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广州谦辉信息科技有限公司
Guangzhou Qianhui Information Technology Co.,Ltd.
MKS TFT28/32
Touch Screen Manual
MAKER BASE
QQ Discussion Group:489095605 232237692
E-mail:Huangkaida@makerbase.com.cn
Document Version:1.0
Release date：2018-5-25

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  • Page 1 广州谦辉信息科技有限公司 Guangzhou Qianhui Information Technology Co.,Ltd. MKS TFT28/32 Touch Screen Manual MAKER BASE QQ Discussion Group:489095605 232237692 E-mail:Huangkaida@makerbase.com.cn Document Version:1.0 Release date：2018-5-25...
  • Page 2 Guangzhou modest information technology commercial contract and terms 。 In the case of commercial contracts and terms, unless otherwise agreed by the contract, MKS Information Technology Limited does not make any express or implied representations or warranties with respect to the contents of this document.The contents of this document will be updated irregularly due to product version upgrades or...
  • Page 3 1. Repair the port of the auto off; 2, modified to choose manual leveling or automatic leveling; 3. Compatible with MKS WIFI TFT and MKS HLK-WIFI, compatible with the new version of mobile app "MKSCloud"; 4. Increased Internet functions such as cloud services and mobile phone transmission files;...
  • Page 4 3. Optimized the chance filament function; V3.0.1 2017.12 1, V3.0.1 firmware version because the WIN8 style in the switching language font display is not good, so win8 style can only use the picture display mode. 2. The difference between the Chinese version and the English version is: The comment in the configuration file is in Chinese or English.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    3.5 TFT32 System connection diagram....................................11 3.6 Connection with motherboard....................................... 11 Ⅳ .Firmware Upgrade Instructions........................................ 13 1 The ways to get the MKS TFT24 Latest Firmware................................13 2 The methods for updating the firmware................................... 13 3. Base settings（Important, must be set）...................................14 4 Multiple language Settings........................................ 14 5 Automatic Leveling and Manual leveling...................................15...

  • Page 7: Ⅰ.overview

    MKS-TFT 28/32 is an independent color touch product developed for maker base , which is suitable for open source 3D printers. It can be used in a series of motherboards such as MKS Base, MKS Gen, MKS Sbase and so on.Unlike the MKS-TFT32, the MKS-TFT28 supports an external DC12V supply and can be used on the...

  • Page 8: Ⅱ Features

    8. The main control program does not need to be modified, the baud rate is consistent, plug and play, support Marlin, Repetier, Smoothieware firmware; 9. Can be used on the MKS series motherboards introduced by Maker base and Ramp1.4 (TFT28) and ; 10. Support multiple functions,such as Breakpoints recovery function,filament detecting function,save the gcode data with power off function.

  • Page 9: Ⅲ . Port Instructions

    Ⅲ . Port Instructions 3.1 MKS TFT28/32 Front 3.2 MKS TFT28 Installation Dimensional Drawing 3.3 MKS TFT32 Installation Dimensional Drawing...

  • Page 10: Tft28 System Connection Diagram

    3.4 TFT28 System connection diagram...

  • Page 11: Tft32 System Connection Diagram

    2. Touch screen power supply select jumper to jump to 12V position; 3. Touch screen power interface input 12V. 3.6.2 Connect to MKS GEN 1. The socket is connected to the Aux-1, no external 12V power supply is required, and the wiring direction is...
  • Page 12 3.6.3 Connecting MKS Base, MKS GEN-L, MKS MINI, MKS SBase 1. Connect to the MKS series motherboard AUX-1 interface, no external 12V power supply, plug and play (both baud rate).

  • Page 13: Ⅳ .Firmware Upgrade Instructions

    Advice: After the update is complete, delete the pictures and Fonts folder, avoid the next time to update the pictures and fonts. ATTENTION:If you use ramps1.4, you must upgrade the external 12v power supply, and the MKS series does not need an external 12v power supply.

  • Page 14: Base Settings（Important, Must Be Set

    3. Base settings（Important, must be set） After getting the configuration file from the technician, you need to configure the printer type settings. Attention：1.The baud rate in the configuration file must be the same as the motherboard baud rate, so that you can communicate.

  • Page 15: Automatic Leveling And Manual Leveling

    #This configuration is valid only when cfg_multiple_language is set to 1. 5 Automatic Leveling and Manual leveling 1 . Equipped with a leveling device can be selected in the configuration file automatic leveling (the position of the arrow is configured to 1), in the Touch screen settings interface can be adjusted leveling.Attention:For motherboards using the smoothie firmware, select the command to send as G32, as shown below: 2 .

  • Page 16: Breakpoints Recovery

    7 Breakpoints recovery When you spend most of your time printing a model, the careless error operation causes the print to stop, but does not want to waste the printed model. Then you can use the breakpoint to continue to play the function, save your beloved model.

  • Page 17: Save The Gcode Data With Power Off

    8 Save the gcode data with power off In the printing process into a paused state,when without anyone watching you can directly shut down, the next time you can start from the pause to continue printing. (Attention:Remember to delete the updated file in the SD card, to avoid the reboot and update the firmware, affect this feature).

  • Page 18: Filament Detecting

    10 Filament detecting The end of the break detection switch is connected to the PB1, the other end is connected to the PB1 under the ” - ” pin, can be in the configuration file to select a high level of effective or low level effective, the following figure...

  • Page 19: Auto Off After Print Finish Function

    11 Auto off after print finish function Open the auto off after print finish function in the configuration file, cooperate with PWC to complete the shutdown module, you can use the shutdown function after playing. Attention：Do not reverse the N and L lines...

  • Page 20: Ⅴ .The Network Printing Function

    Ⅴ .The network printing function MKS TFT28/32 Need to use MKS TFT-WIFI to achieve network printing. Introduction to Print Mode 1. Cloud Print Mode: Recommended for use in a WiFi router environment with Internet access. Once you have a network connection to the WiFi module, the printer becomes the online printer on the cloud.Access to the app or control printer anywhere in the world.
  • Page 21 2 .WiFi setting MKS Robin Lite-wifi Configuration The WiFi configuration options in the configuration file are shown in the following table: Mks_config.txt Description #wifmodel(0:MKS WIFI TFT 1:MKS HLK-WIFI) >cfg_wifi_type:0 #wifi mode(0:sta;1:ap) Set WiFi mode to STA mode >CFG_WIFI_MODE #wifi name Set the WiFi name to the name of the >CFG_WIFI_AP_NAME MKSWIFI...
  • Page 22 procedures include: 3.2 Update Considerations A. The filename is not modifiable, or it will cause an update failure; B. After the successful upgrade of the program, the filename will change; C. The current motherboard firmware and WiFi firmware version number can be viewed in the about. WIFI firmware update can also be updated through the web side, in the same LAN, in the Computer browser input IP address, access to the Web page update firmware interface, the following figure: 4 .APP print...

  • Page 24: Lan Print Mode

    3 .Software update Copy the latest upgrade program to the SD card root directory, the motor can be renewed, upgrade procedures include: Mks_config.txt Description #wifmodel(0:MKS WIFI TFT 1:MKS HLK-WIFI) >cfg_wifi_type:0 #wifi mode(0:sta;1:ap) Set WiFi mode to STA mode >CFG_WIFI_MODE #wifi name Set the WiFi name to the name of the >CFG_WIFI_AP_NAME MKSWIFI...
  • Page 25 >cfg_ip_address:192.168.3.100 >cfg_ip_mask:255.255.255.0 >cfg_ip_gate:192.168.3. 3.2 Update Considerations The filename is not modifiable, or it will cause an update failure; After the successful upgrade of the program, the filename will change; The current motherboard firmware and WiFi firmware version number can be viewed in the about. WIFI firmware update can also be updated through the web side, in the same LAN, in the Computer browser input IP address, access to the Web page update firmware interface, the following figure: 4 .APP print...
  • Page 26 Upper Computer Printing pringtrun printing...

  • Page 27: Ap Print Mode

    Here fill in "IP address +:8080", IP address can be in the set "WiFi" view, such as the above image of the IP address of 192.168.0.114, so fill in as: 192.168.0.114:8080; Baud rate selection is 115200 (same as the baud rate of the motherboard, modified according to the actual situation) The button of connect and disconnect.
  • Page 28 Features: WiFi module will produce hot "mkswifi-xxxx" (open hotspot, no password), you can access the Hotspot control printer. 2. WiFi configuration lite_cfg.txt Description #wifi mode(0:sta;1:ap) Set WiFi mode to ap mode >CFG_WIFI_MODE #wifi name Set the WiFi name to the name of the >CFG_WIFI_AP_NAME MKSWIFI wifi module you want to connect to #wifi password...
  • Page 29 browser input IP address, access to the Web page update firmware interface, the following figure: 4 .APP print...
  • Page 30 4 .Upper Computer Printing pringtrun printing Here fill in "IP address +:8080", IP address can be in the set "WiFi" view, such as the above image of the IP address of 192.168.0.114, so fill in as: 192.168.0.114:8080; Baud rate selection is 115200 (same as the baud rate of the motherboard, modified according to the actual situation) The button of connect and disconnect.

  • Page 31: Ⅵ Special Function Button Customization

    Ⅵ special function button customization 1：function_btn1_cmd 2：function_btn2_cmd #user-defined function1 and 2. (display this button . disable: 0; enable: 1) >cfg_function_btn1_display:1 #command of user-defined function >function_btn1_cmd:M84; Must be enabled to display must first set the number of When the pause is time, there are fourbuttons, then define the command buttons on the page, and six at other times.

  • Page 32: Ⅶ. Each Theme Interface Display

    Ⅶ. each theme interface display 7.1 Blue style 小 LOGO （Simple） （Classic） （Retro）...

  • Page 33: Windows Style

    7.2 Windows style （Simple） （Classic） （Retro）...

  • Page 34: Red Style

    7.3 Red style （Simple） （Classic） （Retro） (1) Special instructions The red style is modified on the basis of a UI designed by a foreign user, allowing users to choose more styles. I am very grateful to this excellent design engineer. The following is the original words of the design engineer: Special explanation ：...
  • Page 35 Instructions- 1. copy the contents of the firmware folder to an SD card then insert the card into the readeron the MKS TFT Display. I am using the 3.2" varriant and that is all that will work with this OS.

  • Page 36: Ⅷ Tft Touch Screen User Interface Configuration

    Ⅷ TFT touch Screen User interface configuration 8.1 Conventions: If the customer needs to customize the display picture of the touch screen, the first should follow the following conventions: 1 . Scope of customization: A. Power-on interface logo; B. Picture of the button (see below "1" and "2") (including icons and text); C.

  • Page 37: Steps

    (1)Custom boot logo picture, 16DPP, wide =320 pixel, high =240 pixel; (2) Custom button picture, 16DPP, wide =78 pixel, high =104 pixel; (3) The name of the customized picture must be named in accordance with the appendix; (4) Custom color value is 16, in accordance with 3 primary colors blue, green, red order; (5) Customize the "More"...

  • Page 38: Name Of Logo And Button Picture

    Copy the saved files to the Mks_pic folder logo and key picture naming 8.3 Name of logo and button picture Picture naming rules (note that some pictures are duplicated, just provide one) Power-on logo. Boot Logo bmp_logo.bin Small LOGO（Simple） Small logo bmp_iconlogo.lg...
  • Page 39 Ready to print Interface: Preheat: Move: Home: Print： bmp_preH bmp_mov. bmp_zero.b bmp_printing.bin eat.bin Extruct： Leveling: Setting： More： bmp_extru bmp_leveli bmp_set.bi bmp_more.bin ct.bin ng.bin Preheat interface: Add： Dec： bmp_Add.bin bmp_Dec.bin Preheat： Step： close： Return： ： Step1_degree： bmp_speed0 bmp_return.bin bmp_bed.bin bmp_step1_degr .bin Extru1 ：...
  • Page 40 Home interface X： Y： （Home） ： bmp_zeroX. bmp_zeroY. bmp_zeroZ.bin bmp_zero A.bin return（Back）： bmp_return.bin Language interface simplified _traditiona english ： russian： _cn： l_cn.： bmp_englis bmp_russian bmp_simpli bmp_traditi h.bin .bin fied_cn.bi onal_cn.bin english ： russian ： traditional bmp_englis bmp_russian simplified _cn.： h_sel.bin _sel.bin _cn：...
  • Page 41 Fan interface ADD： DEC： bmp_Add.bin bmp_Dec.bin Full speed： Halfspeed： Close： return： bmp_speed bmp_speed bmp_speed0 bmp_return. 255.bin 127.bin .bin File system interface SD： U disk： No set： No set： bmp_ bmp_ sd.bin usb.bin set： set： bmp_sd bmp_usb _sel.bin _sel.bin Return（Back）： bmp_return.bin more interface custom1：...
  • Page 42 Printing interface option： bmp_menu.bin Extru1 Extru2（E2）: Hot bed： fan： （E1）: bmp_extru2_ bmp_bed_n bmp_fan_no_words.b bmp_extr no_words.bin o_words. u1_no_wo Fan_move： rds. bmp_fan_move.bin option interface Pause： stop： bmp_pause.b bmp_stop.bin temperate： Speed: move： return： bmp_speed bmp_more bmp_return.bin bmp_temp.bi .bin .bin Pause interface resume： stop： bmp_ bmp_stop.bin resume.bin...
  • Page 43 More interface in pause printing Fan： Filament Auto off： morefun1： bmp_fan.bi change: bmp_auto_off. bmp_morefunc1. bmp_filamentc hange.bin Maunal off： bmp_manual_of f.bin morefun2： morefun3： morefun4： Return： bmp_morefu bmp_morefunc3 bmp_morefunc4 bmp_return.bin nc2.bin .bin .bin Wifi interface Cloud： Return： bmp_cloud.bin bmp_return.bin...
  • Page 44 Common color corresponding to the hexadecimal value...

  • Page 45: Ⅸ. Technical Support And Protection

    Miss Zhong：15521638375 Mr. Huang： 13148932315 Tan：13640262556. Mr.Peng：13427595835 5. If you have any questions you can contact our customer service or find technical support staff in the group, we will be happy to serve you. MKS official website MKS Taobao website...

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