Max number of parameters?

Exerqtor

Is there a maximum number of parameters one can pass over to a macro file as of RRF 3.5.0b2?

I'm currently working on a macro that's trying to pass A,B,C,D,E & F, A-D pass over without an issue, but E & F come out as "null".

I've also tried changing E & F too H & I respectively in the case RRF might look funny at a parameter called E, but it's still the same problem.

OwenD

@Exerqtor
I'm not seeing your results but this might be the reason

When using a macro as custom gcode, do not use G, M, N, or T as parameters in a custom 'G' gcode file. Do not use G, M, or N as parameter in a custom 'M' gcode file. There are no standard G or M commands that use these parameters and RRF will treat the parameter as being the start of the next command.

You also can't use the P parameter inside the macro
e.g. echo param.P won't work

I did this macro to test

var parameters = vector(12,null)

if exists(param.A)
    set var.parameters[0] = param.A
else
    set var.parameters[0] = "A"

if exists(param.B)
    set var.parameters[1] = param.B
else
    set var.parameters[1] = " B"

if exists(param.C)
    set var.parameters[2] = param.C
else
    set var.parameters[2] = "C"

if exists(param.D)
    set var.parameters[3] = param.D
else
    set var.parameters[3] = "D"

if exists(param.E)
    set var.parameters[4] = param.E
else
    set var.parameters[4] = "E"
    
if exists(param.F)
    set var.parameters[5] = param.F
else
    set var.parameters[5] = "F"

if exists(param.H)
    set var.parameters[6] = param.H
else
    set var.parameters[6] = "H"

if exists(param.I)
    set var.parameters[7] = param.I
else
    set var.parameters[7] = "I"

if exists(param.J)
    set var.parameters[8] = param.J
else
    set var.parameters[8] = "J"

if exists(param.K)
    set var.parameters[9] = param.K
else
    set var.parameters[9] = "K"

if exists(param.L)
    set var.parameters[10] = param.L
else
    set var.parameters[10] = "L"
    
if exists(param.O)
    set var.parameters[11] = param.O
else
    set var.parameters[11] = "O"

echo "Params passed were " ^ var.parameters

Screenshot 2023-04-05 at 20-00-29 3Dprinter.png

dc42

@Exerqtor are you invoking the macro using M98, or in some other way?

Are you running standalone or in SBC mode?

Make sure you have a space between E or F and whatever precedes it, for example use D1 E2 not D1E2 (which would be interpreted as just a D parameter with value 1e2 i.e. 100).

Exerqtor

@dc42 said in Max number of parameters?:

@Exerqtor are you invoking the macro using M98, or in some other way?

By M98 yeah,

Are you running standalone or in SBC mode?

Standalone.

Make sure you have a space between E or F and whatever precedes it, for example use D1 E2 not D1E2 (which would be interpreted as just a D parameter with value 1e2 i.e. 100).

There are spaces allready so that shouldn't be the case, this is the two macro's in question:

; /sys/print/a_mesh.g  v2.1
; Called by print_probe.g before a print starts
; Used to probe a new bed mesh at the start of a print

; ====================---------------------------------------------------------
; Settings section
; ====================

; Minimum deviation from default mesh
var minDev              = 20                                                   ; The minimum deviation between the default mesh points before an adaptive mesh is generated.

; Probing points for adaptive mesh
var minMeshPoints       = 3                                                    ; The minimum amount of probing points for both X & Y.
var maxMeshPoints       = 10                                                   ; The maximum amount of probing points for both X & Y

; Don't touch anyting beyond this point(unless you know what you're doing)!!
; ====================---------------------------------------------------------
; Prep phase
; ====================

; Grab default probing grid
var m557MinX = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[0]                             ; Grabs your default x min
var m557MaxX = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[0]                             ; Grabs your default x max
var m557MinY = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[1]                             ; Grabs your default y min
var m557MaxY = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[1]                             ; Grabs your default y max
; Grab the default mesh spacing
var meshSpacing_X = {move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[0]}                  ; Grabbing the X spacing of the current M557 settings
var meshSpacing_Y = {move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[1]}                  ; Grabbing the Y spacing of the current M557 settings

; ====================---------------------------------------------------------
; Setup print area
; ====================

; Define a variable to represent the min/max mesh coordinates
var pamMinX = {global.paMinX}                                                  ; The min X position of the print job
var pamMaxX = {global.paMaxX}                                                  ; The max X position of the print job
var pamMinY = {global.paMinY}                                                  ; The min Y position of the print job
var pamMaxY = {global.paMaxY}                                                  ; The max Y position of the print job

; ====================---------------------------------------------------------
; Check if adaptive mesh is needed
; ====================

var enabled = "PLACEHOLDER"
var msg = "PLACEHOLDER"

if (var.m557MinX + var.minDev) >= var.pamMinX                                  ; Check if the difference between default min X and the print area min X is smaller than the set deviation
  set var.pamMinX = {var.m557MinX}                                             ; The difference is smaller than min deviation so set pamMinX to m557MinX

if (var.m557MaxX - var.minDev) <= var.pamMaxX                                  ; Check if the difference between default max X and the print area max X is smaller than the set deviation
  set var.pamMaxX = {var.m557MaxX}                                             ; The difference is smaller than min deviation so set pamMaxX to m557MaxX

if (var.m557MinY + var.minDev) >= var.pamMinY                                  ; Check if the difference between default min Y and the print area min Y is smaller than the set deviation
  set var.pamMinY = {var.m557MinY}                                             ; The difference is smaller than min deviation so set pamMinY to m557MinY

if (var.m557MaxY - var.minDev) <= var.pamMaxY                                  ; Check if the difference between default max X and the print area max Y is smaller than the set deviation
  set var.pamMaxY = {var.m557MaxY}                                             ; The difference is smaller than min deviation so set pamMaxY to m557MaxY

if var.m557MinX = var.pamMinX && var.m557MaxX = var.pamMaxX && var.m557MinY = var.pamMinY  && var.m557MaxY = var.pamMaxY
  set var.enabled = false
  set var.msg = "Print area bellow min deviation, using default mesh!"         ; Set the message
else
  set var.enabled = true
  ; Get the number of probes for X taking minMeshPoints and maxMeshPoints into account
  var meshX = floor(min(var.maxMeshPoints - 1, (max(var.minMeshPoints - 1, (var.pamMaxX - var.pamMinX) / var.meshSpacing_X) + 1)))
  ; Get the number of probes for Y taking minMeshPoints and maxMeshPoints into account
  var meshY = floor(min(var.maxMeshPoints - 1, (max(var.minMeshPoints - 1, (var.pamMaxY - var.pamMinY) / var.meshSpacing_Y) + 1)))
  ; Set message about the Adaptive mesh that's been created
  set var.msg = "Adaptive mesh, X-min: " ^ var.pamMinX ^ "; X-max: " ^ var.pamMaxX ^ "; Y-min: " ^ var.pamMinY ^ "; Y-max: " ^ var.pamMaxY ^ "; Probes, X: " ^ var.meshX ^ "; Y: " ^ var.meshY

; Info message
M291 P{var.msg} T6                                                             ; Display message about what's going to happen

; *--DEBUGGING--*
echo {var.msg}

; If a adaptive grid is to be used
if var.enabled
  ; ====================---------------------------------------------------------
  ; Transfere grid
  ; ====================

  ; Transfere print area probing grid to mesh.g
  M98 P"mesh.g" A{var.pamMinX} B{var.pamMaxX} C{var.pamMinY} D{var.pamMaxY} E{var.meshX} F{var.meshY}

; /sys/mesh.g  v2.2
; Called as response to G29 or a_mesh.g
; Used to probe a new bed mesh

;---/
; -/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--
; THIS MACRO ONLY WORKS WITH RRF 3.5.0b1 AND LATER!!
;--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--
;-/

; ====================
; Prep phase
; ====================

if exists(param.A)
  ; Grab default probing grid
  var m557MinX = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[0]                           ; Grabs your default x min
  var m557MaxX = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[0]                           ; Grabs your default x max
  var m557MinY = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[1]                           ; Grabs your default y min
  var m557MaxY = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[1]                           ; Grabs your default y max
  ; Grab the default mesh spacing
  var m577meshX = {move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[0]}                    ; Grabbing the X spacing of the current M557 settings
  var m577meshY = {move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[1]}                    ; Grabbing the Y spacing of the current M557 settings

  ; Parse the print area probing grid
  var pamMinX = {param.A}                                                      ; min X position of the print area mesh
  var pamMaxX = {param.B}                                                      ; max X position of the print area mesh
  var pamMinY = {param.C}                                                      ; min Y position of the print area mesh
  var pamMaxY = {param.D}                                                      ; max Y position of the print area mesh
  
  ; Parse the print area mesh spacing
  var meshX = {param.E}                                                        ; Number of points to probe in the X axis
  var meshY = {param.F}                                                        ; Number of points to probe in the Y axis
    
  ; LED status
  if exists(global.sb_leds)
    set global.sb_leds = "meshing"                                             ; StealthBurner LED status

  ; *--DEBUGGING--*
  var msg = "PLACHOLDER"
  set var.msg = "Adaptive mesh, X-min: " ^ var.pamMinX ^ "; X-max: " ^ var.pamMaxX ^ "; Y-min: " ^ var.pamMinY ^ "; Y-max: " ^ var.pamMaxY ^ "; Probes, X: " ^ var.meshX ^ "; Y: " ^ var.meshY
  echo {var.msg}

  ; Set the probing mesh
  M557 X{var.pamMinX}:{var.pamMaxX} Y{var.pamMinY}:{var.pamMaxY} P{var.meshX}:{var.meshY}

  ; Move to the center of the print area
  G0 X{var.pamMinX + ((var.pamMaxX - var.pamMinX)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]} Y{var.pamMinY + ((var.pamMaxY - var.pamMinY)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]}

else
  G28                                                                          ; Home all axis

  ; Level the bed
  set global.bed_trammed = false                                               ; Set trammed state to false to make it re-level before mesh probing
  if fileexists("/sys/lib/print/print_tram.g")
    M98 P"/sys/lib/print/print_tram.g"                                         ; Level the bed
  else
    echo "print_tram.g missing, aborting!"
    abort

  ; LED status
  if exists(global.sb_leds)
    set global.sb_leds = "meshing"                                             ; StealthBurner LED status

; Lower currents
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/xy_current_low.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/xy_current_low.g" C60                                 ; Set low XY currents
else
  M913 X60 Y60                                                                 ; Set X Y motors to 60% of their max current
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/z_current_low.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/z_current_low.g"                                      ; Set low Z currents
else
  M913 Z60                                                                     ; Set Z motors to 60% of their max current

; Get the reference Z offset
G30 K0 S-3                                                                     ; Probe the bed and set the Z probe trigger height to the height it stopped at
G91                                                                            ; Relative positioning
G1 Z2 F1500                                                                    ; Lower bed 2mm relative to when the probe just triggered
G90                                                                            ; Absolute positioning
M400                                                                           ; Wait for moves to finish

; ====================
; Probing code
; ====================

; Probe a new bed mesh!
M291 R"Mesh Probing" P"Probing now! Please wait..." T10                        ; Probing new mesh bed message

if exists(param.A)
  ; Probe the new adaptive mesh
  G29 S0                                                                       ; Probe the bed, save height map to heightmap.csv and enable compensation
  G29 S3 P"adaptive_heightmap.csv"                                             ; Save the current height map to file "adaptive_heightmap.csv"
  G29 S1 P"adaptive_heightmap.csv"                                             ; Load height map file "adaptive_heightmap.csv" and enable mesh bed compensation
  M400                                                                         ; Wait for moves to finish
else
  ; Probe the new default mesh
  G29 S0                                                                       ; Probe the bed, save height map to heightmap.csv and enable compensation
  G29 S3 P"default_heightmap.csv"                                              ; Save the current height map to file "default_heightmap.csv"
  G29 S1 P"default_heightmap.csv"                                              ; Load height map file "default_heightmap.csv" and enable mesh bed compensation
  M400                                                                         ; Wait for moves to finish

; ====================
; Finish up
; ====================

if exists(param.A)
  ; Restore the default probing mesh
  M557 X{var.m557MinX}:{var.m557MaxX} Y{var.m557MinY}:{var.m557MaxY} P{var.m577meshX}:{var.m577meshY}

; Full currents
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/xy_current_high.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/xy_current_high.g"                                    ; Set high XY currents
else
  M913 X100 Y100                                                               ; Set X Y motors to var.100% of their max current
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/z_current_high.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/z_current_high.g"                                     ; Set high Z currents
else
  M913 Z100                                                                    ; Set Z motors to var.100% of their max current

; Uncomment the following lines to lower Z(bed) after probing
G90                                                                            ; Absolute positioning
G1 Z{global.Nozzle_CL} F2400                                                   ; Move to Z global.Nozzle_CL

M291 R"Mesh Probing" P"Done" T4                                                ; Mesh probing done

; If using Voron TAP, report that probing is completed
if exists(global.TAPPING)
  set global.TAPPING = false
  M402 P0                                                                      ; Return the hotend to the temperature it had before probing

; LED status
if exists(global.sb_leds)
  set global.sb_leds = "ready"                                                 ; StealthBurner LED status

This is how it looks in console if I run it:

Adaptive mesh, X-min: 53.594; X-max: 128.131; Y-min: 65.0065; Y-max: 104.985; Probes, X: 3; Y: 3
Adaptive mesh, X-min: 53.594; X-max: 128.131; Y-min: 65.0065; Y-max: 104.985; Probes, X: null; Y: nu
Error: in file macro line 45: M557: Wrong number of values in array, expected 2

dc42

@Exerqtor said in Max number of parameters?:

M98 P"mesh.g" A{var.pamMinX} B{var.pamMaxX} C{var.pamMinY} D{var.pamMaxY} E{var.meshX} F{var.meshY}

Does it work if you invoke it with constant parameters instead of variables?

I checked the code and found a problem if you use lowercase parameter letters (which will be fixed in 3.5beta3), but found no other limits or bugs.

dc42

PS:

var pamMinX = {param.A}

You don't need the { } there, you can just use:

var pamMinX = param.A

The { } are needed when you use an expression as a parameter value in a regular GCode command.

Exerqtor

@dc42 said in Max number of parameters?:

@Exerqtor said in Max number of parameters?:

M98 P"mesh.g" A{var.pamMinX} B{var.pamMaxX} C{var.pamMinY} D{var.pamMaxY} E{var.meshX} F{var.meshY}

Does it work if you invoke it with constant parameters instead of variables?

I checked the code and found a problem if you use lowercase parameter letters (which will be fixed in 3.5beta3), but found no other limits or bugs.

I'll give that a go in soon. But just for sanity's sake it SHOULD work the way i have it writen now too right?

@dc42 said in Max number of parameters?:

PS:
var pamMinX = {param.A} 
You don't need the { } there, you can just use:
var pamMinX = param.A
The { } are needed when you use an expression as a parameter value in a regular GCode command.

Oh cool, i'll change that right away. Still not know all those "rules" one may say.

~~Edit:~~ Edit2:
I just tried manually setting the E & F too 3 when i send M98 P"mesh.g" rather than using variables, same issue.

I then tried manually setting var.meshX & var.meshY too 3 in mesh.g, same issue.

Then I manually set M557 P3: while still trying to use variables to set X & Y, same issue.
I still got:

Error: in file macro line 45: M557: Wrong number of values in array, expected 2

Ok, so the issue apparently ain't just in parameter E & F.... I manually input the coordinates to the M557 to see what happened(m557 X154.491:191.633 Y58.4547:85.9547 P3:3).
And sure AF it went past that point now. BUT it threw another error farther down when it was supposed to restore the default mesh. Console readout bellow:

6.4.2023, 13:14:46	9 points probed, min error -0.027, max error 0.046, mean 0.010, deviation 0.019
                        Height map saved to file 0:/sys/heightmap.csv
                        Height map saved to file 0:/sys/adaptive_heightmap.csv
                        Error: in file macro line 114 column 22: M557: unknown variable 'm557MinX'
6.4.2023, 13:14:21	Z probe trigger height set to -0.639 mm
6.4.2023, 13:14:18	Adaptive mesh min-max: X:154.491-191.633; Y:58.4547-85.9547; Probe points, X:3; Y:3
                        Adaptive mesh min-max: X:154.491-191.633; Y:58.4547-85.9547; Probe points, X:3; Y:3
                        Inserting Adaptive M557
                        Adaptive M557 insterted

It's like RRF "forgets" the variables once they've been used once inside the same program.

The current state of mesh.g for referance:

; /sys/mesh.g  v2.2
; Called as response to G29 or a_mesh.g
; Used to probe a new bed mesh

;---/
; -/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--
; THIS MACRO ONLY WORKS WITH RRF 3.5.0b1 AND LATER!!
;--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--
;-/

; ====================
; Prep phase
; ====================

if exists(param.A)
  ; Grab default probing grid
  var m557MinX = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[0]                           ; Grabs your default x min
  var m557MaxX = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[0]                           ; Grabs your default x max
  var m557MinY = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[1]                           ; Grabs your default y min
  var m557MaxY = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[1]                           ; Grabs your default y max
  ; Grab the default mesh spacing
  var m577meshX = move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[0]                      ; Grabbing the X spacing of the current M557 settings
  var m577meshY = move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[1]                      ; Grabbing the Y spacing of the current M557 settings

  ; Parse the print area probing grid
  var pamMinX = param.A                                                        ; min X position of the print area mesh
  var pamMaxX = param.B                                                        ; max X position of the print area mesh
  var pamMinY = param.C                                                        ; min Y position of the print area mesh
  var pamMaxY = param.D                                                        ; max Y position of the print area mesh
  
  ; Parse the print area mesh spacing
  ;var meshX = param.E                                                          ; Number of points to probe in the X axis
  ;var meshY = param.F                                                          ; Number of points to probe in the Y axis
  var meshX = 3                                                          ; Number of points to probe in the X axis
  var meshY = 3                                                         ; Number of points to probe in the Y axis
  
  ; LED status
  if exists(global.sb_leds)
    set global.sb_leds = "meshing"                                             ; StealthBurner LED status

  ; *--DEBUGGING--*
  var msg = "PLACHOLDER"
  ;set var.msg = "Adaptive mesh, X-min: " ^ var.pamMinX ^ "; X-max: " ^ var.pamMaxX ^ "; Y-min: " ^ var.pamMinY ^ "; Y-max: " ^ var.pamMaxY ^ "; Probes, X: " ^ var.meshX ^ "; Y: " ^ var.meshY
  set var.msg = "Adaptive mesh min-max: X:" ^ var.pamMinX ^ "-" ^ var.pamMaxX ^ "; Y:" ^ var.pamMinY ^ "-" ^ var.pamMaxY ^ "; Probe points, X:" ^ var.meshX ^ "; Y:" ^ var.meshY
  echo {var.msg}

  ; Set the probing mesh
  echo "Inserting Adaptive M557"
  ;M557 X{var.pamMinX}:{var.pamMaxX} Y{var.pamMinY}:{var.pamMaxY} P{var.meshX}:{var.meshY}
  M557 X154.491:191.633 Y58.4547:85.9547 P3:3
  echo "Adaptive M557 insterted"

  ; Move to the center of the print area
  G0 X{var.pamMinX + ((var.pamMaxX - var.pamMinX)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]} Y{var.pamMinY + ((var.pamMaxY - var.pamMinY)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]}

else
  G28                                                                          ; Home all axis

  ; Level the bed
  set global.bed_trammed = false                                               ; Set trammed state to false to make it re-level before mesh probing
  if fileexists("/sys/lib/print/print_tram.g")
    M98 P"/sys/lib/print/print_tram.g"                                         ; Level the bed
  else
    echo "print_tram.g missing, aborting!"
    abort

  ; LED status
  if exists(global.sb_leds)
    set global.sb_leds = "meshing"                                             ; StealthBurner LED status

; Lower currents
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/xy_current_low.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/xy_current_low.g" C60                                 ; Set low XY currents
else
  M913 X60 Y60                                                                 ; Set X Y motors to 60% of their max current
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/z_current_low.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/z_current_low.g"                                      ; Set low Z currents
else
  M913 Z60                                                                     ; Set Z motors to 60% of their max current

; Get the reference Z offset
G30 K0 S-3                                                                     ; Probe the bed and set the Z probe trigger height to the height it stopped at
G91                                                                            ; Relative positioning
G1 Z2 F1500                                                                    ; Lower bed 2mm relative to when the probe just triggered
G90                                                                            ; Absolute positioning
M400                                                                           ; Wait for moves to finish

; ====================
; Probing code
; ====================

; Probe a new bed mesh!
M291 R"Mesh Probing" P"Probing now! Please wait..." T10                        ; Probing new mesh bed message

if exists(param.A)
  ; Probe the new adaptive mesh
  G29 S0                                                                       ; Probe the bed, save height map to heightmap.csv and enable compensation
  G29 S3 P"adaptive_heightmap.csv"                                             ; Save the current height map to file "adaptive_heightmap.csv"
  G29 S1 P"adaptive_heightmap.csv"                                             ; Load height map file "adaptive_heightmap.csv" and enable mesh bed compensation
  M400                                                                         ; Wait for moves to finish
else
  ; Probe the new default mesh
  G29 S0                                                                       ; Probe the bed, save height map to heightmap.csv and enable compensation
  G29 S3 P"default_heightmap.csv"                                              ; Save the current height map to file "default_heightmap.csv"
  G29 S1 P"default_heightmap.csv"                                              ; Load height map file "default_heightmap.csv" and enable mesh bed compensation
  M400                                                                         ; Wait for moves to finish

; ====================
; Finish up
; ====================

if exists(param.A)
  ; Restore the default probing mesh
  M557 X{var.m557MinX}:{var.m557MaxX} Y{var.m557MinY}:{var.m557MaxY} P{var.m577meshX}:{var.m577meshY}

; Full currents
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/xy_current_high.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/xy_current_high.g"                                    ; Set high XY currents
else
  M913 X100 Y100                                                               ; Set X Y motors to var.100% of their max current
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/z_current_high.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/z_current_high.g"                                     ; Set high Z currents
else
  M913 Z100                                                                    ; Set Z motors to var.100% of their max current

; Uncomment the following lines to lower Z(bed) after probing
G90                                                                            ; Absolute positioning
G1 Z{global.Nozzle_CL} F2400                                                   ; Move to Z global.Nozzle_CL

M291 R"Mesh Probing" P"Done" T4                                                ; Mesh probing done

; If using Voron TAP, report that probing is completed
if exists(global.TAPPING)
  set global.TAPPING = false
  M402 P0                                                                      ; Return the hotend to the temperature it had before probing

; LED status
if exists(global.sb_leds)
  set global.sb_leds = "ready"                                                 ; StealthBurner LED status

infiniteloop

@Exerqtor

It's like RRF "forgets" the variables once they've been used once inside the same program.

For reference, see here.

Every call of a macro "resets" the local variables, in other words, their scope is limited to the macro they are declared in. To inspect the actual contents of a var at a certain place in your code, insert echo commands.

Exerqtor

@infiniteloop

Yeah that I know, but i thought they should persist inside the macro they were created (intil it finish). For instance if you look at mesh.g. The variables I declare between line 17-35 at the start of the macro should still exisist at the end(or in this case in line 114 where i try to restore the default grid)?

Or will they be forgotten after tramming (line 56-69) or current adjustement's (line 71-79)?

I was onder the imopression they were to persist at least, if not that would certainly explain alot.

EDIT:

Well i just restructured the macro so that no "sub macros" get called after the variables get declared, and it still shits the bed in the exact same fashion.

The "new" mesh.g:

; /sys/mesh.g  v2.2
; Called as response to G29 or a_mesh.g
; Used to probe a new bed mesh

;---/
; -/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--
; THIS MACRO ONLY WORKS WITH RRF 3.5.0b1 AND LATER!!
;--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--
;-/

; ====================
; Prep phase
; ====================

if !exists(param.A)                                                            ; If this isn't part of a print job with adaptive mesh, tram the bed
  G28                                                                          ; Home all axis

  ; Level the bed
  set global.bed_trammed = false                                               ; Set trammed state to false to make it re-level before mesh probing
  if fileexists("/sys/lib/print/print_tram.g")
    M98 P"/sys/lib/print/print_tram.g"                                         ; Level the bed
  else
    echo "print_tram.g missing, aborting!"
    abort

; LED status
if exists(global.sb_leds)
set global.sb_leds = "meshing"                                                 ; StealthBurner LED status

; Lower currents
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/xy_current_low.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/xy_current_low.g" C60                                 ; Set low XY currents
else
  M913 X60 Y60                                                                 ; Set X Y motors to 60% of their max current
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/z_current_low.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/z_current_low.g"                                      ; Set low Z currents
else
  M913 Z60                                                                     ; Set Z motors to 60% of their max current

if exists(param.A)                                                             ; This is part of a print job with adaptive mesh, bed has allready been trammed
  ; Grab default probing grid
  var m557MinX = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[0]                           ; Grabs your default x min
  var m557MaxX = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[0]                           ; Grabs your default x max
  var m557MinY = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[1]                           ; Grabs your default y min
  var m557MaxY = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[1]                           ; Grabs your default y max
  ; Grab the default mesh spacing
  var m577meshX = move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[0]                      ; Grabbing the X spacing of the current M557 settings
  var m577meshY = move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[1]                      ; Grabbing the Y spacing of the current M557 settings

  ; Parse the print area probing grid
  var pamMinX = param.A                                                        ; min X position of the print area mesh
  var pamMaxX = param.B                                                        ; max X position of the print area mesh
  var pamMinY = param.C                                                        ; min Y position of the print area mesh
  var pamMaxY = param.D                                                        ; max Y position of the print area mesh
  
  ; Parse the print area mesh spacing
  var meshX = param.E                                                          ; Number of points to probe in the X axis
  var meshY = param.F                                                          ; Number of points to probe in the Y axis
  ;var meshX = 3                                                                ; Number of points to probe in the X axis
  ;var meshY = 3                                                                ; Number of points to probe in the Y axis
  
  ; LED status
  if exists(global.sb_leds)
    set global.sb_leds = "meshing"                                             ; StealthBurner LED status

  ; *--DEBUGGING--*
  var msg = "PLACHOLDER"
  set var.msg = "Adaptive mesh min-max: X:" ^ var.pamMinX ^ "-" ^ var.pamMaxX ^ "; Y:" ^ var.pamMinY ^ "-" ^ var.pamMaxY ^ "; Probe points, X:" ^ var.meshX ^ "; Y:" ^ var.meshY
  echo {var.msg}

  ; Set the probing mesh
  echo "Inserting Adaptive M557"
  M557 X{var.pamMinX}:{var.pamMaxX} Y{var.pamMinY}:{var.pamMaxY} P{var.meshX}:{var.meshY}
  ;M557 X154.491:191.633 Y58.4547:85.9547 P3:3
  echo "Adaptive M557 insterted"

  ; Move to the center of the print area
  G0 X{var.pamMinX + ((var.pamMaxX - var.pamMinX)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]} Y{var.pamMinY + ((var.pamMaxY - var.pamMinY)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]}

; Get the reference Z offset
G30 K0 S-3                                                                     ; Probe the bed and set the Z probe trigger height to the height it stopped at
G91                                                                            ; Relative positioning
G1 Z2 F1500                                                                    ; Lower bed 2mm relative to when the probe just triggered
G90                                                                            ; Absolute positioning
M400                                                                           ; Wait for moves to finish

; ====================
; Probing code
; ====================

; Probe a new bed mesh!
M291 R"Mesh Probing" P"Probing now! Please wait..." T10                        ; Probing new mesh bed message

if exists(param.A)
  ; Probe the new adaptive mesh
  G29 S0                                                                       ; Probe the bed, save height map to heightmap.csv and enable compensation
  G29 S3 P"adaptive_heightmap.csv"                                             ; Save the current height map to file "adaptive_heightmap.csv"
  G29 S1 P"adaptive_heightmap.csv"                                             ; Load height map file "adaptive_heightmap.csv" and enable mesh bed compensation
  M400                                                                         ; Wait for moves to finish
else
  ; Probe the new default mesh
  G29 S0                                                                       ; Probe the bed, save height map to heightmap.csv and enable compensation
  G29 S3 P"default_heightmap.csv"                                              ; Save the current height map to file "default_heightmap.csv"
  G29 S1 P"default_heightmap.csv"                                              ; Load height map file "default_heightmap.csv" and enable mesh bed compensation
  M400                                                                         ; Wait for moves to finish

; ====================
; Finish up
; ====================

if exists(param.A)
  ; Restore the default probing mesh
  M557 X{var.m557MinX}:{var.m557MaxX} Y{var.m557MinY}:{var.m557MaxY} P{var.m577meshX}:{var.m577meshY}

; Full currents
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/xy_current_high.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/xy_current_high.g"                                    ; Set high XY currents
else
  M913 X100 Y100                                                               ; Set X Y motors to var.100% of their max current
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/z_current_high.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/z_current_high.g"                                     ; Set high Z currents
else
  M913 Z100                                                                    ; Set Z motors to var.100% of their max current

; Uncomment the following lines to lower Z(bed) after probing
G90                                                                            ; Absolute positioning
G1 Z{global.Nozzle_CL} F2400                                                   ; Move to Z global.Nozzle_CL

M291 R"Mesh Probing" P"Done" T4                                                ; Mesh probing done

; If using Voron TAP, report that probing is completed
if exists(global.TAPPING)
  set global.TAPPING = false
  M402 P0                                                                      ; Return the hotend to the temperature it had before probing

; LED status
if exists(global.sb_leds)
  set global.sb_leds = "ready"                                                 ; StealthBurner LED status

infiniteloop

@Exerqtor

The variables I declare between line 17-35 at the start of the macro should still exisist at the end(or in this case in line 114…

And, do they? Use echo to monitor their values.

gloomyandy

@Exerqtor Hmm the variables you created are inside the body of an if statement. In most programming language variables like this would be considered to be local to that block and so would cease to exist at the end of the block. I'm not 100% if that is also the case with the language used here, but I would not be surprised. You might want to move them so that they are created outside the scope of the if statement (and give them a default value), then update that default value (if it makes sense in the body of the if).

dc42

@Exerqtor said in Max number of parameters?:

The variables I declare between line 17-35 at the start of the macro should still exisist at the end(or in this case in line 114 where i try to restore the default grid)?

No! Lines 17-25 are within the if-block that starts at line 15. Any variables declared within this if-block cease to exist when the if-block ends at line 50. This is completely standard behaviour in block-structured languages.

Exerqtor

@gloomyandy @dc42

Aha! Then it all makes sense, i had no idea that was how it worked (or that it's the standard in block structured languages). I've never worked with variables, conditional statements etc. before it got implemented in RRF so i'm learning as i go 😮‍💨.

But with that knowledge i'm sure I will figure it out 😅

So if i create the local variable within the main body of the macro, but assign it a new value within a if-block it will cary along outside the if block right?

Exerqtor

That sure did the trick (for the most part), who would think playing by the rules would help 🤣

I've got all but one "function" of the script to work at this point: restoring the default mesh (line 117).

mesh.g

; /sys/mesh.g  v2.5
; Called as response to G29 or a_mesh.g
; Used to probe a new bed mesh

;---/
; -/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--
; THIS MACRO ONLY WORKS WITH RRF 3.5.0b1 AND LATER!!
;--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/--
;-/

; ====================
; Prep phase
; ====================

if !exists(param.A)                                                            ; If this isn't part of a print job with adaptive mesh, tram the bed
  G28                                                                          ; Home all axis

  ; Level the bed
  set global.bed_trammed = false                                               ; Set trammed state to false to make it re-level before mesh probing
  if fileexists("/sys/lib/print/print_tram.g")
    M98 P"/sys/lib/print/print_tram.g"                                         ; Level the bed
  else
    echo "print_tram.g missing, aborting!"
    abort

; LED status
if exists(global.sb_leds)
  set global.sb_leds = "meshing"                                               ; StealthBurner LED status

; Lower currents
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/xy_current_low.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/xy_current_low.g" C60                                 ; Set low XY currents
else
  M913 X60 Y60                                                                 ; Set X Y motors to 60% of their max current
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/z_current_low.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/z_current_low.g"                                      ; Set low Z currents
else
  M913 Z60                                                                     ; Set Z motors to 60% of their max current

; Grab default probing grid
var m557MinX = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[0]                             ; Grabs your default x min
var m557MaxX = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[0]                             ; Grabs your default x max
var m557MinY = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[1]                             ; Grabs your default y min
var m557MaxY = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[1]                             ; Grabs your default y max
; Grab the default mesh spacing
var m577meshX = move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[0]                        ; Grabbing the X spacing of the current M557 settings
var m577meshY = move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[1]                        ; Grabbing the Y spacing of the current M557 settings

; Variable placeholders
var pamMinX = "PLACEHOLDER"                                                    ; min X position of the print area mesh
var pamMaxX = "PLACEHOLDER"                                                    ; max X position of the print area mesh
var pamMinY = "PLACEHOLDER"                                                    ; min Y position of the print area mesh
var pamMaxY = "PLACEHOLDER"                                                    ; max Y position of the print area mesh
var meshX = "PLACEHOLDER"                                                      ; Number of points to probe in the X axis
var meshY = "PLACEHOLDER"                                                      ; Number of points to probe in the Y axis

if exists(param.A)                                                             ; This is part of a print job with adaptive mesh, bed has allready been trammed
  ; Parse the print area probing grid
  set var.pamMinX = param.A                                                    ; min X position of the print area mesh
  set var.pamMaxX = param.B                                                    ; max X position of the print area mesh
  set var.pamMinY = param.C                                                    ; min Y position of the print area mesh
  set var.pamMaxY = param.D                                                    ; max Y position of the print area mesh  
  ; Parse the print area mesh spacing
  set var.meshX = param.E                                                      ; Number of points to probe in the X axis
  set var.meshY = param.F                                                      ; Number of points to probe in the Y axis
    
  ; *--DEBUGGING--*
  var msg = "PLACHOLDER"
  set var.msg = "Adaptive mesh min:max: X:" ^ var.pamMinX ^ ":" ^ var.pamMaxX ^ "; Y:" ^ var.pamMinY ^ ":" ^ var.pamMaxY ^ "; Probe points, X:" ^ var.meshX ^ " Y:" ^ var.meshY
  echo {var.msg}

  ; Set the probing mesh
  echo "Inserting Adaptive M557"
  M557 X{var.pamMinX, var.pamMaxX} Y{var.pamMinY, var.pamMaxY} P{var.meshX, var.meshY}
  echo "Adaptive M557 insterted"

  ; Move to the center of the print area
  G0 X{var.pamMinX + ((var.pamMaxX - var.pamMinX)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]} Y{var.pamMinY + ((var.pamMaxY - var.pamMinY)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]}

; Get the reference Z offset
G30 K0 S-3                                                                     ; Probe the bed and set the Z probe trigger height to the height it stopped at
G91                                                                            ; Relative positioning
G1 Z2 F1500                                                                    ; Lower bed 2mm relative to when the probe just triggered
G90                                                                            ; Absolute positioning
M400                                                                           ; Wait for moves to finish

; ====================
; Probing code
; ====================

; Probe a new bed mesh!
M291 R"Mesh Probing" P"Probing now! Please wait..." T10                        ; Probing new mesh bed message

if exists(param.A)
  ; Probe the new adaptive mesh
  G29 S0                                                                       ; Probe the bed, save height map to heightmap.csv and enable compensation
  G29 S3 P"adaptive_heightmap.csv"                                             ; Save the current height map to file "adaptive_heightmap.csv"
  G29 S1 P"adaptive_heightmap.csv"                                             ; Load height map file "adaptive_heightmap.csv" and enable mesh bed compensation
  M400                                                                         ; Wait for moves to finish
else
  ; Probe the new default mesh
  G29 S0                                                                       ; Probe the bed, save height map to heightmap.csv and enable compensation
  G29 S3 P"default_heightmap.csv"                                              ; Save the current height map to file "default_heightmap.csv"
  G29 S1 P"default_heightmap.csv"                                              ; Load height map file "default_heightmap.csv" and enable mesh bed compensation
  M400                                                                         ; Wait for moves to finish

; ====================
; Finish up
; ====================

; *--DEBUGGING--*
var msg1 = "PLACHOLDER"
set var.msg1 = "Default mesh min:max: X:" ^ var.m557MinX ^ ":" ^ var.m557MaxX ^ "; Y:" ^ var.m557MinY ^ ":" ^ var.m557MaxY ^ "; Probe points, X:" ^ var.m577meshX ^ " Y:" ^ var.m577meshY
echo {var.msg1}

;Restore the default probing mesh
M557 X{var.m557MinX, var.m557MaxX} Y{var.m557MinY, var.m557MaxY} P{var.m577meshX, var.m577meshY}

; Full currents
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/xy_current_high.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/xy_current_high.g"                                    ; Set high XY currents
else
  M913 X100 Y100                                                               ; Set X Y motors to var.100% of their max current
if fileexists("/sys/lib/current/z_current_high.g")
  M98 P"/sys/lib/current/z_current_high.g"                                     ; Set high Z currents
else
  M913 Z100                                                                    ; Set Z motors to var.100% of their max current

; Uncomment the following lines to lower Z(bed) after probing
G90                                                                            ; Absolute positioning
G1 Z{global.Nozzle_CL} F2400                                                   ; Move to Z global.Nozzle_CL

M291 R"Mesh Probing" P"Done" T4                                                ; Mesh probing done

; If using Voron TAP, report that probing is completed
if exists(global.TAPPING)
  set global.TAPPING = false
  M402 P0                                                                      ; Return the hotend to the temperature it had before probing

; LED status
if exists(global.sb_leds)
  set global.sb_leds = "ready"                                                 ; StealthBurner LED status

This is what console outputs, and given the echo i can't for the life of me understand what might be causing it to act up:

7.4.2023, 11:30:17	9 points probed, min error -0.014, max error 0.066, mean 0.016, deviation 0.026
                        Height map saved to file 0:/sys/heightmap.csv
                        Height map saved to file 0:/sys/adaptive_heightmap.csv
                        Default mesh min:max: X:10.0:340.0; Y:10.0:340.0; Probe points, X:30.0 Y:30.0
                        Error: in file macro line 117 column 81: M557: expected non-negative integer value
7.4.2023, 11:29:57	Z probe trigger height set to -0.629 mm
7.4.2023, 11:29:53	Adaptive mesh min:max: X:248.186:287.586; Y:141.312:209.3; Probe points, X:3 Y:3
                        Inserting Adaptive M557
                        Adaptive M557 insterted

T3P3Tony

@Exerqtor said in Max number of parameters?:

Error: in file macro line 117 column 81: M557: expected non-negative integer value

;Restore the default probing mesh
M557 X{var.m557MinX, var.m557MaxX} Y{var.m557MinY, var.m557MaxY} P{var.m577meshX, var.m577meshY}

so translating from the values you echoed you are sending:

M557 X{10.0,340.0} Y{10.0,340.0} P{30.0,30.0}

Which is invalid because you cannot have non integer number of probe points (its also invalid because you can't have 900 probe points 30x30 = 900)

the P values need to be integers not floats. so you can use the "floor" command to round down those floats to integers:

M557 X{10.0,340.0} Y{10.0,340.0} P{floor(10.0),floor(10.0)}

so

;Restore the default probing mesh
M557 X{var.m557MinX, var.m557MaxX} Y{var.m557MinY, var.m557MaxY} P{floor(var.m577meshX), floor(var.m577meshY)}

you still need to change your logic so you cannot exceed the maximum number of points. one option would be to use the "spacing" rather the number of points option, alternatively add a check and set to a maximum if the earlier calculations come up with too many points.

Exerqtor

@T3P3Tony

Aaah that's what I've been doing wrong the whole time! When i originally started writing this i wanted it to fetch the NUMBER of probe points not the spacing between them.

This sould do the trick shouldn't it?:

; Grab default probing grid
var m557MinX = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[0]                             ; Grabs your default x min
var m557MaxX = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[0]                             ; Grabs your default x max
var m557MinY = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[1]                             ; Grabs your default y min
var m557MaxY = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[1]                             ; Grabs your default y max
; Calculate the default numbber of probe points
var m577meshX = floor((var.m557MaxX - var.m557MinX / move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[0]) + 1)))
var m577meshY = floor((var.m557MaxY - var.m557MinY / move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[1]) + 1)))

Maybe I'm asking for too much, but wouldn't a node for number of probe points pr. axis be handy?

T3P3Tony

@Exerqtor that looks about right - although you need to test to make sure.

you can just use the spacing setting, rather than the number of points, in you M557 command, since those values come from the spacings reported in the OM.