Do you want to upgrade your Ender printer to Klipper and push the limits of what it can do? The BigTreeTech Skr Mini E3 motherboard is a perfect choice. It’s low-cost, very flexible, and very powerful.
Follow these simple steps to get started with Klipper on your Creality Ender 3D printer!
Step-By-Step Guide
The first step is to get a proper motherboard that supports Klipper. You can use the 32-bit motherboard already in the Ender, but there are some big limitations due to the way the stepper drivers are wired. To make it short, linear advance and stealthchop are not supported, and those features are a must for Klipper. You could do some quick soldering to fix this issue, but the safest way is to go with a board meant for that.
I’ll use the BIGTREETECH SKR MINI E3 V3.0 for this tutorial. With this board, you can directly replace your old Ender motherboard without any modifications.
- Download Klipper firmware here
- Once the download is done, copy the .bin file on a micro SD card to flash the motherboard.
- When done, power off the controller and insert the micro SD card.
- Power it back on, and the firmware for Klipper will be updated!
Congrats! You just completed the first step of merging your printing system with Klipper!
All purchases made through the links in this post will contribute to supporting my work as a writer and any upcoming project or demo I will do!
Happy printing
Jérôme
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