Is there any way to get data about the current printing from smootheiware via

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Is there any way to get data about the current printing from smootheiware via a serial link or something similar, lets say that i wanted to hook up a very nice big analog needle gauge that show the current extrusion volume per second etc via a arduino connected by serial to the smoothieboard? :wink:

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You can get print progress via the “progress” command, but it won’t show volume per second we don’t have a way to get that sort of info. The host program would be able to analyze the gcode it’s sending and control the gauge so that’s maybe a possibility.

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OK, we just had this crazy idea of making a steampunk-looking printer with lots of analogue gauges to show everything from extrusion volume per second to temperatures to progress, but it might not be that simple then :slight_smile:

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Do it as an octoprint plugin. That’s always the answer.