BIGTREETECH PAD 7 Touch Screen Based on Klipper firmware 7 inch Open Source Smart PAD with CB1 Board KlipperScreen for BIQU B1 SE Plus, Voron 2.4, Ender-3 and Most FDM 3D Printers DIY

Beautiful, It work’s awesome. Used it to update my Elegoo Neptune 3 Max. Once setup was done it work great. Klipper is the best way for any 3D printer. Had to put a larger MicroSD card in for pad firmware. Easy accepted 64 Gig card.

1 compulsory star given because mine didn't even power on so I can't fairly give a review either way Checked multiple outlets, the power supply was in good working order. Swapped out the TF card with new formatted card and still would not power on. So I returned it and will be purchasing another hoping this doesn't occur a second time FOLLOW UP EDIT: I did end up ordering another one and the second Pad 7 works perfectly. Configured and working just fine. Very happy

I have both the BTT Pad 7 and the Creality Sonic Pad, so I will be comparing them against each other. I have also set up a working Klipper instance on a Raspberry Pi. The Pad 7 is as much stock Klipper as you can get. BTT hasn't messed with anything here. The Pad itself is running stock Klipperscreen, and SSH is turned on by default. It runs Mainsail from the factory, but I installed Fluidd along side Mainsail at port 81. Setting up the firmware for your printer is pretty much like setting it up from a Raspberry Pi. I use the KIAUH script to build and install the MCU firmware. Using the screen is pretty easy, and it's pretty intuitive. I plugged in a Logitech C270 webcam for print monitoring, and after setting it up on the screen, it works as it should, although the webcam stream does not show up on the Pad 7 screen. You can only live view the webcam from a browser in Mainsail (or Fluidd). I only get about 15 FPS from the webcam on Mainsail, but I don't know it that's a camera problem, or the screen. WiFi is atrocious. I couldn't keep it connected to either 2.4 Ghz or 5 Ghz. Luckily it has a ethernet port, and following my rule that only portable devices connect to WiFi, and permanent devices are wired, this didn't impact me too much. I came with an actual Sandisk 32GB Micro SD card, which was a pleasant surprise. Pros: - Once set up, it seems to be rock solid. - Screen is clear and responsive. I notice no lag. - Just like using Klipper on a RPi, but you get a screen, too - BTT hasn't done any shenanigans with the Klipper install. It's seems to be wide open. In fact, it looks to be running Debian - There are example printer.cfg files on the SD card for a variety of printers. - Can replace the CB1 with an actual Adafriut CM4. - Includes an accelerometer for resonance tuning. Cons: - Setting up your printer is just like stock Klipper. You need to know your exact MCU processor to compile. If you - If your printer doesn't have a config file on the SD card, you need to manually confirm your printer's kinematics, thermals, and everything. - No live camera stream on the Pad 7 screen (not stock anyway, there might be a way to set this up) - Accelerometer cable is too short for big printers. - Basic features are missing from the screen's interface, like PID autotune. Compared to the Creality Sonic pad, it holds it's own. The Sonic pad is easier to set up (if you have a late model Creality printer), and the screen interface has more features. The BTT Pad 7 is more open than the Sonic Pad (Creality isn't running Klipperscreen for the Sonic Pad's UI. I have no idea how to modify it. I suspect it's running some weird firmware). Overall, If a person was looking at these, anything other than a stock late model Creality printer, I would get the BigTreeTech Pad 7. I use the Sonic Pad on my stock Ender 3 S1 Pro, and it works great. I have the BTT Pad 7 running my customized Ender 5 Plus (SKR 1.4 Turbo), and so far it working awesome.

The pad 7 is a great option for those who don't want to bother with a rasberry pi and a screen. The only thing is the instructions are not great and finding info online is very difficult. So setting it up is not easy if you are not familiar with klipper. My suggestion is to use kiauh. You will need to Google that to see how. Otherwise it is a great option. Wish it was a bit cheaper though. It is now more expensive than the other options here on Amazon.

I bought this to convert one of my 3D printers to Klipper and add all the extra functionality it brings. My experience with Klipper was very minimal before buying this so I fully anticipated needing to spend the time learning the basics and putting myself through a solid crash course on all the new features. I couldn’t be happier with the results and the new features. The screen is so clear and easy to use once everything is setup correctly. The WiFi connection and remote control features are so much more convenient.