No need to recommend users disable "SD card support" in octoprint -
instead, just ignore the M21 command.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Always log the last synchronized clock during a shutdown event, and
use debug level for normal reports.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Advice users to issue a FIRMWARE_RESTART command on a printer shutdown
event, and remove support for CLEAR_SHUTDOWN. A full mcu reset is
preferable and it simplifies the interface.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Extend the FIRMWARE_RESTART command so that it can use the firmware
"reset" command instead of the "arduino" mechanism.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Add the new item at the same time as checking if there is space in the
queue.
Also, update the default optimization level of c_helper.so to O2 to
improve the compiled code layout.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Calculate where a tower must reverse direction during a move in the C
code instead of the delta.py kinematic code. This simplifies the
python code.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
The delta code calculates a "virtual tower" along the line of
movement. Rework the variable names and comments to make it clear
that this is occurring.
It is not necessary to pass the start_pos variable to the C code as it
is simple to update the start_pos at the start of each movement.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
It's not necessary to have separate C delta kinematic functions for
constant acceleration and constant velocity as constant velocity can
be obtained by using a constant acceleration of zero.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Update the C delta kinematic code to take velocity and acceleration
directly in step distances and clock ticks. This simplifies the
mcu.py python code as it only needs to do unit and axis conversion.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
It's not necessary to have separate C functions for constant
acceleration and constant velocity as constant velocity can be
obtained by using a constant acceleration of zero.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Update the C code to take velocity and acceleration directly in step
distances and clock ticks. This simplifies the mcu.py python code as
it only needs to do unit and axis conversion.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Update the set_position() method to convert from millimeters to
absolute step position.
Also, update PrinterStepper.get_homed_offset() and
mcu_stepper.get_commanded_position() to return millimeters.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Now that the kinematic classes call the mcu_stepper with millimeters
and seconds it is no longer necessary for them to directly access the
stepper's position in absolute steps. Rename
mcu_stepper.commanded_position to mcu_stepper._commanded_pos to make
clear it is not a variable intended to be externally accessed.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Rework the parameters of step_delta_const() and step_delta_accel() so
that they take velocity and acceleration directly in millimeters and
seconds. This simplifies the delta.py kinematic code.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Rename step_sqrt/step_factor to step_accel/step_const and have them
directly take the velocity and acceleration in millimeters and
seconds. This simplifies the kinematic classes.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Extend the endstop code so that more than one stepper can be halted
during endstop homing. Some kinematic setups (eg, corexy) require an
endstop to support this.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
If the reactor isn't running then implement pause using the system
sleep command. This simplifies the users of pause().
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Increase the default motor_off_time from 1 minute to 10 minutes. The
small value is a common source of confusion.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
The est_clock calculation code requires timestamps on status messages
to never be prior to the reception of the message. The eventtime of
handle_message() is taken before the read() and there is a small
possibility that it could be inaccurate enough to corrupt the
est_clock calculation. Take a new timestamp when storing receive_time
to prevent this. This fix prevents some firmware "Move queue empty"
shutdowns.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
sqrt() of a negative number in the C code returns NaN. This value
results in behavior that is difficult to debug. Always return 0.0
instead as this results in better behavior that is easier to track
down. Also, on some code paths, safe_sqrt is called on numbers that
are multiplied by very large amounts (eg, 16000000**2) and thus
distinguishing between large and small negative numbers is difficult.
For now, report in the log if the value is below -0.001.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
The code disables lookahead between two extruding moves with
significantly different extrude ratios. Unfortunately, it was
possible for very tiny moves to show different extrude ratios just due
to how the slicer implements rounding when it produces the gcode.
Allow lookahead to be enabled between moves with extrude ratios that
are different if they don't noticeably produce more or less extrusion.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Be less likely to raise a "Move exceeds maximum extrusion cross
section" error on very short moves. It's okay to extrude a little
extra plastic on moves shorter than the nozzle diameter.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Catch and ignore any exceptions when trying to shutdown the printer in
toolhead.force_shutdown() - there's a good chance an exception will be
raised as this method is often called after an invalid internal state
is found.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
The previous calculation was only valid if the stepper is always
commanded to a position that is an exact multiple of the
step_distance. The safety check was programmed with a value too large
for other commanded positions, which could result in "No next step"
errors. Fix by changing the calculation to use the worst case
scenario.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Don't force a firmware shutdown on a simple gcode parse error.
Instead, report the error back to the user and otherwise ignore the
command.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Fix a corner case where a residual in the PID could cause a non-zero
pwm request even when the target_temp is zero. (Which could lead to a
firmware "Missed scheduling of next pwm event" shutdown.)
Simplify the logic for suppressing duplicate pwm updates and make sure
a zero target_temp always results in a zero pwm update on the
following set_pwm calculation.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Rename the thermistor_type and thermistor_pin config variables to
sensor_type and sensor_pin. This is in preparation for support of
sensors beyond thermistors.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
When using a sensor that isn't a thermisistor, the maximum and minimum
adc values may be swapped - handle that case.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Now that the mcu objects can be created prior to connecting to the
mcu, it is no longer necessary to separate the init and build_config
phases in the high-level code. Move the mcu objection creation from
the build_config phase to the init phase and eliminate the
build_config phase.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Create a separate callback for setting the min_stop_interval.
Also, move the setting of the stepper max_error from the stepper
configs to the mcu config and rename it to max_stepper_error.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Create a build_config() method on each oid object and call it just
after connecting to the MCU. Move code that requires a connected
state from the oid init to its new build_config method.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Introduce a TICKS() macro during config parsing that will translate
time in seconds to time in clock ticks.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Use map_pins() to obtain the pin mapping - don't export
mcu_to_pins(). The functionality of mcu_to_pins() can be obtained by
calling map_pins() with name=None.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Move the logic to calculate and report the stepper's current position
from endstop.c to stepper.c. This localizes the stepper code into
stepper.c.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Add initial support for micro-controller resets via the Arduino reset
mechanism. Also, automatically attempt a firmware restart if the
printer CRC does not match.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Don't report a CRC mismatch if a shutdown or other failure occurs
during config - instead report the appropriate details.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Not all hardware has PWM support and there is no compelling reason to
use hardware PWM for fans. Change the default to use software PWM.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Store a full 64bit uptime in the mcu and query it at the start of each
connection. This ensures the host's 64bit clock is always in synch
with the mcu's clock.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Change the mcu PWM value from an integer (0-255) to a float (0. - 1.).
Add support for limiting the maximum power (as measured over a
sufficiently long duration) to a particular heater.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Instead of defaulting the pressure advance lookahead time to be the
same as the pressure_advance variable, allow it to be configured.
Default the new config setting (pressure_advance_lookahead_time) to
10ms.
Also, make the setting more accurate if a future move is accelerating
in the middle of the lookahead window.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Simplify the mechanism for limiting stepper speed (introduced in
commit bdfdf7ef) - split the extreme end of the build envelope into
two zones and use the same speeds for all moves that traverse any part
of one of those zones.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Commit c24b7a7e reworked the way lookahead was done and it introduced
a bug when a full acceleration move is immiedietly followed by a full
deceleration move. In that situation, depending on when the lookahead
queue was flushed, it was possible to call move.move() without calling
move.set_junction(). This resulted in a "Move instance has no
attribute 'accel_t'" internal error.
Simplify and fix the logic for checking full accel moves followed by
full decel moves.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
There's no reason for the user to specify position_max - it can be
inferred on deltas from the endstop positions.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Some XY moves at the extreme end of the build envelope could cause
excessive axis stepper movement. Check for any moves that could
possibly result in a stepper movement of more than 3 times the XY
movement and cap the move's acceleration and speed.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Calculate and store the maximum xy2 value for the given z level each
time the head moves to a new z level. This simplifies the boundary
check for common XY moves.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Report in the log the host CPU type and count. This helps distinguish
between different rpi versions when debugging the log from a problem
report.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
If the user requests a restart and the machine appears to be otherwise
functioning normally, then attempt to stop the heaters and fans prior
to restarting the host. This prevents the firmware from going into a
shutdown state when the heater is on and the host restarts.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Change the lookahead queue so that it attempts to buffer at least
buffer_time_high amount of moves when first starting a print. This
helps ensure the buffer is normally always full.
If the buffer falls below buffer_time_low then it is either due to the
end of a print or because octoprint/klippy is unable to keep up.
Change the code so that in this case the lookahead queue will attempt
to gather buffer_time_high amount of moves before restarting movement.
Update the default buffer_time_low to 1 second and buffer_time_high to
2 seconds. With the above changes a smaller buffer_time_high and a
larger buffer_time_low are more practical.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Use a minimum time window as a heuristic for determining when to try
to lazily flush the lookahead buffer. In the common case this will
result in more moves processed for each flush and thus reduce the
overall cost of the lookahead processing.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Do a better job of calculating the maximum halt velocity for the
stepper motors. The maximum cornering velocity is related to both the
maximum acceleration and the junction_deviation, so both should be in
the formula. Tests show that "math.sqrt(8. * self.junction_deviation
* self.max_accel)" very closely fits the maximum on cartesian robots.
This fixes potential "no next step" shutdowns that could occur on
some print moves.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
The normal system clock can have sudden jumps if the system clock is
changed. Use the system monotonic clock to avoid these sudden changes
in time.
It appears the Raspbian OS (which is used by OctoPi) is setup to
update the system clock upon network connectivity. This could cause
sudden system clock changes which could lead to Klippy processing
errors. Using the monotonic clock eliminates these issues.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Update the lookahead code to track both normal toolhead acceleration
as well as a pseudo acceleration to the point of deceleration. This
reduces the top speed of small zig-zag moves and it reduces printer
vibration during these moves.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
It is not necessary to track the do_calc_junction flag as it can just
as easily be determined at the top of the calc_junction() method.
This simplifies the code.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
When calculating the extruder lookahead, determine how far to
lookahead by the amount of elapsed time each move takes. This makes
the extruder lookahead code more flexible as it is no longer limited
to the next immediate cornering moves.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Instead of calculating min/max_corner_v in the toolhead class,
calculate it in the extruder class. This keeps the extruder specific
code together.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
When testing via a gcode input file, it's easier to debug problems if
the program exits upon the first exception.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Make sure max_corner_v2 is fully calculated before proactively
flushing moves from the lookahead queue. Without this, some moves
would do unnecessary pressure advance during cornering.
Also, handle the min/max_corner_v2 calculations correctly in the rare
case where a move that does only acceleration is immediately followed
by a move that does only deceleration.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
The junction speeds are tracked in velocity squared - introduce the
common suffix "_v2" to track that instead of using a prefix of
"junction_".
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Continue to resend the pwm value even if the last value was zero -
this extends the debugging info.
Also, add the target temperature to the pwm debugging.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Fix a bug causing timers to be delayed when pause() is called from a
fd event. The eventtime needs to be reloaded when an old greenlet is
reactivated.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Check for msgproto.error and warn the user about version firmware
version mismatch. Raise msgproto.error when extracting firmware
constants.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Use a base of 256 instead of 65536 when calculating the sum of the
square of the clock differences in the stats. This makes the
calculation more accurate. Export the new base via DECL_CONSTANT for
the host to access. Use DIV_ROUND_UP() when adjusting for the base to
ensure no lost ticks. Do the division after multiplication in the
common case where the time between stats_task() invocations is less
than 64K ticks.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Instead of requiring the user enter velocity and accel parameters for
extrude only moves, calculate sane defaults from the printer's maximum
velocity and accel.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
It's possible for a printer with very fine resolution to require a
large number of steps for a homing operation. Instead of storing all
of those steps in memory, periodically flush the queue should more
than 64K steps be present. This keeps a reasonable limit on the
amount of ram needed to store steps.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
The serialqueue_flush_ready() code was used to flush queue_step
commands during a homing operation. It's no longer necessary now that
moves during a homing operation use the normal message priority
system.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
The endstop homing system requires all queue_step commands be in the
MCU's 'move queue' before endstop checking starts. Use the normal
message priority system to request that stepper queue_step commands
are received prior to the start of the end_stop_home command. This
simplifies the code and removes the need for special serial queue
flushing.
This also fixes a bug in homing operations that take longer than 2^31
clock ticks.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Add a is_kinematic_move flag to the Move class and clear it on extrude
only moves. Don't call the kinematic check_move() or move() methods
for extrude only moves.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Change the default compression error window (max_error) from 50us to
25us - it's common for stepper motor drivers to have 30us for their
"pwm fixed off time" and it would be good for the steps to be
scheduled within that time.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Revert 4a16053c and avoid integer overflows in the addfactor
calculation by exiting the loop early if count > 0x200. This provides
stronger protection against overflows.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Log the constants reported by the MCU and log the number of move items
allocated after configuration.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Commit a217c0f3 changed the way the "addfactor" was calculated.
Unfortunately, it was possible for the updated method to cause an
integer overflow and have a negative addfactor. Fix this by
explicitly casting the addfactor calculation to uint32_t.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Some motors have very small step distances and they can generate over
a million steps during a homing operation. Increase the maximum count
to ten million to avoid triggering the internal sanity check.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Don't assume the hardware ADC has 10bit resultion - instead have the
firmware define a constant and read that constant in the host.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Add a DECL_CONSTANT macro to allow the firmware to define constants
that are to be exported to the host during the "identify" phase. This
replaces the existing hardcoded mechanism of scanning the Kconfig
header file for certain constants.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
It is possible to restart the host software with a RESTART command
after manually resetting the micro-controller.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Instead of splitting the available "add range" in half, try for add
values closer to the higher end of the range. This heuristic seems to
result in better choices.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Change the min/maxadd variables to use an inclusive range instead of
exclusive. This better matches min/maxinterval.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Make it clear which variables refer to the best verified point found
so far, and which variables deal with the next (not yet verified)
point.
Also, remove checked_count as bestcount serves the same purpose.
Also, allow minmax_point to be inlined.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
The arduino style serial port interfaces can reset the MCU when the
serial port is opened. Clearing the HUPCL flag makes this less
likely.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
If a speed is never specified then default to 25mm/s (up from 1 mm/s).
If a user accidentally issues a move without setting the speed, the
default speed shouldn't be so slow that it takes minutes to finish the
move.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Most moves are on the XY plane - avoid a few multiplications in the
inner loop in this case. When there is a Z move, it is almost always
entirely a Z move - avoid the sqrt() call in the inner loop in this
case.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Taking the inverse of the XY move distance can lead to extremely large
values when the XY distance is very small. This can lead to
saturation of the double precision variables and incorrect results.
Rework the delta kinematic math to avoid using this inverse. Pass the
closestxy_d value directly to the C functions so that the C code can
calculate its intermediate constants.
After this change the move_z special case is no longer necessary as
the regular delta functions now work with movexy_r=0 and movez_r=1.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
The head may be far away from an axis at the start of a home, and that
axis must then traverse more than just the distance from zero height
to the endstop position. Add in additional distance to account for
this.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
On a delta printer, z moves require the mcu to support the greatest
number of steps per second. However, z moves are rare, so it makes
sense to limit the velocity of z moves separately from the velocity of
normal xy moves.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Change the config file so the maximum accel and velocity are specified
in the "printer" section instead of the individual "stepper" sections.
The underlying code limits the velocity and accel of the toolhead
relative to the print object, so it makes sense to configure the
system that was as well.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Add a "restart" gcode command that will cause the host "klippy"
software to reload its config and restart.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Support human readable commands (eg, "help"). Add a "help" command to
list these extended commands.
Also, add support for declaring command aliases, command help, and
command availability next to the handlers themselves.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Commit 1e1364c3 moved the storage of the stepper position to the
mcu_stepper class. The initializing of that position needs to be
pushed back until after the mcu_stepper class is instantiated.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
The set_printer_ready() method can be called from a background thread.
Have the main Printer class call a new dump_debug() method in the main
thread on a shutdown event.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Check that all options specified in the config file are valid. This
catches possible typos and spelling errors in variable names that have
a default.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Add helper function that ensures a config option is one of several
choices. This helps ensure that a proper error is raised if an
invalid choice is made.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Instead of writing error messages to stderr, route them into the
python code and use the standard python logging system.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Use the greenlet mechanism to wait for the response directly in the
send_with_response() method. This simplifies the calling code.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Use the greenlet mechanism to wait for the connection to come up in
the serial connect() method. This simplifies the calling code.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Setup the reactor and run the MCU connection code as a timer within
the reactor. The connection code will make use of reactor greenlets
so that it can wait for events during the connection phase.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Add support for greenlets - a mechanism for tasks that can pause while
still allowing regular reactor events to occur.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Wake the background thread up when exiting - as this makes the exit
complete faster (and have more predictable timing).
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Don't expose the ADC initialization to the gcode and heater code -
instead, register a callback within the MCU_adc class and call it
directly from the MCU class after configuration completes.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Instead of checking the endstop trigger directly after a retract move,
verify some distance is traveled during the following homing
operation. This reduces the amount of synchronization between mcu and
host during homing.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Move the storage of the stepper location from the kinematic classes to
the low-level mcu_stepper class.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Should a homing move complete without hitting the endstop, then
disable motors, disable the endstop checking, and report the error to
the user.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Allow an EndstopError to be raised without a destination position.
Introduce EndstopMoveError wrapper so that current callers can
continue to pass in a move destination.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Change the scheduling of the final homed position (which takes into
account the stepper phases) so that it is scheduled from the kinematic
classes instead of from the toolhead class.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Create the Homing class in the gcode handler instead of in the
kinematic classes. This will make it easier to pass error messages
back to the user.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Create the QueryEndstops in the gcode handler instead of in the
kinematic classes. This simplifies the gcode handler as it can
directly register its response callback.
Also, store the stepper name in the stepper class. Also, propagate
the print_time of the query request to the mcu_endstop class.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Automatically reset the next step time to zero on a stepper_stop()
call. This makes the host code simpler as it no longer needs to
schedule an explicit reset_step_clock command on the step after a
homing operation.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Commits f0cefebf and 8f331f08 changed the way the code determined what
steps to take on fractional steps. Unfortunately, it was possible in
some situations for the C code to round differently from the python
code which could result in warnings and lost steps.
Change the code so that all fractional step handling is done in the C
code. Implementing the step rounding logic in one location avoids any
conflicts.
In order to efficiently handle the step rounding in the C code, the C
code has also been extended to directly send the "set_next_step_dir"
command.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Move flush() and check_expand() code to a new location so that the
stepcompress_push_X() functions can flush.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Writing to the debug log can cause an unbounded delay due to disk IO.
This is particularly so on embedded machines such as the Raspberry Pi
that run on SD cards. These log writing delays can cause problems for
the main processing threads.
The new "queuelogger" code forwards all the main thread log messages
to a queue, and a background thread writes the log messages from the
queue to the destination file. This eliminates the IO delay from the
main threads.
Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Kevin O'Connor