M408

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Parameters

• Snnn Response type (only used when P is zero or not present)
• Rnnn Response sequence number

Example

• M408 S0

When P is missing or zero, this reports a JSON-style response by specifying the desired type using the 'S' parameter. The following response types are supported:

• Type 0 is a short-form response, similar to the response used by older versions of the web interface.
• Type 1 is like type 0 except that static values are also included.
• Type 2 is similar to the response provided by the web server for Duet Web Control.
• Type 3 is an extended version of type 2 which includes some additional parameters that aren't expected to change very frequently.
• Type 4 is an extended version of type 2 which may be used to poll for current printer statistics.
• Type 5 reports the current machine configuration.

Here is an example of a typical type 0 response:

{"status":"I","heaters":[25.0,29.0,28.3],"active":[-273.1,0.0,0.0],"standby":[-273.1,0.0,0.0],"hstat":[0,2,1],"pos":[-11.00,0.00,0.00],"extr":[0.0,0.0],

"sfactor":100.00, "efactor":[100.00,100.00],"tool":1,"probe":"535","fanPercent":[75.0,0.0],"fanRPM":0,"homed":[0,0,0],"fraction_printed":0.572}

The response is set as a single line with a newline character at the end. The meaning of the fields is:

status: I=idle, P=printing from SD card, S=stopped (i.e. needs a reset), C=running config file (i.e starting up), A=paused, D=pausing, R=resuming from a pause, B=busy (e.g. running a macro), F=performing firmware update

heaters: current heater temperatures, numbered as per the machine (typically, heater 0 is the bed)

active: active temperatures of the heaters

standby: standby temperatures of the heaters

hstat: status of the heaters, 0=off, 1=standby, 2=active, 3=heater fault. Heater 0 is normally the bed heater, heaters 1, 2.. are the extruder heaters.

pos: the X, Y and Z (and U, V, W if present) axis positions of the current tool (if a tool is selected), or of the print head reference point if no tool is selected

extr: the positions of the extruders

sfactor: the current speed factor (see M220 command)

efactor: the current extrusion factors (see M221 command), one value per extruder

tool: the selected tool number. A negative number typically means no tool selected.

probe: the Z-probe reading

fanPercent: the speeds of the controllable fans, in percent of maximum

fanRPM: the print cooling fan RPM

homed: the homed status of the X, Y and Z axes (and U, V, W if they exist), or towers on a delta. 0=axis has not been homed so position is not reliable, 1=axis has been homed so position is reliable.

fraction_printed: the fraction of the file currently being printed that has been read and at least partially processed.

message: the message to be displayed on the screen (only present if there is a message to display)

timesLeft: an array of the estimated remaining print times (in seconds) calculated by different methods. These are currently based on the proportion of the file read,

the proportion of the total filament consumed, and the proportion of the total layers already printed. Only present if a print from SD card is in progress.

seq: the sequence number of the most recent non-trivial G-code response or error message. Only present if the R parameter was provided and the current sequence number is greater than that.

resp: the most recent non-trivial G-code response or error message. Only present if the R parameter was provided and the current sequence number is greater.

The type 1 response comprises these fields plus some additional ones that do not generally change and therefore do not need to be fetched as often. The extra fields include:

myName: the name of the printer

firmwareName: the name of the firmware, e.g. "RepRapFirmware" or "Smoothieware"

geometry: one of "cartesian", "delta", "corexy, "corexz" etc.

axes: the number of axes

volumes: the number of SD card slots available

numTools: the number of available tools numbered contiguously starting from 0

The fields may be in any order in the response. Other implementations may omit fields and/or add additional fields.

For a more detailed comparison of type 2 - 5, see Status Responses.

PanelDue currently uses only M408 S0 and M408 S1.