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so101_base_config: bound Feetech bus write retries in calibrate_so101 - #943

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Summary

Bench evidence (2026-09-12, WCH CH343 adapters, STS3215 servos): the stock lerobot_calibrate failed twice at connect with Incorrect status packet on a WRITE to a far-end servo (Torque_Enable on id 5, then Lock on id 6), while a 300-read stress test on the same bus was clean. LeRobot's MotorsBus._write/_sync_write take num_retry but the calibrate CLI never sets it. Raising both to 5 retries made connect succeed first try, twice, and calibration completed normally.

  • script/calibrate_so101.py now runs lerobot_calibrate through a small shim (python -c ...) that monkeypatches MotorsBus._write/_sync_write to floor num_retry at N before calling LeRobot's own unmodified CLI. New --bus-write-retries N flag, default 5; 0 disables the wrapping and runs the stock invocation. Interactive prompts still go straight to the operator (no stdin/stdout capture); existing pre-checks (dialout, lerobot import, existing-JSON prompt, post-run JSON check) are unchanged.
  • README: added a short paragraph under "Calibrating a new arm" describing the retry wrapper and how to change/disable it.
  • Checked the "Known gaps in the driver" P_Coefficient paragraph the task also called out — it already reflects the PR 942 gain-restore fix (points at config/so101_follower_calibration.yaml's p_cofficient: 32), so no edit was needed there.

Needs a bench run of the retry path before merge — the retry count (5) and the specific failure mode were only exercised against the reference bench's WCH CH343 adapters; this PR should not merge until a maintainer confirms the wrapped invocation still calibrates cleanly on real hardware.

Test plan

  • colcon test --packages-select so101_base_config (via moveit-pro-base image) — 95 tests, 0 failures, including 11 in test_calibrate_so101.py covering the new shim command line, --bus-write-retries 0 falling back to the stock invocation, and the --bus-write-retries argparse default/override.
  • pre-commit run --all-files — clean.
  • Bench run of the retry path on real SO-101 hardware (blocking merge).

Release notes

  • so101_base_config's script/calibrate_so101.py now retries dropped Feetech bus writes during calibration (--bus-write-retries, default 5).

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  • Tests and pre-commit pass locally; no CI-only checks skipped.

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  • New Features
    • Calibration now retries bus writes at least five times by default, improving reliability with CH343 adapters.
    • Added the --bus-write-retries N option to customize the retry count.
    • Setting retries to 0 restores the standard calibration execution path.
    • Negative retry values are rejected with a clear command-line validation error.

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Calibration now uses a configurable LeRobot bus-write retry shim by default. The CLI can override the retry floor or disable the shim with --bus-write-retries 0. Tests and documentation cover both execution paths.

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Calibration retry support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Retry shim implementation
src/so101_base_config/script/calibrate_so101.py
The calibration wrapper enforces minimum retry counts for LeRobot _write and _sync_write calls.
Calibration option and command selection
src/so101_base_config/script/calibrate_so101.py
run_calibration and the CLI accept bus_write_retries. Positive values use the wrapper. Zero uses the stock LeRobot module. Negative values are rejected.
Retry behavior validation and documentation
src/so101_base_config/test/test_calibrate_so101.py, src/so101_base_config/README.md
Tests cover default, overridden, rejected, and disabled retries. The README documents the option and its bypass behavior.

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Bench evidence (2026-09-12, WCH CH343 adapters, STS3215 servos): stock
lerobot_calibrate failed at connect with "Incorrect status packet" on a
WRITE to a far-end servo, while a 300-read stress test on the same bus was
clean. LeRobot's MotorsBus._write/_sync_write take num_retry but the CLI
never sets it. calibrate_so101.py now runs lerobot_calibrate through a
shim that floors num_retry at 5 (--bus-write-retries to change it, 0 to
run the stock CLI unmodified).

Also updates the README's "Known gaps" P_Coefficient note check: that
paragraph already reflects the PR 942 gain-restore fix, so no edit was
needed there - left as-is.
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