fix tracking

modules/core/pattern_manager.py

@@ -324,6 +324,12 @@ class MotionControlThread:
         # Update ball tracking (manager checks if it's active internally)
         if state.ball_tracking_manager:
             state.ball_tracking_manager.update_position(theta, rho)
+            # Debug: Log occasionally to verify updates are being sent
+            if not hasattr(self, '_ball_tracking_log_counter'):
+                self._ball_tracking_log_counter = 0
+            self._ball_tracking_log_counter += 1
+            if self._ball_tracking_log_counter % 100 == 0:
+                logger.info(f"Sent position to ball tracking: theta={theta:.1f}°, rho={rho:.2f}")
 
     def _send_grbl_coordinates_sync(self, x: float, y: float, speed: int = 600, timeout: int = 2, home: bool = False):
         """Synchronous version of send_grbl_coordinates for motion thread."""

modules/led/ball_tracking_manager.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class BallTrackingManager:
         self._update_task = None
         self._last_led_index = None
         self._lock = threading.Lock()  # Thread safety for LED index updates
+        self._update_count = 0  # Counter for debug logging
 
         logger.info(f"BallTrackingManager initialized with {num_leds} LEDs")
 
@@ -81,6 +82,11 @@ class BallTrackingManager:
 
         # Add to buffer
         self.position_buffer.append((theta, rho, time.time()))
+        self._update_count += 1
+
+        # Debug logging (every 50th update)
+        if self._update_count % 50 == 0:
+            logger.info(f"Position update #{self._update_count}: theta={theta:.1f}°, rho={rho:.2f}, buffer_size={len(self.position_buffer)}")
 
         # Trigger LED update
         self._update_leds()
@@ -100,6 +106,11 @@ class BallTrackingManager:
         # Calculate LED index
         led_index = self._theta_to_led(theta)
 
+        # Debug logging (every 50th update)
+        if self._update_count % 50 == 0:
+            lookback = self.config.get("lookback", 0)
+            logger.info(f"LED update #{self._update_count}: lookback={lookback}, tracked_theta={theta:.1f}°, led_index={led_index}")
+
         # Store the LED index (effect will read this) - thread-safe update
         with self._lock:
             self._last_led_index = led_index