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Kalico additions

Changes to Klipper defaults

  • [force_move] is enabled by default. Use [force_move] enable_force_move: False to disable it
  • [respond] is enabled by default. Use [respond] enable_respond: False to disable it
  • [exclude_object] is enabled by default. Use [exclude_object] enable_exclude_object: False to disable it

Additional configuration options

Enhanced behavior

  • canbus_query.py now responds with all Kalico devices, even after they've been assigned a node_id.
  • Input shaper calibration now warns about active fans that may affect measurement accuracy.
  • BED_MESH_CHECK validates the current bed mesh against specified criteria, allowing you to check maximum deviation and slope between adjacent points before printing.

New Kalico Modules

Sensorless Homing

Probes and Probing

Heaters, Fans, and PID changes

  • Model Predictive Control is an advanced temperature control method that offers an alternative to traditional PID control.
  • Velocity PID can be more accurate than positional PID, but is more susceptible to noisy sensors and may require larger smoothing times
  • PID_PROFILE [LOAD/SAVE] allows you to calibrate and save PID profiles at multiple temperatures and fan speeds, and later restore them. With some clever macros, automatic per-material pid tuning is within reach!
  • SET_HEATER_PID HEATER= KP= KI= KD= can update your PID parameters without a reload.
  • HEATER_INTERRUPT will interrupt a TEMPERATURE_WAIT.
  • ADC out of range errors now include which heater, and additional information to assist in troubleshooting
  • [temperature_fan] control: curve lets you set a fan curve instead of linear control
  • [temperature_fan] reverse: True will let you control a fan in reverse to temperature control. The lower the temperature, the higher the fan runs.
  • Fans now normalize PWM power within off_below and max_power, so setting a fan to 10% will get you 10% fan speed within your configured off/max range.

TMC Drivers

Macros

  • The jinja do extension has been enabled. You can now call functions in your macros without resorting to dirty hacks: {% do array.append(5) %}
  • The python math library is available to macros. {math.sin(math.pi * variable)} and more!
  • New RELOAD_GCODE_MACROS G-Code command to reload [gcode_macro] templates without requiring a restart.
  • G-Code Macros can be written in Python. Read more here
    • Macros may also be loaded from other files, using !!include path/to/file.py

Plugins

Extend your Kalico installation with custom plugins.

Your python plugins can now extend klippy/extras adding new modules to Kalico without causing updates to fail due to a "dirty" git tree.

Enable [danger_options] allow_plugin_override: True to override existing extras.