Henrik Muehe
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Previously the homing loop iterated zxyabc and processed each axis
in turn, but the AVR axes (Z/X/Y) just queue G-code to the planner
and return immediately - the gantry keeps moving in the background.
The external A homing was then driven synchronously on the same
loop iteration, which meant the W stepper started its limit-seek
*while the gantry was still actively homing Z/X/Y*. Visually
confusing and unsafe.
Split into two phases:
1. The HTTP handler thread queues every AVR axis (no change) and
collects external axes into a deferred list.
2. A background thread polls cycle until it returns to 'idle'
(signalling the AVR finished its queued homing). It then runs
each external axis home in order, blocking on the ESP serial
RPC. Post-home bookkeeping (set_axis to AVR, planner G92, cycle
reset) is scheduled back onto the IOLoop via add_callback so
gplan and the AVR command queue are only touched from one
thread.
A guard prevents overlapping threads if Home is clicked again while
the previous deferred run is still waiting.
OneFinity CNC Controller Firmware (W-axis fork)
This is the OneFinity / Buildbotics bbctrl firmware with a virtual W axis driven by an auxcnc ESP32 over USB serial. See docs/AUX_W_AXIS.md for the design and config.
Layout
src/avr/ AVR firmware (motion controller, AtxMega)
src/boot/ AVR bootloader
src/bbserial/ Linux kernel module for the bbserial driver
src/py/bbctrl/ Python control daemon (Tornado + websockets)
src/js/ Vue.js UI (legacy)
src/svelte-components/ Newer Svelte UI for dialogs and settings
src/pug/ Pug templates compiled into build/http/index.html
src/resources/ Static assets and config templates
scripts/ Install / update / RPi build helpers
docs/ Architecture, dev setup, W-axis docs
Build & flash (quick path, macOS or Linux)
The full build (make) requires avr-gcc, but the controller and UI
only depend on the Python + web parts. If you're shipping a UI/Python
change you don't need the AVR toolchain.
Prerequisites
- Node.js (any recent LTS) with npm
- Python 3 with setuptools
npm installonce at the project root (this is wired into thenode_modulesMake target, but on a fresh checkout it's clearer to do it explicitly)
npm install
(cd src/svelte-components && npm install)
macOS gotcha: esbuild platform pin
The Pi build leaves node_modules/esbuild pinned to
linux-arm64, which won't run on Darwin. If npm run build inside
src/svelte-components complains about esbuild, reinstall it for the
host:
cd src/svelte-components
rm -rf node_modules/esbuild
npm install esbuild@0.14.49 --no-save
(Use the version that matches package-lock.json.)
Build the web UI + Python sdist
# Build the Svelte components
(cd src/svelte-components && npm run build)
# Render pug templates and copy assets into build/http
make all # AVR step will fail without avr-gcc; safe to ignore
# if you didn't change anything under src/avr or src/boot
# Package
./setup.py sdist
ls dist/bbctrl-*.tar.bz2
make pkg is the canonical target but it tries to build AVR first. On
hosts without avr-gcc, run the steps above directly.
If bbctrl-*.tar.bz2 is missing src/bbserial/bbserial.ko, copy the
prebuilt .ko from a previous official release into src/bbserial/
before running setup.py sdist (the install script on the controller
just installs the existing module if a newer one isn't shipped).
Flash to a controller
curl -X PUT -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
-F "firmware=@dist/bbctrl-1.6.7.tar.bz2" \
-F "password=onefinity" \
http://onefinity.local/api/firmware/update
…or use the Make target:
make update HOST=onefinity.local PASSWORD=onefinity
The controller stops bbctrl, untars the package, runs
scripts/install.sh, and brings the service back up. Total downtime
is ~30-45s. Watch progress at http://<host>/ (you'll get 404s while
bbctrl restarts, then the new UI).
Verify the flash
curl -s http://onefinity.local/ | grep -c "OneFinity"
curl -s http://onefinity.local/api/aux/status # if W axis is enabled
Build & flash (full path, Debian/Linux)
For AVR + GPlan rebuilds, see docs/development.md.
That path uses qemu + chroot to cross-compile gplan for ARM and needs
the gcc-avr / avr-libc toolchain.
W axis (auxcnc)
This fork adds a virtual W axis. See docs/AUX_W_AXIS.md for:
- G-code surface (
G28 W0,G1 W25, etc.) - The G-code preprocessor and hook architecture
- aux.json keys
- REST API (
/api/aux/*) - UI surface (jog row in Control, settings panel in Settings)
- Edge cases (ESP reboot mid-job, limit closed at home start, …)