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 ===== Mesh Bed Levelling ===== ===== Mesh Bed Levelling =====
 Mesh bed levelling allows you to level the bed at as many points as you would like to, in a grid. This allows you to get perfect first layer height anywhere on the large bed - and it does not matter if it is warped or not! Mesh bed levelling allows you to level the bed at as many points as you would like to, in a grid. This allows you to get perfect first layer height anywhere on the large bed - and it does not matter if it is warped or not!
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 DaHai has an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBlADPgQqL0|excellent video on how to setup and perform mesh bed levelling on the A5, on his Youtube channel.]] DaHai has an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBlADPgQqL0|excellent video on how to setup and perform mesh bed levelling on the A5, on his Youtube channel.]]
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 Next, perform the following steps: Next, perform the following steps:
  
-  - Download and install [[https://pronterface.org | Pronterface]].+  - Download and install [[https://pronterface.com | Pronterface]].
   - Open pronterface, and plug your printer into your computer via USB   - Open pronterface, and plug your printer into your computer via USB
   - Connect to the printer using baud-rate 250000, and using the correct Serial/COM port for your printer.   - Connect to the printer using baud-rate 250000, and using the correct Serial/COM port for your printer.
   - Pre-heat the bed to the printing temperature you normally use.    - Pre-heat the bed to the printing temperature you normally use. 
   - The bed will warp depending on temperature, so let the printer "heat soak" for a few minutes or so, so that the bed is stable and will not change in shape any further.   - The bed will warp depending on temperature, so let the printer "heat soak" for a few minutes or so, so that the bed is stable and will not change in shape any further.
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 +=== FAQ: What is GCode? ===
 +Gcode is just the language for the instructions that the printer follows to perform a print. Cura or your slicer, simply translates the STL file into the GCode that the printer run on. Pronterface allows us a way to send individual GCode commands one by one, and this is the way we can communicate to the printer, and perform procedures like this one.
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 ==== How To Perform Mesh Bed Levelling ===== ==== How To Perform Mesh Bed Levelling =====
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 If you want to check the mesh that you have produced, you can use the command "G29 S0" to print a mesh report to the command line history window. If you want to check the mesh that you have produced, you can use the command "G29 S0" to print a mesh report to the command line history window.
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 +====Mesh Bed Levelling via LCD====
 +If you have installed both the [[a5:firmware|custom motherboard firmware]] and the [[a5:lcd-firmware|custom LCD firmware]], then you can perform mesh bed levelling via the LCD screen. Note, that the LCD screen is very sensitive, so be careful to avoid causing double taps! 
 +  - Go the more menu.
 +  - Press "mesh bed levelling" button. The printer will home, and then automatically move to the first point
 +  - Use the "mesh up and down" buttons until the desired gap is correct.
 +  - Press the "next point" button to go the next point. 
 +  - Repeat this until all the points have been levelled. 
 +  - After the last point is completed, when you press the "next point" button, the head will return to the home position.
 +  - Press the "Save EEPROM" button to save your mesh to the firmware. Otherwise, it will be lost when you restart the printer.
 +  - Don't forget to add M420 S1 to your [[:start-and-end-gcode|start gcode!]]! 
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 ==== More Info ==== ==== More Info ====
 For more information on the mesh bed levelling process and options, please see the [[http://marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/G029-mbl.html|Marlin Firmware Documentation on Mesh Bed Levelling]]. For more information on the mesh bed levelling process and options, please see the [[http://marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/G029-mbl.html|Marlin Firmware Documentation on Mesh Bed Levelling]].
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