WARNING: This is a preliminary version of the manual for the preliminary version 6 of ADVi3++.
ADVi3++ is an alternative and better firmware for Wanaho Duplicator i3+ printers and their clones like the Monoprice Select Plus or the Aldi Balco 3D Touchscreen. It is based on the latest stable release of Marlin (2.1) and adds some new specific features like the support of BLTouch sensors.
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¶ Where to Start?
If you arrive here for the first time, you probably want to flash ADVi3++ on your printer. Before, be sure that your printer is compatible with ADVi3++.
¶ Features
ADVi3++ has the following features when compared to the stock Wanhao firmwares:
- Based on Marlin 2.1 (stock Wanhao firmwares are based on Marlin 1.x)
- New redesigned LCD screens
- Change LCD panel parameters such as brightness, dimming, the level of the buzzer (including suppressing it)
- BLTouch support with automatic bed leveling and troubleshooting tool
- Filament Runout sensor support
- Power Control
It works natively on Aldi Balco 3D Touchscreen printers (5.2c mainboards). It can be added to other printers using a cheap hardware module.
- Power Loss Recovery
It works natively on Wanhao i3 Plus Mark II printers (5.4 mainboards). It can be added to other printers using a cheap hardware module.
- Access on the LCD display to more printer parameters like Feedrate, Acceleration and Jerk settings
- Tuning of the extruder motor
- Tool to detect origin of vibrations and related mechanical problems
- Compensate mechanical problems such as twist on the X axis and skew
- Temperature graphs
- 5 preheat presets
- Display of messages (M117 code) and progress bar from external software such as OctoPrint (Detailed progress plugin for example)
- Advanced Pause (M600 support)
- A complete and up to date User Manual
¶ New features in version 6
There are many new features in version 6. Here is a non-exhaustive list:
- Support of native power loss detection and print recovery for Wanhao i3 Plus Mark II printers.
- Support of native power control (power off) for Aldi Balco 3D Touchscreen printers.
- Support of Bigtreetech Relay 1.2 to add power loss and power control features to other printers.
- Redesigned screens with more live information such as the X, Y, Z position of the extruder.
- More precise temperature values for the hotend and the bed.
- Mesh Leveling without a sensor.
- Linear Advance (also called Presure Advance) calibration tool.
- Input Shaping (also called Resonance Compensation).
¶ Compatible printers
Currently, ADVi3++ is compatible with:
- Wanhao Duplicator i3 Plus (Bi3Plus)
- Monoprice Maker Select Plus (15711)
- Monoprice Maker Select Plus “Euro” (21871)
- Monoprice Maker Select Plus “UK” (24165)
- Aldi Cocoon Create Touch (HE161192)
- Aldi Balco 3D Touchscreen
- Microcenter PowerSpec WanHao Duplicator I3 PLUS (422204)
- Wanhao Duplicator i3 Plus Mark II (wanhao.i3.plus.Mk2)
- Aldi Balco 3D Printer (HE180021)
ADVi3++ is not compatible with printers that do not have a similar LCD panel (DGUS DWIN), i.e. it is not compatible with previous versions of Duplicator i3, i3 Mini, etc.