The firmware site currently doesn’t support the CR-6SE but does support the 4.2.7 board for those that install that board on an Ender 3. Sorry for any confusion I might have caused.
Just had this happen to me today. Replaced bad Ender 3 board with this new board and my bed level just skips right through. Glad to know I’m not the only one! Thank you!
Hi- How long did it take for you to gain access to the firmware? I created an account. Paid through paypal. It's only been an hour, but I'm curious. I've had so many issues with my E3 4.2.7 since adding my BLtouch 3.1. Weird glitchy random things. Tonnes of great prints, then boom. Test prints good. Regardless. I'm hoping this is at least helps. By the way, your videos are great help!
@@FilamentFriday when you register, you get a confirmation email. Then you pay for the subscription. Theyre two separate actions. I registered. Received my confirmation email. Logged into my account. Then paid. Regardless, it's obviously not your issue. I was just curious how long it took. Clearly you didn't have a problem. Thanks for the response.
I went with that too and haven't looked back. Though it does require you to setup the firmware yourself for the customizations that you have. Another learning curve.. That said, my e3 mini v2 has served me perfectly..
Same here. The SKR Mini E3 is an excellent board for the buck. I'm using it for 8 months. Enabled lot's of features. Made lots of tests. Any problems that I have was because I was doing something wrong. The board always works perfectly.
And this is why as soon as a fresher ender arrives, I throw a BTT board in! I cant thank you enough for the constant information, you're the man Chuck! Saved me countless times....
Thanks! This video cleared the issue up for me. I thought I was losing my mind trying to find official Creality firmware for my 4.2.7 board. That nightly build site was worth the subscription.
Thank you so much for posting this! And thank you comments section for confirming my printers symptoms! I tried so many forums and nothing pointed to this! Really wish Creality would update their firmware....but as long as SOMEONE is doing it, then thats all that matters!
man. glad i FINALLY came across this video...my wife and i have been battling trying to get the 3 pro to take a firmware update and nothing would work. back and forth between a messed up and pixelated screen...to blank blue screen etc. we even have a 4.2.7 board and new screen on order fearing something was messed up...we download the newest build from this site, low and behold...it works again! you are the best chep!
Thank you Chuck a lot of stuff makes sense now. I have an Ender 3 Pro and just upgraded to the 4.2.7 board and was wondering why the leveling profile ended up the way it was. It sure has been a learning experience the past few months since I got my printer, You did a great job explaining what is up with these and it was very helpful
I have not share anything yet. Just compiling for to my own use. There is also much different settings to play with which depends what kind of setup you have. I have learn to compile by looking how to videos and your videos have been in help to learn how to update the firmware. So thanks to you too. :)
I use Ender 3s in my classroom because of the price your channel has saved me so much frustration. I am now using that firmware with my BL touches on solid mount beds. That simple set up works perfectly every time for the students.
I just want to say thank you! You saved me a ton of extra headache.. I just got a used ender 3 with the 32 bit 4.2.2 board and the stock firmware was a nightmare! I was having such a hard time getting anything to print. I went to that site, made a donation and downloaded the firmware. It WORKED like a freaking charm!!
You were right, that website was 100% worth it. The firmware I was running literally didn't even work. Z offset was completely wrong, now its working great. You can donate what you want to get membership by the way.
I upgraded my 8-bit to a skr mini v2.0 with latest firmware from their GitHub. I can highly recommend this for anyone. Silent drivers, built in bed levelling features and the quality of the prints are better than the 8 bit. And it’s really cheap and moderately easy to do. I’m on a ender 3 pro. Only other upgrades are glass bed and yellow bed springs.
I have been trying for days to update my firmware in my ender 3 pro in so many different ways, i tried the original several times and it was always an issue with this. I downloaded from the webpage and it work like a charm the first time!
Fiasco is a good word for it. I got a Ender 5 pro, came with an 8 bit board. A week or two later they ship with the 32 bit board. I decided to change that as I wanted an easy way to install a BLtouch and the runout sensor connection was nice. However, all the cables were glued into place and my E cable was damaged (somehow) when I removed it. I had to order a new cable. That and the confusing array of firmware with and without features means this is definitely still a tinkerer thing - but personally I want to tinker with making prints, not doing endless 'upgrades' for something that should already work.
You just described the exact reason I started the Marlin Firmware Service. Not everyone is a programmer and has the ability or even want to figure out how to build firmware for their printers. Some just buy a printer to focus on printing - not the intricate workings of firmware and low level problems.
@@CRCinAU I've compiled Marlin, but actually you end up introducing more bugs or things like mesh levelling actually made leveling harder to achieve of control (on the fly adjustment for calibration is essential - controlling the stepper motors ads another variable for error). Any chance of adding BL touch firmware for the Ender 5? Currently you just have the stock I think...
@@airingcupboard not as yet, but you can always use the Firmware Builder to do that. It'll allow you to add or remove popular features as required. It's included in your subscription.
Thanks for helping to clear up the mess of boards that Creality has made! I went a different route: Got me a BTT SKR board, and learned how to compile firmware to match. Now I'm printing ducts, soldering buck converters, crimping connectors on wires and ordering larger low rpm fans to get a whisper silent machine. This is getting out of hand :joy: But I learned a ton of new things... I guess it's all good.
Same. Thanks Chuck for all your efforts and the great community of followers you have. Been printing almost every day for 5 months, wonderful journey, now getting small orders for custom parts and deep into leaning Solidworks.
Easy way to tell the difference between 8 bit and 32 bit boards is the usb connector, its usb mini b on 8 bits, 32 bits have micro usb. Also, the 4.2.7 does not have the same drivers as the 4.2.2 either, 4.2.2 in the ender 3 v2 has tmc 2208's (HR 4988 for ender 3 v1), the 4.2.7 has tmc 2225, which is just tmc 2208's with a different package, but the pins are indeed different, which requires changes in marlin.
Thank you for this awesome video. I bought an Ender 5 Pro from Amazon that arrived about a week ago, and although I am thrilled with the general construction and print quality of the machine, I was very disappointed with its firmware. The menu was missing a lot of the functions that I was used to seeing in my other printers, and what's more, the Creality site did not have the source code for their version of Marlin for the Ender 5 Pro; all you can find are compiled .bin files. After watching some 'Teaching Tech' videos about how to customize 32-bit Marlin 2.0 firmware using Visual Studio Code, I was able to download the latest 'bugfix' version of Marlin and customize it properly for my Ender 5 Pro. Now I not only have the filament change function, but I also have 4-corner (plus center) assisted bed leveling, Z-axis babystepping, individual homing on all three axes, and a 'refresh media' function that works well with my SD to micro-SD card adapter. But, at the same time I am very disappointed in Creality for not including at least some of the functionality that I added in the firmware. For crying out loud, if I was able to figure out how to do it in a few hours, they should have been able to do this, and it would cost them virtually nothing. Thanks again for your excellent videos.
@@FilamentFriday I did post a link to it in the official Creality Ender 5 Facebook group. (I would post that link here, but I am not sure if links are allowed in comments.)
The easy solution to all the board confusion is just to buy a Bigtreetech SKR Mini E3 v2.0 board and flash it with the latest Marlin build from their GitHub. The board is 32-bit with silent drivers and is a dropping replacement.
its a drop in for 8 bit enders but not 32 bit enders (will fit both screw holes) but slight amount of Dremel work required as face plate holes slightly different
Spot on Chuck. The folks at Creality are obviously smart, so why they would not invest an hour of time to put out good firmware with the latest features and bug fixes is beyond me. I can understand the different boards, as long as its well documented there is no issue. But they don't do that. I have the impression its a bunch of engineering types in the lab with no business sense. Fortunately I have taken the time to learn how to compile the latest with best features for my Ender 3 4.2.2 board. It's great that there is a site willing to build them daily for people who would rather not go down that rabbit hole.
I can't take all the credit - there are a number of hard working contributors to Marlin who fix a ton of problems. I do my best to make sure these guys are recognised and rewarded for their efforts as well - and its all made possible by the subscriptions to my site. Thanks to this video, the number of subscriptions have increased - and I'm currently contacting a number of Marlin contributors to organise sponsorship of their efforts or increase their current sponsorship levels to encourage them to keep contributing to Marlin. We all benefit from their work - and I don't want them to be ignored.
@@CRCinAU On the page posted, there is no firmware for Ender 3 PRO. I have an Ender 3 PRO with a new version 4.2.7 board and bltouch. The bed of the ender 3 is 220x220 and the PRO is 235x235. ¿?
@@GaryJWright Thank you. I have tried it too, but there is a problem with the steppers. The TMC2208 come out by default and cannot be changed. The 4.2.7 board carries TMC2225
Thank you-- I was trying Pause at Height on my Ender 3 V2 with Cura and Prusaslicer to insert an M5 nut and it kept failing-- thought I was doing something wrong. This really helped. Downloaded the new firmware and so far life is good.
I had that AWFUL problem with my ender 3 v2 that Thomas Sanladerer also had. In vase mode, the print head slowed down every quarter of a layer to deposit a little blob of filament, and it looked like my vases had acne😂. I ended up compiling my own firmware using the files from GitHub and the example configuration from there. It entirely solved the problem, and it actually solved the "store configuration" problem where it saved configurations on the sd card instead of on the board. It also fixed some translation errors in the display. I followed Teaching Tech's guide, which made it really easy for me. Overall, the ender 3 V2 is a great machine, and you definitely get more bang for your buck with that one over the CR6 SE.
I have a ender 3 (4.2.2 labeled board) currently running Creality's Marlin v 1.0.1. I am currently having the exact same issue with printing a vase using cura. I sliced with Prusa and was able to create the vase without the pimples. After endless research regarding this issue, and all the articles about refraction settings, I was very glad to see your post because I NEVER would have thought it was a firmware issue. Thanks for posting. So now my question (Chuck), is...am I able o upgrade my current board to the latest 4.2.7 using this stock board that came with my ender? If not, then I am looking at best options to upgrade board and fw. The popular options seem to be SK3 or TH3D boards. I have viewed pro's and con's of both. Input is welcome. TIA
@@rizzocow Wait, what do you mean with upgrading your current one to the 4.2.7? You have a standard Ender 3 with a 4.2.2 board and non silent stepper drivers right? If you do, then updating the firmware with a non Creality one should solve your problem.
@@leonardobassi2440 Sorry for the confusion (new to 3d printing and eager to learn all I can), and yes you are correct about upgrading my firmware. that is absolutely my intent. The question that i still can't get my (small) brain to to get is,...am I able to update this stock 4.22.creality board to the latest version of any Marlin The version of marlin are almost as confusing as creality's board markings. Tanks again for the response
Well, Creality has done a great job of making all this as clear as mud haven't they? Think only thing missing in this is a flow chart arranged in a starmesh topology LO Thank for the information Chuck!
you didnt mention that not even all e3v2 4.2.2 silent driver boards are the same. some support linear advance while some dont. the tmc2208 drivers they use shouldnt at least not in the stealthchop silent mode without uart so im suspecting that some boards might be running some other maybe counterfeit driver that might be even in some ways functionally superior to a real 2208 due to linear advance support.
I think it's more of cost cutting measure than an upgrade to switch to 32bit. I think Prusa mentioned in Tom's interview it actually cost them less to produce 32bit board
Great video. This is the reason I immediately swap in an SKR Mini E3 in every Ender I buy. I own two and am responsible for 3 more and all run SKR boards.
I would agree with that. I would never order a Creality board, either a BTT or TH3D Ezboard. I have both and they are much better and easier to work with.
Thanks for the info and the tip about firmware supplier in Australia. My ender 3 pro was bricked. None of Crealities firmwares would work. You saved my printer.
It really sounds like your advocating for 8bit boards here. Upgrading my Ender 3 from an 8bit board to a 32bit board was one of the best upgrades I've done.
He's not against 32 bit boards in general, it's just the firmware that comes on Creality 32 bit boards from the factory isn't fully baked. On the other hand, the firmware that comes on 8 bit Creality boards from the factory IS complete. If you have a Creality 32 bit board, you can update the firmware to get all of the functions (like M600) to work...they just don't work right now out of the box.
Not 'All' Creality Printers it seems!! I can't find any FW for the CR6-Se, with a 32 bit board, unless of course you know where they are hidden and could post a link thing
Thanks a ton - My Ender 3 had just stopped and would not autohome, after looking at other videos you saved me with the marlin link - I wa able to reflash the stock 4.2.2 firmware and bingo!
Good timing on this video. I just started down this rabbit hole with my CR-10, CR-10 Mini and early production Ender-3. Figuring out three Creality boards has been frustrating to say the least. I just bought new 32 bit boards for the CR's, but was thinking about sticking with the 8 bit board in the Ender-3.
I just want to say thanks, signed up for the firmware site and bam, perfect. Love the channel and even though I'm new to this, thanks to you I'm learning quickly. Ender 3 pro with a noisy 4.2.2 and a BLtouch that had zero documentation on how to install on a 4.2.2. A quiet 4.2.7 comes in on Monday and will get it swapped out, so this SQUEAKING shut's up! fingers crossed.
I have the original ender 3 (now with a better board, octopi and autolevel) and can't complain, it has been working well since day one. It is actually printing right now.
I've been using the Marlin Daily Builds for a bit now and they work pretty well. As for the Creality woes... I ended up buying a Prusa to use as a main machine so I have something ultra reliable(and it has been) and I am now using the Ender to do more experimental stuff.
Hey Chuck, Very nice video with very helpful clarifications!. Thanks for mentioning the Marlin site, which to be clear does exactly what it's supposed to very well. People's life easier without the need to spend any time on fw builds and tinkering around. I have noticed the site is updated very frequently and provides the newest builds, shortly after they are released. Any issues are fixed very quickly and although it doesn't provide support or contact details at the moment, I am sure we can help them with our feedback to make it even better. Keep up the good job!
I have a 4.2.2 with CL touch and filament runout sensor. There doesn't seem to be a firmware build for this setup. What do you suggest I can do to get this working, other than having to complie my own custom firmware.
Chep thank you so much for this you tube. i was just about to quit 3d printing. Have been trying to get the CR Touch to work, did d.l on firmware but none of it works. Say your video and went to marlin right away and d/l the firmware for the ender 3 max. BINGO firmware updated and CR Touch is working. Now I just have to figure out how to set z clearance so i can start printing again... wowwwwwww thank you so much
Thank you CHEP for all you are doing here. My new NEO, after a month of use, gave me a CREALITY screen and froze. The fans and lights came up but the screen menu never appeared until I reinstalled the drivers that you steered me too. Thanks again!!!🙏👌
Could you do a walkthrough of the firmware site you recommended showing how to build custom firmware for the BL Touch on an ender 3 V2 specifically the bed leveling options and probe margin? Or show how to use the provided one and compensate for having the Creality mount instead of the printed one that the firmware is designed for. Thanks
I see that the Marlin Firmware site doesn't have CR-6 listed, but it does seem to be possible to use the "Custom Firmware Builder" feature to select CR-6. Is the CR-6 firmware regularly updated like the others? I don't know if it's a good idea to get a subscription to this site if the CR-6 isn't all that well supported.
I wonder if their 32 bit oem boards just don't have enough memory to handle the full firmware package? I know the sks mini board had some problems where some of them didn't have a chip with enough memory and if you wanted to install say, a bl touch, you had to disable another feature to get it to fit in memory.
I sure hope not- 128k is the realm of the old 8 bit chips, and the reason it's hard to fit everything. The 32 bit board uses a stm32f103c8t6 with 64K x 8 flash, or 4 times the old board. Of course with the graphical interface that extra might get eaten up!
they creality 32 bit boards have about 256k - firmware bins from Marlin source code is 198kb for non bltouch and about 220kb for bltouch - Steven Haigh's comes in way lower at around 136kb and 148KB
How about using the Unified firmware from TH3D which is based on Marlin? They have versions for both 8-bit & 16-bit boards (Unified 1 & 2). Works for all the major Creality printers (and several others), adds back all the bed leveling routines and simplifies the firmware compiling process with VSCODE & PlatformIO. Have been using it with my Ender 5 Pro (4.2.2 with 2208's) for about a month with really good results. I literally did my first compile in 3 minutes. It's totally FREE but you can also add some of the TH3D's products like the EZABL & EZOUT if desired. They also have awesome support and great docs & videos. They do lots of testing prior to releasing, so you can be assured what they release will work with your printer. Would be interested in your thoughts. Thanks.
You should make an update where you show how to view the marlin firmware version from the printer's interface and discuss resources to figure out what exactly your machine is capable of by referencing that version number.
I have a 3 month "old" Ender 3 Pro, and that one came with board v1.1.4, but I have do a upgrade to Bigtreetech SKR Mini E3 v2.0, and now Bigtreetech just have relased SKR E3 Turbo, wich I have ordered. I am just curious what I will find on my Ender 5 Plus comming in the next few days. I do have a got me a new mainboard for that one also, a Bigtreetech SKR v1.4 Turbo with TMC2209 drivers. I am self struggeling with building firmware, since there is so many new words in english I never have learned (and don't understand those). Infact, I have never learned english, but chat alot with people and trying to learn the english that way. I like your videos alot! - Thanks for your great work!
So I have the Ender 3 V2, And I used the default firmware from marlin with the Ender 3 V2 configuration files they (Marlin) provide. What is the difference between that, and what this guy charging for? If its the same then I Dont see the point, But if he is doing additional configuration on top, then I might be interested
My Ender 3 Pro v.1.5 (4.2.2 board with the non-silent drivers) arrived 4 days before this video. I wish I had seen this a month ago; I've been tearing my hair out trying to get useful firmware (the stock Creality firmware really sucks bad when used with Octoprint.) I've managed to get firmware that "sort of" works with it (and can drive the BL Touch with the adapter board,) but I am having enough problems that I'm going to subscribe to the service you mention. Also am subscribing to your channel on TH-cam; your explanation of this was great, and everyone who is buying a Creality printer needs to see it.
I did the upgrade from the site you recommended, but I found no information on what the difference is between the file with the word "Marlin" in the filename and the one without it. I picked the one with the word Marlin. Everything works and I have new functionality, but now my user interface looks like a DOS computer from 1982...
Wow, going thru the comments and the waters are full of sharks. I think I'll hang on to my Ender 3 Pro board that plays jazz durges during print until the board situation stabilizes. It has worked fine so far. Thanks for the heads up on the problem.
I have an Ender 3 v2, and I wanted to print two colors with the pause at height feature, so I had to compile new firmware that had the nozzle park and filament change features enabled.
@@ArtPomelo I've been doing M600 filament changes from the SD card but the display never shows the prompts. If anyone has a DWIN file that fixes this, let me know!
Ender 3 Pro and BLTouch adds to the fiasco - Update 2/2023 I got an Ender 3 Pro (Box label reads "Ender-3 Pro-B") from Micro Center in September of 2022 and it worked pretty well for me. But I got tired of manually leveling the bed and decided to upgrade it to the BLTouch. I saw more than one version - one with two plugs and another with a single 5 pin plug for the 4.2.2 board. Creality sells the BLTouch with the brackets and all, and I identified that I had the 4.2.2 board, so I ordered it. The fiasco began when I installed it. Following the instructions, I downloaded the recommended firmware and installed it, then mounted the sensor. It had all kinds of erratic symptoms. After some research, I found that Creality changed MCU processor chips mid production. The original board used an IC with a part number beginning with "STM", and apparently there are no issues with it. However, the new MCU part number begins with "GD". Mine is a GD32F303. Creality has two firmware files for the GD boards and the CR-Touch/BL-Touch. So I tried each of them. Neither one works properly on my otherwise stock E3P. I have searched widely for working firmware and have not yet found any. I finally re-loaded the original firmware and disconnected the BL-Touch and am waiting for a solution.... So, if you are considering the purchase of a BL-Touch to an Ender-3 Pro, take the cover off of your PCB box and look for the MCU chip. If it say STMxxxx, go ahead. But if it says GD32Fxxx, WAIT.
They'll get it all worked out. Fiasco for sure but they're getting there. Thanks Chep! Great video as usual. Marlin builds can be frustrating for sure.
I get the frustration. My screen just stays blue no matter what firmware version I try for my used Ender 3-Pro (that's the model listed on the nameplate). The previous owners used a Raspberry PI and Klipper, but those weren't working - same blank blue screen - so I tried flashing the board. Nothing, just a blank blue screen. Fortunately, I received a computer with the printer that was worth the $100 I paid for printer, which currently is a heavy desk weight. :(
All right Homey, I'm signing up now. The ver2 is not as good as my pro with the "Silent Board". I did a dual motor z to my pro yesterday. Noticeable improvement, but I also want to change the current setting. It doesn't seem to mind 2 motors though.
ender 3x is a basically like car showroom selling off a end of line car, adding car mats a sticker called special edition - your X is much same got a glass bed , better extruder and 5 spare nozzles.....
I have a stock Ender 3 Neo that I've run for the past 7 months and haven't done anything with the firmware, and still dont know why, or if I'm supposed to update it. My approach is that "if it isn't broke dont fix it" and it hasnt been a problem so far
Think that will be interesting for nonexpert backyard compiler like myself is to go throught the process and show what is the result. I'm somewhat unconfortable to go through the process because: 1) Will it work? - 2) What about the menus? Do they change - 3) What advantage do i get when using Cura or Prusa slicer? - 4) What if it doesn't work? How to reverse to a working version. 5) What file(s) for what specific setup ("Stock" , "SKR" WTF does that means, "BLT" No not the sandwich...). Juste a few point that many people that what to do project and no having their printer behing a project would probably find interesting. Thanks You.
In Apr 2020, Creality grabbed a Marlin release for 4.2.7 where M0 was accidentally broken so it doesn't pause. We're heading toward 2022 and that's still the version on the Creality firmware download site. Sad, because it's quite easy to build the firmware.
So Creality had an issue where the CR6 board v4.2.7 may release its magic smoke so they fix it. Good. But they don't increase the board's version number to show that the issue is fixed? Bad. I mean, even if the fix didn't require a new pcb, they could have marked the fixed boards so the buyer would know. And updated the pcb version number for the next production run.
@@GaryJWright Okay I got the wrong version number for the CR6 but they still didn't mark the "Fixed" CR6 boards so that anyone would know that they had the fixed one or the possibly bad one. That's the big point here. Lack of thought by Creality towards their customers. Ditto by changing the stepper driver chips on a given numbered board but not marking that fact onto the boards some how.
I keep getting the "unknown MOTHERBOARD value set in Configuration.h" error when using the firmware builder for CR-6 SE. Anyone else getting the same error?
Hi Chep. My Ender 3 V2 was born with 4.2.7 board. My Ender 3 pro was born with 4.2.2 but non silent stepper drivers. The confusion is enormous...... 😅😅
ender 3 and pro have 4.2.2 with non silent drivers but E3V2 has 4.2.2 has silent drivers - the v4.2.7 is the retail version of 4.2.2 and is silent - now E3V2 normally come with a 4.2.2 - so your may be a DOA refurb or Creality might just parts bin pick if out of 4.2.2....
Hey why no CR6-SE daily build support? from the KS alone there are over 10k units out there in the wild, is this not worth building a daily build for? I see the custom selection, but for a noob, some of the options are difficult to know what to ask for...Bed levelling as an example?? Is it in by default? or do we have to choose it? if yes what one?? etc etc.
So I yook advantage of the guy you mentioned services and now my Ender 3 PRO is EXTREMELY loud. I downloaded the firmware that matched my setup. Ender 3 PRO, SKR Mini E3 V1.2 with BL Touch. Flashed the firmware and every time it moves, it sounds like it's moaning in pain. Everything moves smooth but the steppers are louder than when it had the original 8 bit board.
Yesterday i did buy the subscribtion from the marlin site and updated my ender 3 v2 with 4.2.2 board to the marlin ender 3 v2 stock version (not the 4.2.7). The machine works well and accepts the m600 filament change now. But i can hear my steppermotors now a little bit. At firtst they were realy silent. It is not loud and i dont mind it. But it is making more sound than before the update. Do i got the correct version installed? Or is the firmware not the right one for my silent stepperdrivers? Is it save to try the 4.2.7 option on my 4.2.2 board?
@@jamesmelemede5610 @james melemede hey James. Yes i am curious if i Maybe got another variation of stepperdrivers and board. And if i got the correct firmware than now. The options on the marlin site are the one i got now ,verions for bl touche, and the 4.2.7 variants of that.
Chep I would just like to verify something with the firmware for my Ender 3. I download the firmware from the site you provided. I am gonna flash it to my printer today. I also need the sd card hex on the sd card to continue printing from it as I have been doing correct. Instructions on the site are very limited to what you need. I am still learning with this printer and just want to make sure I am doing everything correctly. Thank You for all the help
Hey chep i got a big problem i have a endler 3 pro with firmware 1.1.4 in it and a micro swiss hot end upgrade. I was printing a stl file withe pla at 215 temp en 60 bed temp and the power shuts down for a few minutes . When i turned it on a few seconds later. it stated resum print and when i klikt on it i get 244 degrees temp and 139 bed temp on mine display. I turned the printer of and on and sinds then i have 244 degrees temp en 139 bed temp on mine display and i dont seem to get it right. Every thing feels gold. I have checked mine nozzel for glogs mine heater block and thermostat it it seems fine. I plugd kabels on and off but the result seems te same. When i load a file it says print halted please reboot. Do you know how i can fix this issue
Thanks for the videos. Question for you. I have a Ender 3 which I have installed a 4.2.7 bd. After power up I can drive the Z axis up and down but after a Homing I can not drive the Z axis down. Up is fine. What I did was changed my Ender 3 V1.1.4 mother board to a V4.2.7 board. Thought it might be a bad board. Got another new board and it does the same thing. I am not a coder at all but did get the newest firmware from Creality and installed it. No luck as of yet. Saw your video on using the Marlin site. That's next.
If it can move after start up but not after homing, then it sounds like a firmware issue. Or the Z axis motor connector cable is not locked in and making an intermittent connection.
Ender 3, changed mb to 4.2.7 mute board. Downloaded correct version bin file from site you recommended. Put bin on 32 fat formatted sd card, insert, turn on. Does nothing. Machine works like it always did w same marlin version. Same thing w a different sd card. Format done w win 10 and Association formatter.
I would love to see a Ender 3 v2 4.2.2 board with touchscreen marlin build. Once you install and flash with touch scree, you loose alot of options like e step.
The firmware site currently doesn’t support the CR-6SE but does support the 4.2.7 board for those that install that board on an Ender 3. Sorry for any confusion I might have caused.
8 Gigabyte, not gigabit. Great video CHEP. I enjoy these videos learn a bunch from you thank you for taking the time
Just had this happen to me today. Replaced bad Ender 3 board with this new board and my bed level just skips right through. Glad to know I’m not the only one! Thank you!
Hi- How long did it take for you to gain access to the firmware? I created an account. Paid through paypal. It's only been an hour, but I'm curious.
I've had so many issues with my E3 4.2.7 since adding my BLtouch 3.1. Weird glitchy random things. Tonnes of great prints, then boom. Test prints good. Regardless. I'm hoping this is at least helps.
By the way, your videos are great help!
If you got an email from them then you should have access.
@@FilamentFriday when you register, you get a confirmation email.
Then you pay for the subscription. Theyre two separate actions.
I registered. Received my confirmation email. Logged into my account. Then paid.
Regardless, it's obviously not your issue. I was just curious how long it took. Clearly you didn't have a problem.
Thanks for the response.
I just had done with it and bought an SKR mini E3, its been great. Every feature I enable in marlin works.
Also my solution. Before getting a 32bit creality broad. Check out the btt skr mini...
They're great aren't they.
I went with that too and haven't looked back. Though it does require you to setup the firmware yourself for the customizations that you have. Another learning curve..
That said, my e3 mini v2 has served me perfectly..
Same here. The SKR Mini E3 is an excellent board for the buck. I'm using it for 8 months. Enabled lot's of features. Made lots of tests. Any problems that I have was because I was doing something wrong. The board always works perfectly.
I had one that worked flawlessly for about 4 months then it died. Two replacements died within days of installation...
And this is why as soon as a fresher ender arrives, I throw a BTT board in! I cant thank you enough for the constant information, you're the man Chuck! Saved me countless times....
For the record, I just bought an Ender 5 pro with 32bit board and stock firmware and your bed leveling gcode worked wonderfully (thanks!)
Thanks! This video cleared the issue up for me. I thought I was losing my mind trying to find official Creality firmware for my 4.2.7 board. That nightly build site was worth the subscription.
Thank you so much for posting this! And thank you comments section for confirming my printers symptoms! I tried so many forums and nothing pointed to this! Really wish Creality would update their firmware....but as long as SOMEONE is doing it, then thats all that matters!
man. glad i FINALLY came across this video...my wife and i have been battling trying to get the 3 pro to take a firmware update and nothing would work. back and forth between a messed up and pixelated screen...to blank blue screen etc. we even have a 4.2.7 board and new screen on order fearing something was messed up...we download the newest build from this site, low and behold...it works again! you are the best chep!
which one did you chose i cant find ender 3 pro...
Thank you Chuck a lot of stuff makes sense now. I have an Ender 3 Pro and just upgraded to the 4.2.7 board and was wondering why the leveling profile ended up the way it was. It sure has been a learning experience the past few months since I got my printer, You did a great job explaining what is up with these and it was very helpful
I bought Ender 3 V2 about few months ago and have compiled Marlin firmware updates to it by myself six times now without problems.
Great to hear. Do you share the .bin files anywhere or instructions for those who are looking to do the same?
I have not share anything yet. Just compiling for to my own use. There is also much different settings to play with which depends what kind of setup you have.
I have learn to compile by looking how to videos and your videos have been in help to learn how to update the firmware. So thanks to you too. :)
I use Ender 3s in my classroom because of the price your channel has saved me so much frustration. I am now using that firmware with my BL touches on solid mount beds. That simple set up works perfectly every time for the students.
I just want to say thank you! You saved me a ton of extra headache.. I just got a used ender 3 with the 32 bit 4.2.2 board and the stock firmware was a nightmare! I was having such a hard time getting anything to print. I went to that site, made a donation and downloaded the firmware. It WORKED like a freaking charm!!
You were right, that website was 100% worth it. The firmware I was running literally didn't even work. Z offset was completely wrong, now its working great. You can donate what you want to get membership by the way.
I upgraded my 8-bit to a skr mini v2.0 with latest firmware from their GitHub. I can highly recommend this for anyone. Silent drivers, built in bed levelling features and the quality of the prints are better than the 8 bit. And it’s really cheap and moderately easy to do. I’m on a ender 3 pro. Only other upgrades are glass bed and yellow bed springs.
I upgraded to the SKR v1.2 in a video and it works well.
I second the 2.0, the marlin firmware update is super easy and the BLtouch option is great if you want to spend the extra money.
I have been trying for days to update my firmware in my ender 3 pro in so many different ways, i tried the original several times and it was always an issue with this. I downloaded from the webpage and it work like a charm the first time!
which one did you download ?cant find ende 3 pro or am i stupid?
Fiasco is a good word for it. I got a Ender 5 pro, came with an 8 bit board. A week or two later they ship with the 32 bit board. I decided to change that as I wanted an easy way to install a BLtouch and the runout sensor connection was nice. However, all the cables were glued into place and my E cable was damaged (somehow) when I removed it. I had to order a new cable. That and the confusing array of firmware with and without features means this is definitely still a tinkerer thing - but personally I want to tinker with making prints, not doing endless 'upgrades' for something that should already work.
You just described the exact reason I started the Marlin Firmware Service. Not everyone is a programmer and has the ability or even want to figure out how to build firmware for their printers. Some just buy a printer to focus on printing - not the intricate workings of firmware and low level problems.
@@CRCinAU I've compiled Marlin, but actually you end up introducing more bugs or things like mesh levelling actually made leveling harder to achieve of control (on the fly adjustment for calibration is essential - controlling the stepper motors ads another variable for error). Any chance of adding BL touch firmware for the Ender 5? Currently you just have the stock I think...
@@airingcupboard not as yet, but you can always use the Firmware Builder to do that. It'll allow you to add or remove popular features as required. It's included in your subscription.
I was struggling with stock firmware for 4.2.7 for a day now and this video appeared. Thanks a lot.
Chep just wanted to give you a huge thank you updated the firmware and printer is running and printing better than it ever has
Chuck, I'm glad I looked at that site BEFORE I paid for it! He currently does NOT have listed an option for the CR6-SE on there.
Thanks for helping to clear up the mess of boards that Creality has made!
I went a different route: Got me a BTT SKR board, and learned how to compile firmware to match.
Now I'm printing ducts, soldering buck converters, crimping connectors on wires and ordering larger low rpm fans to get a whisper silent machine.
This is getting out of hand :joy:
But I learned a ton of new things... I guess it's all good.
I showed that option as well in a previous video. th-cam.com/video/CN6dOI6QxAs/w-d-xo.html
Same. Thanks Chuck for all your efforts and the great community of followers you have. Been printing almost every day for 5 months, wonderful journey, now getting small orders for custom parts and deep into leaning Solidworks.
Easy way to tell the difference between 8 bit and 32 bit boards is the usb connector, its usb mini b on 8 bits, 32 bits have micro usb. Also, the 4.2.7 does not have the same drivers as the 4.2.2 either, 4.2.2 in the ender 3 v2 has tmc 2208's (HR 4988 for ender 3 v1), the 4.2.7 has tmc 2225, which is just tmc 2208's with a different package, but the pins are indeed different, which requires changes in marlin.
Thank you for this awesome video. I bought an Ender 5 Pro from Amazon that arrived about a week ago, and although I am thrilled with the general construction and print quality of the machine, I was very disappointed with its firmware. The menu was missing a lot of the functions that I was used to seeing in my other printers, and what's more, the Creality site did not have the source code for their version of Marlin for the Ender 5 Pro; all you can find are compiled .bin files. After watching some 'Teaching Tech' videos about how to customize 32-bit Marlin 2.0 firmware using Visual Studio Code, I was able to download the latest 'bugfix' version of Marlin and customize it properly for my Ender 5 Pro. Now I not only have the filament change function, but I also have 4-corner (plus center) assisted bed leveling, Z-axis babystepping, individual homing on all three axes, and a 'refresh media' function that works well with my SD to micro-SD card adapter. But, at the same time I am very disappointed in Creality for not including at least some of the functionality that I added in the firmware. For crying out loud, if I was able to figure out how to do it in a few hours, they should have been able to do this, and it would cost them virtually nothing. Thanks again for your excellent videos.
Thanks for sharing. Are you sharing your .bin file or your config files so others can benefit as well?
@@FilamentFriday I did post a link to it in the official Creality Ender 5 Facebook group. (I would post that link here, but I am not sure if links are allowed in comments.)
Not sure. Try it.
The easy solution to all the board confusion is just to buy a Bigtreetech SKR Mini E3 v2.0 board and flash it with the latest Marlin build from their GitHub. The board is 32-bit with silent drivers and is a dropping replacement.
Or if you have an Ender 3 based printer, nightlies also exist for the SKR Mini V3 v1.2 and v2.0. :)
its a drop in for 8 bit enders but not 32 bit enders (will fit both screw holes) but slight amount of Dremel work required as face plate holes slightly different
Spot on Chuck. The folks at Creality are obviously smart, so why they would not invest an hour of time to put out good firmware with the latest features and bug fixes is beyond me. I can understand the different boards, as long as its well documented there is no issue. But they don't do that. I have the impression its a bunch of engineering types in the lab with no business sense. Fortunately I have taken the time to learn how to compile the latest with best features for my Ender 3 4.2.2 board. It's great that there is a site willing to build them daily for people who would rather not go down that rabbit hole.
Creality should pay this man to run the update firmwares.
I can't take all the credit - there are a number of hard working contributors to Marlin who fix a ton of problems. I do my best to make sure these guys are recognised and rewarded for their efforts as well - and its all made possible by the subscriptions to my site.
Thanks to this video, the number of subscriptions have increased - and I'm currently contacting a number of Marlin contributors to organise sponsorship of their efforts or increase their current sponsorship levels to encourage them to keep contributing to Marlin. We all benefit from their work - and I don't want them to be ignored.
@@CRCinAU On the page posted, there is no firmware for Ender 3 PRO. I have an Ender 3 PRO with a new version 4.2.7 board and bltouch. The bed of the ender 3 is 220x220 and the PRO is 235x235. ¿?
Ender and Ender Pro are the same size bed.
@@seatleon5f816 beta firmware builder select e3+v4.2.7 set bed size and add your bltouch and connection method
@@GaryJWright Thank you. I have tried it too, but there is a problem with the steppers. The TMC2208 come out by default and cannot be changed. The 4.2.7 board carries TMC2225
Thank you-- I was trying Pause at Height on my Ender 3 V2 with Cura and Prusaslicer to insert an M5 nut and it kept failing-- thought I was doing something wrong. This really helped. Downloaded the new firmware and so far life is good.
I had that AWFUL problem with my ender 3 v2 that Thomas Sanladerer also had. In vase mode, the print head slowed down every quarter of a layer to deposit a little blob of filament, and it looked like my vases had acne😂. I ended up compiling my own firmware using the files from GitHub and the example configuration from there. It entirely solved the problem, and it actually solved the "store configuration" problem where it saved configurations on the sd card instead of on the board. It also fixed some translation errors in the display. I followed Teaching Tech's guide, which made it really easy for me. Overall, the ender 3 V2 is a great machine, and you definitely get more bang for your buck with that one over the CR6 SE.
I have a ender 3 (4.2.2 labeled board) currently running Creality's Marlin v 1.0.1. I am currently having the exact same issue with printing a vase using cura. I sliced with Prusa and was able to create the vase without the pimples. After endless research regarding this issue, and all the articles about refraction settings, I was very glad to see your post because I NEVER would have thought it was a firmware issue. Thanks for posting. So now my question (Chuck), is...am I able o upgrade my current board to the latest 4.2.7 using this stock board that came with my ender? If not, then I am looking at best options to upgrade board and fw. The popular options seem to be SK3 or TH3D boards. I have viewed pro's and con's of both. Input is welcome. TIA
@@rizzocow Wait, what do you mean with upgrading your current one to the 4.2.7? You have a standard Ender 3 with a 4.2.2 board and non silent stepper drivers right? If you do, then updating the firmware with a non Creality one should solve your problem.
@@leonardobassi2440 Sorry for the confusion (new to 3d printing and eager to learn all I can), and yes you are correct about upgrading my firmware. that is absolutely my intent. The question that i still can't get my (small) brain to to get is,...am I able to update this stock 4.22.creality board to the latest version of any Marlin The version of marlin are almost as confusing as creality's board markings. Tanks again for the response
Thanks Chuck I have an Ender 3 Pro with 4.2.2 mother board and file Ender 3 V1.5 - Stock.bin file worked great
Well, Creality has done a great job of making all this as clear as mud haven't they?
Think only thing missing in this is a flow chart arranged in a starmesh topology LO
Thank for the information Chuck!
agreed rushing out ANOTHER KICKSTARTER the cr30 mill printer ----- while the CR6 SE are still burning.
Just to confuse things even further, the 8 bit board I bought to go in my old Ender 3 was a v 1.1.4 but with silent stepper motor drivers!
Dude xD opposite here, 32 bit, but loud drivers
I got the 4.2.2 32 bit board and it was verry silent on the steppermotors. After the update i did yesterday it now makes more noise 😅
you didnt mention that not even all e3v2 4.2.2 silent driver boards are the same. some support linear advance while some dont. the tmc2208 drivers they use shouldnt at least not in the stealthchop silent mode without uart so im suspecting that some boards might be running some other maybe counterfeit driver that might be even in some ways functionally superior to a real 2208 due to linear advance support.
SKR mini e3 solved all those problems for me long ago, for cheaper than a silent creality board, also their marlin updates on github are great.
I think it's more of cost cutting measure than an upgrade to switch to 32bit. I think Prusa mentioned in Tom's interview it actually cost them less to produce 32bit board
Great video. This is the reason I immediately swap in an SKR Mini E3 in every Ender I buy. I own two and am responsible for 3 more and all run SKR boards.
I covered that in a previous video
I would agree with that. I would never order a Creality board, either a BTT or TH3D Ezboard. I have both and they are much better and easier to work with.
Thanks for the info and the tip about firmware supplier in Australia. My ender 3 pro was bricked. None of Crealities firmwares would work. You saved my printer.
It really sounds like your advocating for 8bit boards here. Upgrading my Ender 3 from an 8bit board to a 32bit board was one of the best upgrades I've done.
He's not against 32 bit boards in general, it's just the firmware that comes on Creality 32 bit boards from the factory isn't fully baked. On the other hand, the firmware that comes on 8 bit Creality boards from the factory IS complete.
If you have a Creality 32 bit board, you can update the firmware to get all of the functions (like M600) to work...they just don't work right now out of the box.
@@DaveO-te1iv on *some* models. Both of those functions work on my stock v2. I think it was just earlier models or something I'm not sure.
TH3D offers the latest firmware for all Creality machines free. Also, Marlin 2.0 has profiles for 100s of printers already configured.
Abd Free!!!
Any chance of some links?
Not 'All' Creality Printers it seems!! I can't find any FW for the CR6-Se, with a 32 bit board, unless of course you know where they are hidden and could post a link thing
Thanks a ton - My Ender 3 had just stopped and would not autohome, after looking at other videos you saved me with the marlin link - I wa able to reflash the stock 4.2.2 firmware and bingo!
Good timing on this video. I just started down this rabbit hole with my CR-10, CR-10 Mini and early production Ender-3. Figuring out three Creality boards has been frustrating to say the least. I just bought new 32 bit boards for the CR's, but was thinking about sticking with the 8 bit board in the Ender-3.
Keep up the good videos they really help everyone out.
I just want to say thanks, signed up for the firmware site and bam, perfect. Love the channel and even though I'm new to this, thanks to you I'm learning quickly. Ender 3 pro with a noisy 4.2.2 and a BLtouch that had zero documentation on how to install on a 4.2.2. A quiet 4.2.7 comes in on Monday and will get it swapped out, so this SQUEAKING shut's up! fingers crossed.
I have the original ender 3 (now with a better board, octopi and autolevel) and can't complain, it has been working well since day one. It is actually printing right now.
I've been using the Marlin Daily Builds for a bit now and they work pretty well. As for the Creality woes... I ended up buying a Prusa to use as a main machine so I have something ultra reliable(and it has been) and I am now using the Ender to do more experimental stuff.
Hey Chuck,
Very nice video with very helpful clarifications!. Thanks for mentioning the Marlin site, which to be clear does exactly what it's supposed to very well. People's life easier without the need to spend any time on fw builds and tinkering around. I have noticed the site is updated very frequently and provides the newest builds, shortly after they are released.
Any issues are fixed very quickly and although it doesn't provide support or contact details at the moment, I am sure we can help them with our feedback to make it even better.
Keep up the good job!
I have a 4.2.2 with CL touch and filament runout sensor. There doesn't seem to be a firmware build for this setup. What do you suggest I can do to get this working, other than having to complie my own custom firmware.
Chep thank you so much for this you tube. i was just about to quit 3d printing. Have been trying to get the CR Touch to work, did d.l on firmware but none of it works. Say your video and went to marlin right away and d/l the firmware for the ender 3 max. BINGO firmware updated and CR Touch is working. Now I just have to figure out how to set z clearance so i can start printing again... wowwwwwww thank you so much
Thank you CHEP for all you are doing here. My new NEO, after a month of use, gave me a CREALITY screen and froze. The fans and lights came up but the screen menu never appeared until I reinstalled the drivers that you steered me too. Thanks again!!!🙏👌
To add to the confusion my CR-6 SE board is version 4.5.2. It was sent late as there was no sea freight from Hongkong to NZ at the time.
Just want the firmware to show the filename currently being printed.
Thanks!
Could you do a walkthrough of the firmware site you recommended showing how to build custom firmware for the BL Touch on an ender 3 V2 specifically the bed leveling options and probe margin? Or show how to use the provided one and compensate for having the Creality mount instead of the printed one that the firmware is designed for. Thanks
I see that the Marlin Firmware site doesn't have CR-6 listed, but it does seem to be possible to use the "Custom Firmware Builder" feature to select CR-6. Is the CR-6 firmware regularly updated like the others? I don't know if it's a good idea to get a subscription to this site if the CR-6 isn't all that well supported.
I wonder if their 32 bit oem boards just don't have enough memory to handle the full firmware package? I know the sks mini board had some problems where some of them didn't have a chip with enough memory and if you wanted to install say, a bl touch, you had to disable another feature to get it to fit in memory.
I sure hope not- 128k is the realm of the old 8 bit chips, and the reason it's hard to fit everything.
The 32 bit board uses a stm32f103c8t6 with 64K x 8 flash, or 4 times the old board.
Of course with the graphical interface that extra might get eaten up!
they creality 32 bit boards have about 256k - firmware bins from Marlin source code is 198kb for non bltouch and about 220kb for bltouch - Steven Haigh's comes in way lower at around 136kb and 148KB
How about using the Unified firmware from TH3D which is based on Marlin? They have versions for both 8-bit & 16-bit boards (Unified 1 & 2). Works for all the major Creality printers (and several others), adds back all the bed leveling routines and simplifies the firmware compiling process with VSCODE & PlatformIO. Have been using it with my Ender 5 Pro (4.2.2 with 2208's) for about a month with really good results. I literally did my first compile in 3 minutes. It's totally FREE but you can also add some of the TH3D's products like the EZABL & EZOUT if desired. They also have awesome support and great docs & videos. They do lots of testing prior to releasing, so you can be assured what they release will work with your printer. Would be interested in your thoughts. Thanks.
I also have 8-bit and 32-bit versions of Marlin 2.0 for Ender 3 Pro from UpTanium to give out. Nice starting point for mods to the firmware.
You should make an update where you show how to view the marlin firmware version from the printer's interface and discuss resources to figure out what exactly your machine is capable of by referencing that version number.
I have a 3 month "old" Ender 3 Pro, and that one came with board v1.1.4, but I have do a upgrade to Bigtreetech SKR Mini E3 v2.0, and now Bigtreetech just have relased SKR E3 Turbo, wich I have ordered. I am just curious what I will find on my Ender 5 Plus comming in the next few days. I do have a got me a new mainboard for that one also, a Bigtreetech SKR v1.4 Turbo with TMC2209 drivers.
I am self struggeling with building firmware, since there is so many new words in english I never have learned (and don't understand those). Infact, I have never learned english, but chat alot with people and trying to learn the english that way.
I like your videos alot! - Thanks for your great work!
So I have the Ender 3 V2, And I used the default firmware from marlin with the Ender 3 V2 configuration files they (Marlin) provide. What is the difference between that, and what this guy charging for? If its the same then I Dont see the point, But if he is doing additional configuration on top, then I might be interested
Thank you for making a video about this!!! This needed to be addressed!!!
My Ender 3 Pro v.1.5 (4.2.2 board with the non-silent drivers) arrived 4 days before this video. I wish I had seen this a month ago; I've been tearing my hair out trying to get useful firmware (the stock Creality firmware really sucks bad when used with Octoprint.) I've managed to get firmware that "sort of" works with it (and can drive the BL Touch with the adapter board,) but I am having enough problems that I'm going to subscribe to the service you mention. Also am subscribing to your channel on TH-cam; your explanation of this was great, and everyone who is buying a Creality printer needs to see it.
u should make a video of how to factory reset the ender 3 neo
I did the upgrade from the site you recommended, but I found no information on what the difference is between the file with the word "Marlin" in the filename and the one without it. I picked the one with the word Marlin. Everything works and I have new functionality, but now my user interface looks like a DOS computer from 1982...
Wow, going thru the comments and the waters are full of sharks. I think I'll hang on to my Ender 3 Pro board that plays jazz durges during print until the board situation stabilizes. It has worked fine so far. Thanks for the heads up on the problem.
I am very lost. I have the 1.1.5 board. I have looked up like 50 videos and none of them give good direction on how to update the firmware.
I have an Ender 3 v2, and I wanted to print two colors with the pause at height feature, so I had to compile new firmware that had the nozzle park and filament change features enabled.
Did you also update the display firmware or is that not necessary?
@@ArtPomelo I've been doing M600 filament changes from the SD card but the display never shows the prompts. If anyone has a DWIN file that fixes this, let me know!
@@ArtPomelo I don’t think it’s necessary, when it paused, the screen was the same and I just clicked the button to resume the print
@@grizzlygopher does your printer unload the filament? My firmware skips the unload and goes right to the load after the button press.
@@therising1 Yeah, it retracts about 25mm after it parks.
But for regular use on the ender 3 v2, you dont have to update any firmare for it to just work and be able to level your bed right?
According to my information the board in the CR-30 belt printer has a 4.2.5 version number. I’ll know for sure once I take a look inside.
I already did in my CR-30 review. It is a v4.2.5.
I think you just saved me a couple of hours of working through this. I'm sure I could get it done, but for that price... yeah I'll just pay it.
Ender 3 Pro and BLTouch adds to the fiasco - Update 2/2023
I got an Ender 3 Pro (Box label reads "Ender-3 Pro-B") from Micro Center in September of 2022 and it worked pretty well for me. But I got tired of manually leveling the bed and decided to upgrade it to the BLTouch. I saw more than one version - one with two plugs and another with a single 5 pin plug for the 4.2.2 board. Creality sells the BLTouch with the brackets and all, and I identified that I had the 4.2.2 board, so I ordered it.
The fiasco began when I installed it. Following the instructions, I downloaded the recommended firmware and installed it, then mounted the sensor. It had all kinds of erratic symptoms. After some research, I found that Creality changed MCU processor chips mid production. The original board used an IC with a part number beginning with "STM", and apparently there are no issues with it. However, the new MCU part number begins with "GD". Mine is a GD32F303. Creality has two firmware files for the GD boards and the CR-Touch/BL-Touch. So I tried each of them. Neither one works properly on my otherwise stock E3P. I have searched widely for working firmware and have not yet found any. I finally re-loaded the original firmware and disconnected the BL-Touch and am waiting for a solution....
So, if you are considering the purchase of a BL-Touch to an Ender-3 Pro, take the cover off of your PCB box and look for the MCU chip. If it say STMxxxx, go ahead. But if it says GD32Fxxx, WAIT.
They'll get it all worked out. Fiasco for sure but they're getting there. Thanks Chep! Great video as usual. Marlin builds can be frustrating for sure.
I never upgraded any firmware on my 3 pro because there was never a need for it ( mine has an 8 bit board ).
There is no display firmware why??
I get the frustration. My screen just stays blue no matter what firmware version I try for my used Ender 3-Pro (that's the model listed on the nameplate). The previous owners used a Raspberry PI and Klipper, but those weren't working - same blank blue screen - so I tried flashing the board. Nothing, just a blank blue screen. Fortunately, I received a computer with the printer that was worth the $100 I paid for printer, which currently is a heavy desk weight. :(
Same
Could you please review the creality camera and/or the creality wifi box? Thanks!
All right Homey, I'm signing up now. The ver2 is not as good as my pro with the "Silent Board". I did a dual motor z to my pro yesterday. Noticeable improvement, but I also want to change the current setting. It doesn't seem to mind 2 motors though.
Two different motherboards for the Ender 3 v2. I wrote down my board version, and using the community Marlin firmware.
Great video Chuck with fantastic resources
Great video and very informative. It is easy to get confused with so many variations.
Nice, i have Ender 3X you didn't mentioned :) It came with 1.1.4 board and it is working fine with bltouch and firmware I modified
ender 3x is a basically like car showroom selling off a end of line car, adding car mats a sticker called special edition - your X is much same got a glass bed , better extruder and 5 spare nozzles.....
Um, I joined, updated, and now I have an eeprom version error. The help on the website is nonexistent. Is Ender 3 the same as Ender 3 Pro?
How do you reset an Ender 3 pro back to factory reset. A auto leveler was added and I want to take it off bc its just messing up.
Install the original firmware.
@FilamentFriday how do find that and install it? Thank you
@FilamentFriday I'm not original owner of this printer. I bought it for $50 and trying to fix it. Haha thanks 😊 help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks, great video. My Ender3 Pro just works perfectly but good to know this resource is available.
I have a stock Ender 3 Neo that I've run for the past 7 months and haven't done anything with the firmware, and still dont know why, or if I'm supposed to update it. My approach is that "if it isn't broke dont fix it" and it hasnt been a problem so far
that's probably the way to go. I bought a regular ass ender 3 and I've spent 4 weeks trying to get it to print, replaced the whole thing part by part
Think that will be interesting for nonexpert backyard compiler like myself is to go throught the process and show what is the result. I'm somewhat unconfortable to go through the process because: 1) Will it work? - 2) What about the menus? Do they change - 3) What advantage do i get when using Cura or Prusa slicer? - 4) What if it doesn't work? How to reverse to a working version. 5) What file(s) for what specific setup ("Stock" , "SKR" WTF does that means, "BLT" No not the sandwich...). Juste a few point that many people that what to do project and no having their printer behing a project would probably find interesting.
Thanks You.
In Apr 2020, Creality grabbed a Marlin release for 4.2.7 where M0 was accidentally broken so it doesn't pause. We're heading toward 2022 and that's still the version on the Creality firmware download site. Sad, because it's quite easy to build the firmware.
So Creality had an issue where the CR6 board v4.2.7 may release its magic smoke so they fix it.
Good.
But they don't increase the board's version number to show that the issue is fixed?
Bad.
I mean, even if the fix didn't require a new pcb, they could have marked the fixed boards so the buyer would know. And updated the pcb version number for the next production run.
the cr6 se has a v4.5.2 board not a v4.2.7 and BigTreeTech do a clone CR6 SE motherboard
@@GaryJWright Okay I got the wrong version number for the CR6 but they still didn't mark the "Fixed" CR6 boards so that anyone would know that they had the fixed one or the possibly bad one.
That's the big point here. Lack of thought by Creality towards their customers.
Ditto by changing the stepper driver chips on a given numbered board but not marking that fact onto the boards some how.
Went to the marlin site you linked on here but there is no updated firmware for the CR-6se
The website provides the customized firmware, and allow you to choose Cr6 se.
@@HsuLiangChing ok thanks
I keep getting the "unknown MOTHERBOARD value set in Configuration.h" error when using the firmware builder for CR-6 SE. Anyone else getting the same error?
Hi Chep. My Ender 3 V2 was born with 4.2.7 board. My Ender 3 pro was born with 4.2.2 but non silent stepper drivers. The confusion is enormous...... 😅😅
ender 3 and pro have 4.2.2 with non silent drivers but E3V2 has 4.2.2 has silent drivers - the v4.2.7 is the retail version of 4.2.2 and is silent - now E3V2 normally come with a 4.2.2 - so your may be a DOA refurb or Creality might just parts bin pick if out of 4.2.2....
This really cleared up a lot of stuff for me. Thank you
Hey why no CR6-SE daily build support? from the KS alone there are over 10k units out there in the wild, is this not worth building a daily build for? I see the custom selection, but for a noob, some of the options are difficult to know what to ask for...Bed levelling as an example?? Is it in by default? or do we have to choose it? if yes what one?? etc etc.
So I yook advantage of the guy you mentioned services and now my Ender 3 PRO is EXTREMELY loud. I downloaded the firmware that matched my setup. Ender 3 PRO, SKR Mini E3 V1.2 with BL Touch. Flashed the firmware and every time it moves, it sounds like it's moaning in pain. Everything moves smooth but the steppers are louder than when it had the original 8 bit board.
Yesterday i did buy the subscribtion from the marlin site and updated my ender 3 v2 with 4.2.2 board to the marlin ender 3 v2 stock version (not the 4.2.7). The machine works well and accepts the m600 filament change now. But i can hear my steppermotors now a little bit. At firtst they were realy silent. It is not loud and i dont mind it. But it is making more sound than before the update. Do i got the correct version installed? Or is the firmware not the right one for my silent stepperdrivers? Is it save to try the 4.2.7 option on my 4.2.2 board?
@@jamesmelemede5610 @james melemede hey James. Yes i am curious if i Maybe got another variation of stepperdrivers and board. And if i got the correct firmware than now. The options on the marlin site are the one i got now ,verions for bl touche, and the 4.2.7 variants of that.
Chep I would just like to verify something with the firmware for my Ender 3. I download the firmware from the site you provided. I am gonna flash it to my printer today. I also need the sd card hex on the sd card to continue printing from it as I have been doing correct. Instructions on the site are very limited to what you need. I am still learning with this printer and just want to make sure I am doing everything correctly. Thank You for all the help
Watch from 8:50.
You put it on the SD card to flash it. Insert SD card, turn on power. Done. Reflashed. That’s it.
I'm a noob and just found your channel. Good stuff. Thank you!
Hey chep i got a big problem i have a endler 3 pro with firmware 1.1.4 in it and a micro swiss hot end upgrade. I was printing a stl file withe pla at 215 temp en 60 bed temp and the power shuts down for a few minutes .
When i turned it on a few seconds later. it stated resum print and when i klikt on it i get 244 degrees temp and 139 bed temp on mine display.
I turned the printer of and on and sinds then i have 244 degrees temp en 139 bed temp on mine display and i dont seem to get it right. Every thing feels gold. I have checked mine nozzel for glogs mine heater block and thermostat it it seems fine. I plugd kabels on and off but the result seems te same.
When i load a file it says print halted please reboot.
Do you know how i can fix this issue
Thanks for the videos. Question for you. I have a Ender 3 which I have installed a 4.2.7 bd. After power up I can drive the Z axis up and down but after a Homing I can not drive the Z axis down. Up is fine. What I did was changed my Ender 3 V1.1.4 mother board to a V4.2.7 board. Thought it might be a bad board. Got another new board and it does the same thing. I am not a coder at all but did get the newest firmware from Creality and installed it. No luck as of yet. Saw your video on using the Marlin site. That's next.
How did it home if it can’t drive down?
@@FilamentFriday should of said it tried to home . Only action missing was the z down move.
If it can move after start up but not after homing, then it sounds like a firmware issue.
Or the Z axis motor connector cable is not locked in and making an intermittent connection.
I'll check it all out. Thanks for all your help. I have learned so much from you and your videos. Keep up the good work.
Problem solved. It was because I was using a 64 gig sd card. Got a 8 gig like you mentioned and it solved it. Thanks
Ender 3, changed mb to 4.2.7 mute board. Downloaded correct version bin file from site you recommended. Put bin on 32 fat formatted sd card, insert, turn on. Does nothing. Machine works like it always did w same marlin version. Same thing w a different sd card. Format done w win 10 and Association formatter.
Great video and The firmware site looks like a good resource. I have the Sovol SV01 printer and I think the mainboard is similar to the CR10?
Hi Chuck
I just received your Filament Friday Tool Kit and it is fantastic and good value Highly Recommended
Glad you like it. I use it everyday.
I would love to see a Ender 3 v2 4.2.2 board with touchscreen marlin build. Once you install and flash with touch scree, you loose alot of options like e step.
why dont you mention the ender 3 neo that i still cant get to work/
Excellent as always