LASER_PWM waveform gate PASSED - scope-verified on the physical pin

Direct PWMSAR duty steps with the machine in the locked state
(controller stopped, cnc disabled so steppers are unpowered, laser
latch locked, lid closed; laser_on_sampled stayed 0 throughout).
Measured on the pin: 25.0 us period / 40 kHz stable across the full
duty range; 50/25/75 percent confirmed visually; low end
cursor-measured 6.4 vs 6.3 percent commanded (PWMSAR=8), clean pulse.
Matches the register-level audit numbers (divider 13 x 127 counts).

Adds pwm_sweep.py / pwm_hold.py to the bench kit and records the two
remaining pre-live-fire gates (1-tick laser drop at underrun via the
stream path with FIRE observable under a locked latch; interlock
readback semantics) in BRINGUP.

scripts/bench/README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ target board (dev image, python3 present) unless noted.
 |---|---|
 | `feeder.c` | Spike-step-3 underrun proof: streams NOP pulse bytes to `/dev/glowforge` with wall-clock pacing, bounded queue depth, deadman flock, SCHED_FIFO. Usage: `feeder <hz> <seconds> <depth_ms>`. Passed 100 kHz × 120 s under full load with 0.2 ms worst write latency. Cross-compile with `build-feeder.sh` (WSL). |
 | `bench_phase2.py` | End-of-data protocol bench (audit M2–M5): underrun detection/ack, parked no-replay guard, resume(0), continuous-feed stability, 20× run/underrun cycles. Motion-safe (motors locked, laser latched). 16/16 PASS on 2026-07-26. |
-| `check_pwm.py` | Laser PWM register check (audit M8): reads PWM2 PWMCR/PWMPR via /dev/mem, expects divider 13 × ~127 counts ≈ 40 kHz. The scope on LASER_PWM remains the final pre-live-fire gate. |
+| `check_pwm.py` | Laser PWM register check (audit M8): reads PWM2 PWMCR/PWMPR via /dev/mem, expects divider 13 × ~127 counts ≈ 40 kHz. |
+| `pwm_sweep.py` | LASER_PWM scope test (runs on the board): `check` = read-only safety readbacks + PWM2 dump; `sweep` = steps PWMSAR through 50/25/75/6/100 % duty with 4 s holds, then restores. Run only in the locked state (controller stopped, cnc disabled, latch locked). Waveform gate PASSED with it 2026-08-02: 40 kHz stable, duty tracks PWMSAR (6.4 % measured vs 6.3 % commanded at the low end). |
+| `pwm_hold.py` | Holds one PWMSAR value for a scope-measurement window (`pwm_hold.py <sar> <seconds>`), then restores. Same locked-state rule. |
 | `build-glowforge.sh` | Cross-compiles **grblHAL-glowforge** (the canonical driver repo, `../../../grblHAL-glowforge`) in the forge-yocto WSL distro. Run: `wsl -d forge-yocto -- bash <path>/build-glowforge.sh` (from PowerShell; Git Bash mangles /mnt/c paths). This is the production controller build. |
 | `build-feeder.sh` | Cross-compiles `feeder.c` the same way. |
 | `puls_profile.py` | Decodes factory `.puls` streams (raw or GF1-headered) into velocity/accel profiles: peak speeds, ramp-slope fits, per-move segments, Z cadence. Runs anywhere (stdlib only). Source of the factory-true grblHAL defaults (milestone 2): 700/590 mm/s² accel, 200 mm/s max rate, 28160 Hz travel tick. |

scripts/bench/pwm_hold.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Hold LASER_PWM at one duty value for a measurement window, then restore.
+Usage: pwm_hold.py [sar] [seconds]  (defaults: 8, 30)"""
+import mmap, struct, sys, time
+
+PWM2_BASE = 0x02084000
+SAR_OFF = 0x0C
+
+sar = int(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 8
+secs = int(sys.argv[2]) if len(sys.argv) > 2 else 30
+
+with open('/dev/mem', 'r+b') as f:
+    m = mmap.mmap(f.fileno(), 4096, mmap.MAP_SHARED,
+                  mmap.PROT_READ | mmap.PROT_WRITE, offset=PWM2_BASE)
+    sar0 = struct.unpack('<I', m[SAR_OFF:SAR_OFF + 4])[0]
+    m[SAR_OFF:SAR_OFF + 4] = struct.pack('<I', sar)
+    print('PWMSAR=%d held for %d s (was %d)...' % (sar, secs, sar0))
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    time.sleep(secs)
+    m[SAR_OFF:SAR_OFF + 4] = struct.pack('<I', sar0)
+    print('restored PWMSAR=%d' % sar0)
+    with open('/sys/glowforge/cnc/laser_on_sampled') as s:
+        print('laser_on_sampled =', s.read().strip())
+    m.close()

scripts/bench/pwm_sweep.py

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""LASER_PWM scope test - runs ON the board.
+
+check: read-only - safety-chain readbacks + PWM2 register dump.
+sweep: step the PWM duty register through known values with pauses so
+       the scope can capture each, then restore the original sample.
+
+The duty register (PWMSAR) is the laser power SETPOINT only. No motion
+subsystem is touched (steppers are disabled before this runs), no
+stream runs, the laser latch is locked, FIRE is never asserted.
+"""
+import mmap, struct, sys, time
+
+PWM2_BASE = 0x02084000
+PERCLK_HZ = 66_000_000
+SAR_OFF = 0x0C
+
+
+def rd(name):
+    try:
+        with open('/sys/glowforge/' + name) as f:
+            return f.read().strip()
+    except OSError as e:
+        return '<%s>' % e
+
+
+def dump_regs(m):
+    cr, sr, ir, sar, pr = struct.unpack('<5I', m[:20])
+    divider = ((cr >> 4) & 0xFFF) + 1
+    counts = pr + 2
+    freq = PERCLK_HZ / (divider * counts) if counts else 0
+    print('PWMCR=0x%08x PWMSAR=%d PWMPR=%d enabled=%s divider=%d counts=%d carrier=%.2f kHz'
+          % (cr, sar, pr, bool(cr & 1), divider, counts, freq / 1000))
+    return sar, pr
+
+
+def safety_readback():
+    print('cnc/state          =', rd('cnc/state'))
+    print('cnc/laser_on       =', rd('cnc/laser_on'))
+    print('cnc/laser_enable   =', rd('cnc/laser_enable'))
+    print('cnc/laser_pgood    =', rd('cnc/laser_pgood'))
+    print('cnc/interlock_circuit =', rd('cnc/interlock_circuit'),
+          '(b0 LASER_ON b1 LASER_ENABLE b2 BUTTON_LATCH b3 LASER_LATCH b4 ILK_RESET)')
+    print('cnc/laser_on_sampled  =', rd('cnc/laser_on_sampled'))
+
+
+mode = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 'check'
+
+with open('/dev/mem', 'r+b') as f:
+    m = mmap.mmap(f.fileno(), 4096, mmap.MAP_SHARED,
+                  mmap.PROT_READ | mmap.PROT_WRITE, offset=PWM2_BASE)
+
+    print('--- safety readback (before)')
+    safety_readback()
+    print('--- PWM2 registers')
+    sar0, pr = dump_regs(m)
+
+    if mode == 'sweep':
+        period = pr + 2
+        steps = [(64, '50%'), (32, '25%'), (96, '75%'), (8, '6%'), (127, '100%')]
+        print('--- duty sweep: 4 s per step, watch the scope')
+        for sar, label in steps:
+            m[SAR_OFF:SAR_OFF + 4] = struct.pack('<I', sar)
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+            cur = struct.unpack('<I', m[SAR_OFF:SAR_OFF + 4])[0]
+            print('  PWMSAR=%-3d (%s of %d counts)  readback=%d' % (sar, label, period, cur))
+            time.sleep(4)
+        m[SAR_OFF:SAR_OFF + 4] = struct.pack('<I', sar0)
+        print('--- restored PWMSAR=%d' % sar0)
+        print('--- safety readback (after)')
+        safety_readback()
+        dump_regs(m)
+
+    m.close()