You can read all about Cheetah 5.0 and why we released it to the public here:
You can find editing, compiling instructions for 32 bit and 8 bit boards here:
Cheetah 5.0's Editing and Compiling Instructions for 32 Bit Boards
Cheetah 5.0's Editing and Compiling Instructions for 8 Bit Boards
If you need additional documentation with reference to Marlin's code, they can be found at the Marlin Home Page.
Please let us know if Cheetah 5.0 misbehaves in any way. If the issue happens even on Vanilla Marlin, please also let the Marlin Dev team know by submitting an issue on the correct Github so we can fix the root of the issue!
Is the latest version not working for you? Download the last stable versions below. Other older versions are not included here but archived elsewhere.
Download Cheetah 5.0 v1.2.8
Download Cheetah 5.0 v1.2.7
Cheetah 5.0 is proudly built on Marlin 2.0. Marlin 1.X was good. Marlin 2.0 really takes the cake. The popular RepRap firmware has gone to the next level by adding support for much faster 32-bit and ARM-based boards while improving support for 8-bit AVR boards in version 2.0. Read about Marlin's decision to use a "Hardware Abstraction Layer" below.
Download earlier versions of Marlin on the Releases page.
To build Marlin 2.0 you'll need [PlatformIO. Detailed build and install instructions are posted at:
For best results getting help with configuration and troubleshooting, please use the following resources:
- Cheetah 5.0 Documentation
- KAY3D Labs Facebook Group
- KAY3D LABS Discord Channel
- Marlin Documentation - Official Marlin documentation
- Marlin Discord - Discuss issues with Marlin users and developers
- Facebook Group "Marlin Firmware"
- RepRap.org Marlin Forum
- Tom's 3D Forums
- Facebook Group "Marlin Firmware for 3D Printers"
- Marlin Configuration on YouTube
KAY3D Labs is happy to be building Cheetah 5.0 on top of Marlin and we do not dare to take credit for the codes we didn't make. Kudos to the Marlin team for their massive amount of work.
The current Marlin dev team consists of:
- Scott Lahteine [@thinkyhead] - USA Donate / Flattr:
- Roxanne Neufeld [@Roxy-3D] - USA
- Chris Pepper [@p3p] - UK
- Bob Kuhn [@Bob-the-Kuhn] - USA
- João Brazio [@jbrazio] - Portugal
- Erik van der Zalm [@ErikZalm] - Netherlands
Cheetah 5.0, brought to you by KAY3D labs is proudly built on top of Marlin 2.0. It is published under the GPL license because we believe in open development. The GPL comes with both rights and obligations. Whether you use Cheetah 5.0 as the driver for your open or closed-source product, you must keep the Marlin open and you must provide your compatible Marlin source code to end users upon request. The most straightforward way to comply with the Marlin license is to make a fork of Marlin on Github, perform your modifications, and direct users to your modified fork.
While we can't prevent the use of this code in products (3D printers, CNC, etc.) that are closed source or crippled by a patent, we would prefer that you choose another firmware or, better yet, make your own.