grbl-LPC-CoreXY/script/stream.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""\
Stream g-code to grbl controller

This script differs from the simple_stream.py script by 
tracking the number of characters in grbl's serial read
buffer. This allows grbl to fetch the next line directly
from the serial buffer and does not have to wait for a 
response from the computer. This effectively adds another
buffer layer to prevent buffer starvation.

TODO: - Add runtime command capabilities

Version: SKJ.20120104
"""

import serial
import re
import time
import sys
import argparse

RX_BUFFER_SIZE = 128

# Define command line argument interface
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Stream g-code file to grbl. (pySerial library required)')
parser.add_argument('gcode', type=argparse.FileType('r'),
        help='g-code filename to be streamed')
parser.add_argument('device',
        help='serial device path')
parser.add_argument('-q','--quiet',action='store_true', default=False, 
        help='suppress output text')
args = parser.parse_args()

# Initialize
s = serial.Serial(args.device_file,9600)
f = args.gcode_file
verbose = True
if args.quiet : verbose = False

# Wake up grbl
print "Initializing grbl..."
s.write("\r\n\r\n")

# Wait for grbl to initialize and flush startup text in serial input
time.sleep(2)
s.flushInput()

# Stream g-code to grbl
print "Streaming ", args.gcode_file.name, " to ", args.device_file
l_count = 0
g_count = 0
c_line = []
for line in f:
    l_count += 1 # Iterate line counter
#     l_block = re.sub('\s|\(.*?\)','',line).upper() # Strip comments/spaces/new line and capitalize
    l_block = line.strip()
    c_line.append(len(l_block)+1) # Track number of characters in grbl serial read buffer
    grbl_out = '' 
    while sum(c_line) >= RX_BUFFER_SIZE-1 | s.inWaiting() :
        out_temp = s.readline().strip() # Wait for grbl response
        if out_temp.find('ok') < 0 and out_temp.find('error') < 0 :
            print "  Debug: ",out_temp # Debug response
        else :
            grbl_out += out_temp;
            g_count += 1 # Iterate g-code counter
            grbl_out += str(g_count); # Add line finished indicator
            del c_line[0]
    if verbose: print "SND: " + str(l_count) + " : " + l_block,
    s.write(l_block + '\n') # Send block to grbl
    if verbose : print "BUF:",str(sum(c_line)),"REC:",grbl_out

# Wait for user input after streaming is completed
print "G-code streaming finished!\n"
print "WARNING: Wait until grbl completes buffered g-code blocks before exiting."
raw_input("  Press <Enter> to exit and disable grbl.") 

# Close file and serial port
f.close()
s.close()