BTT Octopus V1.1 - Basics

This is a basic introduction to the functionality of BTT Octopus V1.x and how to program with Marlin firmware and finally test with Pronterface.

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Required hardware:
BTT Octopus V1.1
USB Cable
SD Memory Cards Class 10

Required software:
Documentation and Firmware

Software:
Marlin Firmware 2.0.x

Installing VScode:

Pronterface:

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[adamsvette]

EXCELLENT video! Thank you so much for explaining all the little thing about this board in as much detail as you did. Much appreciated!

[iamiam]

Hi Ed ! In Marlin I defined Z2 stepper so the order of the drivers from left to right is: 1 X 2 Y 3 Z 4 Z2 (individual) 5 first extruder 6 second extr. 7 third extr 8 forth extr.

[chris_flies]

I was beating my head against my desk for 3 hours, then your advice to address any errors in order had me up and running in less than 5 minutes!

[samdrane-ysjt]

Hi thank you so much you putting this series of videos up, I'm considering installing this board on an ender 5 pro
with a view to add Mercury one zero g functionality, the whole wiring process is very intimidating but your videos make it super simple.

[lightspeedbriefs]

Nice work there Ed!
Unlike the vast majority of tutorials out there (irrespective of the topic) your presentation is refreshingly clean and clear.
Well done mate!

[RetroAnachronist]

Ed, man. Thank you very much. I followed your guide and this worked on the first try. My Octopus hasn't even arrived in the mail yet, but I'm ready to hit the ground running now. Thank you again.

[HughChapman_hughdidit]

Thank you for your thorough videos Ed! Without your videos I would not be able to make sense of the BigTreeTech documentation because it's very incomplete. May I suggest making a "Getting Started" or a "Start Here" video that walks you through from A to Z, in the proper order, the simplest route from out of the box to making a print. It seems that kind of thing is just unavailable and it would be super helpful.

[TheEvocarlos]

Top job was having issues get the btt download of marlin to complie
After following your guidance I've managed to get it to compile now to see if it works lol

[iamiam]

Hi Ed ! First of all I wish to thank you for your detailed reviews, and tutorials.A week ago I didnt knew nothing about marlin and wiring at all now, I succesfuly made a firmware for my octopus pro F429 and its a costum corexy but I didnt have any succes instaling a bltouch,

[vng]

Fans can be set to 5, 12, or 24V via the jumpers.

[nurdiesge]

I don't know if this a youtube thing or just my internet or whatever but the configuration on vscode is almost impossible to read. very fragmented. even though I'm watching on 1080p.

thanks for the video. very helpful

[MihaiDobrin]

there are 3 positions for fan jumpers so should be 5v 12v 24v otherwise would make no sense to have 3 positions

[kongozion]

bonjour, j'ai suivi votre tutoriel et mon pc ne reconnait pas carte mère et pourtant elle s'allume comment puis je faire svp merci beaucoup

[millenia]

Hi Ed, I am at 13:11 of your video and i do not see the folders, i only see mine as idedata.json, can you help me?

[Superchunk-kh]

Could you use one of the extruder steppers as another axis stepper

[johann_malherbe]

Hi Ed,

Fantastic video! Question for you - I am looking to run 4 Y-Axis stepper motors for my printer. What would be the best course of action to get this to work with the board?

Wire the steppers in series and enable "dual Y" in Marlin?

Or is there a way to define what each stepper plugin does/is for in the programming of the board? Using arduino I suspect?

Still new to building custom printers and would greatly appreciate some input from a master maker like yourself!

[AmadonFaul]

Have you figured out how to get the BTT smart filament sensor working with marlin and one of the tft screens?
I've been pulling my hair out to no avail.
I have the smart sensor, octopus 1.1, and tft70.
I've followed all the firmware guides but it still triggers immediately over and over.
Doesn't matter if it's plugged into the octopus or tft.
I've tried many different combinations of firmware settings and can't get it to work.

[pratyusha]

Hi, great video.
Can you remove the SD card from the board after firmware flashing or does it have to be always plugged in ?

[DestroyerDan]

Hi, i really like your videos, you explain eerything very well.

however, ive been having trouble getting any of my endstops to work. Every time the (switch) endstop is triggered, the printer crashes giving a "printer halted, kill ()" error.

I've already swaped the connections every which way, and followed your video to the click and still keep having the same issue.
Could you please help me?
Thank you very much

[thmasomln]

Nice Video, unfortunately I can't connect my motherboard to the Computer, there is no com Port generated and no connection sound from windows. do I need some special printer driver for this? I already have the CH340/CH341 Driver