change which I used to do manually. And my printer is noticeably quieter. The menus have changed a bit but it's working great now.
Great to hear! Yes, it is indeed good to check for updates once in a while, even this old printer -since it is still sold by Creality- is very popular, they do these updates and adding more functions to them too, which I really like.
Thank you. Mine just stopped working on its own. I flashed the firmware and it started working.. It was not the cables since I had not moved the printer at all. At 2:52 you mention 3 screws it's actually 4 screws the 4th one is at the top. Just in case someone else is frustrated like myself for 30 minutes haha.
hi, i have bought a used Ender v2 and printed i test, it worked well until the blue screen happened. i tried new firmware and everything in this video, its still not working.
Hey, sorry for my late reaction. Is the issues solved already? Does the screen turn on? Is the ribbon cable inserted correctly? Please check with @Creality Support
@@Zachary3DPrints yeah I resolved it by getting pissed and slapping it face down against my table, grabbing a beer, and came back to it working lmao. Not sure if it was the slap on the table or just coincidence. But it wasn’t working after unplugging and replugging powering off/on etc multiple times lmao. I’m just glad I didn’t have to send it back 🤣
Hey, great question. Sure I want to help out on this! Maybe it does help, when you update the firmware. www.creality.com/pages/download-CR-M4 If that doesn't help, let me know
I installed a TFT 480x320 screen with Marlin 2.0.9.5 and everything is fine except for the fact that the result of touching menus are inverted, if I touch + it acts like - , if I touch the fan icon on the scrren brings me the menu for extruder and viceversa. If I touch the Tools icon it shows the SD card files and if i touch SD card icon it shows the configuration menus. Can it be fixed?
OK, which brand is that screen? It normally should be working with the standard cable in the right EXT3 port together with the 5-pins wire if it is Bigtreetech TFT screen. Check the manual online to see if it is correctly connected. Which Board do you have in the Printer?
I don't know to be honest. If I check on this board with the screen, I don't see how they are attached. The Board needs a 2x5 pin connector while the screen needs the flat cable
Please assist l recently bought and assembled a creality ender 3v2. I hadn't leveled it and wanted see how it displayed. It turned on but it started releasing smoke and so l turned it off. Please help . I am in Zimbabwe.
Hey buddy, I'm sorry for my late reply... did you checked where the smoke came from? did you buy this printer locally? If you bought this brand new, please contact Creality support for your warranty
I was stuck on Blue Creality screen. I took back off to confrim verision and downloaded firmware. I inserted in Ender and now there is a beep coming from screen. It stops when unplug ribbion HELP
Ender 5. Juat got it off a dude from Facebook worked great for a few months, blue screen, followed instructions. The engraving doesnt help i still dont know which one to download
In the end one of them did work? Who was the lucky one? Yeah Creality needs to have one board with the right firmware so that people know for sure which one it the right one. Now having more connectivity could mean in a better system to update the firmware by wifi or ethernet
Sorry for my late reply, is your issue solved? I think that the max temp is caused by a faulty thermistor. If the printer is turned on, does it directly say max temp? Check the wiring from the bottom of the bed see if they are screwed in too tight --> loosen the screw a little bit
If This doesn't help, I'm Putting the 3D Printer in A Field and Shooting 300BO At It Until Nothing Is Standing!!! I'll give THIS Video A Try.... Hope it Works, I Have HAD IT With this STUPID CHINESE BS PRINTER
I have asked Creality about this on Twitter, but I didn't get any responds. Maybe you can but a normal Creality controller board... Or but a Bigthreetech board!
After struggling with firmware updating with my Ender 3 V3 SE, watched TH-cam videos and posts that didn't help, I solved it with try and errors.
So here is an updated help file written by me in a clear and easy English.
Hope it will help for many beginners to update the firmware of the mainboard and LCD.
As a new Ender printer user, I even didn't know that the LCD screen have it's own SD card, and the new model is different from all TH-cam video I watched. there is no screws to open it, and you will break the plastic if you try. but no need to open, because the SD card slot is just there on the left side.
For updating the mainboard firmware, I copied the bin file to an SD card, but than the LCD screen turn black, and that's where my journey began.
At the end it solved, and if you follow this help file I guess you will crack it also.
good luck !!
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Printer: Ender-3 V3 SE
Printer Mainboard: HWCR4NS200320C13
Notes:
The firmware is Ender-3V3 SE Factory standard version Support eleven languages。
this update include LCD firmware files, witch is mandatory to update in most cases of updating the mainboard.
Firmware update content:
1. Add Korean language.
2. When optimizing and editing the levelling data, the nozzle follows the coordinate changes in real time.
3. Added CR_Touch exception interface handling during printing process.
4. Fixed the bug in the automatic feeding function.------Known issues
5. The boot guide interface adds automatic height alignment and automatic levelling operations and CR Touch exception handling content.
Display (LCD) firmware update：
1. Format the TF card on the computer side, and select 4096 for the allocation unit size (max 16GB card allowed or belter max 8GB sd card size).
2. Copy the screen firmware folder "TJC_SET" into the TF card (Copy to main folder).
3. Turn off the printer (important)
4. Insert the TF card into the card slot on the left side of the LCD screen (not to the SD card of the printer - take of the LCD and see a small slot on the left).
5. Turn on the printer and wait for the update to finish. (you will see on the screen percentage count 1-100%).
6. If update succeed, you will see a message "update succeed".)
7. After update done, turn off the printer.
8. Remove the TF card and delete the files in your pc.
Errors with LCD firmware updates:
1. If the screen say that the card in not formatted to FAT32, reformat it and make sure you choose FAT32 in the format dropdown menu.
2. If you cannot avoid errors with SD card reason, change to max 8GB SD card and format again (at some cases a large sd cards do not accepted by the LCD or/and the printer).
Mainboard firmware update:
1. Format the SD card on the computer side, and select 4096 for the allocation unit size.
2. Put the firmware file "Ender-3 V3 SE_HWCR4NS200320C13_SWV1.0.6_GD303.bin" into the root directory of SD card (make sure there is no other files or folders in the SD card).
3. Turn off the printer
4. Insert the SD card into the card slot on the left side of the printer body (where the mainboard is).
5. Turn on the printer and wait for the update to finish.
6. After finishing the update, remove the SD card from the printer slot and delete the bin file in it.
Errors with Mainboard firmware updates:
1. If after update the board firmware you get a black LCD screen or screen with chines letters but no menu, it means you need to update your LCD screen firmware
2. If the update progress do not start or get some issues, some users suggested changing the bin file name to "firmware.bin" and try again.
I have pinned this comment, so it might help others too!
I need to rotate the TOUCH because the screen is already working but with the touch functions inverted and I change values in touch numbers positions but nothing changes.@@Zachary3DPrints
@@Zachary3DPrints your video was not very good Zach. You should make a video with this in it, and thank this guy
@gavares3 the analytics says otherwise and what this person says is about a different printer in the Ender series V3 SE, which I don’t have 😉
I picked up a Creality Ender 3 Pro for $40 with the assumption the screen was bad. I have a Ender 3 V2 I tested it on and it worked fine. Found this video. Already checked connections and no improvement so on to firmware. I appreciate the detail you put into this. I feel a lot more confident attempting the update with this tutorial. Thank you! Hopefully it works.
Was a Christmas Present for my 10 y/o daughter... she asked Santa for this one and he said sure thing! So, got all the way to this and BAM. Black screen but the fan on the extruder box dealio was running. Tried everything but firmware as when I took the power inverter box apart and checked those connections, THAT was where my problem was. Thanks for the video. I checked everything based on your vid! Cheers dude!
Hey Thank you! Amazing that your daughter is going to try 3D Printing! Very cool.
I didn't mention the loose power wires, but I guess you were triggered by the loose connections...
Just wanted to say that this video saved my printer from being an expensive paper weight. Thank you!
Oh that is great, glad to hear that this video did help you out
Oh wow, thankyou , it worked. That was probably the quickest fix I've ever had.
I'm glad to hear that it worked for you! Quick fixes are always the best kind.
You just single-handedly helped me fix an ender 3 pro that I found in the recycling centre. Thanks! 😁👍🏻
Oh wow... that is amazing! I should visit the recycling centers too!
I own the Mars 4 Ultra. It turned out that the screen cable wasn't fully plugged in; It had been tapped to stay in place, lol. Fortunately, fixing the cable in the correct position and closing the clips resolved my issue. Thanks for the help!
This even helped you to get your printer going? That's awesome, I didn't think that this would other printers help as well!
Thanks so much this helped my printer tripped a circuit and must off unflashed the firmware this helped so much thanks
OMG, that is amazing. Happy printing
Worked perfect! Thank you
I love it that this helped you! Have fun printing!
Firmware reinstall saved it, thanks for the video.
That is great to hear!
It was firmware for me. My Ender 3 Pro is over 3 years old and the firmware resides on the SD card that the print file is on, not sure if later Ender 3s are the same. Fortunately, every time I make a change to the firmware (BL Touch, etc) I keep a copy on my desktop as a ,"Just in Case". Forgot about that until watching this video. Thank you, Liked and Subscribed.
thanks man your video is very helpfull..thanks a lot..
Glad it helped
Thank you the new firmware fixed it! It was in chinese after, but I found another video to fix that too
Glad I could help
Why would his fix result in Chinese? I'm looking to 'fix' to get rid of the Chinese. :/ @@Zachary3DPrints
Hi, hope you can give me some help. I have an ender 3 v2 printer, the problem is that I updated the firmware on it and now the lcd is beeping with black screen, i have narrowed it down to the lcd because i changed the lcd with a spare one i had and that is working, any ideas on how to fix it would be great, TIA.
I think that the firmware update did do also something with the display, causing the beeping sound. Ask Creality support or check their site for a solution
How long does it take for the firmware to load to printer. I have a creality ender 3. Gotten from a friend that never took it out of the box. When I powered it up for first time. Was checking all the motor movements. Started setting up the heat for first print. The screen went black. Loaded firmware on new SD card. Turned on the printer, and the screen seemed to be fixed. As I was setting up printer for first print. The screen started flashing and now is only blue. Please help me if you can
Awesome video. Thank you!
Firmware update fixed my Ender 3 Pro. Funny thing is that my firmware was so old from 2021 and the new one is very different. It has filament change which I used to do manually. And my printer is noticeably quieter. The menus have changed a bit but it's working great now.
Great to hear! Yes, it is indeed good to check for updates once in a while, even this old printer -since it is still sold by Creality- is very popular, they do these updates and adding more functions to them too, which I really like.
Thank you. Mine just stopped working on its own. I flashed the firmware and it started working..
It was not the cables since I had not moved the printer at all.
At 2:52 you mention 3 screws it's actually 4 screws the 4th one is at the top. Just in case someone else is frustrated like myself for 30 minutes haha.
Thank you. Didn't I showed that 4th screw before? Hmmm, weird
You probably did. I'm just impatient skipping through the video.
Yeah, most people do skip parts... Funny part is, that if I would leave something out... they will always call me out on that part 😅😉
Oh wow, thankyou
hi, I have an ender 3 but I don't understand what file I have to put in it.
I have the same card you show in the video
OK, and did you downloaded the firmware on the SD card?
hi, i have bought a used Ender v2 and printed i test, it worked well until the blue screen happened. i tried new firmware and everything in this video, its still not working.
Lol I’m in the same boat, I installed some tl smoothers and then my printer what itself
Sorry to hear this, are you having the same issue still? Sorry for the late reply
@@Zachary3DPrints can you do this for the neo
I’m having the same problem it just keeps beeping
@@elfrostytv have u found the answer ?
Thanks a lot!
You're welcome
Changed motherboard on ender 3 neo, screen blank. How can I flash the firmware if the screen is powered on but is just blank blue screen?
I don't know which brand you did use on the Ender-3 Neo, but maybe checking on the Brands support site for their latest firmware
I just got an ender 3 v3 ke today and the screen is unresponsive does it need a firmware update or do I need to return it?
Hey, sorry for my late reaction. Is the issues solved already? Does the screen turn on? Is the ribbon cable inserted correctly? Please check with @Creality Support
@@Zachary3DPrints yeah I resolved it by getting pissed and slapping it face down against my table, grabbing a beer, and came back to it working lmao. Not sure if it was the slap on the table or just coincidence. But it wasn’t working after unplugging and replugging powering off/on etc multiple times lmao. I’m just glad I didn’t have to send it back 🤣
Hola! tal vez puedas ayudarme, tengo una CR-M4, no hace el autonivelamiento ni imprime y se queda en la pantalla de carga, ayuda!
Hey, great question. Sure I want to help out on this! Maybe it does help, when you update the firmware.
www.creality.com/pages/download-CR-M4
If that doesn't help, let me know
I installed a TFT 480x320 screen with Marlin 2.0.9.5 and everything is fine except for the fact that the result of touching menus are inverted, if I touch + it acts like - , if I touch the fan icon on the scrren brings me the menu for extruder and viceversa. If I touch the Tools icon it shows the SD card files and if i touch SD card icon it shows the configuration menus. Can it be fixed?
OK, which brand is that screen? It normally should be working with the standard cable in the right EXT3 port together with the 5-pins wire if it is Bigtreetech TFT screen. Check the manual online to see if it is correctly connected. Which Board do you have in the Printer?
It is a Tronxy TFT 480x320 screen that is actually supported in MArlin, the board is a Geeetech SPARK.
@@Zachary3DPrints
I don't know to be honest. If I check on this board with the screen, I don't see how they are attached. The Board needs a 2x5 pin connector while the screen needs the flat cable
Just solved it, automatic calibration + M995, from pronterface I took note of the numbers and inverted them and violá.
A Tronxy screen with a Geeetech Spark but unfortunately the board came deffective.
@@Zachary3DPrints
Please assist l recently bought and assembled a creality ender 3v2. I hadn't leveled it and wanted see how it displayed. It turned on but it started releasing smoke and so l turned it off. Please help . I am in Zimbabwe.
Hey buddy, I'm sorry for my late reply... did you checked where the smoke came from? did you buy this printer locally?
If you bought this brand new, please contact Creality support for your warranty
Muito bom!!! Brazil!!!
Muito obrigado meu amigo. Que bom que ajudou
I was stuck on Blue Creality screen. I took back off to confrim verision and downloaded firmware. I inserted in Ender and now there is a beep coming from screen. It stops when unplug ribbion HELP
Hi, please check your board that is in the printer, which version it is, go to the creality website, and download the right version.
I actually did that. It's a Crealty V4.2.2 with GigaDevice. I went to site and downloaded but it started the beeping after..😢
What is GigaDevice?
Ender 5. Juat got it off a dude from Facebook worked great for a few months, blue screen, followed instructions. The engraving doesnt help i still dont know which one to download
Hey Redeyedmonster, did you try the firmware on this Google Drive from Creality drive.google.com/drive/folders/16596EvFWv9C9ClbavmHPc4J3MJ4_N3h_
My problem too in my ender 3 LCD, dan in main board dead to how to fix
If the board is dead, maybe checking with Creality if they can send a replacement board or upgrade the board for a BTT SKR
Nice troubleshooting
Thank you Tripod
why would you not put links in the description? not a lot of help without those as the same google drive link you used seems impossible to find.......
Oh buddy, I'm sorry... I didn't put the link in the video what I usually do. I have add it in there.
I put the firmware on the sd card but if I put for example home all it says an error
Ok, that is weird, try to redo the process and check your board and the right firmware version
@@Zachary3DPrints I tried about 50 firmwares that day but nothing, the next day all the ones I tried worked for me
@@Zachary3DPrints That's a mystery
In the end one of them did work? Who was the lucky one? Yeah Creality needs to have one board with the right firmware so that people know for sure which one it the right one. Now having more connectivity could mean in a better system to update the firmware by wifi or ethernet
@@Zachary3DPrints where did i download the correct firmware? I don't really know, but I prefer to keep it on my computer
My printer shows a maxtemp error for the bed even though the bed is cold
Sorry for my late reply, is your issue solved? I think that the max temp is caused by a faulty thermistor. If the printer is turned on, does it directly say max temp? Check the wiring from the bottom of the bed see if they are screwed in too tight --> loosen the screw a little bit
@@Zachary3DPrints alright
I tried this, and it did not work. What else could it be?
I thought something was wrong!
Turns out it was just turned off 😅
thanks!!!
what genius thought it would be a good idea to pour hot glue all over the circuit board?!
They do this to secure the connectors during transport and usage... But a bit lees glue would be way better
I did all this and my printer will print the test strip and then before it even finished the first layer it freezes and I have to restart the printer
Maybe checking Creality support or the user group
Thx you k1 3d printer screen just turn on
Oh your K1 printer had this issue? Cool that it did work for you
Please advise asap
i have an issue, just like in this video, i'm gonna try it, cause this problem gonna make me sick and can't make me sleep in a right time
If This doesn't help, I'm Putting the 3D Printer in A Field and Shooting 300BO At It Until Nothing Is Standing!!! I'll give THIS Video A Try.... Hope it Works, I Have HAD IT With this STUPID CHINESE BS PRINTER
I think you have had more issues with this printer before then? Did the video helped with the screen issue
Sorry It should say GigoDevice
I have asked Creality about this on Twitter, but I didn't get any responds. Maybe you can but a normal Creality controller board... Or but a Bigthreetech board!
None of this worked
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. From when is your Creality Ender-3 Pro?