Thank you for your comment - really appreciate it and I'm glad the video helped you out! Have fun with it!

@@TheTechnologyManI ordered one of these with the impression that I could view the camera and start/stop prints while away from home. You stated that it is not capable of working off the network without doing some extra work. How would I go about doing that?

That's great very glad I could help and good luck!

Thanks! I do hope they do include profiles for all their printers. There does seem to be a lot of interest in the pad so it's in their interests.

Just got mine today, ton more profiles than at the time of this video, including my CR-10 S5!

@@TheTechnologyMan To clarify, this tablet is not suitable for all printers. This solution will not work for the anycubic kobra printer, since the resistors need to be soldered in the anycubic kobra printer itself, only after that the clipper will work correctly. The thing is that anycubic kobra decided to normally put different drivers for the axes - TMC2209 clones and TMC2208 extruder on one UART, but did not take into account that the TMC2208 will have the address 0, as well as on the X axis. Therefore, it is necessary to solder the address of the driver X from 0 to 3. Solder the resistors R65 to R66. So, this device is most likely for all printers of the creality brand. But, many solutions from the creality brand are easily integrated into anycubic kobra. For example, I have successfully installed anycubic kobra creality 3d digital spoon rack-s. Everything fell into place without alteration. Set the adjustment of the platform as in creality (twister + springs) + automatic alignment from anycubic kobra themselves. This is my subjective opinion. The Creality Sonic Pad tablet is not really needed when for the same price of $ 90-100 you can buy a mini pc SZBOX T5 Pro (intel 3305 processor, 6GB of memory, 64GB of space is a lot, I only have 6.8 gigs of space occupied) install debian 11, lift the docker and the port, deploy an octoprint in the docker or a clipper, connect the camera and, if desired, you can install Home Assistant. Thus, the printer can be integrated into the HomeAssistant and we get the opportunity to control the printer via a voice assistant or using smart home automation and output the camera to any smart TV at the request of the voice assistant.

Thanks - I try! Hope you enjoy the printer when it arrives.

No problem glad it helped! Have fun playing with the new toy ;)!

The S1 Pro is a bed slinger.

​@@TheTechnologyMan Another analogy of this is the large mass dampers near the top of tall skyscrapers. They dampen the sway of the building they feel at the top during earthquakes, not what is happening at the base. If the bed of the printer is reading higher vibration levels than what the print head sees, it will overcompensate for it in the software. I have an S1 Plus, so the bed has more mass, but the whole printer does too. I may or may not see a more noticeable difference than a standard size printer when I set my Sonic Pad up on it.

That's great - glad to help and enjoy the pad!

Many thanks - much appreciated!

Yes I must do a follow up video with all the new features!

Great really glad it helped!

Just received my sonic pad yesterday. I have a cr10 v3 and the support surrounding installing klipper on this model specifically is absolutely horrible 😬 I have watched their "user defined printer firmware compilation guide" for printers that aren't an ender 3. Understandably they can't provide step by step instructions for all 3d printer models but I honestly would have expected more support for at least their line of printers. Advertising this as a "plug and play" for Creality printers feels like a lie for people like myself who have never used klipper before.

you need to pin this to the top so people see it.....

Sounds like you're making good progress!

you can setup a dnsapp to get your ip and setup remote access ports from your modem to have access outside your home

Why is it so difficult and so many devices? It is easier to take one mini pc SZBOX T5 Pro on aliexpress at a price of $ 90-100, which will replace two Creality Sonic Pad devices and the laptop that you are going to install. This SZBOX T5 Pro is small, has no fans and its resources are abundant enough to control the printer and camera operation. In total, 6.8 GB of 64 GB of space is occupied and 700-900 MB of 6 GB of memory is consumed. We install debian11, docker + portainer, put an octoprint with a clipper plugin in the docker and control the printer with a clipper. We install and configure OpenVPN for remote access and manage the printer from anywhere, no matter where you will be. Also, if desired, you can install Home Assistant and it will automatically control the printer, and you can also implement voice control of the printer, at the request of the voice assistant to display the camera on TV, and you can also automatically send videos or photos to telegram and even automatically turn off the printer when it finishes printing the part. I have already done all this and worked successfully and even tested the printer illumination. If it's dark outside and the printer is on, then the light will turn on itself with not much brightness by 20%, and if I approach the printer, the brightness of the light will increase to 100%, as I move away from the printer, the brightness decreases to 20%. If the day is sunny, then the printer's backlight does not turn on, but I can turn it on through the voice assistant

Brilliant glad the article helped and have fun 3D printing! Thanks for the support.

Thank you - really happy the video helped you out. Have fun setting up the S1!

It does take a little getting used to but hopefully you can get it to do what you want.

Great glad the video helped!

Glad it helped!

No problem glad the video helped!

No problem - glad it was helpful!

Thanks glad the review helped!

Great glad the video helped and have fun!

No problem glad I could help! Have fun with it when it arrives.

No problem great to hear the video helped!

Hope you enjoy it!

Yes that's right - I hope to do a video with some of the latest updates soon.

@@TheTechnologyMan the updated firmware is an improvement but it still isn't perfect. They illustrate the sensor going in the centre of the bed however the x axis gantry is too low to enable you to fix it as depicted. I used some masking tape on the bed and some double sided sticky tape on the sensor. Worked fine on the 1st attempt.

No problem glad to help!

Great glad the video helped!

Thanks for leaving a comment to help others! I do hope to do an update on the Sonic Pad soon!

No problem glad it was helpful and good luck!

Thanks - glad it was helpful!

Thanks - very glad it helped!

Great job!

Y Axis resonance frequency testing is now included :)

Yes - loads of updates which is great!

No problem glad it helped and thanks for the tips!

Thank you - glad it helped! Hopefully they'll be back in stock soon!

Great tip!

Thanks for the suggestion!

@@TheTechnologyMan I will gladly pay you $100 directly for this video. Please let me know the best way to do that. Thank you so much!

😂 You can always use the "thanks" button under this video or any follow up video - thank you! When I have time I'll be reviewing the FLSUN Speeder Pad - and will try and see if I can get the FLSUN SR working well on the Sonic Pad.

For the anycubic kobra printer, this solution will not start right out of the box and without intervention, since the resistors need to be soldered in the anycubic kobra printer itself, only after that the clipper will work correctly. The thing is that anycubic kobra decided to normally put different drivers for the axes - TMC2209 clones and TMC2208 extruder on one UART, but did not take into account that the TMC2208 will have the address 0, as well as on the X axis. Therefore, it is necessary to solder the address of the driver X from 0 to 3. Solder the resistors R65 to R66. Soldering resistors is fraught with the fact that if we fail to solder, we can disable the board. Personally, I don't use a clipper, I don't see the need for it. I don't work for a client, I'm a user and I don't print that often and I don't need high print speed and super high print quality. I use an octoprint that perfectly controls the printer completely. I bought a mini pc SZBOX T5 Pro (intel 3305 processor, 6gb of memory, 64gb of space is a lot, I only have 6.8 gigs of space occupied), installed Debian 11, docker, portainer, lifted the octoprint in the docker, threw the camera, integrated the octoprint into the Home Assistant, which allowed me to automate printer management as by means of a smart home, and through a voice assistant. I can stop, start and pause the print with my voice, replace the filament, park the extruder, and photos and videos are sent to me by telegram if I'm not at home. If I'm at home, then I'll forgive my voice assistant to display the image on any TV and I can see how printing is going. If I'm not at home or I went to bed and the printer finished printing, then the printer turns itself off.I also set up automatic printer warm-up via the voice assistant, although I prescribed warm-up in gcode, but this is not enough, since for good printing you need to warm up the platform for 5-10 minutes, then the filament will stick perfectly to the platform

Thanks! Printing faster will probably wear parts a little quicker but I'd just make sure nothing's rattling around and the prints are coming out ok and not worry too much about it.

Glad it was helpful! If you Google port forwarding - you just need to open the local IP address of the Sonic Pad in your router. That's one way anyway. Make sure you add a secure password to the web portal.

I've had no issues updating my Sonic Pad FWIW - and there's been lots of updates.

Thank you! Really appreciate the feedback - makes all the effort worthwhile! Interesting suggestion too - will give it some thought!

Thanks glad the video helped. No no remote access solution from Creality.

@@TheTechnologyMan- I decided to buy a separate security pan/tilt wifi camera, that can be accessed any time from anywhere in the world over the net. Now I don't have to depend on Creality to see my printer in action from outside my home network. It's an easy, simple and efficient solution. Of course my CR10 Smart Pro already comes with an ethernet port and HD camera, but I wanted something that can pan and tilt to my liking, so this new camera was a no brainer. And it's a much higher definition at 2K.

No problem glad it helped! Sending prints wirelessly is still one of the most useful features! I can do that with my Octoprint printers - but then lose some of the direct printer control you get with the pad.

Thanks! Once the printer is up and running - it's pretty easy messing configuring the printer.cfg file to get your printer setup just right.

I had to do this for my S1 Plus. It wasn't as straight forward as I was hoping but I was able to figure it out. The bed screw measurements were something new for me coming from Marlin. I also had to learn how Klipper calculates E steps as it's much different than Marlin. Thanks for great video. I'd love a more in depth one with more tips and tricks.

Try reducing the playback speed to 0.75x - KZfaq does a good job on this. And you can enable captions - I have full transcripts for every video. Hope that helps.

Thanks - hope you enjoy the Sonic Pad when it arrives!

That's what you're paying for - quick Klipper integration with a nice screen and WiFi / Ethernet / USB.

@@TheTechnologyMan yep; agreed. Worth the price IMHO; getting alot of for the cost of a rapberry pi. what i eventually found to fix bed leveling; squish the bed springs or print solid mounts for bed. Then heat bed and run bed_mesh on each print_start. This assumes your z probe calibration is a good number. I calibrate z right over a solid mount and use that as the "z-axis" source of truth. I still kind of wonder if you could script out load draw on the z-axis and auto stop motor when amperage spikes due to hitting bed; getting a true number each print start for 0 z_location. Nozzle tap without switch and get the true absolute value for z=0.

Thank you appreciate it - and glad it helped! Yes I do hope to make a follow up video when I get time. The C920 is an older model - but well supported with the Sonic Pad and Octopring etc. It's far better quality than the C270 if you can afford it. The Logitech and Anker are pretty similar - if I was buying one specifically I'd probably go for the Logitech just for compatibility.

If you've followed my instructions for displaying thumbnails - perhaps something is broken in the current version of Cura - perhaps try an older version or wait for an update.

@@TheTechnologyMan I'll double check your instructions and verify I didn't make a mistake. It didn't occur to me the Cura version could be an issue. Thank you.

@@TheTechnologyMan well, somewhat interestingly, while I can upload and save to the computer without format issues, Cura seems to automatically default to saving in Gcode to my thumb drive. Not sure what the issue is, but it's easily circumvented by saving to the computer and then copying to the thumb drive. All previews are now working. Thanks again.

Thanks! Great it's working well for you.

You'd have to remotely log in to your computer, or setup port forwarding to you Sonic Pad on your router. Then you could control the printer.

Check the latest firmware - they do update the supported printer list reguarly.

Hi - I've still not tested the Speeder Pad 😳 - hopefully soon! IIRC the Sonic Pad has a resume function.

@@TheTechnologyMan i definitely would switch to sonic pad then

Strange - have configured the webcam.txt file?

Thanks! It should be possible but not tried it yet - will do soon hopefully.

Not sure that's possible right now.

You can download them from the Creality site.

No you can remove the accelerometer. If you just upgrade the hotend you won't need to load S1 Pro firmware, but you will have to tweak your existing settings for the new hotend.

Great to see!. I'm trying to add any updates to the video's description and the written article.

I'd check your start g-code and make sure the printer is set up properly in Cura.

Hi I prefer Prusa Slicer too to be honest and use it with my Prusa printers. But with these new printers I review they usually come with Cura profiles, so it takes extra time tuning profiles in Prusa Slicer. But good suggestion - and it shouldn't take long tuning profiles in Prusa Slicer. I'll see what I can do.

@@TheTechnologyMan that would be great, we have chep doing profiles for Cura and others, but Prusa doesn't seem to get as much love :). I look forward to a potential video!

Thank you - very glad it helped!

If you Google port forwarding - it's pretty straight forward but you need to make sure you have a secure password for your Sonic Pad.

No problem!

I don’t think so.

Take a look at the excellent Klipper documentation - that's where I'd start.

Thanks for your comment. Good suggestion - will give it some thought. I don't think the Ender 5 Plus would be too difficult and I'd hope at some stage Creality would add more printers. Thing is if you're going to have start doing all this yourself, it makes the price of the Sonic Pad less attractive! Did just check and there's a printer.cfg file you'd need to load, and the Sonic Pad shows how to compile the firmware in case you do go ahead. Good luck! github.com/Klipper3d/klipper/blob/master/config/printer-creality-ender5plus-2019.cfg

@@TheTechnologyMan thank you so much Sir for your swift reply, recommendation and tips. Will look it up for sure. Cheers and take care.

You'll flash the firmware anyway so should be OK but not something I've specifically done.

Check on Creality's site if you mainboard is supported. Then you'll need to tweak Klipper to work with your setup. There's help available but customising Klipper is not for the faint hearted if you're new to all this!

All you need to do is enter the IP address of the Sonic Pad in your browser - I show this in the video 😊.

If the printer's board is supported you can use the Sonic Pad. You'll just need to adjust the printer.cfg for your setup.

You have to follow those instructions to add the printer too, otherwise you get that message.

@@TheTechnologyMan I didn't see the custom FFF setting step. Thanks. Awesome job.

Have you checked Klipper support for the the C210? You may just to modify the config.

Yes I hope they add more printers soon.

Really hard to diagnose - can you use the printer without the Sonic Pad?

TPU is tricky - you might get slightly faster prints - but not much in it - in my experience at least.

I'd ask Creality or on the Facebook forums - hopefully someone can help.

If you've changed the mainboard sorry I'm not sure - I'd try asking on a Klipper forum.

Hi - yes after initial setup you can configure the printer as you like.

You need to follow the instructions when setting up the printer for the profiles to load correctly - I show this in the video.

Make sure you're running an up to date version of Cura.

Follow the instructions to the letter in the document that comes with the Cura profiles as I suggest in the video.

Thanks glad the video helped! Best check Creality for latest hardware support - seems to change weekly!

@@TheTechnologyMan I found out that it does work with the Enders 7, But you have to manually set it up as no automatic profile like the Enders 3 series

I'll check next time I'm at the printer - perhaps something has changed in the latest firmware ...

​@@TheTechnologyMan Found it. USB port is defined in config file. Changed from 1 to 3 and that's it.

You can use the USB port on the Sonic Pad.

i would put the 3s1 in case they have different motherboards

Yes choose the S1 and select the correct mainboard.

I'm a little behind on my FLSUN Speeder Pad review - but hope to try the FLSUN config on the Sonic Pad when I do. And will try and provide a link.

Check the list of supported printers on Creality's site - they keep updating.

I'll check again but IIRC it works fine for me.

That will depend on your printer - you just set it to your printer bed size - usually allowing for a small border.

Yes it connects physically to the printer and you can then send prints wirelessly as I show in the video.

No problem glad you liked it!

It's based on Klipper which has a number of optimisations - I try and cover this in the video!

I think you're right!

No problem glad it helped! You didn't mention the printer - but higher temps / upgraded extruder might help.

@@TheTechnologyMan yeah, sorry. It's an ender 3 pro. We'll see when the new extruder arrives. I've noticed it starts skipping when printing infill. That's also when the speed picks up.

I went ahead and purchased it, if it's not compatible, I'll just return it.

Good luck!

I'd ask on the Sonic Pad Facebook forum - good luck!

Have you double checked you've not just set your first layer temps? If you're certain you've sliced with the correct settings try a different slicer or check through the Gcode to check it has the correct temps.

Check the link in the description - Creality have added many printers to the Sonic Pad since my review. I'll hopefully being doing a follow up video soon.

Yes thanks it's very useful. I released this video quite early on.

😂 great glad the video helped!