docs: add initial temperature_probe documentation
Signed-off-by: Eric Callahan <arksine.code@gmail.com>
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surface temperature or sensor hardware temperature can skew the
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results. It is important that calibration and probing is only done
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when the printer is at a stable temperature.
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## Thermal Drift Calibration
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As with all inductive probes, eddy current probes are subject to
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significant thermal drift. If the eddy probe has a temperature
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sensor on the coil it is possible to configure a `[temperature_probe]`
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to report coil temperature and enable software drift compensation. To
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link a temperature probe to an eddy current probe the
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`[temperature_probe]` section must share a name with the
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`[probe_eddy_current]` section. For example:
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```
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[probe_eddy_current my_probe]
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# eddy probe configuration...
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[temperature_probe my_probe]
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# temperature probe configuration...
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```
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See the [configuration reference](Config_Reference.md#temperature_probe)
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for further details on how to configure a `temperature_probe`. It is
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advised to configure the `calibration_position`,
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`calibration_extruder_temp`, `extruder_heating_z`, and
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`calibration_bed_temp` options, as doing so will automate some of the
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steps outlined below.
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Eddy probe manufacturers may offer a stock drift calibration that can be
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manually added to `drift_calibration` option of the `[probe_eddy_current]`
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section. If they do not, or if the stock calibration does not perform well on
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your system, the `temperature_probe` module offers a manual calibration
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procedure via the `TEMPERATURE_PROBE_CALIBRATE` gcode command.
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Prior to performing calibration the user should have an idea of what the
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maximum attainable temperature probe coil temperature is. This temperature
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should be used to set the `TARGET` parameter of the
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`TEMPERATURE_PROBE_CALIBRATE` command. The goal is to calibrate across the
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widest temperature range possible, thus its desirable to start with the printer
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cold and finish with the coil at the maximum temperature it can reach.
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Once a `[temperature_probe]` is configured, the following steps may be taken
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to perform thermal drift calibration:
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- The probe must be calibrated using `PROBE_EDDY_CURRENT_CALIBRATE`
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when a `[temperature_probe]` is configured and linked. This captures
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the temperature during calibration which is necessary to perform
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thermal drift compensation.
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- Make sure the nozzle is free of debris and filament.
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- The bed, nozzle, and probe coil should be cold prior to calibration.
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- The following steps are required if the `calibration_position`,
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`calibration_extruder_temp`, and `extruder_heating_z` options in
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`[temperature_probe]` are **NOT** configured:
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- Move the tool to the center of the bed. Z should be 30mm+ above the bed.
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- Heat the extruder to a temperature above the maximum safe bed temperature.
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150-170C should be sufficient for most configurations. The purpose of
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heating the extruder is to avoid nozzle expansion during calibration.
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- When the extruder temperature has settled, move the Z axis down to about 1mm
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above the bed.
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- Start drift calibration. If the probe's name is `my_probe` and the maximum
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probe temperature we can achieve is 80C, the appropriate gcode command is
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`TEMPERATURE_PROBE_CALIBRATE PROBE=my_probe TARGET=80`. If configured, the
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tool will move to the X,Y coordinate specified by the `calibration_position`
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and the Z value specified by `extruder_heating_z`. After heating the extruder
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to the specified temperature the tool will move to the Z value specified
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by the`calibration_position`.
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- The procedure will request a manual probe. Perform the manual probe with
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the paper test and `ACCEPT`. The calibration procedure will take the first
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set of samples with the probe then park the probe in the heating position.
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- If the `calibration_bed_temp` is **NOT** configured turn on the bed heat
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to the maximum safe temperature. Otherwise this step will be performed
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automatically.
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- By default the calibration procedure will request a manual probe every
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2C between samples until the `TARGET` is reached. The temperature delta
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between samples can be customized by setting the `STEP` parameter in
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`TEMPERATURE_PROBE_CALIBRATE`. Care should be taken when setting a custom
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`STEP` value, a value too high may request too few samples resulting in
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a poor calibration.
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- The following additional gcode commands are available during drift
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calibration:
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- `TEMPERATURE_PROBE_NEXT` may be used to force a new sample before the step
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delta has been reached.
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- `TEMPERATURE_PROBE_COMPLETE` may be used to complete calibration before the
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`TARGET` has been reached.
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- `ABORT` may be used to end calibration and discard results.
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- When calibration is finished use `SAVE_CONFIG` to store the drift
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calibration.
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As one may conclude, the calibration process outlined above is more challenging
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and time consuming than most other procedures. It may require practice and several attempts to achieve an optimal calibration.
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