{"id":607,"date":"2021-12-04T21:46:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T21:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makemendel.com\/?p=607"},"modified":"2021-12-20T21:58:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T21:58:08","slug":"skr-mini-e3-v2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makemendel.com\/skr-mini-e3-v2\/","title":{"rendered":"SKR MINI E3 V2 Setup Guide for Ender 3 Pro 3D Printer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Are you not happy with the stock mainboard of the Ender 3 printer? I mean, there is nothing necessarily wrong with it. It lacks some advanced features that you can get from a simple mainboard upgrade. Sounds intriguing, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here, I have the complete setup guide for SKR Mini E3 V2 which is an excellent choice for your next mainboard upgrade on Ender 3. It comes with some fantastic features that elevate the performance of your printer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether you were planning to upgrade the mainboard or are just interested now, it doesn’t matter. You can go through this whole thing and get the idea of setting up the mainboard for your printer to get better performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, let’s get started with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can sum things up and say, installing this can be a game-changer for any Ender 3 printer out there. However, I guess that doesn’t help you a lot. Something that will help you understand the value of this upgrade. So, let’s check out the benefits you get from the SKR Mini E3 V2 \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other than that, you get excellent improvement in the performance of your printer as well. So, there is nothing truly bad about going for this upgrade except you have to buy the part and install it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, let’s just get on to the setup guide, the real stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are four basic steps to this installation. You have to remove the current mainboard, install the new one, do some wiring and finish off with updating the firmware. Don’t worry now because I won’t leave you hanging with these basic steps. I will get in-depth just in a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before starting up with the steps, let’s check out the things you will need for this setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once you have everything prepared, you can begin with the installation. Follow the steps that I am going to discuss below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Related: Creality CR-6 SE vs. Ender 3 v2, The Upgraded Creality 3D Printers Comparison Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, let’s check out the steps that you have to follow in detail and see how you should be doing the whole thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You have to go through the physical installation and remove the existing board<\/a> in this first step. Here’s how you do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s the main part of this installation where you insert the new mainboard. You just do the following thing \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the SKR Mini E3 V2 setup, that’s pretty much it. All it is left is to update the firmware. You can do that pretty quickly. Just download the firmware from Bigtreetech<\/a> GitHub, load it up on your SD card from your computer using a card reader. Then, insert the SD card on your printer and finish the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSteps for installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: Removing the existing board<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Installing the new board<\/h4>\n\n\n\n