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diff --git a/docs/Debugging.md b/docs/Debugging.md index da0fba16..ce9d0c08 100644 --- a/docs/Debugging.md +++ b/docs/Debugging.md @@ -115,17 +115,20 @@ gtkwave avrsim.vcd ``` Manually sending commands to the micro-controller -------------------------------------------------- +================================================= -Normally, Klippy would be used to translate gcode commands to Klipper -commands. However, it's also possible to manually send Klipper -commands (functions marked with the DECL_COMMAND() macro in the -Klipper source code). To do so, run: +Normally, the host klippy.py process would be used to translate gcode +commands to Klipper micro-controller commands. However, it's also +possible to manually send these MCU commands (functions marked with +the DECL_COMMAND() macro in the Klipper source code). To do so, run: ``` ~/klippy-env/bin/python ./klippy/console.py /tmp/pseudoserial 250000 ``` +See the "HELP" command within the tool for more information on its +functionality. + Generating load graphs ====================== @@ -148,3 +151,23 @@ Then graphs can be produced with: ``` One can then view the resulting **loadgraph.png** file. + +Extracting information from the klippy.log file +=============================================== + +The Klippy log file (/tmp/klippy.log) also contains debugging +information. There is a logextract.py script that may be useful when +analyzing a micro-controller shutdown or similar problem. It is +typically run with something like: + +``` +mkdir work_directory +cd work_directory +cp /tmp/klippy.log . +~/klipper/scripts/logextract.py ./klippy.log +``` + +The script will extract the printer config file and will extract MCU +shutdown information. The information dumps from an MCU shutdown (if +present) will be reordered by timestamp to assist in diagnosing cause +and effect scenarios. |