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V4.0 Creality Sonic Pad User Manual SHENZHEN CREALITY 3D TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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In addition, you can visit our official website at www.creality.com to find relevant software/hardware information, contact details, opera- tion, and warranty instructions.
Catalogue 01. Product Description 02. Packing list 03. Interface and button description 04. Operation Precautions 05. First use 06. Daily use 07. Connect multiple printers 08. System upgrade 09. Advanced options 10. Time lapse video 11. Slicing software displays previews and thumbnails 12.
1. Product Description When the Creality Sonic Pad is connected to the FDM printer via a USB cable, it becomes the core system of the printer. Hardware Specifications T800 USB 2.0 interface Screen resolution & size 1024x600 & 7 Inch Wi-Fi protocol IEEE 802.11b/g/n...
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1. Creality Sonic Pad 2. 12V power adapter (including adapter) x1 3. G-sensor data cable x1 4. G-sensor x1 5. USB cable x1 6. USB drive x1 7. MicroUSB to MiniUSB connector x1 8. MicroUSB to Type-C connector x1 9. Instructions x1 10.
Creality will not be responsible for any violators' legal liability under any circustance. 5. First use 1. Device connection 1.1 Connect the Creality Sonic Pad to the AC110V/220V power supply using the power adapter.
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SENSOR 1.2 Connect the Creality Sonic Pad USB1 port to your printer (use the correct adapter if necessary) with a USB cable. (The first printer must be connected to the USB1 port of the Sonic pad, otherwise it will not connect).
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2.4.2 Add a network(optional) 2.4.3 The network connection is completed(optional) 2.6 Device Rename 2.5 Privacy setting, click next after reading and agree by selecting the checkbox 2.7 Printer firmware flashing (upgrade via SD/TF card) 2.7.1 Select printer model(users need to open up the printer to check the mother- board chip model.
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2.7.3 Write the firmware to the SD/TF card, then insert the SD/TF card into the printer, click Next step. 2.7.4 After the printer is powered on, the Creality Sonic Pad will automatically connect to the printer. (the firmware in SD/TF will be automatically flashed after the printer is powered on) 2.7.5 After the printer firmware is flashed, click Restart.
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flashing guide page. Please connect the printer to the screen terminal with a USB cable. 2.8.3 After clicking Next step, the Creality Sonic Pad will start flashing the firmware to the printer and wait for the flashing to complete. 2.9 Printer firmware flashing (update BootLoader) Please note that if the printer with atmega1284p chip cannot successfully flash ...
3. Functional self-check After the printer firmware is flashed, the Creality Sonic Pad will automatically restart the printer. After restarting, it will enter the function self-test and follow the on-screen instructions. After the self-test is completed, click Start your experience, the screen will save the relevant user configuration, and the system will be reload-...
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1.3 Enter printing interface, the printer starts to print, and the screen will display printing information such as estimated time. 1.4 Parameters can be adjusted during the printing process, the specific parameters are shown in the figure. Note: Parameter adjustment can only be performed after the printer starts printing, and cannot be adjusted during the preparation process (such...
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1.7 If you need to terminate the print process, you can click 1.8 Creality Sonic Pad will jump to the following interface after Emer- gency Stop, you need to manually click Restart to restore the connec- tion. 2. Slicing file management 2.1 Enter the gcode selection page and perform the following opera-...
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3. Using assistant 3.1 Click the icon at the top of the page to enter the using assistant interface. 3.2 In the using assistant interface, you can view FAQ and export system logs.
7. Connect multiple printers 1. Add the first 3D printer (must be connected to the Sonic pad's USB 1 port), click Pick Printer at the top of the page. 2. Add a new printer and select the corresponding USB port (up to 4 printers can be connected).
1.2 Click System Upgrade and follow the on-screen prompts. After the upgrade is complete, the system will restart automatically. 2. USB drive upgrade 2.1 Please go to https://www.creality.com/pages/download Ecosystem to download the corresponding upgrade file. Decompression it and copy to the root directory of the USB drive.
9. Advanced options 1. Display macros Click the button to display/hide the macro functions. (left sidebar and in the control interface). 2. Console Click the button to show/hide the console. 3. HOTEND PID calibration Click to enter the calibration page, set the hotend calibration tempera- ture, click to start calibration, and confirm that the calibration is com- pleted according to the prompts, the system will automatically save.
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5. Measuring resonances Adjust the extrusion parameters and upper temperature limit according to the printer configuration. Go to Other settings, Advanced options, and click Measuring resonances. 5.1 Similar to Ender-3 S1 hotbed on the Y axis. 5.1.1 Enter the vibration compensation page, select the current machine type and click Next step.
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5.1.3 When the sensor status is OK, click the Start test. 5.1.4 After the printer is reset to zero, the X-axis vibration compensation detection will start. 5.1.5 After the X-axis vibration compensation detection is completed, click Next step. 5.1.6 Install the sensor on the Y-axis as shown and click Next step.
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5.1.7 Wait for the Y-axis vibration compensation detection to be completed. 5.1.8 The sensor bracket can be removed after the Y-axis vibration compensation test is completed. 5.1.9 After the vibration compensation test is completed, please remove the sensor and disconnect the cable (the data has been saved). 5.2 Similar to Ender-5 Plus hot bed not on Y-axis 5.2 1Enter the vibration compensation page, select the current machine type and click Next step.
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5.2.2 After connecting and installing the sensor as shown, click Next step. 5.2.3 When the sensor status is OK, click the Start test. 5.2.4 After the printer is reset to zero, the X-axis vibration compensation detection will start. 5.2.5 After the vibration compensation test is completed, please remove the sensor and disconnect the cable (the data has been saved).
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6. Automatic detection The self-test items can be freely selected. After selecting, click to start the detection and follow the guidance to complete the detection. After completion, you need to save the configuration. 7. Flip the screen Click OK and the screen will flip 180°. 8.
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10. Time lapse video 1. Power off the Creality Sonic Pad before connecting the camera to the USB interface. Power it on then enter the Configure page and click the camera. 2. Go to the Camera page, click the camera icon, and check Connect camera;...
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4. In the associated printer option, you can switch the USB port and take photos corresponding to the associated printer. 5. After the shooting is completed, a time lapse video file will be auto- matically generated. Click the icon in the lower right corner to view. 6.
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11. Slicing software displays previews and thumbnails 1. Ultimaker Cura 5.1.0 1.1 Add thumbnails on Ultimaker Cura 5.1.0, select "Extensions" - "Post Processing" - "Modify G-code". 1.2 After entering, select the post-processing script shown in the figure (‘’Add a script’’-’’Create Thumbnail), and a red dot will appear in the post-script prompt box next to the slice button.
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3.1 Added thumbnails and previews on SuperSlicer 2.3.57. In expert mode, you can add custom size thumbnails and previews in "Printer Settings" - "Thumbnails" - ''Size for gcode''. 4.1 Add thumbnails and preview images on Creality Print, select "Tool" - "Manage Printer" to enter the printer management interface.
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4.2 In the printer management interface, check "Generate preview", and select the preview image size to add a preview image of a custom size. 12. Adaptation of other models 1. User-defined printer configuration process 1.1 Configure the printer firmware using the Printer Firmware Tool in the Creality Sonic Pad.
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1.2 Configure the printer.cfg file Please check the configuration tutorial on the official website https://www.creality.com/pages/download Ecosystem 1.3 Configure user-defined models on the Creality Sonic Pad. 2. Printer Firmware Tools Entry. 2.1 When a printer is connected. Go to Configure---Other Settings---Printer Firmware Tools.
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firmware via a USB cable. 4 Configure user-defined models. 4.1 Insert the USB drive into the Creality Sonic Pad and click Next step. (Please upgrade the printer firmware and configure printer.cfg file first, and connect the printer to the Creality Sonic Pad via a USB cable)
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4.2 After detecting the printer.cfg file, click Loaded. 4.3 Printer self-check will be performed after successful loading. 4.4 After entering the self-test process, please follow the instructions on the screen. After the self-check is completed, the system will be restarted. After the restart is completed, you can enter the home page and start using it.
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3. Fluidd LAN background login. Make sure that the PC and the Creality Sonic Pad are in the same local area network, enter the obtained IP address of the Creality Sonic Pad into the browser, or the local area network domain name spad-DN.lo- cal(DN is the first four digits of the screen serial number).
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4. Mainsail LAN background login Make sure that the PC and the Creality Sonic Pad are in the same local area network, add: 8819 after the obtained IP address and enter it into the browser. (Example: http://172.23.214.236:8819). 14. SSH account...
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2. If it prompts "download failed" when the network is normal, please check whether the storage of Creality Sonic Pad is more than 500MB. If the storage is insufficient, please try to clean up some of the slice files or time-lapse video files to ensure that the available space is more than 500MB before trying to upgrade.
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3. Check whether the configuration file matches correctly; 4. Check whether the USB connection is stable. 5. Check whether the current version of the Creality Sonic Pad software is the latest version. Abnormal reading of U drive 1. Check whether the USB drive is normal, insert the USB drive into the computer, try to repair the USB drive file system or format, or replace the USB drive and try again;...
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The SD card is inserted into the printer, but the corresponding file cannot be found in the Creality Sonic Pad? Please save the file in a USB disk and insert it into the Creality Sonic Pad USB interface to read the corresponding file.
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Open the printer setting option of the slicing software, and add the G90 command before the other motion commands in the initial Gcode. It is recommended to use the Creality Print slicing software, and the required starting Gcode instructions have been added by default.
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Join the Facebook Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/sonicpad +86 755 3396 5666 cs@creality.com...
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十. 延时摄影 1. 在关机状态下,将摄像头连接到Creality Sonic Pad USB接口,进入配置页 面点击摄像头。 2. 进入摄像头页面,点击摄像头图标,勾选连接摄像头;点击此页面右下角的 标志,进入设置页面。 3. 点击启动后自动连接,摄像头会在Creality Sonic Pad 开机时启用,点击启 用延时摄影,摄像头工作时,将对打印的模型按照设置的层数和渲染方式进行 拍照。...
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十三. WEB操作端的使用 1. 获取Creality Sonic Pad IP地址 进入”配置-网络设置-无线网络/有线网络”,获取Creality Sonic Pad当前局域 网IP地址。 2. 获取Creality Sonic Pad序列号(DN号) 3. 登录fluidd局域网后台 确定PC和Creality Sonic Pad在同一局域网的情况下,将获取到的IP地址输入 到浏览器,或使用局域网域名spad-DN.local,DN为屏幕序列号前四位。 (示例:http://172.23.214.236或http://spad-8888.local)...
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