anet a8 lcd panel free sample

Panel for Smart LCD 2004 Module Display for Anet A8. For installation of this display is neccessary make some hardware modification of holes in printer frame and display PCB. This panel cover this for nice look.

Despite causing more than its fair share of house fires, the Anet A8 remains one of the most popular budget 3D printers to date. Between the large build volume, rock bottom prices and effective marketing tactics, this plastic oozing fire hazard has been placed into thousands of homes worldwide. Certain retailers hand out the machine to any Youtuber with a face, in exchange for an “unbiased” review of the product. In doing so, a brief Google search for “Anet A8 review” makes this $150 3D Printer look like the best thing since Cura sliced bread.

The Anet A8 package contains 3 Styrofoam trays filled with all of the necessary parts to assemble a working 3D Printer. While the included tools are sufficient in most cases, it is preferable to have a sturdy Phillips head screwdriver on hand. It will be used often and the one provided is quite small and uncomfortable to grip.

While there is no instruction manual included with the package, there are several official Anet videos on Youtube that cover the assembly process. Although the videos are well produced and easy to follow, they have released several revisions that don’t exactly fit together well. Between part one and part two, I found myself jumping back and fourth, trying to determine where it resumed the steps I was currently on.

The acrylic frame is designed like a puzzle that simply snaps together, locked into place using M3 nuts and bolts. This is certainly not the most rigid construction, however it does manage to at least hold everything together. Once the frame is done, installing the electric components such as motors, endstops and boards is almost fool proof. Everything has been labeled well, mounts to the frame and is nothing more than a game of plug and play. If you don’t mind a mess of wires, you can shave several hours off the build time. Proper cable management on the Anet A8 is somewhat complex given the lack of places to hide wires from plain view. I picked up some $2.00 split wire loom from Home Depot (personal preference) but they do include spiral loom, zip ties and plastic clips to aid in the organization process.

The materials used in the Anet A8 construction are nothing short of abysmal. A rigid frame is an absolute necessity in 3D Printing, where unexpected movement will create obvious defects. Any machine worth consideration will have a metal frame, often made from aluminum or steel. The choice to use acrylic (plastic) pieces was nothing more than a cost savings gimmick at the sacrifice of considerable product quality.

I purchased the Anet A8 3D Printer for two specific reasons. I wanted to (A) offer an honest review in a market that has been saturated with paid feedback and (B) take the opportunity to write a series of guides that cover how to make it safe and reliable. This is one of the most popular 3D Printers sold online, yet the most urgent mods and necessary upgrades are not nearly as accessible as they need to be.

You will not easily find this firmware associated with the Anet printer, but taking a look at its supported boards, you will find that they talk about Anet main board under a board called “Zonestar P802M“. Its source code is not wonderful but, in my opinion, better organised than Marlin’s one.

I have created a github repository with all the needed files, so you should be able to follow the following instructions on this post and take all needed files from the repository for configuring your arduino IDE for the Anet main board and configure and compile any firmware., so start downloading the files I have placed on github.

First thing you will need to do is add support to your ardunio IDE for the Anet main board, so after downloading and installing arduino IDE, follow this instructions:

Select the items in the Tools > Board and Tools > Serial Port menus that correspond to the arduino board you are using as the programmer (not the Anet main board being programmed)

If the burning finish without errors, disconnect all wires between the arduino and the main board and connect again everything to the main board (fans, motors, LCD, etc.)

WARNING: Don’t use a standard 10 pin ISP programer. Looks like the anet main board is using the 6 middle pins of the 10 pins connector for exposing the ISP as it where a 6 pins connector, while the standard configuration for 10 pins ISP connector is completely different.

is the first and the best selling printer released by Anet. It has the largest community behind it. It’s the model with highest number of modifications available. This is the printer I own, and despite plenty of modifications and huge learning curve, I am satisfied with it.

has been developed on the basis of A8. It carries a larger LCD display 12864 and has a rotary button for easier navigation. Furthermore compared to A8, Anet A6 can be reset from the printer menu (on the screen). A8 can be reset only by pressing a tiny reset button on the motherboard itself.

One more difference between the two is that the extruder is mounted differently. A8 has a vertical mount, whereas A6( and A2 and A3) has parallel MK8 extruder. Extruder, motherboard and all other parts are the same in both printers. A6 arrives with 16GB microSD card, where as A8 comes with half the size – 8GB.

On the internet there is a table which compares A6 vs A8, but contains some errors. Understand that all of the printers use the same Anet V1.0 motherboard.

Out of all Anet printers, A3 is the only one which arrives fully assembled and can print right away. Its price is the highest. A3 is also the only model which has an enclosure. Design-wise A3 is the prettiest. It’s important to note that A3 has the smallest print size, as it’s maximum printing output is 150 x 150 x 150 mm. It is heaviest of all printers with an approximate weight of 10 kilograms.

Anet A2 is the only printer with a solid aluminum frame. At the same time it’s the most light-weighty of all. A2 is the most customizable one, since manufacturer and retailers sell various options for it, like LCD or extended heated-bed upgrade.