Flash an Anet ET4x to Marlin 2+ firmware using ST-Link v2 in Minutes!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2020
- Open source Marlin firmware allows us options with our printer. Anet has heard, and using a ST-Link V2, it is pretty easy. These steps are for the ET4x. As always, when flashing firmware make sure you have the correct model for your printer. Anet has files you can download here.
anet3d.com/blogs/download
An awesome user Karl created a blog that showed how to recover or fix the ET4. I snagged a ST-Link and decided to give it a try and show you how it works.
Link to Karl's Blog www.cnx-software.com/2020/02/...
There was also a desire for the firmware to be open sourced. Today, I can say it is here. Marlin 2.0+ has been released and is available for you to customize to your heart's content. This is a link to the open source firmware github.com/anet-3d/Marlin/tre...
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surprised how little info there is on the x version, glad someone's making videos for them!
Yeah, I noticed that as well. I enjoy mine. I have not posted much as they just work. 👍
Thank you so much! I had brick trying to update direct from printer menu and got stuck at ANET logo. Then I buy the ST-link and now... I'm GREAT with a Marlin 2! Thank you!!!!
Makes my day to hear that! Thanks @possoimprimir-caniprint7916. 💯👍
My printer is an Anet et4x. It makes me suffer a little. It works ! I will try to print something! Thanks for the video!
Cool. :-) Hope it keeps working. :-) Thank you for the note. 👍
@@HLModTech Now it is perfect. Thanks again!
Makes my day to hear that. Have a great weekend!
Very good! Thank you very much!
My pleasure ITSM 1. Thank you for the feedback! 👍💯
Thanks for the easy to follow video. Question - I used these instructions and upgraded to the Marlin 2.0. a while back. Since I'm already running Marlin 2.0, if I want to upgrade Marlin to the newest 2.1.2.1, can I now just compile and upload to the ET4X directly from Visual Studio via USB cable, or do I still need to use the ST-Link and the bin file?
You will need the st link to do it.
awesome, have marlin 2.0 running on my ET4X and set up for manual mesh bed leveling. I can't seem too find any tutorials but is it possible to modify the ET4X to install BLtouch? If possible could to do a video on how to do this? I assume it should be a possibility considering marlin can be tweaked to run with this set up, its just finding how to wire it up. I have seen a video for the A8 by crosslink and other printers but so far cannot find one for the ET4X, if it is even possible (The Daughterboard on my printer has the LV connector missing, but has the z stop switch connector)
I would guess it is possible, but I do not mod printers. I can install firmware... but tweaking it is not something I have chosen to dig into. My best guess would be that someone on the Marlin Discord may be able to nudge you in the right direction. If you do find some cool stuff, feel free to share. Maybe I can be converted into a modder yet. =)
Very easy tutorial, same procedure for ET5? software from Karl's blog is he same for ET5?
Thanks. I do not have an ET5 to test, so I am not sure. I have never seen the inside of one either. I would check the Facebook groups and see what they say.
Cara você salvou, vídeo muito top obrigado!
Great to hear! Thanks for the note and have fun printing! 💯👍
Thanks for the bin file, its no longer on anet. I did find the the touch control is more difficult to navigate with marlin because of the small screen and text so Im debating if I should switch back. Also, can you update the firmware via sd card or usb after installing this or is the bootloader a separate bin?
I have gotten pretty used to the touch screen, but you are right it took a bit. I have done the steps to update via SD, but I ended up selling that one. It worked fine, but I did not find it to be a game change. I really only update firmware when something is flaky. Those printers print for me daily without complaint. Hard to mess with that.
@@HLModTech yeah, the main reason I did it was because the included firmware was very buggy. It would even cause the machine to crash during homing and all sorts of issues if you clicked buttons in a certain sequences. It was like if you didn't use it exactly as they wanted it would not work.
I have 2 of them that are still going strong. One does not have SD, so I can only run it via usb. It was a return that someone had actually ripped the sd card reader off it. Strangest thing I have ever seen but I sure do enjoy the machines for the price.
A query wanted to ask if the restore option after a power outage works
I tested it on the ET4 with marlin 2 and it did not work.
hi my friend, i like so much your video u helpfull so much in my trooble, that printer can use the auto leveling bed?
I do not mod printers... Most everything is possible.. it is just something I do not enjoy.
@@HLModTech no problem thanks for the answer my friend
@@heellgate666 You are welcome. If you learn to level a bed manually it pays off in the end. I have had more than 20 manual printers that I eventually got leveled and printed well. You start to hear and feel the right friction. In the long run, having that skill is worth more than an ABL system. My last 3 printers have had ABL built-in and I dig it. I am still glad I "cut my teeth" with all the manual rigs back in the day though.
Do you know if there is a way to do this using an Arduino instead of getting a st link
I do not. I would guess it is outside the scope of possibilities for an Arduino.
My st-link utility can't connect to target anymore after succesfuly flashed marlin without bootloader. It's there any way to solve this?
I would double check that the wires are connected right. Then maybe try a 2nd pc. I have not had one that was not able to be reconnected yet. Also make sure the printer is powered on. Sad to admit... but I did skip that step once... 🤦♂️
Hallo, its et4x with marlin 2 can use bl touch?
I do not mess with touch... strictly manual. I look at it as one less thing to have to configure.
Dear friend, I have asked in Anet and they do not answer me. Do you know if I can change the mainboard of my Et4x for the Et4pro? I need to mute my printer. Thank you very much.
Anytime you start changing hardware, you have to change firmware... I do not mess with it.
Thanks for the great tutorial, sir.
Please let me ask after I flash successfully can I use BLTouch for ET4X?
Thanks again :D
I have never played with a BLTouch, so I am not sure. I always manually level. My dad always said "it was better to not have all those automatic things"... one more thing that can go wrong. Thanks for watching. 👍
@@HLModTech Thanks for advices. I'm new to 3D printers, I'm having a heat bed problem after few prints, so I have to level it up multiple times, so I'm looking for a way.
Hi! Here can I get the firmware to load in ST ink?
updated the link in the description. Thanks for the note. 👍
Olá, a posição do Home para eixo Z, ficou no centro da mesa. Há como alterar isso,mover para o canto?
I am sure there is, but I am not sure why you would want that. The center of the bed is a typical place for machines to home. In your slicer you can place your part anywhere on the bed if you have a special place you want to print.
Hi Guys, I just order it from alli .... can somebody tell me, why change software... or differences? why do it? thanks a lot
Changing firmware gives you the ability to calibrate it and it opens up the option for you to upgrade the firmware at any time. I’ve got a new ET5X that I have left stock because I can work just as I need and it just works. If you’re happy with the way they print when you get it I would leave it. If you want to dive in and change everything, then you can switch to Marlin but it doesn’t really solve anything. It just gives you things you can adjust that may or may not help.
Hi! How can I level with Marlin on this printer?
You will still have to level manually unless you add a ABL sensor. I have found that mine works fine with manual leveling. It takes some time to get it right, but once you have a system it is one less thing that can break.
very excellent and informative videos, I really want you to help me, the marlin firmware suits me completely, the only thing I want is to increase the temperature of the nozzle from 245 to 260, and the temperature of the bed from 100 to 120 degrees, but I can't figure out how and where to do it , I read a lot of articles, I ask for help
Makes my day to hear you like the video. I don’t think that hardware is capable of hitting the numbers you wish to reach. When you watch how slowly it heats up near the end. I think they Are maxed out.
@@HLModTech let's try it, fix the temperature readings, I would really like to do this, but I can't
Sorry, I do not dig in the firmware for modding. It is just a skill I have not worked on. There is a Marlin Discord though. I bet you can find some great info in there.
Good morning, I just made the firmware change to my ET4X and it was a success. Thank you very much for the video. But I have a question, can you change the language to Spanish? I live in Menorca - Balearic Islands. Greetings from here.
It is possible, but you have to make a change in the firmware files to do it. I started creating a video for it about a week ago, but have not finished. It gets a little tricky and I always worry about users missing a step and have a end result they are not pleased with. =( I will see what I can do to get you a video though.
Gracias por la rápida respuesta. Esperaré tu vídeo. Me gusta lo bien que lo explicas. Muchísimas gracias por compartir tus conocimientos.
Is there any way to flash Marlin without ST link?
There is something called J-link I believe, but at the moment there is no way to do it without a device that connects to and programs the board.
can you upload et4x open source firmware? i cant open the forum web
I just shot a note to Anet to see if there is a new location for it.
i'm want the same, bro
is this the only way to update them i have 4 et4x
Yes. I have read that once you update this way, you can update the bootloader too which will allow you to update via SD card. I have not tested that yet though.
Would like to see a tutorial on marlin 2 with a BLtouch for these printers.
It's crazy how anet is literally deleting people's posts when they ask how to do it, because they want to sell you an entire printer, just for auto leveling.
Differences between the Anet ET4, and ET4X:
Color:
Blue - ET4X
Red - ET4
Z-Limit Switch:
Bottom - ET4X
Top - ET4
Touch Sensor:
No - ET4X
Yes - ET4
That's it.. there's no other differences, mainboard, screen, hardware, all is exactly the same.
I do not fiddle with the touch sensors so I will not be much help there. Where are the post being deleted? FB or some forums?
@@HLModTech On the ANET forums. they've also deleted from facebook. Honestly... if i had done a ltitle more research into the company, i would have spent a few more bucks on a creality printer, their support is spot on.. anet.. they don't care once they get your money, you're pretty much on your own.
When i hit program nothing comes up... everything els says connected and drivers etc are working fine. any ideas?
I would start by double checking the wires. Not every ST-link has the same pinout. I have also missed the pins inside before. Older eyes... =) Lastly the ET4x does need to be powered on... missed the step before too... =) At least I learn from my mistakes though. =)
@HL ModTech thanks for the reply, everything is connected correctly and detected by windows, only difference is that I have formatted my PC, but nothing is abnormal from how it was before as its a pc I have setup purely for my printers, I managed to flash it before hand but now im Stuck on white screen and when I click program it dose not even bring another dialogue up, pulling my hair out all day with it tried different software versions v4.10 v4.50 and v4.60 don't get it :-/
I am really confused by the version numbers. The only tool I had used to send the firmware was the ST-Link utility.
@HL ModTech sorry I meant the version of St link software turns out it was my PC I run it through a vm and it worked only issue I got is its all marlin French 🤣 seems to be only working version for me, least its progression its been out of commission for about 6 months now, I did send you a pm on fb as I was all out of ideas 🫤 but now I just need some one who can help me recompile the marlin fw I got into English if I can't, probably waste another day on it tomorrow lol
So I was having issues with the software itself. It would NOT save, load files or read the target. Appeared like everything worked but in reality nothing did. It would show as if it was doing something but the files would not open nor save. What I had to do was update the firmware of the ST-link doodad.
To do that:
1) Select ST-LINK -> Firmware Update. Try to update and it will say something like "ST-Link is not in the DFU mode".
2) Disconnect the USB cable
3) Reconnect the USB cable
4) Press upgrade again
5) You can now press YES bottom right to upgrade the firmware.
Thanks for the info. After seeing images of the St-link having different pins and such, I guess I am not surprised there would be updates too. Were you successful in the end?
@@HLModTech Yes, after upgrading the firmware of the ST-LINK V2 itself everything worked just like in your video! Just a buyer beware, that not all ST-LINK V2s are created equal.