Using BalenaEtcher ........................... 15 System Settings ..............................17 Setting Description ............................ 17 Setting up WiFi ............................17 Pad 7 Settings ............................. 18 Setting up Touch Feedback ........................19 Setting up SPI to CAN ..........................21 Setting up ADXL345 ........................... 21 To Work with a CM4 ...............................
BIGTREETECH Product Profile The BIGTREETECH Pad 7, a product of Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd., is a tablet equipped with pre-installed Klipper and KlipperScreen. The BTB headers have been engineered to provide users with the flexibility to select from various solutions, including CM4, CB1, and more.
Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH 7. The bracket attaches securely to the back of the Pad 7 during storage and folding, thanks to the built-in magnets. Dimensions Connectivity 5 / 26...
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Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH Light-Sensor: built-in light sensor to automatically adjust the brightness of the backlight based on the intensity of ambient light. RGB: Status light. USB2.0: USB-Host peripheral interface. USB OTG: Communication interface with the host computer.
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Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH Note: It is not possible to use the CAN interface and the ADXL345 accelerometer SPI interface simultaneously due to the MCP2515 SPI to CAN conversion. 7 / 26...
Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH To Replace CB1 with CM4 1. Disconnect the power supply, and place the Pad 7 backside up on a flat surface. 2. Use a 1.5 mm hex key to remove the two M2.5 x 3 flat head countersunk screws in a counterclockwise direction.
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CB1. Then remove CB1. 5. Align the BTB connectors of the Pad 7 and CM4. Press down on the CM4 until it is firmly seated in place. Please note that CM4 should be installed in the direction shown in the figure below.
Use a 1.5 mm hex key to fix the bottom cover in place using the two M2.5 x 3 flat head countersunk screws 9. Finally, insert the TF card containing the Raspberry Pi Imager software into the designated card slot, and then power the Pad 7 on. To Remove the Bracket 11 / 26...
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BIGTREETECH 1. Use a 3.0 mm hex key to loosen the two screws that secure the bracket in a counterclockwise direction. 2. Once the screws have been removed, gently pull the bracket away from the Pad 7. 12 / 26...
BIGTREETECH To Work with a CB1 Download OS Image Only the OS image provided by BIGTREETECH is compatible with the CB1 https://github.com/bigtreetech/CB1/releases It is recommended to use the CB1_Debian11_Klipper_xxxx.img.xz image file that contains "Klipper" in its name, rather than the image file with "minimal"...
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Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH Select Use custom , then select the downloaded image file. " " Select the microSD card and click WRITE (WRITE the image will format the " " microSD card. Be careful not to select the wrong storage device, otherwise the data will be formatted).
Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH Wait for the writing process to complete.. Using BalenaEtcher 1. Insert a microSD card into your computer via a card reader. Select the downloaded image. 15 / 26...
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Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH Select the microSD card and click WRITE (WRITE the image will format the " " microSD card. Be careful not to select the wrong storage device, otherwise the data will be formatted). Wait for the writing process to complete..
Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH System Settings Setting Description In the configuration file, the '#' symbol represents a comment, and the system ignores any content that appears after the '#' symbol. As shown in the figure below: #hostname="BTT-CB1" - This line is ignored by the system, and it is equivalent to not being present.
Open the "BoardEnv.txt" configuration file, and set the following parameters: overlays=ws2812 light mcp2515 spidev1_1 ws2812: Enables the RGB light located in the upper right corner of the Pad 7. light: Enables the PWM function for the LCD backlight. mcp2515: Enables the MCP2515 SPI to CAN, which provides CAN functionality on the Pad 7.
Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH Note: The TOUCH_VIBRATION and TOUCH_SOUND settings require KlipperScreen support. If you want to use the touch feedback function, please follow the steps below to set up KlipperScreen. Setting up Touch Feedback Since KlipperScreen does not provide API interfaces for touch feedback, it is necessary to replace the official KlipperScreen with our modified version of KlipperScreen.
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Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH https://github.com/bigtreetech/KlipperScreen.git If you want to use the official version instead of BigTreeTech's, simply change the link back. 3. Click the refresh button in the upper right corner of the Update Manager, then Hard Recovery KlipperScreen.
Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH Setting up SPI to CAN As explained in "Pad 7 Settings" section, set the overlays to include mcp2515 to enable the CAN functionality automatically after booting. Setting up ADXL345 As explained in "Pad 7 Settings" section, set the overlays to include spidev1_1.
Some versions of the system disable USB by default to save power. To enable USB, add the following line to /boot/config.txt file. Also, Pad 7's touch function uses the USB HID protocol, so USB needs to be enabled. dtoverlay=dwc2,dr_mode=host Setting up SPI to CAN Add the following lines to /boot/config.txt...
Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH allow-hotplug can0 iface can0 can static bitrate 1000000 up ifconfig $IFACE txqueuelen 1024 Setting up ADXL345 dtparam=spi=on /boot/config.txt file. After booting, the system user space should load spidev0.1. Add the following configuration to the printer.cfg file to use...
Shenzhen Big Tree Technology Co., Ltd. BIGTREETECH CAN bus Not Working 1. Check the CS-Choose switch inside Pad 7. When used with CB1, it should be set to the CB1 position, and when used with CM4, it should be set to the CM4 position.
A normal situation is shown in the figure. ADXL345 Not Working 1. Check the CS-Choose switch inside Pad 7. When used with CB1, it should be set to the CB1 position, and when used with CM4, it should be set to the CM4 position.
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