CR-10 With SKR Mini - Firmware Upgrade!

[@veritas7911]

Very helpful and a very good guide to follow. Some timestamps to come back later if I need to flash again: 0:00 Intro 1:55 Download Marlin 2:23 Download Configuration 3:15 Extracting Zip Files 3:53 Download VS Code 4:37 Install VS Code Extensions 6:34 Marlin FW Project Structure Explanation 7:10 Configuration (Different CR-10 Boards Explanation) 9:00 SKR Mini Configuration 10:08 Open and Build Marlin in VS Code 11:59 Customize Configuration 13:39 Copy Firmware to SD Card 13:55 Configuration and Explanation of BL Touch 18:26 Filament Sensor Configuration 19:30 Build Marlin 19:49 Flashing Firmware 20:26 Conclusion

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Thanks for putting this together. I really need to start doing it for my videos lol.

[@davidkorty387]

This video solved a problem that has had my four printers down for a year. Thank you!

[@3DPrintscape]

You're Welcome

[@Prof.Polymath]

I’d have thrown them away by then Jesus !? 😮 all this just to get cheap £30 upgrade working ?!

[@tjones99]

In spite of the fact that I have done my own VSCode/marlin builds for other custom 3D printers, it was really nice to have your guide for a new printer that was an off the shelf CR10 and a replacement BTT SKR E3 Mini V2.0 board. Pointers to the config files, pointers to the VSCode steps... all the things you forget when it was 2 years since your last firmware build... Thanks.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Thanks for the feedback, glad i could help.

[@1DrOnline]

Thank you for the high-quality videos and kudos for your prompt, professional, and kind-hearted responses to followers.

[@3DPrintscape]

Thanks for the feedback, i appreciate it :).

[@cdfairchild]

Dude! I never would have figured this out on my own. Much thanks!

[@3DPrintscape]

Glad I could help!

[@bcuttytv]

I did this upgrade last week to my original CR10 12v systems, I used a mixture of your videos and other’s help since there wasn’t much out on this board. Ended up having to start with taking a config from the skr mini e3 v2 and updating it for the v3 then making the little firmware changes from there.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Nice, hows it working for you, any issues?

[@bcuttytv]

@@3DPrintscape Runs perfect! I had already upgraded an ender 3 pro to this board but was using a firmware someone compiled for me so your videos really helped me figure out where to start and what was necessary for the board and then I was able to find everything else I needed to change myself afterwards! If only this video was here last week lol. Either way it’s been great! Been running a .8 nozzle on it the past week since arachne let’s my smaller layer heights work well with my larger nozzles.

[@bgalejojr2233]

How'd you do this? Not so techy myself, I am having bugs with my cr10 v1 with my skr mini e3 v3. It resets when part cooling fan turns on.

[@williamsguibert]

@@bcuttytv wow, i am trying to do the same with my cr10, using ender 3 files, but I have some issues to compile and setup the fans, please if u can helpme with the firmware and where connect the cooling fan and hotend fan I will apreciate you a lot, thank you in advance

[@tectonico3d173]

@@bcuttytv would you share the file with me? I have a cr10s with skr mini v3 board and currently i have a firmware that someone compiled for me but I dont have print resume and also the text on the screen displays only 4 letters. Its super annoying. Sometimes I confuse the files. Please. Let me. Know.

[@maks1o]

Thank you for this video. You helped me to install and setup my CR10S. Thanks!

[@3DPrintscape]

Glad I could help!

[@zachhainline1601]

You do a great job making these videos.

[@3DPrintscape]

I appreciate that!

[@WhereNerdyisCool]

Well I couldn't find that show_sd thing in the current build of Marlin... ?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. They may have changed the name. I will check on it.

[@treyduval5399]

Thank you, just got my printer working again after having to replace the motherboard. I got this printer from a friend and it already had the E3 V3 motherboard with TFT 3.5 touchscreen. My question to you or anyone that reads this comment is, what do I need to do to get the BTT Touchscreen to work? Marlin works great, but I prefer the touchscreen interface. It just says, “no printer attached”. I’ve changed the baud rates And placed the ribbon cable in the other two slots on the touchscreen board… The third slot got Marlin to work(EXP3 I think?), but I think the first slot was the one that the touch screen worked in with the old motherboard.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi, I want to say i had the ribbon cable plugged into the middle slot on the tft. You also need to make sure the serial cable is attached. I cover the install in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOtZnyCpNimndU

[@treyduval5399]

@@3DPrintscape Thank you for your reply, your videos have been so helpful to me as this is a brand new hobby and I am quite lost!

[@Damjanhd]

What I really miss is replacing motherboard on CR10 MAX also with connecting wires and configuring marlin firmware.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Is that a video your looking for or are you saying you did it before?

[@hilum17]

Thank you Rob!

[@3DPrintscape]

You're Welcome

[@SidharthMakhija]

Very helpful video. Thank you so much! Upgraded my original CR-10 to this board with the BL Touch. Only thing that I couldn't figure out was that changing CUSTOM_MACHINE_NAME in the config did not reflect on the LCD screen. I changed it from Ender-3 Pro to CR-10 but it still displayed Ender-3.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Thanks for the feedback. Curious, did you clear eeprom after flashing the firmware?

[@skydragon1966]

Good video. Thanks

[@3DPrintscape]

You bet

[@bellmore1987]

Can you show how to install and wire the board into the printer?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I dont have my cr-10 anymore. I will try to get another one and make the video though.

[@roguerrerocr]

Hi great video, I have a question to you SKR Mini e3 v3.0 or v2.0 for CR10s, whats de best deal?. Thanks and keep goint excellent content.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. The 2.0 will have more community support on the CR10, so unless your really comfortable with building firmware i would go wit the v2.

[@roguerrerocr]

@@3DPrintscape Thanks tomorrow I will go for your recomendation.

[@azmansugi9780]

Hi Rob, I downloaded and installed that firmware to flash my CR10S, It doesn't seem to work. Would you please let me know why.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Is it the right firmware for the board/printer combo, is sd card 8gb or less and FAT32 formatted, and are you just putting the .bin file on the card?

[@apwelsh]

Does the SonicPad still work after these upgrades w/o create a custom printer profile for it?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. To use the SKR with the sonic pad, you will need a custom profile/config for it.

[@IMChrisThom]

Thank you for this vid. I Have a CR10v2 that I'm swapping the board for a SKR E3v3. Which example file should I use as the foundation? I cannot find a E3 v3 file anywhere only v2.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I would grab one from the ender 3 then modify things needed like the bed size for example.

[@LastZion]

hiya, thanks for the vid. I recently bought an unrepaired Ender 3 V2 Neo, which came with a GD MCU on the creality v4.2.2 board. I honestly thought that this only came with the Ender 3 V2 (not V2 NEO), someone must have some dodgy moves. Anyway, I tried to install klipper and must have bricked it. I'm just wondering if this is the best board for me to upgrade to rather than spending time flashing bootloader using arduino. as I'm quite new to 3D, just wondering if this board is quiet, can support BLtouch and can be klipperized? thanks

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I like the skr mini e3 a lot, i have both the v2 and v3. You will get more community support on the v2 because its been around longer.

[@jonesben6]

Hi I have a CR10-mini and want to change the board so I can get the bl touch to work. Which board should I look at getting thanks

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I would go with the SKR Mini e3 v2 or the creality 4.2.7. Both have silent drivers but the skr can give you more options like adding a tft screen.

[@eduardsing8293]

Hi, I need help. I have a cr-10 v2 and the motherboard burned out shortly after buying it second-hand. I opted for a skr e3 mini v3 but I can't find any tutorial for this machine and I'm going crazy with the programming, the screen It is the original, it has a double z-axis, a filament sensor and I am not going to use the bl tocuh in this machine, everything is without hardware modifications, i need help please, It is the only one that has cleared up some of my doubts, but I don't get along with programming. 😢

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I would recommend joining the discord server, there are a lot of people that can help on there.

[@MJ_on_YouTube]

Much appreciated! Thank you! I noticed that the SHOW_SD_PERCENT is missing. I couldn't find code for it anywhere.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Thats typically in the configuration_adv file.

[@MJ_on_YouTube]

@@3DPrintscape I am in the Configuration_adv.h file and it is showing no results. No results even when searching for "sd_percent". I checked again today, but no dice. Searching online confirms everything you've said, but I cannot find it in this MARLIN-BUGFIX-2.1.X download.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@MJ_on_KZbin It looks like it was removed. I search and saw this section now. Take a look at the configs there. // LCD Print Progress options. Multiple times may be displayed in turn.

[@MJ_on_YouTube]

@@3DPrintscape I appreciate you taking a look at this. Thank you so much!

[@sdesnakecarlos5797]

Hi again! I have the classic cr10 with 1 Z motor and the skr mini v2. I upgrade the z axis with other motor, but I have a step problem when I connect the second steppee motor. Do I have to change something in the firmware?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Ya you will need to make changes in the firmware to account for the additional stepper.

[@gorobizz]

Can you show how to do skr e3 v3 firmware for Creality CR-5 pro h? Because tgis printer have no any support((

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Can you ask this question on the discord server, easer to provide help there. The invite is in the video description.

[@danielarbuckle9319]

Do you have a video showing how to handle the error about Marlin being too new or your configuration too old? I have Marlin 2.1.1 installed. I do not see anywhere which version of Marlin my configuration was created.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I dont sorry. In that case, i would download a new copy of the firmware and config and update the config there as needed.

[@schuylerwelch19]

Hey appreciate the content, got a sub from me. I just installed the skr mini E3 v2 on my CR10. The light on the motherboard turns on and everything seems like it's working. The problem is with display screen. Its just all blue and the Mobo has a solid loud beep. Do you know how I can fix this issue? Thanks.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What screen are you using? Also, make sure to check all the wires/connections. It sounds like something may be loose.

[@dilloninboden5519]

I just bought the Bigtreetech btt skr e3 v3 with the tft35 both mode screen and have a bltouch and I can’t get anything to work right

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Try to use the config example from the ender 3 pro and change the bed size.

[@dilloninboden5519]

@@3DPrintscape it’s just weird every time I get something to work something else happens so like where my machine is at now the touch mode connects to machine says status ender-3 ready but no axis move then in Marlin mode it comes on says ready but can’t do anything because the little wheel button on outside doesn’t work I know it’s got to be a code but I’m just lost

[@3DPrintscape]

@@dilloninboden5519 Are you sure all the wiring is good?

[@mattchase1755]

Great video, I updated my CR10S, but I'm wondering if it's possible to use a TFT35 touch screen with the CR10S and SKR mini E3 V2 board. I was able to get Marlin mode to work but not the touch mode. It just says printer not connected, and I tried every baud rate available in the settings. Is there something in the firmware that needs to be defined?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I know you can use the TFT with the SKR mini e3 v2 board but i dont think it will work with the creality ones, i need to look into it more.

[@mattchase1755]

As I understand it the skr board connects with the tft 35 via serial connection when in touch mode. I connected mine based on what the found online with the supplied wiring for the tft but was only able to get Marlin mode to work for now. I’m wondering if I need to change the firmware and what to change. So far the video’s I’ve found are not very useful when things don’t work perfectly. Your video was very well done and helps me out a ton. Thanks again

[@3DPrintscape]

@@mattchase1755 The tft35 has two connections, the serial and one other. If only the serial port is connected the touch screen mode wont work.

[@mattchase1755]

@@3DPrintscape after 3 months I finally had time to find the solution, It ended up being the touch mode cable had a bad connector on one end I swapped it for a new cable and now both modes work

[@3DPrintscape]

@@mattchase1755 Interesting, i dont see those cables going bad often. Thanks for sharing the fix.

[@BadLuckFPV]

need that link to the marlin fw

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I haven't been able to record that video yet. Im hoping to get a printer next week that i can use for it.

[@tectonico3d173]

Thanks so much for your help. This is great. I have a cr10s with skr mini v2 board and currently i have a firmware that someone compiled for me but I dont have print resume and also the text on the screen displays only 4 letters. Its super annoying. Sometimes I confuse the files. Do you have any tips for fixing this problems? Please. Let me. Know.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Are you able to make your own build?

[@tectonico3d173]

@@3DPrintscape Yes actually I am doing it right now and I already solved a couple problems that I had. Now I need your help. Would you mind giving me a little hand? When I do the #define ADVANCED_PAUSE_FEATURE it works good but the only problem is that nozzle and bed heat are turned off. How can I keep it on? your video is great help for the community thanks so much

[@3DPrintscape]

​@@tectonico3d173 My understanding here is that by default it will go to the idle temperature when paused. Im sure there is a way to change this behavior but i dont think there is an easy one. I will try to look into some when i get a chance.

[@tectonico3d173]

@@3DPrintscape Thanks so much. I did it last night! and I leave the comment here for anyone else having problems. Since I was using the default controler box for the cr10s I did not have access to the tft35 sd or usb insert. and I was using the mini sd on the board. that was the problem. many of the changes I was doing on the firmware were not showing at all. so I did a test and voilà!! I also used the filament sensor connected to the tft35 screen. Now the only problem I have left is why I am not able to access to the marlin emulator. the screen is completely white and I try to access. any ideas? thanks bro

[@3DPrintscape]

@@tectonico3d173 Are you looking at an emulator on your PC? I havent looked into them at all.

[@NickelCityPixels]

What's all this talk of downloading Dockers and Docker Desktop?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. It can be beneficial, it just depends what your doing. If you just using vscode to make a firmware build it is not needed.

[@TheNinjaMonkey]

Will the CR touch work on the SKR mini e3 v2.0? - I got given one of those but don't have the bl touch. (This is for a Creality CR10s) Thank you

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. It will work with that board. There should be a bltouch port on it, just plug it in there.

[@3DPrintscape]

If it doesnt have the bltouch port, check to make sure its the SKR Mini e3 v2. I havent seen any without it.

[@CitrusDruidxCDx]

So did everything so if I Have my bl touch on with the jumper it works but i cant put Z down at all so it never homes but if i take the jumper off Z works but bl touch does not

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. How is the bltouch wired and is the z stop connected?

[@CitrusDruidxCDx]

@@3DPrintscape i did both ways they both do the same thing

[@3DPrintscape]

@@CitrusDruidxCDx Its probably something with the firmware. Most require both the z stop and bltouch to be connected.

[@CitrusDruidxCDx]

@@3DPrintscape found out it was a bad bl touch had another one though so all good

[@3DPrintscape]

@@CitrusDruidxCDx gotcha, glad you got it working.

[@1DrOnline]

Is there a way to update the screen firmware on the CR10 without taking the darn thing apart? What were they thinking?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. The screen from the ender 3 v2 should be more plug and play but would still require firmware changes. The rest of the screens ive used require you to change, or run new, cables.

[@1DrOnline]

@@3DPrintscape Thank you. Can that screen firmware be updated via USB?

[@3DPrintscape]

@@1DrOnline No, there is a sd port inside the screen if you need to update that. I was talking about the board firmware though.

[@astralblaster]

I lost my print to my mini thinking it’s a ender 3 and it’s in my cr-10 v2 I need help bad. Just lost $400 job because of it

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What issues are you having?? You will probably get quicker support on the discord server.

[@2007gtsc]

Has anyone succeeded in getting rid of the stuck blue screen on the CR10s with the OEM screen?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I typically only see that when the firmware is wrong or when the wrong screen type was selected.

[@2007gtsc]

@@3DPrintscape Thanks for the response. I downloaded the BT OEM bin file and hopefully that will get me back running. Thanks again.

[@2007gtsc]

Thanks it’s running again. Now to get the enclosure fans running. Always something.

[@rdolge49]

Can you tell me how to update my CR 10 I put the screen the big tree andCan you tell me how to update my CR 10 I put the screen the big tree and bigtreetech skr mini e3 v3.0 control board because when I do the bed leveling it does not go to the full length of the bed and it says ender three on the display not CR 10

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Can you ask this question on the discord server? It will be quicker to get feedback there.

[@rdolge49]

@@3DPrintscape I bought them as a combo

[@3DPrintscape]

@@rdolge49 Nothing special is needed to put the TFT on that board. You will need to make sure you get the right firmware for it and the printer though. Im not sure if there is a config example for it yet (havent checked in a bit). If there is, you can use that and build the firmware. If not, you can get the one from the Ender 3 pro and change the bed size.

[@Izzy-en5dl]

I keep getting an error on "Motherboard diag jumper" and I can't get a "successful" compile and the board will not flash. 😕🤷‍♂️

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Does it do that before making any changes? So if you get a fresh copy of the config example and kick off the build?

[@Izzy-en5dl]

@@3DPrintscape yes, before doing anything I get the error. I follow you video exactly how your doing it and when I check for errors before building it I get the error unlike you get the "successful" in green.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@Izzy-en5dl Can you try to reinstall vs code? If that doesnt work, can you send the actual error from the terminal output.

[@americafirst4547]

Did you ever get this resolved? having the same issue. Thanks,

[@Izzy-en5dl]

@@americafirst4547 nop. I spent days trying til I had enough, got a Creality sonic pad and a 4.2.7 board, used the Ender 3 v2 config (before the latest sonic update that now has cr10 configs) converted to klipper and I am NOT turning back!! This printer with klipper is AMAZING

[@michaelhenderson5098]

Disappointed. I thought you were doing the video on the SKR v3 board . I have the CR-10s and I am struggling with firmware.

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. What issues are you having with the skr v3 board? You should be able to use the config example from the ender 3 and modify the size.

[@demonfoxs]

I'm having issues as well. Idk if it disabled my x end stop but I did manage to kind of get the firmware to work but I can't auto home. And idk what to do.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@demonfoxs Is the z stop connected and are you building based on the config example from marlin or BTT github?

[@azmansugi-dora2753]

How you set auto home to the left front?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Autohome should be set to front left in the firmware unless you have an abl enabled, then its center.

[@azmansugi-dora2753]

Please let me know where can I set it up in the congf h. No I don't have any ABL, just a stock CR10s printer.

[@3DPrintscape]

Its not a setting (that im aware of) in the config. Its the default behavior. It gets overridden if a ABL is enabled in the cofig though. I would start by checking there. @@azmansugi-dora2753

[@azmansugi-dora2753]

Thank you. I 'll look into that ABL.@@3DPrintscape

[@cflems8756]

After I power my printer on, my screen is blank. If I flash the old firmware back on, screen works. What could this be?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. That shouldnt be the case, I would make sure you grabbed the right firmware.

[@cflems8756]

@@3DPrintscape I downloaded the Martin 2.1 bugfix and got the CR-10 SKR Mini E3 config. Now this I have a SKR Mini E3 V3 board not V2. Could this be the cause? Also using stock Cr-10 screen

[@3DPrintscape]

@@cflems8756 Yes, it may be easer to take the e3 config from something like the Ender 3 and modify that for your printer.

[@cflems8756]

@@3DPrintscape okay thank you! I’ll look through it and see any I need to change to make work.

[@Moocowm00]

I got mother board DIAG jumpers need to be removed define diag jumpers removed to suppress this warning

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Do you get that error when building before making any changed?

[@Moocowm00]

@@3DPrintscape yes

[@3DPrintscape]

@@Moocowm00 Can you grab the latest build and see if it still has the issue. If it does, grab the latest actual released on and see if it has the issue.

[@BlueEyesRageTv]

i get a .Hex file not a .Bin file. what im i doing wrong

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Sounds like the config file wasnt for the right board or the environment wasnt setup right. Try to use the marlin auto build plugin.

[@some_fkn_n3rdplays322]

Hi trying to install the skr mini v3 in an older hictop cr10 would i simply be able to use the config from a cr10 s5 and change the build volume?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I think that should work just fine, assuming its the config example for the skr mini v3 and not the v2.

[@some_fkn_n3rdplays322]

Thanks for confirming, i ended up just using the example for an ender 3 pro with the mini v3, set the build volume to the cr10 and it works great. Idk if all the heater settings are the same but its printing fine so im not gonna mess with it till my bltouch cables come in.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@some_fkn_n3rdplays322 They should be the same since thats really tied to the board anyway.

[@nanocastmanutd]

Hello. So it is not compatible with the SKR Mini 3.0?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. Its not that its not compatible with the cr-10, its that there are no config examples for it yet.

[@metatwo]

Will this be the same step for CR-10 V3?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. I think that printer has the creality 2.x board in it, so the process would be different.

[@metatwo]

@@3DPrintscape I see,probably have to wait for you to get a hold of 2.x board and do tutorial :) thank you so much for all your tutorials! It really got me into doing all these things 👍🏽

[@3DPrintscape]

@@metatwo Yup, im hoping to buy a crtouch next month, may get switched to December though.

[@metatwo]

@@3DPrintscape Awesome :) will wait for it t

[@AndrewAHayes]

What happend with your Ender 5 Plus?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. It was too big to fit in the uhaul when i moved from OH to SC. I will be back up in OH at the end of the month and will be getting it then.

[@sdesnakecarlos5797]

My hotbed doesn’t heat, could it be the firmware?

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. It could be but that sounds more like a hardware or wiring issues.

[@sdesnakecarlos5797]

@@3DPrintscape I change the silicone heatbed and the rele and they doesn't work

[@3DPrintscape]

@@sdesnakecarlos5797 Is all the wiring ok? Ive seen wires get pinched and cause it to have a bad connection. These wires are really thin.

[@sdesnakecarlos5797]

@@3DPrintscape Hi, I use the original board and it works. I tried 2 skr mini and they don’t work. I have got the tft24.

[@3DPrintscape]

@@sdesnakecarlos5797 Based on that, it sounds like it could still be a wiring issue (something plugged into the wrong spot?) or it could be firmware.

[@steve64033]

The output file is ,hex file what am i doing wrong

[@3DPrintscape]

Hi. It sounds like the right environment was not selected. Try to use the marlin auto build plugin (I have a video covering it).

[@steve64033]

@@3DPrintscape thanks for the quick response ive sorted it you were right now having problems with firmware file itself not loading on the board could that be down to the sd card thanks