Install Auto Bed Leveling Probe: CR TOUCH or BL TOUCH on Creality ENDER 3 PRO - ABL 3D Printer
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- @GreggAdventure walks you through, the entire install (including Firmware) of a CR-TOUCH (or BL Touch) on a Creality Ender 3 PRO, 3D Printer. This will also apply to an Ender 3 V2, and Ender 3 MAX
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I appreciate your conciseness and description of screws and the different views, when I followed a tutorial to build the Ender 3 he started to forget to tell you what screws to use half way through and he also didn’t show a great view of what he was doing
I looked at your other vids and you have an under appreciated channel you just earned yourself another sub
Thanks much. My style is SO tedious, and a ton of work, but, I do think it pays off. When I watch something, to learn, I want every detail. It drives me nuts to be pausing, and rewinding, and jumping through hoops, when something I need, is breezed over, so, I think of that, when I shoot, and go over EVERY DETAIL. It's nice to see it appreciated. :)
I work so hard at this. I am hoping, one day, things will pick up.....
I cannot tell you how many videos I’ve watched trying to figure out what I’m doin or where something was wrong. Your video is the only one that clarified my issues and I cannot thank you enough for this tutorial, keep up the good work!
Sweetsauce
This guy makes the best explanation videos ever. right to the point. clear. fast.
Thank you. I work hard at that... 🙏🏼🙏🏼
At 5:13, I thought this was being narrated by Gene Wilder, but then, maybe not. This is a perfect video, no fluff, but yet, you didn't leave out anything and included a couple of useful tips that I keep forgetting about no matter how many times I make some kind of a modification to one of my printers. Well done, good Sir, well done!!!
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 "You get NOTHING. You LOSE"! 😂😂
I love how clear and thoughtful you are with how you present your instructions.
Incredible instruction. You leave no room for question my man, well done.
That's the plan brother. Thanks so much. Your words mean allot. :)
I just followed your instructions and had to say how much I appreciate your video. That was awesome! Thanks.
Sweetsauce 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Clear, precise, and easy to understand. Thank you for your time.
Been trying to upgrade motherboard and add a cr touch for a few days now and this really really helped. So far best vid ive found and easy to follow along!
Got got to get my level right and ill be watching your vid on that next
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you have earned a follow. this was one of the best tutorials i have had to follow. waiting for firmware to finish install :)
Thank you for this very straight forward guide on installation and firmware update.
Thanks man, I just changed my driver board from the 4.2 to the quieter one (can remember the nomenclature). I completely forgot how to do this when i installed the probe over a year ago.
4 things ...
1) I thought you had to do some z-offset setting.
2) I also thought there is a bed leveling mesh that also needs to be saved.
3) Isn't there also a setting change you need to do in your slicer for this as well?
4) What if your Ender 3Pro currently has Marlin firmware (mine does)?
1.) Yes
2.) yes - 1+2 = ua-cam.com/video/q_MYYZ2ggAY/v-deo.html
3.) yes - This ua-cam.com/video/mKvst6qpkPw/v-deo.html
Marlin is what you want.
What is an "ABL" Auto Bed Leveling Probe? What it does, Why YOU should have one. CR TOUCH & BL TOUCH
ua-cam.com/video/yg2zVAakeGU/v-deo.html
Thanks for the video, it helped a lot! One thing to note, on the BL touch a solid red light means it's working normally. It threw me off at first lol!
Yes indeed. That is an odd choice. It's the blinking you don't want
Yeh, more logical would be green for OK and failure/error RED
thank you so much for the help you made my cr touch easy to install ill be looking for your other video asap
Yet another great video, I really like the fact that your videos are at a more human level not at level 1000 making me pause the video several times to see the last step. One quick question, is it possible for the fans not to cool the horned as efficiently with the new ABL plat attached. Could the ABL attachment plate be secured over the fan shroud? I’ll be installing my ABL in the morning
Do as as shown here. Keep in mind the air flow to the nozzle comes out a little duct at the bottom of the fan. Also, thank you.... I like to speak to peeps like a HUMAN. I hate having to rewind, pause, freeze frame. Wtf he do there!? So... my painful pacing is intentional. :)
@@3DRundown thanks for the information. I was recently gifted a used ender 3pro. It has some slight issues and has been sitting in a closet for over two years. I have found your videos the most useful and easy to understand. I have several saved in a playlist from things like what to check and fix along with upgrades/mods I’ll be doing.
Amazing tutorial, thx for being very thorough.
Tedious, but I think worth it.... Welcome. 🙏🏼
Very clear, easy to follow instructions, thanks!
Thanks fixed one of my issues now with the leveling issues.
I'm very thankful for modern tech. Everything worked great from assembly to firmware until the screen was in Chinese. Easy google translate threw camera and I was able to switch back to English. There is prob a way to have English as primary if I edit the Bin file but I'm to lazy to learn that one right now. Now off to watch how to actually level the thing. :) Great vid. 👍
Your firmware should absolutely be defaulted to English. Also, I use this firmware on my Three E3MAX (donate $2 for access. Worth it): marlin.crc.id.au/
Let's level her: ua-cam.com/video/q_MYYZ2ggAY/v-deo.htmlsi=le0g-V1iAR26yhWF
Thanks mate helpdesk a lot but when do you upload the Video with the rest of the Installation?
Okay forget it I found it its the Video bevore😂😂
Thank you for the reassurance. I very much was scared. 2:26
I don't blame you. Get comfy working with your hot end. It's a necessary evil. You be fine. 💯💯
hey man, great video. but theres a problem. you didnt tell us where to adjust the bed springs. i seen another video where he got 4 bushings with his cr touch i did not get those in my cr touch. so now i cant home it or get the bed to be at the correct height. and home is now in the middle of the bed instead of left front corner. please help.
Here you go: How to Level, Set Z Offset, and Make ABL Mesh, on an Ender 3 MAX or PRO with CR Touch & BL Touch
ua-cam.com/video/q_MYYZ2ggAY/v-deo.html
Man! Big thanks!!! I tried for hours
Epic! Happy to Tag-Team and get that done. Stay tuned for more on the 3 PRO, and hit that "SUPER THANKS" Button. :P
Great video. Thanks! Do you happen to have a video with firmware instructions when installing a BIGTREETECH SKR Mini Motherboard with touchscreen? Everywhere I've searched many people are having problems with BLTouch and/or motherboard not working correctly. Thanks again in advance.
I'm a HUGE fan of the Ender 3 MAX. I have 3 of them. However, I only use Creality hardware on them, so, sadly, I do not.... However, they work great with the CR-TOUCH, and Creality Mainboard. However, I do not use Creality Firmware.
Ive followed you instructions and also add to my gcode for the mesh lwveling but un sure what to do next
I got you, follow this: ua-cam.com/video/q_MYYZ2ggAY/v-deo.html
Hey @3DRundown I was wondering if these steps also work on the original ender 3
Hesitant to say. It MAY be. The ender 3 is pretty old. The PRO, 100% works with it. Comes down to the board. Gotta see what board you have
Did you have any success? I’m having trouble getting my printer to install the software? I too have the original ender 3
very very precise and helpful, cheers mate
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I have the regular ender 3 what firmware should I use because I don’t have the control section on my printer and nothing shows up when I use the put the firmware in I tried using the pro 32 bit one you showed and nothing happened so I tried using the the regular ender 3 32 bit for V4.2.2 and still nothing
Well I see I forgot to uninstall my z stopper. So far no one has told me to do that part. I'll try it tonight with a test print.
Yup. It's gotta go. Z offset is now controlled at the firmware level. Endlessly better. 💯
Thank you, helped out a lot!
Very welcome!
My screws just won't reach the thread. By watching your video I see that my screws are too short compared to what you're using. Getting closer!
I’m very nervous it changed everything into Chinese or Japanese I’m not to sure which and I don’t know how to remove the firmware but the light on the cr touch is purpleish color
Hi. I replies to this, with a link, but now I don't see it.... did you see it?
Scroll down to the one before last is the language
@@3DRundown no
@3DRundown can I have the link?
Thanks!
Do you happen to know if the firmware is also compatible with the BQ Microprobe?
I believe no. I would stick to CR-Touch
I dont know what im doing to be compleatly honest. I dont know how a CR touch works and your printer has a compleatly different software to what i have. I saw the ender 3 pro software on a standard ender 3 printer so im not sure if I should upgrade the printer software to a pro or leave it as it is as i dont have the correct options for the CR touch
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@@3DRundown I got an ender 3
I lost power during the firmware update, does that mean my board is fried or is there anything I can do to fix it? It just sits on a blank screen when powered on
Rename the file and try again. It will only read a file name once
im having problems with getting the firmware on my printer! and with what app do you open the file cause i got it on notepad and it doens't work! and i think thats the problem. pleaze help!🙏
love the vid tho!❤
Just copy the .bin to the root directory of a memory card that is 32gb or less, format in Fat32
Pop it in, turn the machine on
My ender 3 has the option "configure" instead of "control" and it doesnt have the bltouch or bed leveling options after following your instructions
Did you install the firmware version that supports the touch? Make sure of that
Does it matter if i have an all metal hot end, direct drive and the silent stepper motherboard?
nope. Should def have an abl
@@3DRundown alright... I'm stumped, I bought this ender 3 pro with the micro swiss hotend already installed it has the v4.2.7motherboard on it and I was told that it has custom firmware already on it. I just got my CR touch installed and cant seem to figure out how to enable it. I have only been doing research for an hour but it would be helpful for some insight from someone who knows better than me!
The firmware MUST support BL-TOUCH or CR-TOUCH (they use the same firmware). If you don't have a TOUCH, the firmware will NOT support the Touch. So, since you didn't have one, the firmware needs to be changed.
This place has great firmware: marlin.crc.id.au/
I can't find where to plug in my wires. My motherboard is a different version. It is a 1.1.4
S did you ever do part 2?
Hi, I ended up not continueing the E3 PRO series of videos, due to time restraints, but, I DO have a part 2, using the Ender 3 MAX, which is identicle, only larger, follow that one: ua-cam.com/video/q_MYYZ2ggAY/v-deo.htmlsi=M8M-72Hpl11oyACJ
great video.
Thanks much
does this work similarly or the same on other printers that are similar to ender 3? in this case the voxelab aquila c2? as i cant find any tutorials for it
Hi, yes, this should work fine. I think a BL-TOUCH is more common on the Aquila, but, a CR-TOUCH and BL-TOUCH run off the same firmware. As long as you wire it up properly, you'll be good to go. Just be sure to use firmware that support BL-TOUCH. Again, that firmware will also support CR-TOUCH
@3DRundown hi thank you for the quick reply but after watching the video i wend and checked my motherboard and couldn't find a connector that i would connect it to
Bummer. Search that board on Google, to be sure. If anyones done it, there will be a Reddit thread on it, for sure
@@3DRundown how do i find out how its called?
@3DRundown hi again today ive tried to buy the a1 mini combo in the uk but i can only find 2 providers for it 1 obviously the official website and another one but both of them reject my payment and flags my order as "high risk" know anything i could do?
Hey just having some trouble with updating the firmware. I confirmed that I have a 4.2.2 and downloaded that but it isn't automatically updating and I can't figure out why.
Use a different card.
32gb or smaller
Formatted in Fat32
Bin file on the root directory.
Rename the file. Any new name.
In the machine while off.
Turn it on
Question. where do I plug in thr cr touch on board 1.1.4
You don't. Swap to this board:
amzn.to/3XrZeyr
A good thread: www.reddit.com/r/ender3/s/cluTbBgkev
My screen got distorted after following everything. Is there a fix?
Did u resolve this
Why dont you need the z stop switch anymore?
Because Z Offset is now set in the firmware, using the CR-Touch.
@@3DRundown awesome that's what I was thinking but I wanted to make sure before I bought one, thank you!
This is a huge upgrade, as you can now make minute software adjustments, for that perfect Z-Height, rather than having to physically move a switch, which is archaic.
Thank you! But my printer seems to stop mid print and freeze now
After Probe install? Check all your wiring. What Firmware are you running
@@3DRundown yes after the probe install. All the wiring looks fine. Marlin Version 1.1.2
is there away to disable the CR Touch after installing it? cause i took the G29 GCode and i put my switch back on but it is not homing properly
I wouldn't. There is no reason to remove the CR-Touch. You lose ABL, and more critical, you lose Z-Offset control. Keep the Touch. Also, don't use G29
You'd need to revert back to a non Touch Firmware.
@@3DRundown what should I use for G29 then?
Nothing. Do a manual ABL and save. Only do it again, if needed.
Use M420 S1, after G28
ua-cam.com/video/mKvst6qpkPw/v-deo.html
I installed the cr auto level (creality ender 3) and now the filament doesn't stick to the bed. I think it's TOO far away from the bed. And if i move it it stays on the same level
You need to set your Z-OFFSET
Follow this video: ua-cam.com/video/q_MYYZ2ggAY/v-deo.htmlsi=Cz1iZjp4gJ5Mc_w_
Hey everyone please correct me if I’m wrong I am still very new to this, but isn’t the wiring to the mother board backwards? Granted my BL TOUCH is a duplicate and not the original , my printer was freaking out on display and feint burning smell was coming . I checked the board and nothing seemed to be damaged but it works now that I flipped the wiring . Please help
Your knockoff may have the colors of the wires backwards.
@@3DRundown that could be it , thank you for the amazing guide , I got everything to work except the extruded lever snapped some how now I gotta wait till tomorrow to fix that and test
They always break. Gotta go metal
I have an ender 3 pro and I am getting the "no tf card error " after installing the creality firmware. This seems to be a common issue I am seeing online but I haven't found a good fix yet. My SD card is formated correctly and has all of the files in the correct spot/format as well. I have reformated and wiped the SD seceral times with no luck. From my understanding of what I have read online this may be a creality firmware issue. Any tips/videos on how I could fix this?
Step 1: Use a different card. Sometimes these machines reject cards. Also, the stock card is garbage. I use these on all my machines: amzn.to/40JGxqm
Be sure to format in FAT32, and use 32gb or less. Pop the card in, and manually save settings with the firmware. That may help trigger the machine to recognize the card.
Mine is just showing a blue screen
Followed all the instructions in your video (great explanation of everything by the way) and now have the BLTouch and leveling options available to me on my Ender 3 Pro but also have a really glitched out LCD screen. Any idea on what happened here? I confirmed I have a 4.2.2 board.
Feels like something could be
Shorting somewhere. I would turn it off, and check all the tiny little connectors at the board. Be sure they seated ok.
Also. Stock firmware sucks. Go here: marlin.crc.id.au/
@@3DRundown how do i put this onto my 3d printer....its giving me a hex file instead of a bin file
So got it all installed on the card but the printer seems to not be updating. It just has its normal settings. Its the ender 3 not the pro.
Use a different card. 32gb or less, format fat32. Rename the firmware file to anything else
@@3DRundown I got it working. I ended up choosing a firmware for the ender 3 with BL touch instead of the ender 3 pro. Thank you!
I need a little help i did all the steps and got to turning on my printer and the screen just stays blank what should i do
Is this after doing the firmware? What happens if you unplug the touch?
@@3DRundown it was after i installed the cr touch and put the firmware in the root file then turned on my printer that it just stayed on a blue screen. and if i try to unplug the touch it still stays blank
Feels like the firmware didn't take. Possibly wrong version? Make sure it's the BLTOUCH (or cr) firmware, and matches the Board version on your machine
@@3DRundown sorry i forgot to respond but yeah the firmware just wasn't working so i had to use vscode and make my own to flash but i have it working now
Need some help here. Followed instructions, when i inserted chip in machine and turned it on it stayed at the blue blank screen before ender logo for about 10 minutes before i shut it off and turned it back on.
It seems to have updated beacuse i have the options but it now will register that the card is inserted on home screen but will say no FT card. Yes ive tried 3 cards now 8g, 16g, and 32g and all formated to FAT32.
Any help will be appreciated because i cant seem to fix this issue at all, even tried reinstalling it.
32g Fat 32 should work. Did you try a different card? Do you have at least one GCODE file on the card?
@3D Rundown yes I've tried 3 different cards, and i have tried original gcode test print, and another gcode.
I am currently having the same issue@@montgomerybagwell3270
whats the firmware to remove the cr touch firmware my cr touch isnt acting right at all lol
Can remove it and install a Z-Stop Switch and non Abl firmware. But don't do that. Sus out your Touch issue
when I put the sd card in with the new firmware, the screen remains blue and nothing happens
Did you wait a bit? Sure it's the right FW for the Right Main board version? 4.2.2 or 4.2.7Use a different card with just the FW on it.
aww, Im gonna need to buy a 32 bit board lol
Installed mine on the board it came with. Have you checked yours to be sure what it is?
@@3DRundown yeah I got my ender in like, 2018 when it was still a "groundbreaking new budget printer". Didn't even know they came with 32 bit boards I thought only the newer ones did! Mines 8 bit lol
I have ender 3 s1 pro. It has pre installed CR touch. But problem is CR touch probe is slightly below the nozzle level. It is dragging print leyer. Your CR touch probe is above the nozzle. Please anyone tell how to solve this.
The sprite was made for the crtouch. That shouldn't be happening. Is its bracket bent? Is the probe damaged and not fully retracting?
@@3DRundown Please tell can I remove CR touch and install normal z limit switch in Ender 3 s1 pro? If yes please share video link of the same.
DO NOT DO THAT. You will lose your ABL mesh, and your ability to control the Z-OFFSET. It's a massive downgrade.
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Thanks, but my printer doesn't store the settings.
Of course it does. Which printer, which firmware, and what's your process
Too bad you can’t just attach the z stop to the nozzle head upside down
Z-Stops are junk
Mine is red what do I do
Solid Red? Not working? Elaborate
Help!! My screen is blank its just blue, what do i do
Sounds like a potential wrong firmware. Use a Different card. 32gb or less. Format in fat32. Put the firmware on it. Machine OFF: Put the card in machine, turn machine on.
@@3DRundown its in fat32 and only has the file you put on. It still only shows blue. my file shows a windows explorer icon does that make a difference?
The icon shouldn't matter. However, the machine will not read the same file name more than once. So, try this: RENAME THE FILE. Any change. even just adding a #
@@3DRundown got the screen on but now it says no tf card
I did all of this and my screen won't turn on now 😔 idk what I did wrong
Likely the wrong firmware. Flashing back to stock should get the screen back on, then can try again. Be sure using BL TOUCH firmware, and for the right machine, and board.
@@3DRundown I have the right one for the main board and it has a setting for the bl touch. But I don't have the stock firmware anymore. My main board is 4.2.7, will it be an issue if I go back to the stock firmware if I can find it? I upgraded my board yesterday
I dont have that port
Yours maybe an ender 3, and not a pro? Or perhaps older model with older mainboard
mine says BL touch but not bed leveling
Elabortate?
My dosent even start now
Did you make sure that u didn’t unplug anything from the motherboard when you put in the auto leveler?
Only the z stop the screen just lights up blue and nothing more
Likely the Firmware. Be sure to install an abl firmware properly
@@3DRundown oh btw tysm man this helped so much also it’s great to see someone who actually explains all the details in depth that must take forever but it helps so so so much you’re literally the only person I can find who actually does that and always gets a reliable angle tysm :)
OMG, it's incredibly tedious and time consuming. A video like this, takes me like 3 days of shooting and editing. I also hope it's worth it in the end... So, hearing things like this means allot to me. So does a "Super Thanks" 😜😜
4.2.2
Hi there everyone can someone help me with the files bcs I did everything he did except for me insted of the file that i need to copy there is a video of 6 seconds long, can someone please help me with that.
Not following. What file do you need?
The firmware is on Creality.com
The file i need to drag to the card is a video instead of a file like with you
@@3DRundownI did everything acording to you but when i got to the last step of transfering or copying the file to the SD card i saw that the file is a video
You are looking for a .BIN file.
please help
Elaborate:
Dude amazing, but clean your hands and nails...
No thanks. I'm busy making piles of $$ painting for @greggadventure, so, I'd sooner stop shooting these Videos, than worry about paint on my hands. Which is fine by me. I don't need this channel. I make more in one day, on @GreggAdventure, than I make in a month on this channel.
STOP your video turned my printer into a brick now i have no software on iitand its a BULE SCREEN OF DEATH
STOP your video turned my printer into a brick now i have no software on it and its a BULE SCREEN OF DEATH
Lol. You copy/paste your fake rant twice.
you skammas nvr work
Douchebagsayswhat?
PS: My gaming channel has more views than yours. 3 Million. 😂😂🤣😂
I’m very nervous it changed everything into Chinese or Japanese I’m not to sure which and I don’t know how to remove the firmware but the light on the cr touch is purpleish color
possibly installed wrong language firmware? Should be able to change it back to english with a little poking around, if familiar where the settings usually are. Purple is ok
@@3DRundown ok it’s better but like what does it even do it just touches the bed like 15 times and goes back to the middle of the bed I’m thinking about removing it if it doesn’t work
Sounds like it's working. I would watch my videos on how it works and how to use it