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# motor.dump-config

> Read every configuration parameter from one or all motors and save a snapshot.

Reads every configuration parameter from one motor (or all motors on the bus when `--id` is omitted) and prints them, optionally saving a JSON snapshot. Works for both motor families — MyActuator's `0xC0` parameters and Damiao's `0x7FF` registers — with the type inferred from the CAN ID. This is the first thing to capture when a motor is misbehaving: the saved snapshot is exactly what [`motor.restore-config`](https://docs.almond.bot/cli/motor-restore-config) consumes to return the motor to a known-good state.

| Flag                         | Description                                                                                                                                      |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `--l` / `--r`                | Select the left or right arm (mutually exclusive, required)                                                                                      |
| `--channel IFACE`            | SocketCAN interface to use instead of the selected arm's Axol hub interface, for setups without the Axol hub CAN adapter (e.g. `can0`)           |
| `--id ID`                    | Motor CAN ID, hex or decimal. Omit to dump every motor on the bus (IDs 1–8)                                                                      |
| `--type {myactuator,damiao}` | Motor type (inferred from the ID if omitted)                                                                                                     |
| `--out FILE`                 | Write a JSON snapshot for `motor.restore-config`                                                                                                 |
| `--raw`                      | Sweep raw parameter indices instead of the known table, to surface indices not yet named (MyActuator only — Damiao's register table is complete) |

Each parameter is printed with its value, unit, and an access tag: `(read-only)` for values the motor reports but won't accept (firmware versions, measured winding constants) and `(protected)` for factory calibration, CAN IDs, and baud rate. A `--raw` snapshot cannot be restored — its keys are bare indices with no known meaning — so it's for identification only.

```bash theme={null}
axol motor.dump-config --l --id 0x01              # one motor
axol motor.dump-config --l                        # every motor on the left bus
axol motor.dump-config --l --out arm-left.json    # save a snapshot to restore later
axol motor.dump-config --l --id 0x01 --raw        # sweep unnamed indices (MyActuator)
```

<Note>
  Attach the printed output (or the saved snapshot) to a support thread — it's a complete picture of how a motor is configured, and restoring it later writes back only the parameters that actually differ.
</Note>