Anet A8 Upgrade: Why & How You Should Update Your Firmware - Marlin Install Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- Upgrade bed leveling and safety for the Anet A8 by installing Marlin Firmware. It really should be the first upgrade you do. In the video I talk about more reasons why and how to do the install.
Some good 3d printing stuff:
Glass Bed (i like it): amzn.to/2LQ7y98
Replacement Hot End (if yours get clogged and nasty): amzn.to/2SRJPWy
BLTouch leveling sensor (i use this now and love it): amzn.to/316PWsZ
Download Links:
www.arduino.cc...
github.com/Sky...
marlinfw.org/me...
Additional Notes:
If Anet 1.0 is not showing up in the Arduino Board menu make sure you install the board definitions ! Take a look at 6:47 and 7:18
Some Anets are coming with a different board version (1.5) that might show an upload error when installing Marlin. If you are getting an error when installing take a look at this page for some ideas on fixing it: / marlin_firmware_for_an... .
Also commenter MrLateraliss said to fix his v1.5 board he "had to burn bootloader with a USBasp, as well as a 10 pin to 6 pin adapter, because this method doesn't work with the newer 1.5 board.
After I did that, then this worked to flash Marlin."
If you're not seeing your printer apply the bed leveling compensation, do the following:
Level the bed through the menu
Save the bed leveling through the menu
Add "M420 S1" to your start gcode AFTER "G28"
More info here: marlinfw.org/do...
If Anet 1.0 is not showing up in your Arduino Board menu make sure you install the board definitions ! Take a look at 6:47 and 7:18
If you're getting an error like: avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "\\.\COM1" when trying to install the firmware, make sure you are not connected to your printer in another way. Like through a slicer, etc. (thanks Joe Robidoux for this tip)
If you find that the thermal runaway protections are too precautious you can change them with the settings shown here: marlinfw.org/do...
A few people in the comments mentioned that you can change the name shown on the printer by changing the "#define CUSTOM_MACHINE_NAME" line. More info here: marlinfw.org/do...
Jeerka mentioned in the comments that you can change the language by finding the "#define LCD_LANGUAGE en" lines and changing "en" to your language. You can find a list of languages here: marlinfw.org/do...
I do not cover setting up a sensor in this video. But I have been using a BLTouch with Marlin and found most of the info to set it up here: www.thingivers... I also took some notes which you can find here: gist.github.co...
If for some reason you need to downgrade to the original firmware you can find it here: www.3dprinters...
And check out matthewrayfield...
Just upgraded mine, if anyone else gets confused like I did because you can't find the Arduino folder in your documents folder, you have to run Arduino once first. Then close it out and the folder will be there! Great tutorial, thank you!
Ah good tip ! Glad you liked the tutorial
Did that but did not find the folder labeled documents but it must have made one because I do not get the message anymore. it is not in the list like Mathews
ahh cool worked for me, the arduino installs in the Program Files first so go look there peeps to find the file to run Arduino, then documents has an arduino folder you can put the hardware folder in. oh computers you so crazy
I kind of just figured it out logically but then came back to share this & you already had, so thanks for that!
Thanks mate!
Great Video Matthew Rayfield! Thank you. Everyone doing this to update to Marlin 1.1.9 now will get a "Non-constant condition for static assertion" error when trying to update an Anet A8 board using this instruction video. To make it work all you need to do is go into your Arduino IDE and load TOOLS/BOARDS/BOARD MANAGER and search for "Arduino AVR Boards" - then click on "Arduino AVR Boards" and install version 1.6.23 by picking it in the dropdown on the left side bottom where it says "Select Version". After you install 1.6.23 this earlier version of the Arduino AVR boards code is not bugged and your firmware will update. Happy updates.
Thanks for you instructions, I ran across this issue too and you saved me hours of stress
Thanks a lot, Great Man! I had the same issue. Your comment should be pinned on the top to help others with this trouble. (sorry for my weak English)
I did 7 hours of research trying to do this today and you managed to explain so well in 1 video. I now have a 3D Printer with Marlin. Thank You SOOOOO MUCH :)
Good to hear ! Glad it helped !
i have searched around for A simple marlin how to and never really found a good one until yours, and nobody ever mentioned anything about that bed leveling thing thanks for sharing!!
You're welcome, glad it helped ! And you're right about no one mentioning the LCD bed leveling, that's exactly why I wanted to do the video
Still works as of Feb 09 2021. Use the exact same versions of Arduino IDE (version 1.8.5) and the Marlin (1.1.x) as shown in the video. I was struggling for hours with newer versions of those with no luck. Finally worked when used the same versions of software on windows 10. Thanks Matthew !
THANK YOU !!!! Why would anyone give you a thumbs down? Seriously. I am doing the firmware update, following you step by step. Well done ! Thanks for doing this video !
Glad it helped you ! : ]
Thanks for the video! You saved me a whole lot of trouble with the levelling feature on my Anet A6 printer. I installed from Octoprint and had to disable SD Support to make enough space, but it's working like a charm!
Awesome ! Glad I could help
Dear sir,
A well documented and clear explanation of the why and how.
I found other info but that often was not so easy to understand due to high nerd-levels vs my lack of programming-experience.
Awesome ! Glad it helped you out
had problems flashing though. Finally succes when I first re-installed the drivers that came with the original SD-card. It seems my OS (Windows 10) had problems communicating with the anet 1.0-board.
Thx again!
I just wanted to thank you for making this video! I always thought upgrading Anet's firmware to Marlin was VERY difficult, thats why I hadn't done it in the past. Until now, I found this video and its VERY simple I now can say that my Anet has Marlin firmware, THANKS.
Awesome! Glad I could help !
How-To instruction begin at 6:30.
Everything before this though is essential knowledge if you didn't know it.
Thanks Matthew, this was by far the easiest guide to follow for marlin (at least for a complete tech noob like me.) Install went quick and smooth, marlin is awesome so far!
That’s great ! Glad I could help
"What's that beeping noise and that smoke?."
"I think I'll go to bed and work it out in the morning."
Goodnite. See you in the morning.
Having had done a ton of Arduino stuff in the past, this video made it incredibly easy. Thanks @Matthew Rayfield!
I see some folks are having random issues flashing the A8 controller or their controller getting bricked. It is possible your Adruino does NOT have a bootloader flashed to it (or it was overwritten). This saves a bit of space at the expense of not being able to flash it over USB. In that case, you would need to get another Arduino and set it up to flash over ICSP or get a dedicated ICSP programmer. With the ICSP programmer, you can (re)flash a bootloader and then it will upload like normal. If you can't spare the space, just flash Merlin on with the ICSP. When using the ICSP, select the programmer and use the 'Upload Using Programmer' button instead of 'Upload'.
Good advice !
You are a profoundly likable nerd. Your video is informative and entertaining. Excellent combo. Thanks for this tutorial. I had the same heat bed plug burn out (replaced the wire harness with a beefier one that includes two leads for both + and - connection) and don't want thermal runaway to burn down my house.
I have also read stories of runaway also happening @ the hotend- heating pack comes out from stress, thermister reports that hotend is cold and then heat element runs away and catches cooling fan nozzle on fire and maims your family. I dont like that.
Hey thanks again ! Hadn't heard of it catching the fan nozzle on fire, but makes sense. Dangerous little things I guess. I just stay put clutching a fire extinguisher if I'm printing.
(okay not really about the extinguisher, but it is nearby)
About the heated bed connector burning: From everything I could tell when it happened to me, its because the connectors are cheap and not properly seated or crimped. I soldered the wires directly to the pins and have not had any issue since. It was the loose connection on the pins and when the heated bed moved forward and back, it moved the pin around causing sparking inside the connector, ultimately heating up and burning the connector.
Very good!! Everything went well, *just had to uncomment the "**#define** SLIM_LCD_MENUS" inside the "Configurator.h" so that the programm wasn't too big.*
Just followed your exellent instruction to install Marlin on my Anet A8. Thanks! Everything works fine now.
awesome ! glad i could help !
hey thanks for a well put together video! just printed off parts and upgraded my anet with an e3d hotend and bowden system and your video helped me figure out all i needed to get my firmware updated with new offset definitions. nice job with the vid.
That's awesome to hear and glad I could help ! I'm envious of your e3d hotend upgrade. My hotend gives me problems but I've been lazy to upgrade. Maybe sometime this year I'll get to it ! Cheers
@@MatthewRayfield it's a great upgrade. Really am loving it. The quality of my prints sky rocketed once I did some test prints to hone my settings. With all metal hotend just remember heat creep is much more likely. So don't overheat.
Well here in 2023 i got my first 3d printer in a week she was flawless then i did a step filament test and has a nozzle run away figured I'd give it a shot and updated the firmware so far so good about to do my first test print to see if it even works!
Worked for me, the bed leveling is really handy although the new menu took a little getting used to
Nice, glad I could help. And ya I forgot that the menu changes. I should have mentioned that. It does make more sense though I think to use the middle button.
@@MatthewRayfield Thanks for letting us know about the safety issues. It's appreciated
Did you have to add anything to the G-Code to make this work for you? I've had a few issues. First, the screen seems to scramble into non-sensical characters now and then, and by now and then, I mean always. Sometimes hitting middle button brings it back.
But most of all, I go through the manual bed leveling sequence, it finishes I save the settings. I run a program, it ignores it's bed level and tears off my tape. I have 'bed leveling' "On" in the menu.
This video is very helpful but I did have to use an older version of Arduino (1.8.5) to make it work, 1.8.9 kept giving an error message. Thank you very much, it’s a GREAT free upgrade!
Easy to follow and very accurate, had Marlin installed in 10 minutes. Thank you for the tutorial.
As much as I really appreciate your contribution, I found myself getting ticked off because I'm a newb and you're going so dang fast that, even though I can pause, and did a LOT, you didn't tell us if we need the A8 board powered up to do this or not. I've had a ruff day as well, so take that into consideration. Bed sticking is my nightmare right now and the hairspray I picked up just spits out and blobs so I'm hoping with PLA that it will still work. I plan on printing RC airplane parts after I get things all worked out and need perfect 1st layers and thin walls. I'm printing a power switch mount and Mosfet mount for upgrading that stuff. Uggghh.... I have two burned fingers from trying to unclog the crappy PLA that came with the printer. Anyways. I really do appreciate your video. Everything I've touched today has fallen apart. I'm afraid to take a piss now.
Garry Kennedy heh I understand! I’ve had many frustrating moments with my printer as well but it always gets better. A few times it has meant buying a new part because I broke something. And yes I agree with the speed thing. Had I known so many people would watch this video I would have redone the screen cap slightly more slowly. But thanks for watching and hang in there !
Thanks Matthew. I've got it dialed in now. Printing great and doing a RC airplane tail section right now. 2 thick coats of Aquanet and it's all good. I am afraid of bricking my board but I really want that heating check sum safety that Marlin has. Plus it's not near a computer ATM. That may change soon as well though. Much better day though. I'm hangin'.
hi,i buy a new 3d printer Anet A8 borad V1.7 . When the initial operation, the extruder is directed to the opposite side to the end and continues for a while the engine rotates even when the extruder reaches the end ... The same applies to the surface ... Also, the z direction motor works one and the other does not work .. Note that I almost checked the connections All are correct, What do you think is the problem?
Hay Thank you very much I was concerned about doing this up grade as there where so many conflicting videos and blogs, yours was very easy to flow! Thanks!
Thank you that's great to hear !
Any chance you could help us install a bed leveling sensor? Hint Hit!
I'll definitely consider making a video on it. Which type of sensor are you looking to install ? I'm using a BLToch now and could probably offer some info on that
I have the Ronxy-08n 6-36 volt sensor I have it installed (mounted) but when I try to compile marlin withe what i think are the needed changes i get "define" does not name a type. I think I am missing a library, searching that now. this is only the 2nd time i have run arduino ide lol the first time was after your video witch worked finer the frog hair. thanks
Well done. Great explained and following your instructions works nicely. I'm about to change my settings back to these as I've just just fitted a glass bed and my sensor doesn't work thru it - so back to manual I go (until new probe arrives or I can get a metal plate to fit under the glass.)
Glad you found it useful ! I'm using a BLTouch with glass and it's working well
Matthew Rayfield I managed to get a thin steel plate and now it works great. Thanks again :)
once you have Marlin you can also upgrade the lcd to the reprapdiscount one... it's not plug and play you need to rewire some connections but 's so much better with the rotary encoder to navigate the menus
Gizmo nice! Good to know
you can google it, there is a guide on thingiverse.
Great tip, my crappy a8 couldn't get to tip temperature on its stock firmware, this youtybe video got me around that.
Mine would not write to Arduino until I'd completely exited Cura. I'm going to see what I can do with this board now.
Thanks for making this video! Just followed and it worked perfectly. Was pretty worried about having to recalibrate bu didn't have to do a thing.
Nice ! Glad you found it useful
Nice video! The only thing that I can think of is to include a checklist of what to move and where. I had to watch the video many times to figure out what you were actually doing. Now I have to relearn my printer menu......
Matthew,
Just in case there are other 75 + years old like me out there, if one runs the vid at .25 speed with subtitles on of course it is possible to read and inwardly digest the info. stop the play and at the same time opening new windows to complete the up grade
I'm 38 and maybe I'm stupid or something, but my brain can only process so much information in the span of 3 minutes, while simultaneously navigating websites, downloading files, checking them for integrity, realizing the that the provided links produced different files then the ones he's using in the video, attempting to figure out why, yelling at Matthew on my computer monitor about this bullshit, pulling hair, smoking a couple of cigarettes... I'm pretty sure I will have it working around the 30th time I rewind it. So don't feel bad.
When I heard the bed leveling thing it blew my mind 😂 that's so useful
ya i thought so ! seems like people don't know about it. glad i could help ya
Thank you so much. Worked great. You hopefully kept me from turning my house to a pile of ash.
Restart your computer after downloading everything. Would not connect to com port till I restarted.
You have the best RUclips for newbys that I have seen
Many thanks ! Glad it was helpful for ya
Thanks, followed the steps and it worked. But:
You should make a note somewhere that this won't work for 1.5 boards without some extra steps, and some extra items that do cost money.
I had to burn bootloader with a USBasp, as well as a 10 pin to 6 pin adapter, because this method doesn't work with the newer 1.5 board.
After I did that, then this worked to flash Marlin.
Thanks for this info, I'll add this to the FAQ
It works well with an Arduino Uno and some jumper cables to flash a new bootloader. Anet seems to leave out the bootloader on some of the 1.5 boards but not all. So flashing a 1.5 board with a USB cable may or may not work. If you want to re-enable it again you need to re-flash a bootloader.
Thank you for this video. Everything went pretty well. It did have to init the card before it would recognize it but other than that was smooth thanks to the guidance. Appreciated.
Another item for 'Additional notes' - Make sure you don't have Cura or other software that connects to the printer open while trying to update. Result is error message: avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "\\.\COM1": The system cannot find the file specified.
I will add this. Thanks!
thank you for the help, i have an alunar m505 but it still works.
Good to hear ! Glad I could help :]
@@MatthewRayfield I had to change the steps/mm and I couldn't change the settings because of some secrecy or something but the code wasn't available. I'm getting very accurate prints now. Thank you again for the video.
I followed your guide and it worked great! But can you do a tutorial on what all the new options and settings do and how to use them?
I've seen a video going around about how to configure Marlin fully. I'd recommend going to the Marlin documentation directly: marlinfw.org/docs/configuration/configuration.html It's big, but it's well organized and pretty straight forward.
Thank you... I did it on 2nd try, because i forgot disconnect Pronterface :) ... my fault :) ... Marlin is supercool :) ..I love Bed leveling .. it's awesome feature :) ...
Hy, and tks for the video, i have now marlin on my machine. Keep on doing the great work. PS sorry for not being abble to give u more than one thumb up :)
Thanks and glad it helped you :]
I have an a8 with a 1.5 board. I was able to upgrade it with your help. A couple of times I have had some garbled letters on the main screen. If I go to another screen and then back it goes away. Only other thing is I don't see anything about bed leveling. Thanks for your help
MUST RUN ARDUINO ONCE FOR IT TO SHOW UP IN DOCUMENTS just passing it along for those not wanting to read all the way down
just upgraded awesome vid thank you
Glad it helped ya !
This is the best video i have ever found, great job
Muchas gracias por el video, se entiende mucho. Ahora probando en mi Anet A8. (Thank you)
Glad I could help !
Really helpful and so simply explained. Cheers!
Glad I could help !
When I try to upload, it doesn't let me because there's an error that says non constant static assertion
exactly same error i get, did you find a solution
I've got everything done and I can get the anet a8 bit on the boards but the port won't work is it because the motherboard is broken? I've checked for a bad wire but its fine
Joe Roberts Nuttall same here
Thank you, that was extremely helpful and easy to follow. :)
Glad you found it useful !
Thank you for making this video
You're welcome ! Glad you like it
it might help if people would check the allen cap screws and make sure they are tight and put a little drop of jbweld where the thermistor is to keep it from fallen off
I didn't realize how much I loved my Anet until it broke and I tried a new much more expensive bigger printer with dual extrusion which turned out to be a massive piece of shit which still runs 2004 software. Steer clear of Athorbot. I'm sending that back and now looking to get a new board for my Anet A8. My hot end is the only problem, it won't heat and I'm pretty sure it's on the board where the terminal block melted off and I tried to solder solid core wires to it but might have bricked it.
the amount of TIME ive spent so far on this anet a8 is crazy
yeah i have that feeling sometimes too haha. but i've gotten it pretty stable at this point. definitely could modify it for better quality though...
hey i followed your instructions and it has come up with this error avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xcc
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xd6
An error occurred while uploading the sketch
do you know how to fix this
I got the same problem... did you manage to fix it?
@@1995amu I had the same problem: and what fixed it for me was I was trying to upload it to "Anet V1.0 (optiboot)" when I should have only been uploading it to "Anet V1.0". Not sure if this is your issue, but hope it helps!
Thank you for this interesting addition to the videos out there about this upgrade.
My main interest is in the orange warning messages during compilation. I have been asking around on Facebook anet site and questioning other contributors to Utube, the ones I have watched so far cut off the video before they appear.
Thank you for including them in the video.
I am still trying to understand what they mean, not being a C++ programmer they worry me. I have followed some other route to get the pins_arduino.h file and have a newer version file that works and does not have these messages and appears to work as does the Skynet source.
I have not yet applied the Skynet file to see how it works, I will try it now I have seen your video, to see if there is any different results.
I went back and looked after reading your comment and it looks like most, if not all, of those are warnings about redefined constants. So I think what's happening is that there are certain default settings set in one file, and then another file down the line might change certain settings. If this is also what you're seeing then it's to be expected because there are so many options in Marlin and this would make sense for how they work. Like you may change something in Configuration.h that overwrites a constant higher up the chain, if that makes sense.
I have had this Orange message with an error thats about out of sync, I have Anet A8 1.5 board a new one, it is i believe the Bootloader that's not been installed on the Board. I have read that you have to use an USBASP: amzn.to/2FiqUNH to flash the bootloader with a 10 pin to 6 pin adaptor. Another guy i was talking to said he got it to work after he flashed the bootloader. You plug it in to the J2 connector on the left side of the board that the display uses. youtube video of UsbASp Flash Bootloader with find two videos of how to do it with more detail. I have the USBASP but waiting for the Adaptor.
Sky net is old now so use marlin. Hope you have success with your update. I only want to do it cos of features that are not on the original firmware like auto shut off if head or hot bed dont heat properly to prevent fire. And Autoleveling with sensor.
Hey man, so Im new to the 3td printing world. I have had mine for 2 years and started using it quite a bit this year. So last night I downloaded repetier host 2.1.6, I was on 1.1.9 or something like that. but I upgraded repetier last night, and I just finished your instructions on firmware. So when I uploaded it, it gave me an error, saying com 4 port wasnt available. So I unplugged the usb cord and plugged it back in and hit upload. So it uploaded with no errors. but when I open repetier host now, under the manual control tab, you have flowrate, feedrate, extrder, and bed. Well the bed option is gone entirely from repetier host, like its not there to click to turn on and heat up the bed. I dont know what to do now to be honest.
Worked perfectly for me. Thanks Matt. Now to figure out how to install my 3DTouch sensor... Any recommended links?
Nice ! Glad it helped. And yes, for the 3DTouch/BLTouch I based most of what I did on this page: www.thingiverse.com/thing:2091529
However I ran into my own issues along the way. I actually took notes on what I did. Which I've just thrown up here: gist.github.com/MatthewRayfield/37dd515aaf712bf93a5052e67f1a4ca2 Hope this helps ! It's worth doing, but was a fiddly process for me.
Please... a tutorial of how to use the autolevel function with level sensor
For which type of sensor ?
Matthew Rayfield I have a blue one like a little box ... I think it is inductive 😅
I have the same one! and also no idea how to install it!
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071KG2FXG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 heres a link to the one I have, which I think is probably the same one you have.
yep ididthis yes Is the same sensor... But i have a diferent mounting base ... Wich is not so important
Great video, it works good job, and thanks
Awesome! Glad it helped
Quick question first of all great tutorial on to upgrade firmware easy and painless so the question is after I go through manual bed leveling through LCD menu and start a print the printer head always winds up to close to bed surface and is not extruding is there a quick adjustment for that while printing through their tune menu or am I doing something wrong thanks I also want to add a proximity sensor so I don't have to go to the headache of that
Hey matt, so i have this exact printer. Im looking at a new extruder end on wish, its a multiple color extruder (3 colors). If i were to buy that hotend, what would i need to add do you think? New board? Or can i add to it? I know i need 2 more motors and i know repieterhost will let you have more than one nozzel. Im just curious if i need to upgrade the board or what i would need to upgrade if i wanted to get the 3 color nozzel.
thanks for sharing,it's helpful for my anet v1.5 board but my print cooling fan doesn't turn on automatic when printing after upgrade to Marlin 2.0 ,is there any configuration that I need to change?
I think you also update your firmware through cura 4.0.0 it has the option to update it
Interesting. I hadn't seen that. I'll have to check it out! Thanks
You explane it so well thank you
glad i could help !
Um also I get Errors on my arduino software it cant sync or something could you help with that
Great video, thank you for the info and instruction
thank you so much!!! this saved me so much time
I'm following your directions exactly but it it wont allow me to paste the 2 folders over to the other file. I can copy them but when i try to paste them the paste option is greyed out. Any idea how to fix this? Thanks in advance. Im dying to try this marlin upgrade out, ive been running my A8 for a year now on stock fw.
Dope conf..! Thanks dude!
Matt, Im on the Arduino site to upgrade my Anet A8 firmware...The latest release is 1.8.10..the one you show is 1.8.5..Should I be able to do exactly what you do in the video with this latest version? Thanks. I Like your videos! - Rich
Installation went good but when doing the bed leveling routine, the z axis will only go up. The LCD shows the amount of z travel, both up and down when the appropriate button is pushed, but z travel only goes up. Even after the z has move up well in to the positive numbers region, it will not move down when the down button is pushed. The numbers on the LCD do go down however. What,s wrong?
hey there! thank for this video, it helped me a lot! just a noob question, i need to do the bed leveling before each print? or it just stay saved after i hit store settings?
Hit save and it will remember it. But take a look at the video description because you may need to modify the start gcode that your slicer uses so that it makes use of the bed leveling.
You should do it every 10 prints to 1week or whenever it seems nesiscairy
Good tip, thanks !
Great tutorial. I am having some issues with the bed levelling not saving but I think that will be solved by adding the command in the goose. My main issue is that no matter what I enter in multiple slicer my part (radial) fan always sits at zero unless I manually override it using the LCD menu during a print. Any ideas?
Hey Matt - What is your work-around for "arvdude: ser_open() : can't set com-state for "\\.\ COM3" ?" I've tried uninstalling/re-installing the driver, re-booted the computer (Windows 10), and reset the Anet... Still the same error message...
I already commented once, but I must commend you again. Excellent video, great presentation. As someone already mentioned, you should mention that the Arduino IDE needs to be run once first for the /Documents/Arduino folder to be created.
I'm finally done seeing the "your house will burn down" warning from OctoPrint and I have some piece of mind! I ran the bed leveling tool, which was great. Havent printed yet, but it appears to be working. When I go to save/store the bed leveling settings, the printer does not give me any confirmation that settings were saved. Is this normal? I selected the "Store Settings" option, so Im assuming it saved. Any way to confirm? In your experience, is the "M420 S1" start code required for most people? I use Cura.
Thanks again!
Glad you liked the video ! And yes I think that's normal, I haven't seen any indication of saving myself. It's one of those things where I click the button multiple times to be "safe". An "M420 V" command will show you the leveling data you have stored. Info here: marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M420.html I'd say go ahead and put the M420 S1 code, it won't hurt. It seems that people have said they need it.
I really enjoyed the video good job.
thank you man, It helped alot
glad it helped !
Thanks man!
You're welcome !
Thanks, great tutorial!
glad you found it useful !
Thank you for posting this...excellent tutorial. Question though: say I proceed to do this with my stock A8, and for some reason I want to go back to the original firmware. Is there a way? Thanks again.
Thanks dude. great help !!
It work on any board version? Mine don’t have nothing about version written on the board.
Well followed your instructions and it seems I get an error uploading. I have the Anet A8 1.5 board....
Travis Gonzalez My problem was the drivers I used. I found some drivers that worked.
@@dragnet53 I too have a 1.5 board. What drivers did you find? I have been looking and cannot find anything that works. I only find a separate piece of hardware, I would rather not have to purchase. Thanks.
i have a 3d printer kit using the ramps 1.4 driverboard and using an arduino mega2560 as the brain, will this work on it without problems or do i need to use a different version for the mega?
Thank you!
You're welcome ! Glad it helped
Thanks for the video. It's a great guide! I have a question. If I wanted to add the auto bed levelling sensor (the Anet A8 official one), do I need to only do the first two changes that you did to the Configuration.h file and not the last one? And then I calibrate the sensor in the usual ways found online.
Yes that sounds right. I would have to look a bit more into it to be sure. But you will enable mesh leveling but not LCD related things. There should be some more info online about using it with the capacitive sensors. I am using the BLTouch now which has a slightly different setup.
4th thing, what somebody want to change in configuration.h is Language :) ... just find "#define LCD_LANGUAGE en" and change "en" to your language, if is available .
good tip !
:) I've also change "#define CUSTOM_MACHINE_NAME" :) .... Now I have "JRK 3D a8" :) .. instead of default "Printer"
Thank u very much. Appreciate .
But I have some issue if u can support.
after updating my stock A8 to marlin 1.1 with the correct configuration profile , after auto home the display shows: X -33 Y -10 Z 0 , and The home position for my printer is not above the bed . so I am trying to adjust the X and Y offset . I'm not sure if I am doing this correctly but I use the menu to move the the correct corner of the bed and then select "Set home offsets" but I get an error: Err: Too far!
Plz support
You made my day! thx
now it has support for the a2plus
Thanx man.. :)
Glad it helped !
8:05, I do not have all of these files, nor a Marlin folder. My folder is labeled "Configurations Release 2.0.8.2". Inside only has a Config folder, and 4 files. Any help would be great.
what a guru,, cheers
hi i have just updated and now my bed goes back to far and my x axis keeps bashing on the left side
It's hard to know what's going on without seeing it. Simplest thing is to make sure that the end stop switch is still connected. The default marlin config won't change how that works, so I'd be surprised if it was a software thing.
I have the A8-M (has the 2nd print head already). Would I still use the same config files (the A8) or do I need something different?
This is just an educated guess but... I think you can start with the existing A8 config and modify it. I would go through Configuration.h and read the comments and think about if each setting needs modification. For example, one of the first settings is #define EXTRUDERS 1. This would need to be changed to #define EXTRUDERS 2. Marlin has great documentation where you can search the name of each configuration setting and see exactly what it does. It looks like a lot of the settings for dual extruders comes in through the slicer by way of gcode, so there may not be that many changes needed. Hope this helps !
Matthew i have just completed the firmware upgrade as per your video but when i complete the bed levelling, the extruder at points 4 and 7 are not on the print bed. Can you help me in moving them?
Thanks for the video, easy for me to follow. But I can't do anything with the printer screen menu after uploading Marlin. It now reads "Marlin bugfix-1.1.x" on start up, then next screen reads: nozzle and bed temp, x? y? z?, F/R 100%, SD---%, 3D Printer Ready. Selecting center button brings up one last screen, reads: Info screen, Prepare, Control, No SD Card, Init. SD card. I can scroll down on this screen but cannot access any options. I can print from computer via USB. Original firmware was working fine before, I just wanted thermal runaway protection with the new firmware. Anyone have any idea what went wrong? Thanks.
thanks a lot.
thank you for this video
I read somewhere that not all A8 have a boot loader. Something about not enough memory on the board so it was taken out ?? Apparently this gives you a sync error message??