extruder: Initial support for "smoothed pressure advance"

Support averaging the extruder position over a time range to "smooth
out" the velocity changes that occur during pressure advance.

Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
This commit is contained in:
Kevin O'Connor
2019-11-05 16:21:06 -05:00
parent da06e185fb
commit 6d0c55b6c1
7 changed files with 108 additions and 175 deletions

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@@ -91,10 +91,8 @@ defs_kin_winch = """
defs_kin_extruder = """
struct stepper_kinematics *extruder_stepper_alloc(void);
void extruder_add_move(struct trapq *tq, double print_time
, double accel_t, double cruise_t, double decel_t, double start_e_pos
, double start_v, double cruise_v, double accel
, double extra_accel_v, double extra_decel_v);
void extruder_set_pressure(struct stepper_kinematics *sk
, double pressure_advance, double half_smooth_time);
"""
defs_serialqueue = """

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@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
//
// This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
#include <stddef.h> // offsetof
#include <stdlib.h> // malloc
#include <string.h> // memset
#include "compiler.h" // __visible
@@ -11,70 +12,58 @@
#include "pyhelper.h" // errorf
#include "trapq.h" // move_get_distance
struct extruder_stepper {
struct stepper_kinematics sk;
double pressure_advance_factor, half_smooth_time, inv_smooth_time;
};
static double
extruder_calc_position(struct stepper_kinematics *sk, struct move *m
, double move_time)
{
return m->start_pos.x + move_get_distance(m, move_time);
struct extruder_stepper *es = container_of(sk, struct extruder_stepper, sk);
double hst = es->half_smooth_time;
if (!hst)
// Pressure advance not enabled
return m->start_pos.x + move_get_distance(m, move_time);
// Calculate average position over smooth_time
double area = trapq_integrate(m, 'x', move_time - hst, move_time + hst);
double base_pos = area * es->inv_smooth_time;
// Calculate position 'half_smooth_time' in the past
double start_time = move_time - hst;
struct move *sm = trapq_find_move(m, &start_time);
double start_dist = move_get_distance(sm, start_time);
double pa_start_pos = sm->start_pos.y + (sm->axes_r.y ? start_dist : 0.);
// Calculate position 'half_smooth_time' in the future
double end_time = move_time + hst;
struct move *em = trapq_find_move(m, &end_time);
double end_dist = move_get_distance(em, end_time);
double pa_end_pos = em->start_pos.y + (em->axes_r.y ? end_dist : 0.);
// Calculate position with pressure advance
return base_pos + (pa_end_pos - pa_start_pos) * es->pressure_advance_factor;
}
void __visible
extruder_set_pressure(struct stepper_kinematics *sk
, double pressure_advance, double half_smooth_time)
{
struct extruder_stepper *es = container_of(sk, struct extruder_stepper, sk);
if (! half_smooth_time) {
es->pressure_advance_factor = es->half_smooth_time = 0.;
return;
}
es->sk.scan_past = es->sk.scan_future = half_smooth_time;
es->half_smooth_time = half_smooth_time;
es->inv_smooth_time = .5 / half_smooth_time;
es->pressure_advance_factor = pressure_advance * es->inv_smooth_time;
}
struct stepper_kinematics * __visible
extruder_stepper_alloc(void)
{
struct stepper_kinematics *sk = malloc(sizeof(*sk));
memset(sk, 0, sizeof(*sk));
sk->calc_position_cb = extruder_calc_position;
sk->active_flags = AF_X;
return sk;
}
// Populate a 'struct move' with an extruder velocity trapezoid
void __visible
extruder_add_move(struct trapq *tq, double print_time
, double accel_t, double cruise_t, double decel_t
, double start_e_pos
, double start_v, double cruise_v, double accel
, double extra_accel_v, double extra_decel_v)
{
struct coord start_pos, axes_r;
start_pos.x = start_e_pos;
axes_r.x = 1.;
start_pos.y = start_pos.z = axes_r.y = axes_r.z = 0.;
if (accel_t) {
struct move *m = move_alloc();
m->print_time = print_time;
m->move_t = accel_t;
m->start_v = start_v + extra_accel_v;
m->half_accel = .5 * accel;
m->start_pos = start_pos;
m->axes_r = axes_r;
trapq_add_move(tq, m);
print_time += accel_t;
start_pos.x += move_get_distance(m, accel_t);
}
if (cruise_t) {
struct move *m = move_alloc();
m->print_time = print_time;
m->move_t = cruise_t;
m->start_v = cruise_v;
m->half_accel = 0.;
m->start_pos = start_pos;
m->axes_r = axes_r;
trapq_add_move(tq, m);
print_time += cruise_t;
start_pos.x += move_get_distance(m, cruise_t);
}
if (decel_t) {
struct move *m = move_alloc();
m->print_time = print_time;
m->move_t = decel_t;
m->start_v = cruise_v + extra_decel_v;
m->half_accel = -.5 * accel;
m->start_pos = start_pos;
m->axes_r = axes_r;
trapq_add_move(tq, m);
}
struct extruder_stepper *es = malloc(sizeof(*es));
memset(es, 0, sizeof(*es));
es->sk.calc_position_cb = extruder_calc_position;
es->sk.active_flags = AF_X;
return &es->sk;
}

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@@ -46,19 +46,23 @@ class PrinterExtruder:
config, 'activate_gcode', '')
self.deactivate_gcode = gcode_macro.load_template(
config, 'deactivate_gcode', '')
self.pressure_advance = config.getfloat(
'pressure_advance', 0., minval=0.)
self.pressure_advance_lookahead_time = config.getfloat(
'pressure_advance_lookahead_time', 0.010, minval=0.)
self.extrude_pos = 0.
self.pressure_advance = self.pressure_advance_smooth_time = 0.
pressure_advance = config.getfloat('pressure_advance', 0., minval=0.)
smooth_time = config.getfloat('pressure_advance_smooth_time',
0.040, above=0., maxval=.200)
self.extrude_pos = self.extrude_pa_pos = 0.
# Setup iterative solver
ffi_main, ffi_lib = chelper.get_ffi()
self.extruder_add_move = ffi_lib.extruder_add_move
self.trapq = ffi_main.gc(ffi_lib.trapq_alloc(), ffi_lib.trapq_free)
self.trapq_append = ffi_lib.trapq_append
self.trapq_free_moves = ffi_lib.trapq_free_moves
self.stepper.setup_itersolve('extruder_stepper_alloc')
self.sk_extruder = ffi_main.gc(ffi_lib.extruder_stepper_alloc(),
ffi_lib.free)
self.stepper.set_stepper_kinematics(self.sk_extruder)
self.stepper.set_trapq(self.trapq)
toolhead.register_step_generator(self.stepper.generate_steps)
self.extruder_set_pressure = ffi_lib.extruder_set_pressure
self._set_pressure_advance(pressure_advance, smooth_time)
# Register commands
gcode = self.printer.lookup_object('gcode')
if self.name == 'extruder':
@@ -71,12 +75,24 @@ class PrinterExtruder:
desc=self.cmd_SET_PRESSURE_ADVANCE_help)
def update_move_time(self, flush_time):
self.trapq_free_moves(self.trapq, flush_time)
def _set_pressure_advance(self, pressure_advance, smooth_time):
old_smooth_time = self.pressure_advance_smooth_time * .5
if not self.pressure_advance:
old_smooth_time = 0.
new_smooth_time = smooth_time * .5
if not pressure_advance:
new_smooth_time = 0.
toolhead = self.printer.lookup_object("toolhead")
toolhead.note_step_generation_scan_time(new_smooth_time,
old_delay=old_smooth_time)
self.extruder_set_pressure(self.sk_extruder,
pressure_advance, new_smooth_time)
self.pressure_advance = pressure_advance
self.pressure_advance_smooth_time = smooth_time
def get_status(self, eventtime):
return dict(
self.get_heater().get_status(eventtime),
pressure_advance=self.pressure_advance,
lookahead_time=self.pressure_advance_lookahead_time
)
return dict(self.get_heater().get_status(eventtime),
pressure_advance=self.pressure_advance,
smooth_time=self.pressure_advance_smooth_time)
def get_heater(self):
return self.heater
def set_active(self, print_time, is_active):
@@ -89,7 +105,6 @@ class PrinterExtruder:
return self.heater.stats(eventtime)
def check_move(self, move):
move.extrude_r = move.axes_r[3]
move.extrude_max_corner_v = 0.
if not self.heater.can_extrude:
raise homing.EndstopError(
"Extrude below minimum temp\n"
@@ -107,7 +122,6 @@ class PrinterExtruder:
elif move.extrude_r > self.max_extrude_ratio:
if move.axes_d[3] <= self.nozzle_diameter * self.max_extrude_ratio:
# Permit extrusion if amount extruded is tiny
move.extrude_r = self.max_extrude_ratio
return
area = move.axes_r[3] * self.filament_area
logging.debug("Overextrude: %s vs %s (area=%.3f dist=%.3f)",
@@ -129,99 +143,41 @@ class PrinterExtruder:
and abs(move.move_d * prev_move.extrude_r - extrude) >= .001):
# Extrude ratio between moves is too different
return 0.
move.extrude_r = prev_move.extrude_r
return move.max_cruise_v2
def lookahead(self, moves, flush_count, lazy):
lookahead_t = self.pressure_advance_lookahead_time
if not self.pressure_advance or not lookahead_t:
return flush_count
# Calculate max_corner_v - the speed the head will accelerate
# to after cornering.
for i in range(flush_count):
move = moves[i]
if not move.decel_t:
continue
cruise_v = move.cruise_v
max_corner_v = 0.
sum_t = lookahead_t
for j in range(i+1, flush_count):
fmove = moves[j]
if not fmove.max_start_v2:
break
if fmove.cruise_v > max_corner_v:
if (not max_corner_v
and not fmove.accel_t and not fmove.cruise_t):
# Start timing after any full decel moves
continue
if sum_t >= fmove.accel_t:
max_corner_v = fmove.cruise_v
else:
max_corner_v = max(
max_corner_v, fmove.start_v + fmove.accel * sum_t)
if max_corner_v >= cruise_v:
break
sum_t -= fmove.accel_t + fmove.cruise_t + fmove.decel_t
if sum_t <= 0.:
break
else:
if lazy:
return i
move.extrude_max_corner_v = max_corner_v
return flush_count
def move(self, print_time, move):
axis_d = move.axes_d[3]
axis_r = move.axes_r[3]
accel = move.accel * axis_r
start_v = move.start_v * axis_r
cruise_v = move.cruise_v * axis_r
accel_t, cruise_t, decel_t = move.accel_t, move.cruise_t, move.decel_t
# Update for pressure advance
extra_accel_v = extra_decel_v = 0.
start_pos = self.extrude_pos
if (axis_d >= 0. and (move.axes_d[0] or move.axes_d[1])
and self.pressure_advance):
# Calculate extra_accel_v
pressure_advance = self.pressure_advance * move.extrude_r
prev_pressure_d = start_pos - move.start_pos[3]
if accel_t:
npd = move.cruise_v * pressure_advance
extra_accel_d = npd - prev_pressure_d
if extra_accel_d > 0.:
extra_accel_v = extra_accel_d / accel_t
axis_d += extra_accel_d
prev_pressure_d += extra_accel_d
# Calculate extra_decel_v
emcv = move.extrude_max_corner_v
if decel_t and emcv < move.cruise_v:
npd = max(emcv, move.end_v) * pressure_advance
extra_decel_d = npd - prev_pressure_d
if extra_decel_d < 0.:
axis_d += extra_decel_d
extra_decel_v = extra_decel_d / decel_t
# Generate steps
self.extruder_add_move(
self.trapq, print_time, accel_t, cruise_t, decel_t, start_pos,
start_v, cruise_v, accel, extra_accel_v, extra_decel_v)
self.extrude_pos = start_pos + axis_d
is_pa = 0.
if axis_r > 0. and (move.axes_d[0] or move.axes_d[1]):
is_pa = 1.
# Queue movement (x is extruder movement, y is movement with pa)
self.trapq_append(self.trapq, print_time,
move.accel_t, move.cruise_t, move.decel_t,
move.start_pos[3], self.extrude_pa_pos, 0.,
1., is_pa, 0.,
start_v, cruise_v, accel)
self.extrude_pos = move.end_pos[3]
if is_pa:
self.extrude_pa_pos += move.axes_d[3]
cmd_SET_PRESSURE_ADVANCE_help = "Set pressure advance parameters"
def cmd_default_SET_PRESSURE_ADVANCE(self, params):
extruder = self.printer.lookup_object('toolhead').get_extruder()
extruder.cmd_SET_PRESSURE_ADVANCE(params)
def cmd_SET_PRESSURE_ADVANCE(self, params):
self.printer.lookup_object('toolhead').get_last_move_time()
gcode = self.printer.lookup_object('gcode')
pressure_advance = gcode.get_float(
'ADVANCE', params, self.pressure_advance, minval=0.)
pressure_advance_lookahead_time = gcode.get_float(
'ADVANCE_LOOKAHEAD_TIME', params,
self.pressure_advance_lookahead_time, minval=0.)
self.pressure_advance = pressure_advance
self.pressure_advance_lookahead_time = pressure_advance_lookahead_time
smooth_time = gcode.get_float(
'SMOOTH_TIME', params,
self.pressure_advance_smooth_time, minval=0., maxval=.200)
self._set_pressure_advance(pressure_advance, smooth_time)
msg = ("pressure_advance: %.6f\n"
"pressure_advance_lookahead_time: %.6f" % (
pressure_advance, pressure_advance_lookahead_time))
"pressure_advance_smooth_time: %.6f" % (
pressure_advance, smooth_time))
self.printer.set_rollover_info(self.name, "%s: %s" % (self.name, msg))
gcode.respond_info(msg, log=False)