/Creality_Sonic_Pad

Firmware for Creality S-Pad by Creality

GNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

Firmware Helper

https://github.com/CrealityOfficial/Creality_Sonic_Pad_Firmware.git

Faq Helper

https://www.creality.com/pages/faq?spm=..page_2450731.header_1.1&spm_prev=..page_1934481.products_display_1.1

Os Helper

https://github.com/CrealityTech/sonic_pad_os

User defined firmware compilation guide

Using Linux subsystem under Windows 10 64-bit  Download and install VirtualBox Download VirtualBox from www.VirtualBox.org  Download Ubuntu 18.04.LTS Download Ubuntu 18.04.LTS from www.ubuntu.com/download  Create a new virtual machine and install Ubuntu system

  1. Open VirtuslBox and create a new virtual machine
  2. Select destination folder、Enter a name，Type: Select Linux、Version: Select Ubuntu（64-bit）
  3. Resize memory to 4096MB
  4. Create a virtual hard disk
  5. Select VDI
  6. Select dynamic allocation
  7. Resize the virtual hard disk to 25GB
  8. General Settings – Advanced，Change the shared clipboard and the drag and drop to bidirectional
  9. System settings - adjust the boot order to optical drive - hard disk - floppy drive
  10. Storage Settings--IDE--Select Downloaded Ubuntu 18.04.6LTS
  11. SATA--tick Use Host I/0 Cache
  12. Network Settings - Advanced - Make sure the network is connected
  13. User Interface -Device-Tick Insert Guest additions CD image
  14. Start the virtual machine after confirmation
  15. Install Ubuntu  System upgrade and install git
  16. run command sudo apt update （list all updatable software）
  17. run command sudo apt upgrade （upgrade the package）
  18. Devices -- Install Insert Guest additions CD image
  19. run command sudo apt-get install git（install git）
  20. Restart the system  Download Klipper firmware
  21. run command cd ~ (switch the working directory to the home directory)
  22. run command git clone
    https://github.com/CrealityOfficial/Creality_Sonic_Pad_Project.git  Configure printer firmware
  23. Open the file manager-Klipper folder-scripts folder-Right click-open in terminal
  24. run command ls (confirm that the content in the current directory is consistent with that in the folder)
  25. run command ./install-ubuntu-18.04.sh（install ubuntu）
  26. run command cd .. (switch to the upper directory)
  27. run command ls (confirm that the content in the current directory is consistent with that in the folder)
  28. run command make menuconfig (configure the printer motherboard)
  29. Select the Micro-controller Architecture、Processor model、Bootloader Offset、Clock Reference、Communication interface etc. parameters
  30. After the parameter configuration is completed, press "Q" to save，Press "Y" to confirm
  31. run command make （generate firmware）  Upgrade printer firmware via SD/TF card
  32. Create a new "ubuntu_sharing" on the computer disk
  33. Open VirtualBox--Settings--Shared Folders，Add a shared folder (tick auto mount)，Mount point type "/sharings"
  34. Copy the klipper.bin file just generated to the sharings folder
  35. Copy klipper.bin in the ubuntu_sharing folder of the computer disk to the TF/SD  Upgrade printer firmware via USB (The motherboard has no Bootloader and does not support SD card upgrades) Please use a USB cable to connect the printer to the computer where the virtual machine is located. Please keep the connection during the firmware upgrade process
  36. Refer to the previous video to enter the configuration motherboardinterface、Select the Micro-controller Architecture、 Processor model、Clock Reference、Communication interface etc. parameters
  37. After the parameter configuration is completed, press "Q" to save，Press "Y" to confirm
  38. run command make （generate firmware）
  39. Device--USB--Tick the USB option for connection to the printer
  40. run command ls /dev/tty*(Confirm that /dev/ttyUSB0 appears in the directory)
  41. run command sudo avrdude -cwiring -patmega2560 -P/dev/ttyUSB0 -b115200 -D -Uflash:w:out/klipper.elf.hex:i（Transfer the klipper firmware to the printer for upgrade，Note the space before the "-" in the command）