This branch contains the OSS Klipper configuration that can be used with any single-extruder printer running Klipper. You must, however, have a working printer.cfg.

Printer	Branch
Sovol SV06	master
Sovol SV06 Skr-Mini-E3-V3.0	skr-mini-e3-v3
Sovol SV06 Plus	sv06-plus
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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
Stay Up-to-Date
Preface
Before You Begin
Klipper Installation
Initial Steps
1. Adjust Configuration with MCU Path
2. Configure Your Printer
Adjust Your Slicer
Support Me
Directory Structure
FAQ
Useful Resources
Sovol Official Links
Sources

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! 💥 CoreXY users can rightly disagree and say that it lacks the quad gantry levelling macros. Please create a pull request if you can help in this regard!
Filament runout sensor usage implemented.
Minimum configuration settings for Mainsail/Fluidd.
Pre-configured configuration bundles based on the Ellis SuperSlicer Print Profiles
- 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.
- TEST_SPEED macro. Find instructions here.
Klipper Adaptive Meshing & Purging (KAMP) integrated. Read about it here.

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Stay Up-to-Date

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Watch for releases and updates. Please see this discussion.

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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 the documentation 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.

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Before You Begin

This entire page is a 12 minute read. Save yourself hours of troubleshooting and read this documentation fully.
It is assumed that you already have a working printer.cfg and you already have your printer up and running Klipper.
The master branch of this repo contains baby step by step instructions on how to get Klipper going for a particular bed printer (Sovol SV06). If you are a beginner, you might find those instructions useful.
Make sure your printer is in good physical condition, because print and travel speeds will be a lot faster than they were before. Beginner's would be wise to go through the steps mentioned here. 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. 💡 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.
Disable the USB cable's 5V pin.
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.
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.
You must have a bed_mesh for PRINT_START to work correctly. If you do not have probe to create a bed_mesh, simply comment out the line BED_MESH_PROFILE LOAD=default in the PRINT_START macro.

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Klipper Installation

Flash Firmware

You must flash your motherboard according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Download OSS Klipper Configuration

Download the ZIP file containing the Klipper configuration.
The parent folder in the ZIP is Sovol-SV06-firmware-any-printer. This is relevant in the next step.
Extract only the contents of the parent folder into ~/printer_data/config.

See what files are necessary and which ones can be skipped here.

💡 If you get a warning that you already have a moonraker.conf and if you're not using a low powered device such as a Raspberry Pi Zero, do not overwrite the existing moonraker.conf and simply paste the following into it:

[file_manager]
enable_object_processing: True

Setup Instructions

Simply add [include ./osskc.cfg] somewhere at the top of your printer.cfg.

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Initial Steps

Adjust Configuration with MCU Path

Find what port the mcu (printer motherboard) is connected to via one of the following commands:
- ls /dev/serial/by-id/*
- ls /dev/serial/by-path/*
1. The output will be something along the lines of
  - /dev/serial/by-id/usb-1a86_USB2.0-Serial-if00-port0

Adjust the [mcu] section in printer.cfg accordingly.

# 🗒️ This is just an example
[mcu]
serial: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-1a86_USB2.0-Serial-if00-port0
restart_method: command

Do a FIRMWARE_RESTART.

If the Klipper flash that you did earlier was successful, and you've done everything else correctly, you should see no errors or warnings in the Mainsail/Fluidd dashboard. Klipper has successfully been installed on your printer!

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Configure Your Printer

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

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

💡 The {\small{\textcolor{red}{\texttt{EMERGENCY STOP}}}} button in your dashboard works faster than hitting the power switch.

💡 Do a practice emergency stop.

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

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

Check to see if X and Y max positions can be reached, and adjust position_max, if necessary. I recommend leaving a 2mm gap for safety.
1. G28
2. G90
3. G1 X{insert_X_position_max_here} F3000
  - Example G1 X223 F3000
4. G1 Y{insert_Y_position_max_here} F3000
  - Example G1 Y223 F3000
This step is optional: do this step if the official firmware for your printer has this as an option. Mechanical gantry calibration; G34. 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, and adjust position_max, if necessary.
PID tune the bed. Ideally, all PID tuning should occur at the temperatures that you print most at.
1. PID_TEST_BED TEMP=70
2. SAVE_CONFIG (once completed)
PID tune the extruder while part cooling fan runs at 25%.
1. PID_TEST_HOTEND TEMP=245
2. SAVE_CONFIG (once completed)
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)
This step is optional. 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.

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Adjust Your Slicer

💡 If you are using the config bundles found on this repo, you can skip this step.

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

Line Purge

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 one of the following:

PURGE_LINE; prints a standard purge line.
LINE_PURGE; prints KAMP's purge line. ⚠️ Do not attempt to use without reading this section.

# 🗒️ This is just an example Start G-Code
PRINT_START ...
PURGE_LINE

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Support Me

Please ⭐ star this repository!

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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/ ✅
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md ❌
├── CONTRIBUTING.md ❌
├── .github/ ❌
├── .gitignore ❌
├── images/ ❌
├── LICENSE ❌
├── misc/ ❌
├── moonraker.conf ✅ ❔
├── osskc.cfg ✅
├── README.md ❌
├── SECURITY.md ❌
└── .vscode/ ❌

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FAQ

How do I import a configuration bundle into SuperSlicer/PrusaSlicer?

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.

Adjust behaviour according to your needs.

File	`cfgs/misc-macros.cfg`
Section	`[gcode_macro _globals]`
Variable	`variable_beeping_enabled`
Disable	`0`
Enable	`1` (default)

I want to use a filament sensor. How do I set it up?

You can find information about the physical setup here.

Adjust behaviour according to your needs.

File	`cfgs/misc-macros.cfg`
Section	`[gcode_macro _globals]`
Variable	`variable_filament_sensor_enabled`
Disable	`0` (default)
Enable	`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?

The printer will beep 3 times (not annoyingly).
Printing will stop.
The printhead will park itself front center.
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:

Heat up the hotend to the desired temperature.
- Use your Klipper dashboard.
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.
Hit resume in your Klipper dashboard.

How do I enable KAMP (Klipper Adaptive Meshing & Purging)?

⚠️ No KAMP functionality can be used on low-powered devices such as the Raspberry Pi Zero.

⚠️ If KAMP is disabled, and there is no default mesh, PRINT_START will crash.

🗒️ The Label objects setting in your slicer must be enabled for KAMP to work.

🗒️ LINE_PURGE is useable (on appropriate devices) even if KAMP is disabled.

This repo contains all the code from the KAMP repository, however, only the adaptive meshing and LINE_PURGE functionality of KAMP has been configured and tested for use. To enable other functionality, adjust /cfgs/kamp/KAMP_Settings.cfg.

Adjust behaviour according to your needs.

File	`cfgs/misc-macros.cfg`
Section	`[gcode_macro _globals]`
Variable	`variable_kamp_enable`
Disable	`0` (default)
Enable	`1`

How do I use the `TEST_SPEED` macro?

⚠️ This is for advanced users only, with well oiled machines. You can cause serious damage to your printer if you're not careful. ☠️ You have been warned ☠️.

Find full instructions here.

Some tips:

Before running with ITERATIONS=40 with an untested speed/accel value, run with ITERATIONS=1.
Pay close attention throughout the run, so that you can click {\small{\textcolor{red}{\texttt{EMERGENCY STOP}}}} at a moment's notice.
This macro will simply help you determine the maximum speed your printhead and bed can reliably move at, not necessarily print at. The bottleneck for my SV06, for example, is the 15mm/s^2 that the hotend maxes out at (well under 200mm/s actual print speed).

README.md

🚨 One-Stop-Shop Klipper Configuration

Outline

Features

Stay Up-to-Date

Preface

Before You Begin

Klipper Installation

Flash Firmware

Download OSS Klipper Configuration

Setup Instructions

Initial Steps

Adjust Configuration with MCU Path

Configure Your Printer

Adjust Your Slicer

Line Purge

Support Me

Directory Structure

FAQ

How do I import a configuration bundle into SuperSlicer/PrusaSlicer?

How do I print using SuperSlicer?

When does beeping occur?

I want to use a filament sensor. How do I set it up?

My filament runout sensor works, but I just started a print without any filament loaded. What gives?

What happens when I put in M600/colour change at a certain layer?

What happens when I pause a print?

What happens when filament runs out?

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

How do I enable KAMP (Klipper Adaptive Meshing & Purging)?

How do I use the TEST_SPEED macro?

How do I compile my own firmware?

Useful Resources

Sovol Official Links

Sources

What happens when I put in `M600`/colour change at a certain layer?

How do I use the `TEST_SPEED` macro?