SKR V1.3 Comprehensive guide - 32bit 3D printing for $20

The BIQU/Bigtreetech SKR V1.3 is very popular right now, offering 32 bit 3D printing for around US$20. This is one of my most requested videos, so I figured I’d make it as comprehensive as possible. This video provides an overview of the SKR V1.3, where to find resources, a guide to setting up Atom/PlatformIO, how to transfer configuration files for Ender 3 and generic printers, as well as setup for A4988, TMC2100, TMC2208 in UART mode, TMC2130 in SPI mode with sensorless homing, BLtouch and filament runout detection.

This board and the 2130 drivers supplied to me free of charge by BIQU for the purposes of making this guide. All opinions expressed are my own, and my opinion is that this is a winner, especially for the money.

Section by section timestamped below:

00:47 Comparison of SKR 32bit boards
Aliexpress purchase links, the cheapest I’ve found, direct from BIQU. Select steppers as well if you want:

02:40 Github resources for SKR V1.3

04:20 Setup of Marlin 2.0 with Atom/PlatformIO software

09:51 Compiling and uploading firmware

11:17 Physical install of SKR V1.3

13:19 Setup hot end fan to only come on above 50 degrees
14:06 Factory LCD screen setup
14:25 MKS TFT touch screen setup
14:41 SD card printing at the expense of easy firmware upload
15:29 A4988 / DRV8825 stepper driver setup
16:41 TMC2100 stepper drive setup
17:12 TMC2208 in UART mode setup
18:33 TMC2130 in SPI mode setup
21:29 BLtouch setup
22:30 Filament runout setup

22:49 Free config file downloads

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#3dprinting #ender3 #skr1.3

[jrok]

love learning from this guy! This community is lucky to have him. best part is he doesn't try to milk $$ out of his viewers by creating a product and a store. he just shares his knowledge and experiences.

[airheadbit]

You're one of the few YouTubers worth watching, very concise, rehearsed, articulate and intelligent. I just finished following a how to guide listed in the SKR V1.4 User Manual, at least the part that worked. I ended up using VSCode with the Merlin branch from BTT Git. Everything worked without tweaking, shame BTT doesn't keep it's manual / how-to current. Oh and thanks for the YT on LowRider! what a hoot! A means to cut aluminum parts out of aluminum sheets for under $500... Save 10 times that on the pre-cut kit for a UltraCruser UL.

[germaina]

you have by far one of the best technical channels I've ever come across. I appreciate your clear instructions, teaching style, and friendly personality. I rarely comment on youtube channels, but i wanted you to know how helpful you are to countless people. I think in one of your videos you mentioned teaching outside of youtube as a career / to students -- It really truly shows. You do amazing work here and i have learned so much from your channel and the time you have spent to share this knowledge Thank you sir!

[arminth]

OMG! What an opus! That was a nice birthday present for me! Having the skr1. 3 in the mail from China, now I know where to go to when it arrives! Thank you so much for this video! Really appreciate all the hard work that went into it. All the best to you down under!

[willalexander]

Great video. For people looking to buy new parts BigTreeTech have now released the TMC2209, an upgraded TMC2208 with lower heat generation and inclusion of stallguard

[bjoernhopp]

Excelent Video,

I already installed my skr 1.3 to my ender 3 a month ago. But it was extemly tedious and Hard. No guides where availible at the time.
First of All I was a complete beginner to marlin and 3d printing in general
I stuggeld Hard..
Got it working after a week through. Tmc2208 and 32bit are rly worth it.


Thank u so much for your guide.
Anyone trying this there are errors in the official bigtree tech pdf's:

Jumper instructins are wrong (solder all pads)
Their Version Marlin does not compile at even before Modifikation.

[陈丹-sb]

Hi Michael,
this is Teemo from BIG TREE TECH store.
Thanks for your excellent video.

[Electro_Spunk]

What an amazing guide! I have been struggling to install this board on my Ender 3 for the last two days without success and now I know why.
Thanks a million for all your hard work!

[BenEBrady]

Great video again, Michael. And thanks for recognizing all of the work I had done on the STLs for all of the cases

[lkibbler]

Fantastic video, thank you for all the hard work you did making it. Between you and Chris’s basement I almost understand all this driver stuff except for when should you use them direct or spi or uart? Please help out those of us still not understanding the advantages and disadvantages of each of these. Thank goodness you’re here for us!

[g.h.c]

Michael first of all a huge thank you, your videos have made my first foray into 3d printing fun and relatively stress free; your videos are always informative (wish Id had teachers like you when I was at school) and always to the point. This one is a god send the amount of work gone into it is hugely appreciated and my next upgrade is skr 1.3 +2208 .


I just wish I could afford patreon but I do appreciate you and your channel (Chep and Angus are both pretty awesome as well)

[carloxyz]

Great, thanks for that!!! Now I need to print the case and waiting for the extra info about TMC2209.

[peterberendsen]

as usual great instruction video, your a great asset to the 3d printing community . I have some skr mini1.1 to play with to replace the board on a cctouch . thanks again Micheal

[cryptojunkie]

Well done Michael, appreciate all the effort you put into this guide.

[ifoundu]

Thanks for the comp. vid. I have seen other channels that were blury and could not see what they were doing. Yours are wonderful!

[Athens]

Been waiting for you to make this!! My board comes in next week.

[cobalt]

@teaching tech, this was extremely helpful, it did not cover every single thing i was looking for but it got me going in the right direction and i wouldn't even be on square one if not for this information. i bought this mainboard before i even understood how it worked and ive never touched firmware before now, however i feel confident that if nothing else ill figure it out, and my poor little ender will live again and be dubbed the frankenprinter. instead of the BL Touch im hoping to use an inductive probe (only because i have one laying around and designed the extruder carriage with mounts for one) and im using the TMC 2208 drivers in UART since i was not confident im my ability to go with anything more advanced than that yet. im slowly realizing though that the touch would be a better option, and the sensorless homing would be an amazing feature to play with. overall, thank you for making the vide, and i look forward to whatever you do in the future.

[Dycdom]

Finally!!! I was waiting for it for long ... so long in fact, that I couldn’t resist and somehow managed to do it with a help form BIGTREETECH Facebook group... I’m strongly recommend to join in, if you consider upgrading to SKR ..as those guys are amazing! ...and the BIGTREETECH ( Company which make those boards) is actually responding to the problems ( BTT HOPE ;)

To those who read this from the fb group which I just mentioned.
I salute you :)

[roxandtol]

And thats the video i was waiting for!

[jpsaila]

An update on the installation of the BLTouch on this board would be nice as there are a lot of differences between this and the vanilla marlin video - thanks!