John Bradnam
Published © GPL3+

3D Printer Bed Leveler Tool

A quick bed leveling tool for 3D printers.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Microchip ATtiny1614 Microprocessor
×1
I2C 128 x 64 0.91in OLED display
×1
PTS 645 Series Switch
C&K Switches PTS 645 Series Switch
with button tops
×2
TP4056 1A Lithium Battery Charging Board
×1
Polymer Lithium Ion Battery (LiPo) 3.7V 120mAh
×1
Grove - Round Force Sensor (FSR402)
Seeed Studio Grove - Round Force Sensor (FSR402)
×1
Passive Components
Resistors 0805 SMD: 1 x 10k Capacitors 0806 SMD: 1 x 0.1uF
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

3D Printer (generic)
3D Printer (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

STL Files

Schematics

Schematic

PCB

Eagle Files

Schematic and PCB in Eagle format

Code

BedLevelingToolV1.ino

C/C++
// Bed Leveling Tool
// Based on a design by Dominick Lee (https://www.hackster.io/solutionhacker/3d-print-bed-leveling-tool-using-m5stickc-035185)
//
// 
// V1: jlb (jbrad2089@gmail.com)
//  - Wrote software for a ATtiny1614 and 128x32 I2C OLED display
//

/**
 * ATTiny1614 Pins mapped to Ardunio Pins
 *
 *             +--------+
 *         VCC + 1   14 + GND
 * (SS)  0 PA4 + 2   13 + PA3 10 (SCK)
 *       1 PA5 + 3   12 + PA2 9  (MISO)
 * (DAC) 2 PA6 + 4   11 + PA1 8  (MOSI)
 *       3 PA7 + 5   10 + PA0 11 (UPDI)
 * (RXD) 4 PB3 + 6    9 + PB0 7  (SCL)
 * (TXD) 5 PB2 + 7    8 + PB1 6  (SDA)
 *             +--------+
 */

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
#include <avr/sleep.h>
#include <EEPROM.h>

#define CAL_BTN 0   //PA4 D0
#define ON_BTN 1    //PA5 D1
#define SENSOR 9    //PA2 D9

#define OLED_I2C_ADDRESS 0x3C // OLED display I2C address
#define SCREEN_WIDTH 128      // OLED display width, in pixels
#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 32      // OLED display height, in pixels

#define COLUMN_WIDTH 8       // Width of column on screen
#define COLUMN_HEIGHT SCREEN_WIDTH

#define LEVEL_WIDTH 4         // Width of requested level arrow
#define LEVEL_HEIGHT 4        // Height of requested level arrow

#define ARROW_X 22
#define ARROW_WIDTH 8
#define ARROW_HEIGHT 32

#define EPISLON 4             //Height of Thumbd Up area

//EEPROM handling
#define EEPROM_ADDRESS 0
#define EEPROM_MAGIC 0x0BAD0DAD
typedef struct {
  uint32_t magic;
  int requestedLevel;     //Pressure recorded when cal button is pressed
} EEPROM_DATA;

EEPROM_DATA EepromData;       //Current EEPROM settings

int pressureLevel;      //Current pressure reading


// Declaration for an SSD1306 display connected to I2C (SDA, SCL pins)
#define OLED_RESET     4 // Reset pin # (or -1 if sharing Arduino reset pin)
Adafruit_SSD1306 display(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, &Wire, OLED_RESET);

//Thumbs Up (24 bits x 19 rows)
#define BITMAP_W 24
#define BITMAP_H 19
const uint8_t thumbsUp[] PROGMEM = {
  0x1f, 0xff, 0x7f, 0x10, 0x00, 0xc1, 0x20, 0x00, 0x41, 0x3c, 0x00, 0x41, 0x40, 0x00, 0x41, 0x40, 
  0x00, 0x41, 0x7e, 0x00, 0x41, 0x40, 0x00, 0x41, 0x40, 0x00, 0x41, 0x7e, 0x01, 0xc1, 0x40, 0x03, 
  0x7f, 0x40, 0x06, 0x00, 0x7f, 0x8c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x88, 0x00, 0x00, 0x98, 0x00, 0x00, 0x90, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x90, 0x00, 0x00, 0x90, 0x00, 0x00, 0x60, 0x00
};

//000111111111111101111111 0x1f, 0xff, 0x7f
//000100000000000011000001 0x10, 0x0,  0xc1
//001000000000000001000001 0x20, 0x0,  0x41
//001111000000000001000001 0x3c, 0x0,  0x41
//010000000000000001000001 0x40, 0x0,  0x41
//010000000000000001000001 0x40, 0x0,  0x41
//011111100000000001000001 0x7e, 0x0,  0x41
//010000000000000001000001 0x40, 0x0,  0x41
//010000000000000001000001 0x40, 0x0,  0x41
//011111100000000111000001 0x7e, 0x1,  0xc1
//010000000000001101111111 0x40, 0x3,  0x7f
//010000000000011000000000 0x40, 0x6,  0x0
//011111111001100000000000 0x7f, 0x8c, 0x0
//000000001000100000000000 0x0,  0x88, 0x0
//000000001001100000000000 0x0,  0x98, 0x0
//000000001001000000000000 0x0,  0x90, 0x0
//000000001001000000000000 0x0,  0x90, 0x0
//000000001001000000000000 0x0,  0x90, 0x0
//000000000110000000000000 0x0,  0x60, 0x0

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Handle pin change interrupt when ON button is pressed
// - This will wake up the microprocessor
// - Code will continue after the sleep_mode() command in the systemSleep() function.
void SwitchInterrupt()
{
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Initialise Hardware
void setup() 
{
  //Serial.begin(9600);
  //ON button Interrupt will wake up from sleep mode
  pinMode(ON_BTN, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(CAL_BTN, INPUT_PULLUP);
  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(ON_BTN),SwitchInterrupt,CHANGE);

  while (!display.begin(0, OLED_I2C_ADDRESS))
  { 
    //Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
    systemSleep();
  }

  display.setRotation(2);

  //Eprom
  readEepromData();
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Main Program Loop
void loop() 
{
  while (digitalRead(ON_BTN) == HIGH)
  {
    //Display current pressure as a bar
    int pressureLevel = map(analogRead(SENSOR), 0, 1024, 0, COLUMN_HEIGHT);
    display.clearDisplay();
    display.drawRect(0, 0, COLUMN_HEIGHT, COLUMN_WIDTH, SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.fillRect(0, 2, pressureLevel, COLUMN_WIDTH - 4, SSD1306_WHITE);

    //Test if calibration button pressed 
    if (digitalRead(CAL_BTN) == LOW)
    {
      delay(10);    //debounce
      if (digitalRead(CAL_BTN) == LOW)
      {
        //Store the current level
        EepromData.requestedLevel = pressureLevel;
        writeEepromData();
        displayCalibrationArrow(EepromData.requestedLevel);
        display.display();
        //Wait until button is released
        while (digitalRead(CAL_BTN) == LOW)
        {
          delay(100);
        }
      }
    }

    //Show any calibration arrow
    if (EepromData.requestedLevel != 0)
    {
      displayCalibrationArrow(EepromData.requestedLevel);
      if (abs(pressureLevel - EepromData.requestedLevel) < EPISLON)
      {
        displayThumbsUp();
      }
      else if (pressureLevel > EepromData.requestedLevel)
      {
        //Gap too small, lower the bed to increase the gap
        displayDownArrow();
      }
      else
      {
        //Gap too big, raise the bed to decrease the gap
        displayUpArrow();
      }
    }
    
    display.display();
    delay(100);
  }
  //Wait until ON button is released
  while (digitalRead(ON_BTN) == LOW)
  {
    delay(100);
  }
  //Shut down unit
  systemSleep();
  setup();
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// display the calibration arrow on the sceen
void displayCalibrationArrow(int y)
{
  display.fillTriangle(y, COLUMN_WIDTH, y - LEVEL_HEIGHT / 2, COLUMN_WIDTH + LEVEL_WIDTH, y + LEVEL_HEIGHT / 2, COLUMN_WIDTH + LEVEL_WIDTH, SSD1306_WHITE);
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// display the lower bed arrow on the sceen
void displayDownArrow()
{
  display.fillTriangle(0, ARROW_X, ARROW_WIDTH, ARROW_X - ARROW_WIDTH / 2, ARROW_WIDTH, ARROW_X + ARROW_WIDTH / 2, SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.fillRect(ARROW_WIDTH, ARROW_X - ARROW_WIDTH / 4, ARROW_HEIGHT - ARROW_WIDTH, ARROW_WIDTH / 2 + 1, SSD1306_WHITE);
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// display the raise bed arrow on the sceen
void displayUpArrow()
{
  display.fillTriangle(COLUMN_HEIGHT, ARROW_X, COLUMN_HEIGHT - ARROW_WIDTH, ARROW_X - ARROW_WIDTH / 2, COLUMN_HEIGHT - ARROW_WIDTH, ARROW_X + ARROW_WIDTH / 2, SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.fillRect(COLUMN_HEIGHT - ARROW_HEIGHT, ARROW_X - ARROW_WIDTH / 4, ARROW_HEIGHT - ARROW_WIDTH, ARROW_WIDTH / 2 + 1, SSD1306_WHITE);
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// display the stop icon on the sceen
void displayThumbsUp()
{
  display.drawBitmap((COLUMN_HEIGHT - BITMAP_H) / 2, ARROW_X - BITMAP_W / 2, thumbsUp, BITMAP_W, BITMAP_H, SSD1306_WHITE);
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Shut down OLED and put ATtiny to sleep
//Will wake up when LEFT button is pressed
void systemSleep() 
{
  interrupts();
  display.clearDisplay();
  display.display();
  display.ssd1306_command(0xAE);
  //cbi(ADCSRA,ADEN);                   // switch Analog to Digitalconverter OFF
  set_sleep_mode(SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN);  // sleep mode is set here
  sleep_enable();
  sleep_mode();                         // System actually sleeps here
  sleep_disable();                      // System continues execution here when watchdog timed out
  //sbi(ADCSRA,ADEN);                   // switch Analog to Digitalconverter ON
  display.ssd1306_command(0xAF);
  //Wait until on button is released
  while (digitalRead(ON_BTN) == LOW)
  {
    delay(100);
  }
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------
//Write the EepromData structure to EEPROM
void writeEepromData()
{
  //This function uses EEPROM.update() to perform the write, so does not rewrites the value if it didn't change.
  EEPROM.put(EEPROM_ADDRESS,EepromData);
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------
//Read the EepromData structure from EEPROM, initialise if necessary
void readEepromData()
{
  //Eprom
  EEPROM.get(EEPROM_ADDRESS,EepromData);
  if (EepromData.magic != EEPROM_MAGIC)
  {
    EepromData.magic = EEPROM_MAGIC;
    EepromData.requestedLevel = 0;
    writeEepromData();
  }
}

Credits

John Bradnam

John Bradnam

145 projects β€’ 179 followers
Thanks to Dominick Lee.

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