Need some guidance on pausing a macro until I provide input

Phrayzur

I've got to be missing something. I'm trying to run the following example code:

G1 H2 X30 Y30 F6000

; insert macro pause here
M25

G1 H2 X50 Y50 F6000

However, it always returns "Error: Cannot pause print, because no file is being printed!"

I'm not printing anything. I'm just putting a macro together to level my bed and need to pause so I can check the bed height. After I've done that I'd like to continue the macro by clicking resume (or something similar). I've tried M226 as well and, although I didn't receive an error, it didn't have any effect. I'm unable to use G4 because I don't know the duration of the pause.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

OwenD

M25 is only for use during a print.
I suggest you use M291 in blocking mode (>S3)
https://docs.duet3d.com/User_manual/Reference/Gcodes#m291-display-message-and-optionally-wait-for-response

M291 R"Wait" P"Check bed height.  Press OK to continue" K{"OK","Abort"} S4
if (input == 1)
    echo " cancelled"
    M99

Phrayzur

@OwenD said in Need some guidance on pausing a macro until I provide input:

M291 R"Wait" P"Check bed height. Press OK to continue" K{"OK","Abort"} S4if (input == 1) echo " cancelled" M99

Thanks so much! I'm using firmware version 3.46 (I'm not aware if 3.5 is stable enough), so I had to change it a little bit. I couldn't go higher than S3 and it wouldn't accept the "input" value. I ended up using the following:

G1 H2 X30 Y30 F6000

M291 R"Wait" P"This is a pause. Press OK to continue" K{"OK","Abort"} S3

G1 H2 X50 Y50 F6000

This works great so far! Thank you again!