TH3D EZBoard Lite for Creality Printers
From: $99.99
- Drop-in Replacement for your Creality Printer (see list of supported machines below)
- No parts to print, no physical modification of your printer needed to install the board.
- 32 Bit CPU for Fast Printing and all the latest Features
- Running the latest Marlin 2.0 firmware
- TH3D will continually keep the firmware up to date as new features are added to Marlin 2.0
- Simple configuration for the firmware just like our Unified Firmware U1 that everyone is familiar with
- SILENT Trinamic TMC 2208 Drivers in UART mode for Silent Printing
Product Info
Key Features
- 100% Drop-In Replacement Board
- NO Soldering
- NO Cutting Wires
- Please Note: If you have tinned wires remove the ends and insert bare wire. Tinned wires over time will damage any screw terminals.
- NO Printing Adapter Parts
- Works with Multiple Creality Models
- CR-10 (Regular, Mini, S4 S5)
- CR-10S (Regular, Mini, S4 S5)
- Needs Creality Dual Cable LCD Adapter Board
- Does NOT work with Touch Screen Models
- Ender 3
- Ender 3 Pro
- Ender 5
- Silent Trinamic TMC 2208 Stepper Drivers running at 1/256 Stepping
- UART enabled for driver configuration and data
- Change Modes with the LCD or GCode
- StealthChop2
- SpreadCycle
- Change Motor Current (VREF) from the LCD or Gcode
- SpreadCycle and StealthChop2 take 1/16 signals from the CPU and interpolates them to 1/256 for smooth motor control
- 4 Layer PCB with 2oz Copper for Durability and Heat Dissipation
- TMC 2208 Drivers Require a 4 Layer PCB and 2oz Copper
- Other boards use 2 layers and 1oz copper and will overheat over the lifespan of the product when using TMC2208s
- Runs TH3D Unified Firmware 2.0
- Based on Marlin 2.0
- Easy Printer Setup like you know from our Unified Firmware
- GPL V3 Source Code Provided to EZBoard Customers
- 32 Bit CPU for all the latest Marlin 2.0 features now and in the future
- No slowdowns when running all the latest Marlin Features
- No USB printing bottleneck like with 8 bit boards
- MOSFETs over specced for cool operation and long life
- Handles over 50A of Power per MOSFET
- Dual Controllable Fan outputs
- FAN 1 – Layer Fan Output – 0.5A Rated
- FAN 2 – Connect your Controller fan to shut off when not printing – 0.5A Rated
- Compatible with single and dual cable Creality LCDs
- Dual Cable Requires the Creality Dual Cable LCD Adapter board
- Other Connections On-Board
- Servo Header for BL Touch Use
- Filament Sensor Connection (works with EZOut sensors)
- Other Features Included
- Works with our EZABL Kits (all versions)
- Includes dual Z stepper adapter cable for machines with 2x Z motors
Installation Materials & Firmware
- Download Here: https://www.th3dstudio.com/knowledgebase/ezboard-installation-guide/
- We also have an automated web tool to make your firmware in under 5 minutes with NO software needed on your computer. Check it out at https://EZFirmware.TH3DStudio.com.
- PLEASE NOTE: All EZBoards ship with a test firmware that is for testing the boards. You must flash firmware for the machine you are installing it in for the board to work.
- Installation Video (Ender 3):
Support/Warranty
- Included Support: TH3D Community Support
- Upgrade to TH3D Standard Support available above
- Must have a working Windows or Mac PC to flash firmware.
- Warranty: 90 Days
- Warranty does not cover improper installation, wiring shorts, physical damage, or other electrical damage to the board.
bstewart74 (verified owner) –
Purchased this for my Creality CR10s and WOW. Amazing high-quality product. Literally painless plug and play coupled with fantastic guides. Using Atom to compile the firmware was a slight learning curve but this is yet another home run for TH3D.
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Gavin T (verified owner) –
So I haven’t had it in my CR-10S for too long, but I’ll give my thoughts on messing around with it for a week. In short, it’s great! Nozzle temps are absolutely rock solid, I used to get temp fluctuations of +/- 3-5 degrees pretty much constantly, especially at higher temps(yes, I tried PID tuning, I suspect I had a bad board). The temps with this board are on target 99.99% of the time. No fluctuations at all, really impressed with that consistency.
The silent steppers are no joke either! I pushed it to close to 100mm/sec print speed just to see and still couldn’t hear anything over the control box fans. Throw your stepper dampeners away!
Would definitely recommend to anyone struggling with consistency issues with their Creality printer or wanting to quiet it down. Well worth the $$ and the couple month wait time
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woodwaker_dave (verified owner) –
I just received my second EZBOARD, and installed it with the EZABL and solid bed mounts on my ENDER 5 Th second one was very easy, since I went through the learning process on the first ENDER 5. Took about 2 hours from start to finish and am printing CHEP calibration cube. This is a great product, does what is is supposed to do and just works. I am working on redoing the cabling on the ENDER 5, to get some kind of wire management. I moved the control box and display to the back and have sleeved all of the cables.
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Johnathen Hopkins (verified owner) –
Put this in my new ender 3 pro and this board is amazing I can’t believe how silent it is now. The build quality is the best. Plan on upgrading all my printers to this board.
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visser_chris (verified owner) –
Holy Freaking Cow!!!!! Just installed my EZLITE board. Dead easy swap and straight up flash the firmware for my stock CR-10 with EZABLPRO from the BIN file provided. At first I thought i’d not connected the z axis as the was not a whisper when I was raising the gantry… then noticed it’s moving.
This is AMAZINGLY silent!!!! You could sleep in the same room with this thing going and the only thing bugging you would be the fans in the control box.
Fantastic product Tim and a big thanks to all of you at TH3D for the superb quality of your products…. all the way from Australia 🙂
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deleonc (verified owner) –
Installed on my Cr-10 wow is this thing quiet now. direct replacement and easy to load firmware. will purchase another one for the ender3pro
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Question
Will L (verified owner) –
Are the fan pins at 12 volt or 24 volts? I own an ender 3 which I believe uses 24 v fans.
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Tim Hoogland –
They output whatever you input to the board. Example: If you feed it 24V the fan headers put out 24V.
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shadow703793 (verified owner) –
This board is certainly top quality. The soldering and components are very good, MOSFETs and stepper drivers run pretty cool (judged by using a IR thermometer, not quite as good as a thermal cam though). With TH3D now having their EZFirmware site (currently in Beta) it makes it super easy to customize and grab new firmware. I am currently using this on a modified Ender 3 Pro (EZABL Pro, Zesty Nimble, upgraded fans).
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Question
michaelshewitt –
Is there a specific reason this board is not compatible with the Ender-2? I live in a small, open-plan studio, and would like to make my printer as silent as possible. Installing dampers – with their associated flex – does not seem the best way.
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Michael Hewitt –
I see, thank you. So are stepper dampers my only way to quieten the Ender-2?
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Tim Hoogland –
There are other ways as well. Check out our communities at Community.TH3DStudio.com. There are a lot of people in there that you can bounce ideas off of.
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Tim Hoogland –
The Ender 2 uses a completely different LCD than the others and the mounting holes are different. The LCD on the Ender 2 isn’t supported at this time.
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Curtis Brooks (verified owner) –
I am glad I purchased two boards from the first batch. Installed one in my CR10 converted to a CR10S and it is running great. The loudest part of the machine is the 5015 part fan I installed. Movement is smooth, and print quality is top-notch. Definitely recommend to others.
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woodwaker_dave (verified owner) –
Wish I had purchased two also
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login721 (verified owner) –
it’s hard to believe how the board improves the print quality. It very silent too, I’m gonna miss the motor noise.
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Peter Lunn (verified owner) –
Purchase for my Ender 3 Pro.
Very easy hardware install as per the video’s, a few issues getting the firmware built (not TH3D issues but Atom). Got it working with my BLTouch easily (after looking at BLTouch/Marlin 2.0 guides on YouTube, re-wiring the BLTouch connector and a little soldering as the wires pulled out of the connectors on the BLTouch, not the best quality, might look at changing to EZabl in future). I’ve seen a good step up in print quality and down in noise. Connected straight o my existing Octoprint no issues. I’ve mostly been printing PETG on my heavily upgraded printer (my own designed linear rails on Y and working on Z axis upgrade). Not solved my slight vertical lines but it confirmed its either a stepper/hardware issue. So far very, very happy with the purchase, would recommend to anyone looking for an upgrade board, not just for the noise reduction.
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Charles Guerin –
Loved the firmware install from SD Card! Great time-saver. Install went pretty well though my OEM APR probe (similar to the EZABL) wouldn’t work with the new board, probably an issue with pull-up or pull- down resistors on the z-end stop input. So… I ordered an EZABL, and stuck the old Z end stop on in the meantime.
Print quality is very good now, machine is basically silent as promised…now how can we get the fans silent? :-))
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woodwaker_dave (verified owner) –
I have had my first installed on my Ender 5 for about a month. Installation was very easy and simple, since the board is a drop in replacement. I have just finished adding the EZABL and the solid bed mounts. These parts make it so easy to print now. Quiet printing, no manual bed leveling. My only complaint is that I have been waiting for a board to install on my second Ender 5 printer. I have the a EZABL kit ready to go, but need the board!!!
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Charles Guerin –
Loved the firmware install from SD Card! Great time-saver. Install went pretty well though my OEM APR probe (similar to the EZABL) wouldn’t work with the new board, probably an issue with pull-up or pull- down resistors on the z-end stop input. So… I ordered an EZABL, and stuck the old Z end stop on in the meantime.
Print quality is very good now, machine is basically silent as promised…now how can we get the fans silent? :-))
If I could recommend something — make an instruction list for the CR-10 or CR-10S because it took me awhile to figure out the fan configuration. Not sure why it uses a screw connection for always on fans instead of a 12 volt pin? (which would have been plug and play)
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CRUISER DON RUSSELL (verified owner) –
AS SOON AS I SAW THE LIVE STREEM ABOUT THIS PRODUCT, I DECIDED THAT I HAD TO HAVE IT. I NOW HAVE IT INSTALLED AND FULLY USTILIZED AND ENJOYED THE SUPPORT, VIDEO’S, ETC.. I DID HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THE SOFTWARE BUT I GOT THAT SORTED OUT. THEN THE REAL PROBLEM AROSE, I ASSUMED THAT MY Z STEPPER WAS GOOD AND IT SENT ME CHASING MY TAIL FOR A WHILE, BUT, PLUGGING Z INTO Y SOCKET AND THE Y INTO THE Z SOCKET TOLD ME THE STORY.
I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THIS INSTALL AND VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT I KNOW OF IT AT THIS TIME. I REALLY LIKE THE EASE OF UPDATING USING “ATOM”. THIS WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE WELL WORTH WHILE.
JUST DO IT !
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Question
Fernando –
Does this board support BLtouch and the Creality stock filament Sensor?
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Gordon –
Can this board be used with Klipper? Or can it ONLY use the TH3D Firmware?
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Tim Hoogland –
We have not tested it with Klipper but I have seen people running them on it. We do not provide support or guidance for anything other than our firmware which is Marlin 2.0.
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Tim Hoogland –
The board has headers for both and firmware support for BL Touch and stock filament sensors.
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Question
woodwaker_dave (verified owner) –
Could you think of a more fair way to distribute the boards? I know you don’t want to do pre orders, but I have been on the wiatlist 3 times, When the boards come in they are gone before I have a chance to purchase. I have a second Ender 5 with an EZABL waiting for the board, but can’t seem to get one, and no idea on when I may be able to purchase.
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Andrew –
With this board, would there be any benif to using those 8 diode smoother, or is that sort of thing built in to this board?
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Tim Hoogland –
These drivers and the circuit design for them does not need smoothers.
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woodwaker_dave (verified owner) –
Thanks – they were back in stock and I have one on order.
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Admin Tim Hoogland –
To make sure we’re keeping the quality up and not rushing these boards through production we are doing smaller 100-200 runs of boards at a time. We are going to see if we can restore people to the waiting list if they’ve already signed up.
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woodwaker_dave (verified owner) –
Thanks for your answer. I do appreciate that you have a good product and great quality. I was thinking there could be a way to supply orders in a controlled manner, maybe by groups, etc. You have produced a great product that everyone wants.
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Steve Schowiak (verified owner) –
This board is a must! Motors are whisper quiet, print quality is much better.
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