BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual CONTENTS Revision Log ..............2 Product Profile ...............5 Feature Highlights ............5 Specifications ............6 Dimensions ..............7 Peripheral Interfaces ............8 Interface Diagram ............8 Pin Description ............8 Interface Introduction ............9 USB Power Supply ............9 Stepper Motor Drivers ............9 Standard STEP/DIR (STANDALONE) Mode......9...
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BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual 4-Pin Fan / Water Cooling Connection ........19 Using the Raspberry Pi CM4..........20 Download OS Image .............20 Download and install Raspberry Pi Imager ........20 Write OS ..............21 CM4 LITE Version (MicroSD Card) ........21 CM4 eMMC Version ..........24 System Settings (CM4) ...........25...
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual Product Profile BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 is a 32-bit 3D printer control board designed for use with Klipper firmware. It allows direct installation of a core board to run Klipper, greatly simplifying connections to a Raspberry Pi and saving space in the electronics enclosure.
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual Interface Introduction USB Power Supply After powering on the M8P, the LED on the bottom left corner will light up to indicate normal power supply. The VUSB jumper in the center is for selecting power - it should only be shorted when powering the board via USB or supplying power out via USB.
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BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual 24V T=25℃ 1/16 1/32 1/32 1/32 Drive Current () Formula ∗ =0.1Ω Driver Chip Microsteps Excitation Mode Full Step 2 Phase A4988 1-2 Phase Max 16...
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual TMC Drivers - UART Mode For TMC2208, TMC2209, TMC2225, etc, short the jumper for each as shown in the red box. Microsteps and current are configured in firmware. TMC Drivers - SPI Mode For example, TMC2130, TMC5160, TMC5161, etc. Each uses four jumpers to short the red box positions in the diagram.
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual Installing a Core Board on the BTB Connector M8P+CM4: Note orientation as shown below. M8P+CB1: Note orientation as shown below.
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual CNC Fan Voltage Selection Set the output voltage to 5V, 12V, or 24V using jumpers. Note: Before selecting the voltage, please make sure to confirm the supported voltage of the fan. Our company is not responsible for fan damage caused by incorrect voltage selection.
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual Using the Raspberry Pi CM4 Download OS Image When using CM4, download the image of Fluidd, Mainsail directly, also, you can download a pure OS image from the Raspberry Pi official website and and install it yourself.
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual Write OS CM4 LITE Version (MicroSD Card) 1. Insert MicroSD into your computer via a card reader. 2. Choose OS. 3. Select "Use custom", then select the image that you downloaded.
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BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual 4. Click the settings icon in the lower right corner. 5. "Enable SSH" and then click "Save", there are other functions that can be set in this interface, please modify them according to your needs. Details are as follows: Set hostname: raspberrypi.local...
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BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual 6. 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). 7. Wait for the process to complete.
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual CM4 eMMC Version Note: eMMC version will not run the system in the Micro SD card. 1. Install rpiboot For Windows: http://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot/raw/master/win32/rpiboot_setup.exe For Mac and Linux: https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot#building 2. Toggle switches 4 (USBOTG) and 3 (RPIBOOT) to ON to enter BOOT mode.
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual System Settings (CM4) USB 2.0 Hub Port MANTA M8P has a USB 2.0 Hub. To save power, the USB port of the CM4 is disabled by default. To enable it, add the following content to the config.txt file:...
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual Using the BIGTREETECH CB1 Download OS Image When using CB1, use the provided image: https://github.com/bigtreetech/CB1/releases Download and install Raspberry Pi Imager Download and install the official Raspberry Pi writing software: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ The CB1 OS image can also be written using this software.
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BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual 3. Select "Use custom", then select the image that you downloaded. 4. 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...
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BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual 5. Wait for the writing to complete.
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual Set up WiFi Note: If you are using an Ethernet connection, please skip this step. CB1 cannot directly use the Raspberry Pi Imager software to set up Wi-Fi name and password like CM4. After the OS image is burned, there will be a FAT32 partition recognized by the computer on the MicroSD card.
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual Configure the Motherboard Connect to the Device Using SSH Software 1. Install the SSH software Mobaxterm: https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html 2. Insert the MicroSD card into the MANTA M8P and power it on. Wait for the system to start, which takes about 1-2 minutes.
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BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual local area network). Enter the login name and password to access the SSH terminal interface. CM4: Login name: pi Password: raspberry CB1: Login name: biqu Password: biqu...
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual Compile MCU Firmware 1. After connecting to the device via SSH, enter the following command in the command line: cd ~/klipper/ make menuconfig Use the following configuration to compile the firmware (if the options below...
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual using the SSH software. Update Firmware SD Card Update 1. Rename `klipper.bin` to "firmware.bin", copy it to the root directory of the SD card, insert the SD card into the MANTA M8P SD card slot, press the reset button or power on again, and the firmware will be automatically updated.
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BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual After the burning is completed, there will be a dfu-util: Error during download get_status error message, which can be ignored.
BIGTREETECH Manta M8P V2.0 User Manual Configure Klipper 1. Enter the Raspberry Pi's IP address in the computer's browser to access it. Download the reference configuration named generic-bigtreetech-manta- m8p-V2_0.cfg in the path shown in the image below. If you cannot find this...
If you need further resources for this product, you can find them at [GitHub](https://github.com/bigtreetech/). If you cannot find what you need, you may contact our after-sales support(service005@biqu3d.com). If you encounter any other problems during use or have suggestions or feedback,...
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