Creality BLTouch User manual

Manual
AUTO BED LEVELING SENSOR FOR 3D PRINTER
Apply to 32-bit motherboards

Application:
Ender-3 | Ender-3s | CR-10
Ender-3Pro | Ender-5/5S/5Pro
BL Touch*1Pcs
Connectors*1Pcs
Tie*3Pcs
Application:
Ender-3 MAX
M3*8 2Pcs M3*6 2Pcs
Application:
Ender-3 V2
1. Packing List
Note: During BL Touch installation, remember
to pull out the Z endstop switch for auto
leveling. Otherwise it won't work.

Application:
Ender-3 Series | Ender-5/5S/5Pro | CR-10 | Ender-6 (No rack)
2. Circuit Principle
32 bit
Mainboard
5pin
Z Stop
Connectors BL Touch

3. Update Firmware
（To make
flashed successfully, pleasesurethe firmware can be
format the SD card before flashing the firmware）

3. Copy the firmware to the SD card.
Note: the SD card can only hold one firmware file.
Note: Every machine has different firmware files.
Ender-x
xxxxxx ...
Ender-x xxxxxx-vxxx-BLTOUCH
File download website:
https: www.creality.com/download/
2.Firmware download (before
downloading firmware, please
confirm your printer model,
motherboard version, and hard-ware
configuration-whether it comes with
filament sensor or not).
Each printer model corresponds to the BL Touch
firmware, please check appendix 1.

4. Insert SD card. 5. Insert the power cord
and press the switch.
Note: Every machine has
its own operation interface.
6. Wait for the firmware to complete upgrade.
(about 10 seconds).

1. Insert connectors into 5 Pin Port.
2. Install BL Touch on the rack with 2 M3*6 screws.
4. Install BL Touch

3. Loosen all fan cover screws, install the BL Touch rack
on the corresponding position with 2 M3*8 screws.
4. Tie the BL Touch cable together with other printer
cables like the above picture shown.

5. Circuit Wiring
Note: Unplug the cable from Z endstop/limit switch.

6. Steps
0.1mm

Info Screen
Prepare
Control
No TF Card
About Printer
Main
Move Axis
Auto Home
Set Home Offsets
Disable Steppers
Main
Move Axis
Auto Home
Set Home Offsets
Disable Steppers
Motion
Move X
Move Y
Move Z
Extruder
Move Z: -003.0

2. Input the Z-axis compensation value(Z offset value)
Record the Z offset value, then follow below steps and
save settings:
Prepare → Auto home → Control → Bed Leveling→
Probe Z offset → Input the Z offset value → Store
Settings
Info Screen
Prepare
Control
No TF Card
About Printer
Main
Move Axis
Auto Home
Set Home Offsets
Disable Steppers
Info Screen
Prepare
Control
No TF Card
About Printer
Main
Temperature
Motion
Bed Leveling
Filament
Probe Z Offset:
-0.300
BL Touch
Bed Leveling
Filament
Store Settings
Load Settings

3. Select Bed Leveling, then choose Level Bed.
Operation：Control→Bed Leveling→Level Bed.
（Different 3D printers may have different numbers of
touching points for automatic leveling. The picture here
shows that Ender-3 has 9 points for leveling.）
Info Screen
Prepare
Control
No TF Card
About Printer
Main
Temperature
Motion
Bed Leveling
Filament
Motion
Auto Home
Level Bed
Fade Height:
Probe Z Offset
0
0°
0°
Ender-3
27° 28°
Pro
X
100%
Probing Point 1/9
FR
Y Z75 30 10
0% 00:00
0°
0°
Ender-3
27° 28°
Pro
X
100%
Probing Point 9/9
FR
YZ-235 205 2
0% 00:00
0°
0°
Ender-3
27° 28°
Pro
X
100%
Ender-3 Pro Ready.
FR
Y Z235 205 30.14
0% 00:00

4. Model Printing
After the automatic leveling, user can do a trial print to
verify the leveling.
Operation：Print from SD Card→Model Test (Name
and file of the testing model shall be prepared by
user.）
Example:
Test passed: leveling is completed and
you can print now;
Info Screen
Prepare
Control
Print from TF
About Printer
Main
Ender3 Bed Level Test
meilanz j-29h-107g.gc
huxingdz-69h-217g.gc
Robot-t10-71.8h-400g

Note: Every machine has its own operation interface.
Probe Z Offset:
-3.100
Info Screen
Prepare
Control
No TF Card
About Printer
Main
Temperature
Motion
Bed Leveling
Filament
BL Touch
Bed Leveling
Filament
Store Settings
Load Settings
Test failed: If model printing fails, please fine-tune
Probe Z Offset again and save settings until the print-
ing effect is good.

1. Open Slicer.
2. Settings → Printer → Manage Printers.
3. Machine Settings.
7. Software Settings

4. Change “G28” to “G28G29”

Appendix 1:
Model
Ender-3
4.2.2 32-
bit Mothe-
rboard
Firmware
4.2.2 32-
bit Mothe-
rboard
Firmware
4.2.7 32-
bit Mothe-
rboard
Firmware
4.2.7 32-
bit Mothe-
rboard
Firmware
BLTouch without
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board +
Filament Sensor
BLTouch without
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board +
Filament Sensor
BLTouch without
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board +
Filament Sensor
BLTouch without
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board +
Filament Sensor
Ender-3-Marlin2.0.1-V1.1.2-BLTouch
Ender-3-Marlin2.0.1-V1.3.1-BLTouch
Ender-3-Marlin2.0.1-V1.4.1-BLTouch-Filament
Ender-3-Marlin2.0.1-V1.1.2-BLTouch-
TMC2225
Ender-3-Marlin2.0.1-V1.3.1-BLTouch-
TMC2225
Ender-3 Max-V1.0.1.6-BLTouch
Ender-3 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.1.2-BLTouch
Ender-3 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.3.1-BLTouch
Ender-3 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.4.1-BLTouch-
Filament
Ender-3 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.1.2-BLTouch-
TMC2225
Ender-3 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.3.1-BLTouch-
TMC2225
Ender-3 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.4.1-BLTouch-
Filament-TMC2225
Ender-3-Marlin2.0.1-V1.4.1-BLTouch-
Filament-TMC2225
BLTouch
Firmware
BLTouch Firmware
Ender-
3MAX
Ender-
3Pro
Condition 1 Condition 2 Firmware Version

Ender-
3 V2
Ender-3 V2-Marlin-2.0.1-V1.1.1-BLTouch(1)
Ender-3 V2-Marlin-2.0.1-V1.3.1-BLTouch
Ender-3 V2-Marlin-2.0.1-HW-4.2.2-
mainboard-V1.1.2-Compatible with BLTouch
and filament detection
Ender-3 V2-Marlin-2.0.1-V1.1.1-LTouch-
TMC2225
Ender-3 V2-Marlin-2.0.1-V1.3.1-BLTouch-
TMC2225
Ender-5-Marlin2.0.1-V1.1.1-BLTouch
Ender-5-Marlin2.0.1-V1.3.1-BLTouch
Ender-5-Marlin2.0.1-V1.4.1-BLTouch-Filament
Ender-5-Marlin2.0.1-V1.1.1-BLTouch-
TMC2225
Ender-5-Marlin2.0.1-V1.3.-BLTouch-TMC2225
Ender-5-Marlin2.0.1-V1.4.1-BLTouch-
Filament-TMC2225
Ender-3 V2-Marlin-2.0.1-HW-4.2.7-
mainboard-V1.1.2-compatible with BLTouch
and filament detection
BLTouch + Filament
Sensor
Ender-
5、5S
BLTouch without
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board
BLTouch without
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board +
Filament Sensor
BLTouch without
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board +
Filament Sensor
BLTouch without
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Board +
Filament Sensor
4.2.2 32-
bit Mothe-
rboard
Firmware
4.2.7 32-
bit Mothe-
rboard
Firmware
4.2.2 32-
bit Mothe-
rboard
Firmware
4.2.7 32-
bit Mothe-
rboard
Firmware

Ender-
5 Pro
Ender-5 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.1.1-
BLTouch
Ender-5 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.3.1-
BLTouch
Ender-5 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.4.1-
BLTouch-Filament
Ender-5 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.1.1-
BLTouch-TMC2235
Ender-5 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.3.1-
BLTouch-TMC2225
CR-10-Marlin2.0.1-20201207-
HW-V4.2.7-SW-V1.1.1 BL touch-
English
Ender-5PlusBLTouch_0904_
V1.70.2 BL.hex
Ender-6-V1.0.4.9-BLTouch
Ender-5 Pro-Marlin2.0.1-V1.4.1-
BLTouch-Filament-TMC2225
BLTouch +
Filament
Sensor
CR-10
Ender-
5plus
Ender-6
BLTouch
without
Adapter Board
BLTouch
with Adapter
Board
BLTouch
without
Adapter Board
BLTouch
with Adapter
Board
BLTouch with
Adapter Boa-
rd + Filament
Sensor
BLTouch
without Adap-
ter Board
Firmware
BLTouch
Firmware
4.2.2 32-
bit Mothe-
rboard
Firmware
4.2.7 32-
bit Mothe-
rboard
Firmware
4.2.7（32-
bit Silent
Mother-
board）
BLTouch
Firmware
BLTouch
Firmware
BLTouch
Firmware
Note: Creality will launch the newest firmware version on
www.creality.com/download. Please download the corresponding firmware on official website.