You have no idea how helpful your videos have been for me, especially being a beginner. Your tutorials are always super easy to understand and follow! Thanks for all of your help and great video! Always excited to see new content from you come out :)
You need a Patreon or allow tips on your Discord server! Got help from some of your other fans today! For all the help this Noob has got between these videos and your Discord server... I would willing drop you a Jackson! Help pay for some PLA😉. 5.7k subs... guessing you ain't making big RU-vid money. You should have way more subs man! Seriously though. You put time and effort in and should be rewarded. I small bit of advice... your PC screen... hard to see. Especially on tablet. Even had a tough time on your Cura Config video on a 27" display. Crank up the resolution and make it full screen. You may have heard this but... just some friendly advice. Keep it up kid! We gotta promote your channel! I'm a communication engineer and even being an IT guy.,,there is a lot to learn in this new hobby. Getting good help...let alone FREE help. Help that actual helps (voxelab site it pretty weak!) Keeps the frustration low and makes it much more of a hobby instead of a chore! I'll say it again... you're a good egg, kid! 😉
It's about time you did this :) This really transforms the Aquila! You might want show to how to create a bed mesh level and also how to add start code to the slicer so it retrieves the mesh bed settings after saving in Aquila of course..
@@3DPrintSOS Every time I power off my Aquila, I have to go back into Alex's firmware and turn on "Leveling Active". Is there a way to make this always on even after a power cycle?
Excellent as usual Feddor - great instructions. It's pathetic for these issues to continue to exist in machines 2020/2021. Flashforge/Voxelab should be ashamed.
Thank you so much for the help and detailed instructions. Just wanted to add a tip if anyone was struggling with this. I had an off brand SD card that was 4 gig and even after following your instructions to a T, it still would not complete and give me the check mark. I had to use an entirely different SD card and then it worked. If people are still having problems just try a few different SD cards to see if it solves your problem.
Thank You for all your videos!I This was one issue with my Aquilla that was very scary.I reflashed the firmware yesterday following your video.It worked perfectly.One of the first things I did to the printer was change out the fans.Coffee coming!
Thanks! This worked flawlessly. The thought of bricking my printer was daunting so I was always afraid to do this. I updated my firmware alongside you in the video. I appreciate your work.
Thank you for the step by step tutorial. I am deeply appreciative. Just bought my first 3D printer (Aquila) yesterday and am having to troubleshoot bed leveling (made easier by the firmware from this video).
Thanks for this video. Didn't know that custom firmware was an option until I found this! Had some trouble getting the printer to update but a quick format of the SD card did the trick. Keep up the awesome content!
Got my first printer about two weeks ago. Aquilla X2 N32, and have just been having a hell of a time getting the bed level, it's just a never ending cycle of twist (the knob) and shout (at the bed). I was going to get a leveling probe, but it just seemed difficult to install and then I'd have to load Alex's firmware blah blah blah. After seeing this video, I decided to load Alex's firmware with the manual mesh just for the thermal protection. WOWZERZ, now I get the power of the probe without the probe. Well I guess I am the probe really. And I second the request for a video on how to use manual mesh properly and a run down of the other features of Alex's firmware.
First of all, thank you very much for contributing these videos to the community that we have recently acquired or are about to acquire AQUILA printers !!!! I want to contribute my experience when updating the display, I could not do it in any way, until I read the instructions provided by Voxlab where it said that the MicroSD card should be formated at 4096bits !!!!! And holy solution !!!! I hope I can help another like me who was unable to update the display !!!! Thank you very much and greetings to all!
I just think it was really unfair of Tom to say it was an issue with the Aquila and for him not to mention that the Ender 3's had similar and worse issues. I had two Ender 3's that had no thermal runaway from stock! Fantastic video as always buddy. Keep it up. ❤️
About to put mine together this week. Had it for 3 months in box.. just waiting to build and watching everything you got!!! After seeing Tom's Vid last week I' ve been looking up New firmware. Perfect timing! And can't wait for more content on this firmware. Thanks !
That thermal run away happened to my original aquila, I didn't realize what happened at first lol and didn't realize how scary it was. Watching that video finally made me update to Alex's firmware. It's sooo much better.
Thank you very much for the video. Was at first struggling but on windows 11 it changed the DWIN_SET to a shortcut, so i changed that and it worked great thank you
Happy to see you guys have a safe printer now, Jyers FW is legendary, so many features the vendor couldn't/wouldn't be bothered to include on the printer.
Installed as per your video and the upgrade went very well. I had a particular error with the original Voxelab firmware, that seems to have gone away now. Many thanks
Ok so I loaded this firmware in I got to say I like the changes it has done. The manual leveling feature is so much easier. It moves through 9 locations on the bed and allows you to make changes to each part as a micro change instead of moving the wheels underneath. I'm getting perfect 1st layers using prusa slicer with this. Amazing changes to all aspects of the program.
One thing you didn't mention or if you did, I missed it, is to write down your movement configurations. I had changed my steps per mm for my extruder because I changed out to a dual drive, and it didn't save my steps per mm after the flash. Good thing I had it written down. Thanks for the great video, now I have a safer Aquila!!!! :)
Installed and printed the new LCD bracket and firmware, 1000% nicer then the original thank you very much and to Alex that wrote the firmware. nicest upgrade to date.
Hey wanted to say thanks for making this. I just got a voxelab aquila x2 to work along side my creality, and this video helped me get a newer safer firmware onto the voxelab. I only noticed it at first because octoprint gave me a big warning when it found no protection on it.
If you do end up with an H32 machine, you can just update to the latest firmware from voxelab. They have fixed the bug in the firmware. Alex is also working on. A firmware solution. So, no worries.
@@3DPrintSOS Sorry one more quick question if you don't mind. I have come across on ebay used and refurbished Ender 3 V2s/Pros for £140, sold as far as I can see by the manufacturer's UK distribution/repair centre. They are used items returned within the 30 day return period, and any faults rectified. They carry the usual warranty a new printer would have. This seems a good deal, what do you think of this versus the Aquila?
True but this is just the way it is when you’re trying to save some $$$ over a premium printer. What’s interesting is I hear even the “premium” brands have all kinds of issues the community has to fix.
Great Tutorial!!! I will say this, after flashing firmware multiple times, you do not have to remove the firmware folder. When it installs the firmware, it deletes the .bin file from inside the folder. I just keep dumping a new firmware into the folder when needed.
@@3DPrintSOS I totally understand. I was running Alex's firmware when I had a hot end issue and went back to stock and back to Alex and back to stock making sure it wasn't a firmware or board issue.(turned out to be a faulty thremocouple and a bad heat break)
Just did this firmware update today and man you made it easy to follow ! I thank you again sir ! I've done all the modifications to my X2 so far by following your videos ! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🙌🏽
@@KSa-ld7cp there should be a sticker in the top off your printer, under the build plate that says either N32 or H32, you will need the corresponding firmware. Then just follow the same instructions in the video.
@@KSa-ld7cp maybe retry doing it, and follow each step very carefully, including renaming the folders, otherwise your machine will not know what to do with the files. Do not fast forward any of the video, I would recommend doing each step as it comes up in the video, then pause it, complete the step, then move to the next step. I also have the N32 version and it worked perfectly on my machine. 👍🏽
I'm loving the videos! one video idea: how fast you can print on a "stock" vox lab aquila printer with .4mm nozzle with PLA. maybe even showing other hot end sizes as well, maybe even show some cheap upgrades that can greatly increase print speeds, show comparing the quality. just an idea!
The bltouch bin files are for different amount of probe points, and high speed or low speed probing. So 3x3 probes 9 points, and hs, makes the probe stay deployed during probing, which is a little faster.
Printer came early, assembled it and oh boy is this machine amazing! So happy about my purchase. Thank you for the wonderful work you do on this channel.
Bryan’s RU-vid video on manual mesh bed levelling using JyersUI which looks the same as The Alex firmware, takes you through the steps of Manual bed levelling on a Ender 3V2. I tried it out on the Aquila and is has worked perfectly, I would like to give a big thank you to all you guys for your great tutorials on 3D printing.
When I ordered my Aquila I found it on Amazon for 160. Wife said get it and I did. But after I did I went to look on RU-vid for reviews and I found your channel right away! And I watched it before I did my first print and got my bed set and level! And I printed the tool box! It came out great! And now I am doing the firmware update and your incautions is making this process a breeze. I just want to know I have the same printer that you have in the video! How did you get the lights in the print head?? I want that!! LOL Great Job!!!
Bought an Aquila X2 based on your review, plus the fact that you've covered so many topics for this printer with excellent quality of information. Made 7 prints on it so far and it's great! You should definitely be getting some sort of commission from Voxelab based on how many other people I've seen in the comments section who have bought one based on your content xD Keep it up man!
I get a tiny kickback from voxelab if people use my link to buy directly from them. But that’s a very insignificant amount of people. No big deal, I’m just going to keep focusing on making decent content. I appreciate you looking out for me though. :)
Hey there. I was so excited to see your video. I have a question however. I have the original Aquila so I did exactly what you did with the downloads, putting the first bin into a folder named firmware (all lower case) renaming the DWIN_SET (Voxelab Red) to just DWIN_SET. Formatted the card Fat32 with 4096. put the card in the slot on the scree assembly, plug it in and up comes the original Voxelab menu. I've repeated this three times. Same result. Two folders on the freshly formatted card: firmware and DWIN_Set. Please help!
@@3DPrintSOS Thank you so much for your prompt reply. I figured out the issue finally. The card reader on the screen is very iffy and by pressing and holding the card into place once I turned on the printer it finally updated! So are there any lessons on here for using the mesh leveler? I'm pretty excited about that and I love the vertical screen. Already printed and installed the mount.
Oh awesome! Glad it was simple. I bet by the time i reply you have already figured it out. But head to auto level and let it do it’s thing. Then make sure you go to zoffset and set a proper height. Then make sure you hit save. Once you do that, you’re set.
Thanks for the video, helped me realise there's custom firmware for the X2, but some feedback, you could've cut this video down about 80%.. no need to tell people to right click in order to extract, or to drag from folder to folder, etc. I'm sure 3d print users would know these fundamentals.
Hi! Thanks for a great tutorial, I had some problems and finally found an other person on Reddit who had the same: I have a stock Aquila N32, got it 2 weeks ago and only the beta software of Alex flashes. So far so good, but if anyone else has the same problem that the flashing of the printer never finishes, try the Beta, otherwise follow this video.
Mesh bed leveling is the way to go. People really need to stop with jumping on to auto leveling. They should really learn to manually level / tram the bed. Mesh leveling is all most people really need. 😊
Outstanding like always , Fedor ! I ctually like my horizontal screen.well bad luck I guess on y part. Still...I have my machine now 2 months and its working non stop....never had an issue with the temps...might be related to the newer processors .I dont know . Hopefully everybody is safe now!
I got to the same reasoning but I can't get my hands on an original ST32 version board to test it. I think that the current chips availability constraints made Voxelab change to another chip and they didn't do their homework in the rush to get to market and keep production going.
ok, I have the x2 (n32) Aquila. what I don't know is which 3x3, 4x4, 5x5...I don't even know what that references...? I've done some fan upgrades and tube. I am having problems with the steel nozzle not performing well...? thanks way in advance for help.
The 3x3 is referring to the grid the mesh will use. In my opinion, 9 points is good enough for such a small bed. That’s why I went with it. You can do more if you’d like.
Hey thanks for the video. Edited this comment if you see something different. I was trying to fix something but got it solved. Thanks again for all the videos! Super helpful!
1st of all, thaks! i saw the vid, yesterday and was actuly quiet worried. 2nd Is there a way to turn the display sideways again? I realy don'0t like the vertival layout
Currently there is not. Alex's firmware is a fork of Jyer's FW for the Ender 3v2 which has a vertical display hence the need to flip the Aquila's display.
That’s correct, not yet. It sounded like one may be in the works but it’s quite involved. And technically, even voxelab went back to vertical with the x2
@@3DPrintSOS I have a feeling we might not ever see a horizontal version unless someone else picks up the ball and forks one as it's all based on Jyers Ender 3v2 firmware anyway. Lot of work for sure. It will require practically a complete rewrite of the display firmware. However there is a decent chance that at some point we might see a touch screen version supporting Creality's E3v2 touch screen upgrade since it's pin compatible with the Aquila main board. The building blocks are already in place as Jyers said his version up until a few rev's ago was using the protocol designed for touch screens but then switched to the more appropriate version.
Thank u my man worked great. Question..after the firmware and screen are updated and the folders are removed from the SD card...do you put ALL the files that you copied? From the SD card originally back in to the sd?? Just making sure there are no files that cannot be in the SD once turned on. Thanks again!
anyone else having problem with display installation? i follow all steps, but my display ends up messed up and cant read any thing off of it. it moves between icons, and it seems to have two layers of english and Chinese text over each other and its unreadable and unrecognizable.
This happens when the DWIN files failed to install. Make sure you are using an 8GB SD card and double make sure you set the byte size to 4096 or it wont work. So you are seeing basically seeing new firmware with no graphics files.
i have a problem with my display, after i updated aquila N32 the display icons are all over the screen, i can not seen to solved it, please help me understand :(
That happens when you don’t update the display with the right Dwin files. You have to update the display with the folder named “DWIN_SET”. Essentially this installs the correct graphics onto the display so it can talk to your updated firmware.
Hey, I tried to get on your discord but it was patreon only . I have a question about the Aquila mainboard. Is there any way I can contact you through like email or something?
@@3DPrintSOS so something I have found out with this firm ware. The aquila x2 loses its ability to restart prints after power outages. Who do we report this too and get it back? How can I get the orginal firmware back?
I recently bought an Aquila X2 and it had 4.0.2 FW preinstalled, however Octoprint still flags a warning that the FW may have the thermal runaway issue. Is Octoprint incorrect or am I still at risk? Thanks!
After this operation i got problem with my octopi. Octoprint can't connect to the printer. my solution to this is to disconnect the USB cabel between my Pi and printer .start up the printer, then reconnect the USB and only then its possible to connect printer to Pi. Strange! Anny sollution to this ?
Hey Man... Alex's Firmware. He has the "HS" version of each version. So like... BLTouch-5x5-HS-N32 and then BLTouch-5x5-N32. I'm slow lately... WTH is the HS for? Y axis took a dive on me. Tested motor, Cable, Limiter Cable. Nada. Voxelab support had me doing the troubleshooting 101 stuff. Told them I'm a comms engineer and even sent a picture of Fluke multimeter and how I was testing cable continuity...lol. Knew it would be a while for them to send me a new mainboard....if they did so, ordered one for $35 on Amazon and got it in 2 days. Let Voxelab support know what I did and that it fixed the issue so they said they'll check the warehouse and send me one. Still want it as a spare. Never know and it is under warranty! Anyway.. had to reflash firmware and was thinking about the HA. Github... always a piece of the puzzle missing LOL. Expects the common folk to know their language lol.
No, this typically happens when the thermistor needs to be reseated. Try to loosen in on the hotend. Move it a bit. Then lightly tighten again. Let me know if that works.
I do have a question... I actually liked my display being horizonal, and actually had moved it to the front of the machine so it does directly under the tensioner knob... Is there any way to keep the horizontal format?
@@3DPrintSOS Well, that's disappointing, but I do believe I shall be able to live with it. I did print a nice screen cover and knob in transparent red PLA to match the rail covers I printed for it. I also went so far as to print Ender 3 v2 knobs for the X and Y axis, and then printed the bigger nurled knob mod. 😅
Any word as to how/when "H32" Aquila's can benefit from Alex's Firmware option? I have a 1 version older Firmware on my Aquila X2 and wondering if upgrading to latest is recommended/safer/Improvements and worthwhile to do while await (with much anticipation) a Machine and UI FW version that 🪨 Rocks ??
@@3DPrintSOS Thanks. I'm learning these are going to be a love/hate relationship like I have with FPV Kwad flying...the love bit is bigger on average. (so far/ on both) Thanks for being a great source of help for Aquila units/ got me getting things printed / sticking to bed.
Is the current firmware from voxelab ok? I just build my aquila last night and updated the firmware. My first benchy print was almost perfect. But I still worry about the firmware
stupid question, but if I change the board to say a ender 3 v2, can I use the creality firmware on the voxleab screen or use Alex's firmware on the voxelab screen?
Yep, you'll use all Creality based firmware. Alex's is optimized for the Aquila, but you could switch to the version for the Ender called Jyers. OR just use Creality firmware. ;)
@@3DPrintSOS awesome, thanks so much for an actual reply, my 1st 3d printer aquila x2 got on sale yesterday for around $150 and saw your video as its the H32 model. Thank you again!!
Hi I tried This And it didn't Work it just is like a fusion of the old and new one. I tried reflashing the old one and then flash alex's but when i put the sd card into the printer nothing happens it just boots like normal and when i put the sd card into the LCD the screen is blue only for a second then is immediatly red and i cant flash any of the firmwares and it is stuck with a mix.
@@3DPrintSOS So it turns out max can’t format to 4096 kilobytes so I had to use a different computer but it works now thank you for helping and I really like you videos keep up the good work
Hello, tell me, please, if you know, it is required to increase the maximum temperature of the nozzle (with native firmware it is 260). Maybe there are some suitable third-party firmware where the upper temperature limit is higher?
You can recompile any marlin firmware and change the limit to whatever your machine can handle. Tons of tools and videos on how to do it. I think there is even an online wizard now. ;)
Great videos. Just got an Aquila for the family and working through the growing pains of owning a 3d printer. Couple of general questions for the printer: 1) the middle of the bed seems to be a little bit lower than the 4 corners as I go through the leveling process. Would you recommend adding aluminum foil (as some suggest) to remedy the issue, and have you discussed this in any of your videos? 2) I'll probably upgrade the firmware after my 'Benchy' finishes printing but I was wondering if there wasn't something I should be doing to have print time estimates more accurate in Cura for my Aquila. Thanks and I look forward to your upcoming videos!
So I did this and everything works as it should. I copied the original files that were on the SD Card. Folders such as Model, Software, User Manual. Is there anything I don’t need to have on there now that there is a new firmware installed? I don’t know if that original software folder will change the new firmware
No. Unfortunately, the PRO is entirely different. It uses a proprietary board, screen, and firmware. You cannot change it. Check out my videos on the PRO, including the shorts.
Isnt alex newest firm compatible with both boards now ? I installed mine eithout knowing the cpu revision and its working fine i red it somewhere the newer versions is compatible with both boards cpus
It’s how many points of leveling you’d like On your bed. So 3x3 is 3 on X and 3 on Y and so on. Yep, it’ll work on the X2. Just make sure you know which chip you have. ;)
My screen is still messed up when after it goes to red or orange and I shut down the printer and take out my sd card and power it back up does it mean the firmware is still messed up or is my lcd screen that needs replace I don’t know what is going on at this point please help
Well I’d still worry a bit. Haha can never be too sure! LOL. Lots and lots of differences. Too many to list. Haha Makes the printer into a total powerhouse. I’ll have to make a video!
Hey look I can finally reply to your comments! I’ve been trying for days but they are getting removed before I could reply. I chose 3x3 because to me, that enough points of mesh. Any more and it takes quite a bit longer. Only real reason. As for dwin, I chose the red and black one because it’s dark and not as bright, but you can choose any of the other ones in that folder. ;)
Gr8 to hear back. BTW I have been fighting with RU-vid comments for a week now. My desktop submits a comment, then a few seconds later its removed (this by Android). The only way Ive found is to use my Android RU-vid/same account which works. Google drives ya nuts sometimes :-( Appreciate advice - Ive subscribed and sometime will donate, u are doing a great job. Al.
Thank you! Yea I typically see several of the same comments and they get deleted. I’m guessing Google thinks it’s spam. Gotta try to find you’re posting several at once.
Thank for your videos. I still dont know where can i get the information about the chip type of my Aquila. How do you know what type of chip is on your board?
I'd like to know the difference between manual mesh and default. I'd also like to see a rundown of all the features the new software has. We know it has thermal runaway protection, but what other cool things does it have?
It’s likely just normal leveling with no mesh. Yes there are TONS of features. I really wanted this vid to focus on install and fire prevention. But I plan on doing a deeper dive. There seems to be a bunch of interest.
So I have a BL touch so this is how I learned it but within the software you can level (aka z-offset) different points. if you don’t have a bl touch but it makes a mesh like it does with the auto.
@@3DPrintSOS I think I have the same aquila and octoprint is telling me I should update my firmware ! It looks like I should do exactly what you did in this video but I want to know why you chose 3x3 manual mesh g32. What are the others and should I care about them at all ? Is there a document that explains what each is ?
Octoprint might always tell you that on the Aquila. Depends on the firmware. Manual mesh let’s you make a mesh ontop of your bed kind of like an auto leveler would do except you do manually. 3x3 is the points on the bed. The more, the more accurate the mesh but more time consuming. The others are BLTouch which is an auto leveling sensor you can install that makes a mesh for you using a probe and another firmware that is just regular old leveling. Completely manually.
Should be exactly the same as the non X. Just make sure you get the right chip. I have a video on mesh leveling and auto bed leveling. So check out those vids. :)
I have just gotten the Aquila myself and for my grand Nephew. I am trying to Mentor him on these things and will definitely recommend this channel to him. One problem I am having is that the display will not update. I only get a red screen. Would the SD format be an issue if I can't make it 4096 block size under FAT32? It is the only thing I can't do because it is not an option in my windows 10 format command. The firmware update appeared just as you showed in your video.
@@3DPrintSOS Problem solved and an explanation of what it was and why. I was trying to use a new SD card that is Class 10 video grade., These can not be formatted even manually for 4096. Took my SD card to the Geek Squad people to see if they could do it and they tried but failed and then explained why. Came home and took the card that came with the printer and backed it up to the computer, then formatted it and the option to do it at 4096 appeared for that card. Formatted, then loaded the files back to that card and the upgrade of the video worked flawlessly. So sometimes the latest tech is not the best tech to solve our problems. Getting a bunch of 8Gb cards cheaply may be better that getting video grade cards. Just saying. Thanks for the info, you may have specified to use the system SD card and I missed it , however I think a little more about it may be warranted for those of us that don't understand the why of things.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!! OK, newbie here... I have a new to me Aquila with the G32 chip. I went to Voxelab and down loaded the update for 1.2.4. used winzip to unzip the files. I formated the sdcard per Fedor's video and moved the unziped .bin file to a new folder named firmware. I inserted the sd card to the printer and turned it on. it went to the screen in the picture and just sits there. I tried taking the file from the folder and just the file on the card and the same thing happens. When i remove the card and try to turn on the printer it just sits there and does nothing. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was trying to use a 16gb card...never could get it work. Got a 8gb card formatted it to 4096, created folder named "firmware", dropped the .bin file in the folder then inserted the card and turned it on.... it updated and gave me the green check mark. Then I did the screen update which worked like a charm. The key for me was using a 8gb card! I am probably going to install the Alex firmware in the very near future.
Are CR touch and BL touch interchangeable as far as Alex's firmware is concerned? Works great on my first aquila with BL touch, but I installed CR on my second as it was a little cheaper. Both genuine creality units.
I’m not understanding what I’m doing wrong. I did exactly as you say and all works except the last step. I renamed the DWIN_SET and install in screen but nothing happens. Any thoughts?
I have a question for you. It appears as though my extruder TEMP SETTING as shown on the screen keeps going up. So, when I start the print the set point is 205. I check it an hour later and the setpoint is 230 and actual temp is 230. It hasn't climbed over that yet. I installed the latest firmware from Voxelab...haven't tried Alex's firmware. To me, it seems like it could be a setting in the print file, but I can't find anything?? Can you think of any reason this might be happening? Thanks. Hope you see this. Edit:. I just figured it out. My settings for my temp tower were still active and defaulting to 230. Woops!
