Install Klipper Firmware on the Anet A8 3D Printer

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5 жыл бұрын

Let's install Klipper firmware on the Anet A8 3D printer and its associated Raspberry Pi, running OctoPrint. After some basic configuration & testing, we'll print a #3DBenchy and see how it goes!
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Installed Klipper, but want to go back to the factory firmware, or switch to Marlin? We've got you covered!
• Install Marlin Firmware on Anet A8: • How To Install Marlin ...
• Install Factory Firmware on Anet A8: • How To Install Factory...
LINKS:
Klipper Firmware
• github.com/KevinOConnor/klipper
Klipper Documentation:
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COPY & PASTE The avrdude command to flash the firmware onto the A8:
avrdude -p atmega1284p -c arduino -b 57600 -P /dev/ttyUSB0 -U out/klipper.elf.hex
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@corlissmedia2.0 5 жыл бұрын

This is the BEST VIDEO YOU'VE MADE!!!!! You covered so many super-important details. Bryan, THANK YOU!!!!!

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark! Thanks (and thanks for covering the cost of the printer!) I hope it was worth the wait. I know it took a little while to get here, but it was necessary to lay a foundation by producing the previous ones for the A8. 😃

@corlissmedia2.0 5 жыл бұрын

BV3D: Bryan Vines absolutely! I’m looking forwards to your tweaking Klipper video also!!!

@reviathon360 5 жыл бұрын

Video gave me a perfect Klipper install. Easy and painless. Thanks!

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex! A Klipper update that was released after I released this video DOES support the Anet A8's buttons, and they seem to be more responsive than with the stock firmware! So if you installed this just a little bit ago, you may have working buttons! 👍

@thorben214 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this very good tutorial - It's still up to date. With your Video i flashed my Anet A8 with Octoprint 1.7.2, OctoPi 0.18.0 and Klipper 0.10.0 and all works fine. Regards from Germany

@danilmarinaio9539 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bryan for this comprehensive tutorial. Very helpful, as usual. At the end of it, you "do hope that [we] enjoyed the video" and I must tell you: sure I did !!! A few small notes, though: - probably, I would have stressed that the password required to open the SSH is that of OctoPi (which is much different from that of OctoPrint!) I found it after one day of frustration, only thanks to the help of the log that I always keep when I install new Sw or Fw, and thanks to the support that I got from a keen user on the OctoPrint forum. Bad for me! I should've studied better the difference between the two... but perhaps I'm not the only one out there ;-) - when I flashed the firmware on my Anet board, I had to switch the printer on. If it was off, the USB connection could not established (of course). I don't know if there are alternative methods, but - whatever the method is - I would stress it on your tutorial - [EDIT] the latest version of the "Klipper Firmware Configuration" menu [@ 7:52] has a further option now, which reads *`( ) GPIO pins to set at micro-controller startup`* , which should probably be addressed for those who have a less profound knowledge of the matter May be worth a slight re-edit of your tutorial... may be not... may be just a few footnotes. Thank you again !

@TD3DMakes 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Bryan. I've been looking forward to this video for a while, thanks for sharing! Definitely curious about your feelings on klipper once you've tuned in your settings and compared it to Marlin. Thanks again and look forward to the next one!

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Thierry! I'm hoping for some interesting results with Klipper. 😉

@petersolomon3505 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Bryan! Show Ender 3 set up next!!!!

@RomanoPRODUCTION 4 жыл бұрын

Nice explanations :)

@BV3D 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, RomanoProductions! I'm glad you found the video helpful!

@RomanoPRODUCTION 4 жыл бұрын

@@BV3D yes, you're the first one who gave a proper explanation about the split of the "firmware" between the Raspberry pi program and the Klipper-specific firmware on the arduino board. Looking at the info from Klipper website, I was not able to figure that out Klipper has some advantages for older 8-bit microcontrollers (like the good old Anet A8, maybe Home CNCs) but now with many inexpensive 32bit board made by the Chinese (like the SKR PRO), Klipper is a bit late but still interesting to dig deeper (what you are doing), it will help many DIYers :)

@danbrown586 5 жыл бұрын

While earlier versions of Windows needed a separate SSH client (like PuTTY or BitVise), Windows 10 now includes one--just open a command prompt and type ssh .

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. Thanks for the tip, Dan! 👍

@hansegomes4994 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bobo.4005 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there Thank you for the video. very helpful! Do you have a video how to configure the inductive sensor on the anet a8 using Klipper? I have one on marlin and want to switch to Klipper. Thanks

@Waldmax1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the well explained tutorial! I'm trying to put klipper in a CR10-Max which has the CR10s-PRO v2.4 Mainboard. are there any chances of using the avrdude command instead of make?

@TechnoAutomation 3 жыл бұрын

Decent guide

@spikekent 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a bit late to the party, but thanks for the tutorial Bryan. Currently all my printers have a RPi with OctoPi but Klipper isn't for me, I'll stick with my beloved Marlin.

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Spike! Klipper seems to be a bit of an acquired taste. I like the on-the-fly configurability of it, but I think my heart belongs to Marlin. 😊

@koyuncucelik96 Жыл бұрын

this is the best video how to flash 8 bits control card.

@pittus123321789 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Bryan, would you please make a video installing a probe on the A8 with Klipper? I got some bugs in my printer.cfg-file and i cannot find it yet.. Best wishes, Marvin

@Plan-C 8 ай бұрын

Nice video. Thanks. I have a bunch of printers but never tried Klipper. What happens if the Pi loses power from a power cut etc? Does it corrupt the instal / SD card image?

@chefistopatrick385 4 жыл бұрын

@Bryan Vines, thanks for the video..but when flushing the firmware does the printer needs to be powered on?

@BV3D 4 жыл бұрын

Only if it's not receiving power from the USB cable plugged into the main board. 👍

@freakofevil9426 Жыл бұрын

that was my first video i see from you. You did a verry nice job. Your viedos have a good structure. you explain the stepps very accuratly that everyone can follow up. i give you an subscription and hit the bell ;) I Have a "Little Question": i have two anet a8 and an octoprint installation on an Linux based on normal X86 cpu. Is it possible to controll two printers on one ocoprint instance or should every printer have it´s own octoprint? I saw that the printer used the printer.cfg. So i think i need to renamed it to somthing like printer1.cfg and pritner3.cfg but is this possible for klipper to use the one file for printer1 and use another file for printer2 and how must it be configured

@nikdriessens4691 3 жыл бұрын

Does this work an the anet 1.7 board ?

@fairlinetarga27 4 ай бұрын

I followed the guide with great interest which I must say is very precise! (thanks) but in my case I have a bricked card.... I load the firmware generated by klipper and if I don't turn off the printer I see the writing but the card DOES NOT flash.... I turn the printer off and on again.... screen without written and always it doesn't flash like with the original firmware.... where am I wrong????

@MorrWorm8 10 ай бұрын

There is a new OctoKlipper available in raspberry Pi imager. Would the process change? TIA

@sebastiansombra 5 жыл бұрын

Very good an easy to follow video! I came here looking for klipper information, now I am seriously considering trying it in my Anet A8. What is your opinion over Marlin?

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Sebastián, I need to spend a little more time with Klipper before I can make an accurate assessment of one versus the other. However, I do miss the ability to control the A8 directly from the LCD. But since most of my day-to-day printing is started and managed by OctoPrint, it's not a dealbreaker. I generally set up a Raspberry Pi with OctoPrint for each of my printers. I'll have some videos in the coming weeks which will cover some of the tuning needed to get Klipper dialed in on the Anet A8. Thank you for watching, and thank you for the compliment!

@sebastiansombra 5 жыл бұрын

Looking forward for the videos. Already subscribed! I am working now on a new frame for the A8 made of conduit tubing and printed parts. Is a fun project and very cheap upgrade for maybe the weakest point of the printer.

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Sebastián! Is that a "Piper" printer? Sounds cool! One of the things I'm noticing is that the A8 with a stock acrylic frame isn't terribly accurate when it's going fast, and I suspect it has a lot to do with the flexibility in the frame.

@sebastiansombra 5 жыл бұрын

@@BV3D No, it's even easier. It's called an EMT8: www.thingiverse.com/thing:2818084 They have a facebook group with a lot of support: facebook.com/groups/313198752549177/ Indeed, the frame is the weakest point of the A8, it limits a lot the max possible speed.

@bustopherjones2285 5 жыл бұрын

@@BV3D I have noticed that reinforcing the frame has helped a lot. Especially the mods to support and apply more belt tension. Slop adds a lot of Jitter.

@chromeaviation 4 жыл бұрын

Hey great video... I'm using an Anycubic Chiron... what would I type for my config file? This video is specific to the A8. And would I need to install a boot loader on my printer first?

@BV3D 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Cody! There's not a pre-made configuration in Marlin 1.1.9 for the Anycubic Chrion, but Anycubic DOES have their Marlin-based firmware source code available on their Github page, at github.com/ANYCUBIC-3D -- there are two versions for the Chiron, 1.2.7, and 1.3.0. Marlin 2.0 has a preset config for an "Anycubic i3", but I don't know if they mean "i3 Mega" or just i3-style Anycubic printers in general. And I haven't used Marlin 2 at all yet, so I'm not going to be of any help if you get stuck. That said, I saw a video from Anycubic about installing .hex firmware files via Cura, so it looks like they've already got bootloaders on their printers.

@chromeaviation 4 жыл бұрын

@@BV3D Cool, thanks for the help. I learned a lot regardless.

@AntonKhrapov 5 жыл бұрын

All the buttons are supported no problem as well as the menus and all as far as I know.

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Anton! Yes, that was added in a recent update. I applied it myself a couple of days ago, and was happy to see that not only did the Anet A8's clicky buttons work, but the menu was much more responsive than when running the factory firmware!

@riceball4u172 3 жыл бұрын

I'm getting the following error when i copy and paste your code, any suggestion? avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x67 avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xf8 avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding EDIT/Update: I was able to use this command and it worked now. make flash FLASH_DEVICE=/dev/serial/by-id/usb-1a86_USB2.0-Serial-if00-port0

@chrispeterson4730 4 ай бұрын

OMG! Thank you so much for posting this.. burned up my whole weekend reading way too many obscure posts looking for a solution, when I should have started right here in the vido comments! Amazing. Thank you

@NicksStuff 5 жыл бұрын

Subscribing to see some klipper action

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Nick! Thanks for subscribing--I welcome both you AND your stuff. 😄 I'll have some more Klipper-related videos coming out soon, but there will be other subjects in between. The video right after this one is Klipper-related.

@MorrWorm8 9 ай бұрын

You can use the buttons on the Anet now. I don’t know when this was added but you can use them

@paulcumber4732 5 жыл бұрын

How you been doing keep up the good work

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul! I'm doing well, and hope you are too. Thanks for dropping in! 😊

@Grumpyoldtwit 4 жыл бұрын

Helped me a lot as I also use a Mac. VERY helpful tutorial. One 'quick' (??) question. My printer is an Ender 3 Pro and I bought a second one which arrived yesterday. Now that I have this Klipper stuff on my Pi, I assume I'm assuming I won't have to go through the WHOLE process from scratch? How would I go about installing Klipper on the second machine? Cheers

@BV3D 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Muzz! Your second printer is the same as the one you've already got Klipper installed on, so assuming you've got a bootloader installed on it, you can pick it back up from the 9:14 mark, right after the "make" command finishes. Hope that helps!

@Grumpyoldtwit 4 жыл бұрын

@@BV3D, Hmmm... I deviated from your tutorial at that point as my pi had AVRDUDE on it. For *MY* install, I followed both your tutorial (coz you use a Mac) and at the same time, followed Teaching Tech's tutorial, coz he was installing on an Ender 3. (DIY hybrid tutorial...) Too late tonight. Too many technical tutorials for my bruised brain. Thanks for your help. I'll let you know how I get on if you're interested. Oh, will I be able to run both printers from the same RPi or will I need to buy another one?

@BV3D 4 жыл бұрын

@@Grumpyoldtwit I was going off the idea is that you've already used the *make* command to create the MCU firmware, so you wouldn't have to run through the configuration utility again. It _should_ work, since the printers are the same model. As for doubling up Klipper on the Raspberry Pi, it looks like it's possible, but you end up creating a second instance of Klipper on the Pi. I found where someone had done that, but the "how I did it" page they linked to was in Russian, so...? Personally I tend to run one Pi per printer just for convenience (and so that I can perform maintenance on one printer without interrupting a print on another printer). I usually opt for "easy" so I'd say get another Pi. If that's not in the budget, then check here: github.com/KevinOConnor/klipper/issues/1281 Start at about the 6th post in the thread (the "You misunderstand me" post); this goes all the way down to the final post, which is link to a Russian blog post. Google Translate can probably help you out from there. But do keep me updated on your progress. Also, how's Klipper working out for you on the Ender 3 Pro?

@Grumpyoldtwit 4 жыл бұрын

All bets are off. I'm back to square one anyway as my SKR V1.3 boards with 2208's arrived today. Looking forward to silent, smooth prints!

@BV3D 4 жыл бұрын

Oooo, fancy! Let me know how THOSE work out! Quiet prints for the win!

@smurfro Жыл бұрын

Is this guide still valid in 2023? I'd like to use the klipper firmware on my anet A8 connected to my Pi4

@atonicoh 11 ай бұрын

OK, this looks like a fantastic tutorial. But it's 4 years old. Would everything still work on today's versions?

@jasonshrout8921 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome instruction and presentation, Bryan! I got excited when I saw your upload actually working. then it happened.... programmer is out of sync...................... I really really hate seeing that. What is it about that baudrate? Still, it's nice to see it actually work for someone else, so I know it's possible.

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Jason! I'm sorry you're having trouble. Have you been able to load other firmware on your A8, or do you get the "programmer out of sync" no matter what firmware you try to load?

@jasonshrout8921 5 жыл бұрын

@@BV3D Nah, it's ok. I've almost become used to it now. ;) :)) Before I uploaded the Anet-B 'reset', I had this problem only a few times. The good times lasted about a year... and then I messed it all up when I installed that in order to try a modified version of Marlin. It's weird though. I can read it just fine, just can't upload. I've really been wanting Klipper since Kevin O'Connor came out with it, and like an ID10T thought that I actually had it when I installed OctoKlipper add-on. Hence, my arrival at your very well timed video.

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

@@jasonshrout8921 If you are comfortable messing around with the Anet board, and you have a USBasp or some other AVR programmer available to you, you might try flashing the Arduino bootloader on the Anet board, and then going forward with your firmware of choice. I've got a video covering that, from a Mac user's perspective: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/adCdY92rrtTJdpc.html The TL;DR version is: install the Arduino IDE; add the SkyNet board definition file for the Anet boards; connect the USBasp programmer between the computer and the Anet board; and install the bootloader. Then install firmware, because installing the bootloader wipes the board's contents.

@jasonshrout8921 5 жыл бұрын

@@BV3D Ok, I got it to work, but I had to upload the .hex through OctoPrint's Firmware Updater. First, I downloaded FileZilla in order to FTP into the Pi. Went to /klipper/out/ and downloaded the klipper.elf.hex to my desktop folder. Thanks again for the video!

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

@@jasonshrout8921 I'm glad you got it working. If I remember correctly, OctoPrint's firmware updater plugin also uses avrdude. The plugin may be passing different options to avrdude in order to do what it does. Thanks for sharing your success! 👍

@chloemcholoe3280 5 жыл бұрын

this works over USB right?! no wiring needed!?

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Right. Well, assuming you've got a bootloader installed on the Anet board, yes, everything's over USB. If you don't have a bootloader installed, you'll need to install one. Note that installing a bootloader will wipe the Anet board clean, so you'll have to follow up with a firmware installation. Factory firmware, Marlin, or Klipper.

@bryanjansen1456 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do PID_calibrate for the bed too?

@bryanjansen1456 4 жыл бұрын

waat... it totally worked.. PID_CALIBRATE HEATER=heater_bed TARGET=5

@chloemcholoe3280 5 жыл бұрын

any news? I googled in your channel and didn't see updates! I wanna see if it's really worth it before messing this hard and spending so much time

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Chloe, I'll give you a kind of mini-update. This might end up becoming a video. Klipper keeps improving, and it now supports the Anet A8's clicky-button LCD. Klipper can take a little work to get set up, and it absolutely requires devoting a Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint to the project. If everything on the printer is stock, Klipper can easily drive the system faster than it can actually print. That said, the faster you go, less accurate printing is going to be on a stock A8. The acrylic frame is just too flexible, and the extruder can't melt plastic fast enough to keep up. I think maybe in a year or so, if Klipper keeps improving steadily, it may be a contender to Marlin. But Marlin's benefit is that you can have something that fits and works entirely on the printer's control board without having to have additional, external computing resources available (i.e., a Raspberry Pi). Marlin is also now officially at version 2, and runs on 32-bit control boards. On such a board, Marlin can also perform its computations, and execute its moves, more quickly. So I guess really, if you don't want to tinker with the printer a whole lot, I recommend staying with Marlin. But definitely put something besides the factory firmware on the printer, to guard against a thermal runaway condition. Thanks!

@theGermanPrintingNerd 5 жыл бұрын

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@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Don! I'll post this in your Discord too, but for those who aren't over there: It's available on Amazon, here: amzn.to/2TwAffp

@slappy76 4 жыл бұрын

FYI the Klipper install on my OctoPi ran close to 10 minutes. If it looks like it's hung. Just wait.. best thing to do is walk away until the prompt returns.

@sausage5849 2 жыл бұрын

Color me subscribed!

@jasonshrout8921 5 жыл бұрын

github.com/KevinOConnor/klipper/issues/78#issuecomment-368281831 Bryan, I found within this thread, what looks to be a decent configuration tweak for the Anet Klipper config. Also, there is a lot of info regarding clock speeds and possibly reasons as to why the ANET board is difficult to work with. The author claims to be running at 200mm/s. Would really like to see that video.

@BV3D 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Jason! Thanks for that link. I'm going to take a look through that thread (and at that config particularly). Before I do any other tweaking though, I want to run through the Pressure Advance tuning. I think that'll have a big influence on the extrusion issues I was seeing on that initial print with the default settings.

@shirleypetchprapa8771 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for using a Mac!!!

@paulgupta2454 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't this kind of like dropping a ferrari engine into a busted 90's honda civic? like the brains and the guts are there, but is the frame up to the job?