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🚨 One-Stop-Shop Sovol SV06 Klipper Configuration

This branch contains the Klipper configuration and firmware for the Sovol SV06 3D printer.

Printer Branch
Sovol SV06 ✨You are here✨
Sovol SV06 Skr-Mini-E3-V3.0 skr-mini-e3-v3
Sovol SV06 Plus sv06-plus
All other printers any-printer

I am creating these files for my personal use and cannot be held responsible for what it might do to your printer. Use at your own risk.

Outline

Features

  • 💥 This Klipper configuration is an endpoint, meaning that it contains everything that you could possibly need in order to have an excellent Klipper experience! 💥
  • Filament runout sensor usage implemented.
  • Minimum configuration settings for Mainsail/Fluiddpi to work.
  • SuperSlicer config bundle that contains the printer configuration, as well as what are considered by many to be the best print settings available for any FDM printer (Ellis' SuperSlicer Profiles). Find the differences between the different print setting profiles here. But basically, the 45 degree profile places the seam at the back.
  • Bed model and texture to use in SuperSlicer/PrusaSlicer.
  • Macros
    • Improved mechanical gantry calibration/G34 macro that provides the user audio feedback, and time to check the calibration.
    • Misc macros: PRINT_START, CANCEL_PRINT, PRINT_END, PAUSE, RESUME.
    • Parking macros (parks the printhead at various locations): PARKFRONT, PARKFRONTLOW, PARKREAR, PARKCENTER, PARKBED.
    • Load/unload filament macros.
    • Purge line macro.

Stay Up-to-Date

Watch for releases and updates.

Raspberry Pi

Preface

Although I've made switching over to Klipper as easy as is possible, it can still be a challenge for some, especially considering that most of you have likely never used GNU+Linux. Save yourself the frustration, and fully read all documentation found on this page. Also note that Klipper is not a must, and is not for everyone. You can stick with Marlin, and have a fine 3D printing experience.

Before You Begin

  • Read this documentation fully!
  • Make sure your printer is in good physical condition, because print and travel speeds will be a lot faster than they were before. Consider yourself warned.
  • Follow the steps in order.
  • If an error was reported at a step, do no proceed to the next step.
  • It is assumed that you are connected to your host Raspberry Pi (or other host device) via SSH, and that your printer motherboard is connected to the host via a data USB cable. Note that most of the micro USB cables that you find at home are unlikely to be data cables, and it's not possible to tell just by looking.
  • It is also assumed that the username on the host device is pi. If that is not the case, you will have to manually edit moonraker.conf and cfgs/misc-macros.cfg and change any mentions of /home/pi to /home/yourUserName.
  • Klipper must be installed on the host Raspberry Pi for everything to work. Easiest is to use a FluiddPI (⚠️ FluiddPI is not under active maintenance) or MainsailOS image. Alternatively, you can install Fluidd or Mainsail via KIAUH.
  • Robert Redford's performance in Spy Game (2001) was superb!
  • It is assumed that there is one instance of Klipper installed. If you have multiple instances of Klipper installed, via KIAUH for example, then this guide is not for you. You can still use all the configs of course, but the steps in this guide will likely not work for you.
  • Your question has probably been answered already, but if it hasn't, please post in the Discussion section.
  • I would recommend searching for the word NOTE in this repository. There are roughly half a dozen short points amongst the various files that you should be aware of if you're using this configuration.

Klipper Installation

Flash Firmware

💡 If you have already flashed klipper onto your motherboard in the past, you can skip this step.

Please note:

  • For the sake of simplicity, I will refer to the klipper firmware file as klipper.bin even though the actual filename is something along the lines of klipper-v0.11.0-148-g52f4e20c.bin.
  • The firmware file is located in the misc folder.
  • Flashing will only work if current firmware filename is different from previous flashing procedure. The .bin is also important.
  • Many users have reported having issues flashing Klipper using the Sovol microSD card.

1. Prepare the microSD Card for Flashing with These Parameters

  • Size: 16GB maximum.
  • File system: FAT32.
  • Allocation unit size: 4096 bytes.
  • Must not contain any files except the firmware file.

2. Flashing Procedure

  1. Disconnect any USB cables that might be connected to the motherboard.
  2. Copy klipper.bin to the microSD card.
  3. Make sure the printer is off.
  4. Insert the microSD card into printer.
  5. Turn on the printer and wait a minute (usually takes 10 seconds).
  6. Turn off the printer and remove the microSD.

You may find this video useful.

Download OSS Klipper Configuration

You can choose either of the 2 following methods.

Method 1: Clone the Repository

  1. cd ~/printer_data/config
  2. Empty entire ~/printer_data/config folder.
    • In linux, you can delete files via rm fileName and directories via rmdir directoryName.
  3. git clone -b master --single-branch https://github.com/bassamanator/Sovol-SV06-firmware.git . ⚠️ Don't miss the period!

Method 2: Download the ZIP

  1. Download the ZIP file containing the Klipper configuration.
  2. See Step 2 in Method 1.
  3. The parent folder in the ZIP is Sovol-SV06-firmware-master. This is relevant in the next step.
  4. Extract only the contents of the parent folder into ~/printer_data/config.

Initial Steps

Adjust Configuration with MCU Path

  1. Find what port the mcu (printer motherboard) is connected to via ls -l /dev/serial/by-id/ or ls -l /dev/serial/by-path/.

    1. The output will be something along the lines of lrwxrwxrwx 13 root root 22 Apr 11:10 usb-1a86_USB2.0-Serial-if00-port0 -> ../../ttyUSB0.
    2. usb-1a86_USB2.0-Serial-if00-port0 is the relevant part.
    3. Therefore, the full path to your mcu is either /dev/serial/by-id/usb-1a86_USB2.0-Serial-if00-port0 or /dev/serial/by-path/usb-1a86_USB2.0-Serial-if00-port0, depending on the command you used to find the mcu.

  2. Adjust the [mcu] section in printer.cfg accordingly. This is just an example mcu section:

    [mcu]
serial: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-1a86_USB2.0-Serial-if00-port0
restart_method: command

  3. Do a FIRMWARE_RESTART.

If you've done everything correctly, you should see no errors or warnings in your Mainsail/Fluidd dashboard.

Configure Your Printer

❗☠️ Your finger should be on the power switch for most of these steps ☠️❗

❗☠️ Power off if there is a collision/problem ☠️❗

💡 I recommend no filament be loaded for any of these steps.

💡 Find explanations for gcode commands at https://marlinfw.org/ and https://www.klipper3d.org/.

You will be pasting/typing these commands into the Mainsail/Fluidd console.

  1. G28
    1. Check to see if X and Y max positions (G90, G1 X223 F3000, G1 Y223 F3000) can be reached, and adjust position_max, if necessary. You can probably go all the way up to 225 for X and Y both, however, I would not recommend it.
  2. Do a G34; mechanical gantry calibration. After the controlled collision against the beam at the top, there will be a 10 second pause for you to verify that both sides of the gantry are pressed up against the stoppers at the top. You will hear a succession of beeps.
    1. Figure out your Z position_max by baby stepping your way up to the beam. The range is 250 to 261 from what I've seen, could be even higher for you. Adjust position_max, if necessary. I can go all the way to 258, however, I would not print anything higher than 257.
  3. PID tune the bed, but first move the printhead to the center. Ideally, all PID tuning should occur at the temperatures that you print most at.
    1. PID_TEST_BED
    2. SAVE_CONFIG (once completed)
  4. PID tune the extruder while part cooling fan runs at 25%.
    1. PID_TEST_HOTEND
    2. SAVE_CONFIG (once completed)
  5. Adjust z_offset. Make sure your nozzle if very clean. Do the Paper test.
    1. DO_PROBE_CALIBRATE
    2. Follow z_offset setup in Mainsail/Fluidd.
    3. SAVE_CONFIG (once completed)
  6. Create a bed mesh.
    1. DO_CREATE_MESH
    2. SAVE_CONFIG (once completed)

If you've made it here, then your printer has been Klipperized, and is ready to print!

But first, adjust your slicer.

Adjust Your Slicer

You need to adjust the start and end gcode in your slicer. The relevant macros are PRINT_START and PRINT_END. Find instructions here.

If you would like to print a purge line before your print starts, at the end of your start gcode, on a new line add PURGE_LINE. Here's an example:

PRINT_START BED=[first_layer_bed_temperature] HOTEND={first_layer_temperature[initial_extruder]+extruder_temperature_offset[initial_extruder]} CHAMBER=[chamber_temperature]
PURGE_LINE

Directory Structure

This repository contains many files and folders. Some are necessary for this Klipper configuration to work, others are not.

  • Necessary items are marked with a ✅.
  • Items that can optionally be deleted are marked with a ❌.
├── cfgs ✅
│   ├── adxl-direct.cfg
│   ├── adxl-rp2040.cfg
│   ├── adxl-rpi-pico-2x.cfg
│   ├── MECHANICAL_GANTRY_CALIBRATION.cfg
│   ├── misc-macros.cfg
│   ├── PARKING.cfg
│   └── TEST_SPEED.cfg
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md ❌
├── CONTRIBUTING.md ❌
├── .github ❌
│   ├── FUNDING.yml
│   └── ISSUE_TEMPLATE
│       ├── bug_report.md
│       └── feature_request.md
├── .gitignore ❌
├── images ❌
│   ├── cup-border.png
│   ├── githubstar.gif
│   ├── heart.gif
│   ├── logo_white_stroke.png
│   └── party_blob.gif
├── misc ❌
│   ├── klipper-v0.11.0-148-g52f4e20c.bin
│   ├── M503-output.yml
│   ├── marlin-SV06V2.0.0A_2.24.bin
│   ├── SuperSlicer_config_bundle.ini
│   ├── sv06-buildPlate.png
│   ├── SV06-buildPlate.stl
│   └── SV06-texture.svg
├── moonraker.conf ✅
├── printer.cfg ✅
├── README.md ❌
└── .vscode ❌
    └── settings.json

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FAQ

How do I import a SuperSlicer configuration bundle (SuperSlicer_config_bundle.ini) into SuperSlicer?

Please see this discussion.

How do I print using SuperSlicer?

Please see this discussion.

When does beeping occur?

The printer will beep upon:

  • Filament runout.
  • Filament change/M600.
  • Upon PRINT_END.
  • MECHANICAL_GANTRY_CALIBRATION/G34.
How do I disable beeping?

Make the following changes according to your needs. All beeping will be disabled except during gantry calibration.

File cfgs/misc-macros.cfg
Section [gcode_macro _globals]
Variable variable_beeping_enabled
Disable beeping 0
Enable beeping 1
I want to use a filament sensor. How do I set it up?

You can find information about the physical setup here.

I have a simple filament sensor connected. How do I enable/disable it?

Make the following changes according to your needs.

File cfgs/misc-macros.cfg
Section [gcode_macro _globals]
Variable variable_filament_sensor_enabled
Disable sensor 0
Enable sensor 1
My filament runout sensor works, but I just started a print without any filament loaded. What gives?

A simple runout sensor can only detect a change in state. So, if you start a print without filament loaded, the printer will not know that there is no filament loaded. You should test your sensor by having filament loaded, starting a print, then cutting the filament. The expected behaviour is that the print will pause, and as long as you have beeping enabled, you will hear 3 annoying beeps.

What happens when I put in M600/colour change at a certain layer?
  1. The printer will beep 3 times (not annoyingly).
  2. Printing will stop.
  3. The printhead will park itself front center.
  4. The hotend will turn off, but the bed will remain hot.
What happens when I pause a print?

Same behaviour as M600/colour change except there won't be any beeping.

What happens when filament runs out?

If you have a working filament sensor, the same behaviour as M600/colour change will occur except the beeps will be fairly annoying.

How do I resume a print after a colour change or filament runout?

⚠️ Do not disable the stepper motors during this process!

The printhead is now parked front center waiting for you to insert filament. You will:

  1. Heat up the hotend to the desired temperature.
    • Use your Klipper dashboard.
  2. Purge (push) some filament through the nozzle.
    • Use your Klipper dashboard, and extrude maybe 50mm (for a colour change you probably want to extrude more).
    • OR, you can push some filament by hand making sure to first disengage the extruder's spring loaded arm.
  3. Hit resume in your Klipper dashboard.

Useful Resources

Sovol Official Links

Sources

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