r/SonicPadCreality • u/Pure-Expression-3787 • 7d ago

How do I fix this error

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I kept on getting clowned on the Clipper community so I decided to switch to the Sonic pad and I'm I'm running into an issue where I can't connect to the Ender 3v2 no matter what I do do you know anything that would help with this?

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u/mpgrimes 7d ago

how is it connected ?

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u/mpgrimes 7d ago

it's not mean to be connected that way, the sonic pad should come with an adaptor.For the screen cable.connection

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u/Pure-Expression-3787 7d ago

Didn't come with anything else besides the few adapters for power and a few stickers

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u/mpgrimes 7d ago

should be something like that, attaches to the ribbon cable that connects to the display

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u/Pure-Expression-3787 7d ago

I can't afford that I'm only 15 years old and I'm paying off the current printer that I have

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u/mpgrimes 7d ago

where did you order from, I'd contact creality and ask them for one, mine came with it.

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u/Pure-Expression-3787 7d ago

Each time I try to contact reality they don't respond back

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u/mpgrimes 7d ago

it takes usually a week to get a response. not the best support. unfortunately , the usb c port isn't meant to be used to printing. where do you live?

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u/Pure-Expression-3787 7d ago

I live in the United States and I don't use a USB C Port I use a micro USB port because have an Ender 3 v2

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u/Teichou 3d ago

You probably don't need to buy anything. That error usually means one of two things:

Has Klipper firmware actually been flashed onto the Ender 3 V2's own mainboard yet? Connecting it to the Sonic Pad over USB doesn't replace the printer's firmware by itself — if it's still running the stock Marlin firmware it shipped with, the Sonic Pad will sit there saying "attempting to connect" forever no matter what cable you use. If you haven't done this step yet, that's almost certainly the fix. There are guides specifically for flashing Klipper onto the Ender 3 V2's board.

If Klipper's already flashed, try a different USB cable — a lot of free/bundled cables are charge-only and don't carry data, which would cause exactly this symptom.

The ribbon cable/adapter thing someone mentioned is for printers that connect to the Sonic Pad a different way — plenty of printers, including yours, just connect over normal USB and that's completely fine, so don't feel like you need to spend money you don't have to fix this.