grbl-LPC-CoreXY/stepper_plan.h

/*
  stepper_plan.h - buffers movement commands and manages the acceleration profile plan
  Part of Grbl

  Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Simen Svale Skogsrud

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*/

#ifndef stepper_plan_h
#define stepper_plan_h
                 
#include <inttypes.h>

// Pick a suitable block-buffer size
#ifdef __AVR_ATmega328P__
#define BLOCK_BUFFER_SIZE 20   // Atmega 328 has one full kilobyte of extra RAM!
#else
#define BLOCK_BUFFER_SIZE 10
#endif

// This struct is used when buffering the setup for each linear movement "nominal" values are as specified in 
// the source g-code and may never actually be reached if acceleration management is active.
struct Block {
  // Fields used by the bresenham algorithm for tracing the line
  uint32_t steps_x, steps_y, steps_z; // Step count along each axis
  uint8_t  direction_bits;            // The direction bit set for this block (refers to *_DIRECTION_BIT in config.h)
  int32_t  step_event_count;          // The number of step events required to complete this block
  uint32_t nominal_rate;              // The nominal step rate for this block in step_events/minute
  
  // Fields used by the motion planner to manage acceleration
  double speed_x, speed_y, speed_z;   // Nominal mm/minute for each axis
  double nominal_speed;               // The nominal speed for this block in mm/min
  double millimeters;                 // The total travel of this block in mm
  double entry_factor;                // The factor representing the change in speed at the start of this trapezoid.
                                      // (The end of the curren speed trapezoid is defined by the entry_factor of the
                                      // next block)
  
  // Settings for the trapezoid generator
  uint32_t initial_rate;              // The jerk-adjusted step rate at start of block  
  int32_t rate_delta;                 // The steps/minute to add or subtract when changing speed (must be positive)
  uint32_t accelerate_until;          // The index of the step event on which to stop acceleration
  uint32_t decelerate_after;          // The index of the step event on which to start decelerating
};
      
extern struct Block block_buffer[BLOCK_BUFFER_SIZE]; // A ring buffer for motion instructions
extern volatile int block_buffer_head;           // Index of the next block to be pushed
extern volatile int block_buffer_tail;           // Index of the block to process now

// Initialize the motion plan subsystem      
void plan_init();

// Do not call directly unless you are writing a motor driver. In current iteration this is called by 
// st_buffer_line which also wakes up the stepper subsystem.
// Add a new linear movement to the buffer. steps_x, _y and _z is the signed, relative motion in 
// steps. Microseconds specify how many microseconds the move should take to perform. To aid acceleration
// calculation the caller must also provide the physical length of the line in millimeters.
void plan_buffer_line(int32_t steps_x, int32_t steps_y, int32_t steps_z, uint32_t microseconds, double millimeters);

// Enables acceleration-management for upcoming blocks
void plan_enable_acceleration_management();
// Disables acceleration-management for upcoming blocks
void plan_disable_acceleration_management();

#endif