CNCShieldServer Arduino Sketch¶
This sketch can generate basic motion for three stepper motors from ASCII commands sent from a host. It uses the TimerOne library to set up a fast timer interrupt for generating step pulses.
The TimerOne library can be installed from within the Arduino IDE by opening the Library Manager via the Sketch/Include Library/Manage Libraries... menu option.
The sketch files can be found in the CNCShieldServer folder, and are also available in a single zip file.
For an example of scripting motions over a serial port from a host using Python, please see Python Stepper Scripting.
Contents
Top-Level Functions¶
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void
setup
(void)¶ Standard Arduino initialization function to configure the system.
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void
loop
(void)¶ Standard Arduino polling function to handle all I/O and periodic processing. This loop should never be allowed to stall or block so that all tasks can be constantly serviced.
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void
stepper_output_interrupt
(void)¶ Interrupt handler to update all the stepper motor channels. Note that this is called from a timer interrupt context, so it should take as little time as feasible and cannot use serial I/O (i.e. no debugging messages).
Global Values¶
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CncStepper
x_axis
(X_AXIS_STEP_PIN, X_AXIS_DIR_PIN)¶ Control objects for the stepper channels. The declaration statically initializes the global state objects for the channels. Note that this does not initialize the hardware; that is performed in setup().
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CncStepper
y_axis
(Y_AXIS_STEP_PIN, Y_AXIS_DIR_PIN)¶
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CncStepper
z_axis
(Z_AXIS_STEP_PIN, Z_AXIS_DIR_PIN)¶
ASCII Messaging Protocol¶
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static void
parse_input_message
(int argc, char *argv[])¶ Process an input message. Unrecognized commands are silently ignored. argc - number of argument tokens argv - array of pointers to strings, one per token
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static void
hardware_input_poll
(void)¶ Polling function to read and send specific input values at periodic intervals.
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static void
serial_input_poll
(void)¶ Polling function to process messages arriving over the serial port. Each iteration through this polling function processes at most one character. It records the input message line into a buffer while simultaneously dividing it into ‘tokens’ delimited by whitespace. Each token is a string of non-whitespace characters, and might represent either a symbol or an integer. Once a message is complete, parse_input_message() is called.
CncStepper Step Generator Class¶
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class
CncStepper
¶ An instance of this class manages generation of step and direction signals for one stepper motor.
Public Functions
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CncStepper
(uint8_t step_pin, uint8_t dir_pin)¶ Main constructor. The arguments are the pin numbers for the step and direction outputs. Note: this does not initialize the underlying hardware.
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void
pollForInterval
(unsigned long interval)¶ Main polling function to be called as often as possible. This may be called from a timer interrupt. The interval argument is the duration in microseconds since the last call.
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void
incrementTarget
(long offset)¶ Add a signed offset to the target position. The units are dimensionless ‘steps’. If using a microstepping driver, these may be less than a physical motor step.
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void
setTarget
(long position)¶ Set the absolute target position.
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long
currentPosition
(void)¶ Return the current position in dimensionless ‘steps’.
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void
setSpeed
(int speed)¶ Set a constant speed in steps/second. Note that the value must be non-zero and positive. The maximum rate available is a function of the polling rate.
Private Members
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uint8_t
step_pin
¶ the I/O pins for this channel designated using the Arduino convention
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uint8_t
dir_pin
¶
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long
target
¶ the target position in dimensionless step counts
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unsigned long
step_interval
¶ the interval in microseconds between steps
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long
position
¶ the current position in dimensionless step counts
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unsigned long
elapsed
¶ the time elapsed in microseconds since the last step occurred
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Main Source Code¶
The main top-level code is in CNCShieldServer.ino.
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/// \ingroup CNCShieldServer
/// \brief Simplified hardware I/O server for the CNC Arduino Shield using a simple message protocol.
/// \copyright Written over 2014-2018 by Garth Zeglin <garthz@cmu.edu>. To the
/// extent possible under law, the author has dedicated all copyright
/// and related and neighboring rights to this software to the public
/// domain worldwide. This software is distributed without any
/// warranty. You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public
/// Domain Dedication along with this software. If not, see
/// <http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>.
///
/// \details This example is intended as a starting point for creating custom
/// firmware for the CNC Shield with A4988 stepper motor drivers. It
/// includes a simple ASCII protocol for sending motion commands to
/// ease connecting to dynamic code (e.g. Python) running on a laptop
/// or Raspberry Pi.
// This program assumes that:
// 1. three A4988 stepper motor drivers are connected following the CNC Shield pin conventions.
// 2. the TimerOne library is installed
#include "cnc_shield.h"
#include "CncStepper.h"
#include "TimerOne.h"
/****************************************************************/
/**** ASCII messaging scheme ************************************/
/****************************************************************/
// The message protocol is based on commands encoded as a sequence of string
// tokens and integers in a line of text. One line is one message. All the
// input message formats begin with a string naming a specific command or
// destination followed by one or two argument integers. The output formats are
// similar but include more general debugging output with a variable number of
// tokens.
// The following message formats are recognized by this program.
// Command Arguments Meaning
// ping query whether the server is running
// poll <value> set the input polling rate, value is milliseconds
// enable <value> enable or disable driver output, value is 0 or non-zero
// goto <x> <y> <z> move to the absolute position in steps
// x <position> absolute X axis move
// y <position> absolute Y axis move
// z <position> absolute Z axis move
// dx <offset> incremental X axis move
// dy <offset> incremental Y axis move
// dz <offset> incremental Z axis move
// sx <speed> set the X axis speed in steps/second
// sy <speed> set the Y axis speed in steps/second
// sz <speed> set the Z axis speed in steps/second
// led <value> controls the built-in LED, value is 0 or non-zero
// pwm <pin> <value> PWM control on given pin
// dig <pin> <value> digital output on given pin, value is 0 or non-zero
// Additional messages can be added by inserting code in the user_message_#() functions below.
// This program generates the following messages:
// Command Arguments Meaning
// awake initialization has completed or ping was received
// txyz <usec> <x> <y> <z> Arduino clock time in microseconds, followed by absolute step position
// dbg <value-or-token>+ debugging message to print for user
// led <value> reply with current LED state
/****************************************************************/
/**** Global variables and constants ****************************/
/****************************************************************/
// The baud rate is the number of bits per second transmitted over the serial port.
#define BAUD_RATE 115200
// Interval in milliseconds between status messages.
static unsigned int hardware_polling_interval = 200; // 5 Hz message rate to start
// Some versions of the Arduino IDE don't correctly define this symbol for an
// Arduino Uno. Note that this pin definition is potentially shared with
// SPINDLE_DIR_PIN.
#ifndef LED_BUILTIN
#define LED_BUILTIN 13
#endif
/// Control objects for the stepper channels. The declaration statically
/// initializes the global state objects for the channels. Note that this does
/// not initialize the hardware; that is performed in setup().
static CncStepper x_axis( X_AXIS_STEP_PIN, X_AXIS_DIR_PIN );
static CncStepper y_axis( Y_AXIS_STEP_PIN, Y_AXIS_DIR_PIN );
static CncStepper z_axis( Z_AXIS_STEP_PIN, Z_AXIS_DIR_PIN );
/// The timestamp in microseconds for the last polling cycle, used to compute
/// the exact interval between stepper motor updates.
static unsigned long last_interrupt_clock = 0;
/****************************************************************/
/****************************************************************/
/// Interrupt handler to update all the stepper motor channels. Note that this
/// is called from a timer interrupt context, so it should take as little time as
/// feasible and cannot use serial I/O (i.e. no debugging messages).
void stepper_output_interrupt(void)
{
// read the clock
unsigned long now = micros();
// Compute the time elapsed since the last poll. This will correctly handle wrapround of
// the 32-bit long time value given the properties of twos-complement arithmetic.
unsigned long interval = now - last_interrupt_clock;
last_interrupt_clock = now;
// Update all the stepper channels. This may emit step signals or simply
// update the timing and state variables.
x_axis.pollForInterval(interval);
y_axis.pollForInterval(interval);
z_axis.pollForInterval(interval);
}
/****************************************************************/
/****************************************************************/
/// Process an input message. Unrecognized commands are silently ignored.
/// argc - number of argument tokens
/// argv - array of pointers to strings, one per token
static void parse_input_message(int argc, char *argv[])
{
// Interpret the first token as a command symbol.
char *command = argv[0];
/* -- process zero-argument commands --------------------------- */
if (argc == 1) {
if ( string_equal( command, "ping" )) {
send_message("awake");
}
}
/* -- process one-argument commands --------------------------- */
else if (argc == 2) {
long value = atol(argv[1] );
// Process the 'led' command.
if ( string_equal( command, "led" )) {
#ifdef LED_BUILTIN
// turn on the LED if that value is true, then echo it back as a handshake
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, (value != 0) ? HIGH : LOW);
#endif
send_message( "led", value );
}
else if ( string_equal( command, "enable" )) {
// Enable or disable the stepper motor drivers. The output is active-low,
// so this inverts the sense.
digitalWrite( STEPPER_ENABLE_PIN, (value != 0) ? LOW : HIGH );
}
// Set the individual absolute position targets.
else if ( string_equal( command, "x" )) x_axis.setTarget(value);
else if ( string_equal( command, "y" )) y_axis.setTarget(value);
else if ( string_equal( command, "z" )) z_axis.setTarget(value);
// Apply incremental motion offsets to the stepper target positions.
else if ( string_equal( command, "dx" )) x_axis.incrementTarget(value);
else if ( string_equal( command, "dy" )) y_axis.incrementTarget(value);
else if ( string_equal( command, "dz" )) z_axis.incrementTarget(value);
// Set the speed for each channel.
else if ( string_equal( command, "sx" )) x_axis.setSpeed(value);
else if ( string_equal( command, "sy" )) y_axis.setSpeed(value);
else if ( string_equal( command, "sz" )) z_axis.setSpeed(value);
else if ( string_equal( command, "poll" )) {
// set the hardware polling interval in milliseconds
if (value > 0) hardware_polling_interval = value;
else send_debug_message("invalid poll value");
}
}
/* -- process two-argument commands --------------------------- */
else if (argc == 3) {
int pin = atoi(argv[1] );
int value = atoi(argv[2] );
// Process the 'pwm' command to generate a variable duty-cycle PWM signal on
// any digital pin. The value must be between 0 and 255.
if ( string_equal( command, "pwm" )) {
analogWrite( pin, value );
return;
}
// Process the 'dig' command to set a pin to output mode and control its level.
else if ( string_equal( command, "dig" )) {
pinMode( pin, OUTPUT );
digitalWrite( pin, value );
return;
}
}
/* -- process three-argument commands --------------------------- */
else if (argc == 4 ) {
long x = atol(argv[1]);
long y = atol(argv[2]);
long z = atol(argv[3]);
// Set the absolute target position.
if ( string_equal( command, "goto" )) {
x_axis.setTarget(x);
y_axis.setTarget(y);
z_axis.setTarget(z);
}
}
}
/****************************************************************/
/// Polling function to read and send specific input values at periodic
/// intervals.
// N.B. The timing calculation could be improved to reduce jitter.
static void hardware_input_poll(void)
{
static unsigned long last_time = 0;
unsigned long now = millis();
if ((now - last_time) > hardware_polling_interval) {
last_time = now;
// send a time and position reading
long clock = micros();
long x = x_axis.currentPosition();
long y = y_axis.currentPosition();
long z = z_axis.currentPosition();
send_message( "txyz", clock, x, y, z );
}
}
/****************************************************************/
/**** Standard entry points for Arduino system ******************/
/****************************************************************/
/// Standard Arduino initialization function to configure the system.
void setup(void)
{
// set up the CNC Shield I/O
digitalWrite( STEPPER_ENABLE_PIN, HIGH ); // initialize drivers in disabled state
pinMode( STEPPER_ENABLE_PIN, OUTPUT );
pinMode( X_AXIS_STEP_PIN, OUTPUT );
pinMode( Y_AXIS_STEP_PIN, OUTPUT );
pinMode( Z_AXIS_STEP_PIN, OUTPUT );
pinMode( X_AXIS_DIR_PIN, OUTPUT );
pinMode( Y_AXIS_DIR_PIN, OUTPUT );
pinMode( Z_AXIS_DIR_PIN, OUTPUT );
#ifdef LED_BUILTIN
pinMode( LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT );
#endif
// initialize the Serial port
Serial.begin( BAUD_RATE );
// set up the timer1 interrupt and attach it to the stepper motor controls
last_interrupt_clock = micros();
Timer1.initialize(100); // 100 microsecond intervals, e.g. 10kHz
Timer1.attachInterrupt( stepper_output_interrupt );
// additional hardware configuration can go here
// send a wakeup message
send_message("awake");
}
/****************************************************************/
/// Standard Arduino polling function to handle all I/O and periodic processing.
/// This loop should never be allowed to stall or block so that all tasks can be
/// constantly serviced.
void loop(void)
{
serial_input_poll();
hardware_input_poll();
// other polled tasks can go here
}
/****************************************************************/
/****************************************************************/
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