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z_thermal_adjust: Add Z thermal adjuster module (Klipper3d#4157)
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Use a frame-coupled temperature probe to compensate for thermal
expansion in real-time.

Signed-off by: Robert Pazdzior <robertp@norbital.com>
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[skew_correction]
```

### [z_thermal_adjust]

Temperature-dependant toolhead Z position adjustment. Compensate for vertical
toolhead movement caused by thermal expansion of the printer's frame in
real-time using a temperature sensor (typically coupled to a vertical section
of frame).

See also: [extended g-code commands](G-Codes.md#z_thermal_adjust).

```
[z_thermal_adjust]
#temp_coeff:
# The temperature coefficient of expansion, in mm/degC. For example, a
# temp_coeff of 0.01 mm/degC will move the Z axis downwards by 0.01 mm for
# every degree Celsius that the temperature sensor increases. Defaults to
# 0.0 mm/degC, which applies no adjustment.
#smooth_time:
# Smoothing window applied to the temperature sensor, in seconds. Can reduce
# motor noise from excessive small corrections in response to sensor noise.
# The default is 2.0 seconds.
#z_adjust_off_above:
# Disables adjustments above this Z height [mm]. The last computed correction
# will remain applied until the toolhead moves below the specified Z height
# again. The default is 99999999.0 mm (always on).
#max_z_adjustment:
# Maximum absolute adjustment that can be applied to the Z axis [mm]. The
# default is 99999999.0 mm (unlimited).
#sensor_type:
#sensor_pin:
#min_temp:
#max_temp:
# Temperature sensor configuration.
# See the "extruder" section for the definition of the above
# parameters.
#gcode_id:
# See the "heater_generic" section for the definition of this
# parameter.
```

## Customized homing

### [safe_z_home]
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calibration weights be zero and the other near the maximum weight for your
load cell. SAVE_CONFIG must be used to save the calibration.

### [z_thermal_adjust]

The following commands are available when the
[z_thermal_adjust config section](Config_Reference.md#z_thermal_adjust)
is enabled.

#### SET_Z_THERMAL_ADJUST
`SET_Z_THERMAL_ADJUST [ENABLE=<0:1>] [TEMP_COEFF=<value>] [REF_TEMP=<value>]`:
Enable or disable the Z thermal adjustment with `ENABLE`. Disabling does not
remove any adjustment already applied, but will freeze the current adjustment
value - this prevents potentially unsafe downward Z movement. Re-enabling can
potentially cause upward tool movement as the adjustment is updated and applied.
`TEMP_COEFF` allows run-time tuning of the adjustment temperature coefficient
(i.e. the `TEMP_COEFF` config parameter). `TEMP_COEFF` values are not saved to
the config. `REF_TEMP` manually overrides the reference temperature typically
set during homing (for use in e.g. non-standard homing routines) - will be reset
automatically upon homing.


### [z_tilt]

The following commands are available when the
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measurement, adjusted for tare. Absent if calibration has not been
performed.

## z_thermal_adjust

The following information is available in the `z_thermal_adjust` object (this
object is available if [z_thermal_adjust](Config_Reference.md#z_thermal_adjust)
is defined).
- `enabled`: Returns True if adjustment is enabled.
- `temperature`: Current (smoothed) temperature of the defined sensor. [degC]
- `measured_min_temp`: Minimum measured temperature. [degC]
- `measured_max_temp`: Maximum measured temperature. [degC]
- `current_z_adjust`: Last computed Z adjustment [mm].
- `z_adjust_ref_temperature`: Current reference temperature used for calculation
of Z `current_z_adjust` [degC].

## z_tilt

The following information is available in the `z_tilt` object (this
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# Z Thermal Adjust
#
# Copyright (C) 2022 Robert Pazdzior <robertp@norbital.com>
#
# This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.

# Adjusts Z position in real-time using a thermal probe to e.g. compensate
# for thermal expansion of the printer frame.

import threading

KELVIN_TO_CELSIUS = -273.15

class ZThermalAdjuster:
def __init__(self, config):
self.printer = config.get_printer()
self.gcode = self.printer.lookup_object('gcode')
self.lock = threading.Lock()
self.config = config

# Get config parameters, convert to SI units where necessary
self.temp_coeff = config.getfloat('temp_coeff', minval=-1, maxval=1,
default=0)
self.off_above_z = config.getfloat('z_adjust_off_above', 99999999.)
self.max_z_adjust_mm = config.getfloat('max_z_adjustment', 99999999.)

# Register printer events
self.printer.register_event_handler("klippy:connect",
self.handle_connect)
self.printer.register_event_handler("homing:home_rails_end",
self.handle_homing_move_end)

# Setup temperature sensor
self.smooth_time = config.getfloat('smooth_time', 2., above=0.)
self.inv_smooth_time = 1. / self.smooth_time
self.min_temp = config.getfloat('min_temp', minval=KELVIN_TO_CELSIUS)
self.max_temp = config.getfloat('max_temp', above=self.min_temp)
pheaters = self.printer.load_object(config, 'heaters')
self.sensor = pheaters.setup_sensor(config)
self.sensor.setup_minmax(self.min_temp, self.max_temp)
self.sensor.setup_callback(self.temperature_callback)
pheaters.register_sensor(config, self)

self.last_temp = 0.
self.measured_min = self.measured_max = 0.
self.smoothed_temp = 0.
self.last_temp_time = 0.
self.ref_temperature = 0.
self.ref_temp_override = False

# Z transformation
self.z_adjust_mm = 0.
self.last_z_adjust_mm = 0.
self.adjust_enable = True
self.last_position = [0., 0., 0., 0.]
self.next_transform = None

# Register gcode commands
self.gcode.register_command('SET_Z_THERMAL_ADJUST',
self.cmd_SET_Z_THERMAL_ADJUST,
desc=self.cmd_SET_Z_THERMAL_ADJUST_help)

def handle_connect(self):
'Called after all printer objects are instantiated'
self.toolhead = self.printer.lookup_object('toolhead')
gcode_move = self.printer.lookup_object('gcode_move')

# Register move transformation
self.next_transform = gcode_move.set_move_transform(self, force=True)

# Pull Z step distance for minimum adjustment increment
kin = self.printer.lookup_object('toolhead').get_kinematics()
steppers = [s.get_name() for s in kin.get_steppers()]
z_stepper = kin.get_steppers()[steppers.index("stepper_z")]
self.z_step_dist = z_stepper.get_step_dist()

def get_status(self, eventtime):
return {
'temperature': self.smoothed_temp,
'measured_min_temp': round(self.measured_min, 2),
'measured_max_temp': round(self.measured_max, 2),
'current_z_adjust': self.z_adjust_mm,
'z_adjust_ref_temperature': self.ref_temperature,
'enabled': self.adjust_enable
}

def handle_homing_move_end(self, homing_state, rails):
'Set reference temperature after Z homing.'
if 2 in homing_state.get_axes():
self.ref_temperature = self.smoothed_temp
self.ref_temp_override = False
self.z_adjust_mm = 0.

def calc_adjust(self, pos):
'Z adjustment calculation'
if pos[2] < self.off_above_z:
delta_t = self.smoothed_temp - self.ref_temperature

# Calculate Z adjustment
adjust = -1 * self.temp_coeff * delta_t

# compute sign (+1 or -1) for maximum offset setting
sign = 1 - (adjust <= 0)*2

# Don't apply adjustments smaller than step distance
if abs(adjust - self.z_adjust_mm) > self.z_step_dist:
self.z_adjust_mm = min([self.max_z_adjust_mm*sign,
adjust], key=abs)

# Apply Z adjustment
new_z = pos[2] + self.z_adjust_mm
self.last_z_adjust_mm = self.z_adjust_mm
return [pos[0], pos[1], new_z, pos[3]]

def calc_unadjust(self, pos):
'Remove Z adjustment'
unadjusted_z = pos[2] - self.z_adjust_mm
return [pos[0], pos[1], unadjusted_z, pos[3]]

def get_position(self):
position = self.calc_unadjust(self.next_transform.get_position())
self.last_position = self.calc_adjust(position)
return position

def move(self, newpos, speed):
# don't apply to extrude only moves or when disabled
if (newpos[0:2] == self.last_position[0:2]) or not self.adjust_enable:
z = newpos[2] + self.last_z_adjust_mm
adjusted_pos = [newpos[0], newpos[1], z, newpos[3]]
self.next_transform.move(adjusted_pos, speed)
else:
adjusted_pos = self.calc_adjust(newpos)
self.next_transform.move(adjusted_pos, speed)
self.last_position[:] = newpos

def temperature_callback(self, read_time, temp):
'Called everytime the Z adjust thermistor is read'
with self.lock:
time_diff = read_time - self.last_temp_time
self.last_temp = temp
self.last_temp_time = read_time
temp_diff = temp - self.smoothed_temp
adj_time = min(time_diff * self.inv_smooth_time, 1.)
self.smoothed_temp += temp_diff * adj_time
self.measured_min = min(self.measured_min, self.smoothed_temp)
self.measured_max = max(self.measured_max, self.smoothed_temp)

def cmd_SET_Z_THERMAL_ADJUST(self, gcmd):
enable = gcmd.get_int('ENABLE', None, minval=0, maxval=1)
coeff = gcmd.get_float('TEMP_COEFF', None, minval=-1, maxval=1)
ref_temp = gcmd.get_float('REF_TEMP', None, minval=KELVIN_TO_CELSIUS)

if ref_temp is not None:
self.ref_temperature = ref_temp
self.ref_temp_override = True
if coeff is not None:
self.temp_coeff = coeff
if enable is not None:
if enable != self.adjust_enable:
self.adjust_enable = True if enable else False
gcode_move = self.printer.lookup_object('gcode_move')
gcode_move.reset_last_position()

state = '1 (enabled)' if self.adjust_enable else '0 (disabled)'
override = ' (manual)' if self.ref_temp_override else ''
msg = ("enable: %s\n"
"temp_coeff: %f mm/degC\n"
"ref_temp: %.2f degC%s\n"
"-------------------\n"
"Current Z temp: %.2f degC\n"
"Applied Z adjustment: %.4f mm"
% (state,
self.temp_coeff,
self.ref_temperature, override,
self.smoothed_temp,
self.z_adjust_mm)
)
gcmd.respond_info(msg)

cmd_SET_Z_THERMAL_ADJUST_help = 'Set/query Z Thermal Adjust parameters.'

def load_config(config):
return ZThermalAdjuster(config)

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