Makerbase Monster8 V2 32Bit Control Board VS Spider Octopus 3D Printer User Manual
- May 15, 2024
- Makerbase
Table of Contents
Monster8 V2 32Bit Control Board
VS Spider Octopus 3D Printer
User Manual
MKS Monster8
V2
Monster8 V2 32Bit Control Board VS Spider Octopus 3D Printer
This document is the basic hardware and firmware description of MKS Monster8
V2, which is convenient for beginners or users who are not familiar with 3D
printing.
If your question is deeper, or the documentation doesn’t mention it.
Please don’t worry, you can contact us through Amazon information or email
(support@makerbase.com.cn), we will try our
best to help you solve the problem.
This document is divided into 3 parts
MKS Monster8 V2 Hardware Interface
Wiring ：
After you receive the motherboard, first check whether the appearance of the
motherboard is complete. Then you can connect according to the interface
marked in the picture according to the wiring of your printer.
Note:
- During the connection process, you need to pay attention to the power supply, hotbed, hot end, fan and other interfaces, all of which have a distinction between “+” and “-“, so you must pay attention to the wiring process to prevent the positive and negative connections from being reversed, resulting in damage to the motherboard.
- By default, the motherboard needs to update the marlin firmware before it can be used normally. Therefore, you can also perform wiring after updating the firmware of your own parameters.
- Any wiring or adjustment operation, please do it when the power is off.
If you need information such as the schematic diagram of MKS Monster8 V2, you
can download it from this website：https://github.com/makerbase-mks/MKS-
Monster8
Refer to the introduction video on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf8fV3ErES4
MKS Monster8 V2 Configuration and update of firmware
Download Marlin
MKS Monster8 V2 uses Marlin2.0 firmware.
You can go to GitHub to
download：https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/tree/bugfix-2.0.x
If your printer is Voron model, you can refer to our dedicated documentation
on GitHub：
https://github.com/makerbase-mks/MKS-
Monster8/blob/main/MKS%20MONSTER8%20V1.0%20datasheet%20(based%20on%20Marlin%20firmware%20to%20configure%20Voron%202.4%20machine).pdf
KLIPPER firmware
If your motherboard uses KLIPPER firmware, you can refer to the content of
this link:
https://github.com/makerbase-mks/MKS-
Monster8/wiki/MKS_MONSTER8_V2_manual_based_on_Klipper_firmware_to_configure_Voron_2_4_machine
https://github.com/makerbase-mks/MKS-
Monster8/blob/main/MKS%20MONSTER8%20V1.0%20datasheet%20(based%20on%20Klipper%20firmware%20to%20configure%20Voron%202.4%20machine).pdf
Install Visual Studio Code
Before starting to edit Marlin, we recommend that you install a good code
editor Visual Studio Code. You can even compile Marlin directly from it.
Visual Studio Code can be freely downloaded, after you have edited Marlin and
the necessary parameters, you can compile it and upload your new firmware to
the printer.
How to install Visual Studio Code and Platform IO, edit and compile marlin,
you can find
from：https://marlinfw.org/docs/basics/install_platformio_vscode.html
Configure and compile
For parameter configuration of MKS Monster8 V2
You can refer to GitHub-wiki for settings:
https://github.com/makerbase-mks/MKS-Monster8/wiki#contents-monster8-v1
The firmware setting part, the Monster8 v1 and v2 versions are basically the
same, and you can refer to the wiki for setting.
After the parameter modification is completed, it is to
compile
After the compilation is successful, copy the “mks_monster8.bin” file to the
Sd card in this path of the file, and then connect to the motherboard for
updating.
The directory of the Sd card before the update
The directory of the sd card after the update completed
After the copied “bin” file is updated, the format becomes “cur”, indicating
that the firmware has been updated successfully. If the format does not change
after power-on, you need to check whether the copied file name corresponds to
the
motherboard. Or replace/format the sd card and re-update. (The format of the
sd card needs to be in fat32 format)
Q&A of MKS Monster8 V2
Q2: Why didn't the file format change after updating the bin file and asset folder of the firmware? (update unsuccessful)
A2 ： Replace the sd card or reformat the sd card. Update again. (The format required by the SD card is fat32)
Q2: Why didn't the file format change after updating the bin file and asset folder of the firmware? (update unsuccessful)
A2 ： Replace the sd card or reformat the sd card. Update again. (The format required by the SD card is fat32)
Q3:Why is connecting usb cable to pc not recognized
Q4:Why after connecting the motor, the motor can only have noise and vibration, but does not rotate?
Q4:Why after connecting the motor, the motor can only have noise and vibration, but does not rotate?
Q5:what if my question is not covered in this one?
A5:You can contact us directly through Amazon. Or send questions to our email, or leave a message on our github Email：support@makerbase.com.cn Github：https://github.com/makerbase-mks
References
- GitHub - makerbase-mks/MKS-Monster8: MKS Monster8 is an 8-axis motherboard, which supports Voron printers and can run Marlin and Klipper firmware.
- Home · makerbase-mks/MKS-Monster8 Wiki · GitHub
- GitHub - MarlinFirmware/Marlin at bugfix-2.0.x
- Installing Marlin (PlatformIO with VSCode) | Marlin Firmware
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