If anyone is wanting to do this from a SPI interface because you dont have I2C headers. see this post:by Blackplasma - Controllers
Hi Guys, I was originally inspired by Enifs post about a DIY OLED controller working off I2C. I have an Ender3 running off a MKS GEN L motherboard with the TFT32 touch screen interface but i liked the original controller and wanted to bring it back but as a much smaller OLED version. Enifs post was almost perfect, i dont want the SD card reader or a beeper, just the encoder and a screen but thby Blackplasma - Controllers
Hi Enif, Just wanted to say thanks again for your inspiration. My SPI based "MarKS-OLED-lite" controller is up and running. working perfect. I will post up my own thread showing what i did to achieve it, but big credit to you for the initial idea.by Blackplasma - Controllers
Quick update from me on my version of this which does not require I2C. I have received all the parts i need to build and finished my enclosure design so i will be printing later and then assembling, compiling a new firmware (using the MKS12864OLED option which is already in marlin) and testing the controller in the next couple of days. Without having a beeper or SD card it is possible that my veby Blackplasma - Controllers
Thanks for the reply, im not sure i am confident soldering such tiny traces but i think i am going to try a spi based project of my own design, this ,, "SPIOLED-lite" as i call it. i think all of the theory checks out and the MKSOLED is configured this way so i will give it a go and et you know how it turns out.by Blackplasma - Controllers
Hello everyone. Thankyou enif for your inspiration. I am very practical, soldering, connecting no problem but coding and arduino is not a strong point for me, i can just about fumble my way through a marlin sketch. I have upgraded my ender 3 to a MKS GEN L motherboard (RAMPS based) and replaced the stock display with a MKS TFT touchscreen but i miss some of the features of the original controllby Blackplasma - Controllers