Thats OK Chris...I'm just trying to find a way to expand the I/O capabilities of EMC. It seems that the servo hardware that has been chosen is pretty much limited to 32 ins and 16 outs. Hardly enough for big iron with pallet and tool changers, quills (W) and indexing and rotary tables all on one machine. Maybe I am looking in the wrong place! I will continue to look into the MODBUS and keep you posted. My config file is pretty much identical to yours. When I hooked it up to Mach3 it took about ten minuetes to configure everything and it worked great! I just hate tying up I/O for things like worklights, chip conveyors and wash down systems when I/O is in such short supply. I have one machine at the shop that has 127 inputs and 72 outputs! What other options are there? None I could find unless you want to add 4 Motenc-Lite cards to your system. Hardly cost effective.
Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Morley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Classicladder > > I'm sorry Dave I have done next to no testing-I was hoping you could tell > me! > as per docs there is no parity used. speed and port must be set in config > file to use the serial port . > Have you tried this successfully with the original (not for emc) > Classicladder? (I think I remember you saying you did..) > > I assume you used something like this in your config file: > > MODBUS_MASTER_SERIAL_PORT=/dev/ttyS0 > ###MODBUS_MASTER_SERIAL_PORT= > MODBUS_MASTER_SERIAL_SPEED=38400 > MODBUS_MASTER_SERIAL_USE_RTS_TO_SEND=0 > MODBUS_MASTER_TIME_INTER_FRAME=200 > MODBUS_MASTER_TIME_OUT_RECEIPT=500 > MODBUS_MASTER_TIME_AFTER_TRANSMIT=0 > > When you open the config window do you see the (some) data you entered in > the config file (under modbus distributed i/o heading)? > Did you map the modbus address to an input/output variable? (done in the > same window as above) > > I will try to help as much as I can -i'm working long night shifts right > now... > Chris Morley > ---------------------------------------- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:45:11 -0400 >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Classicladder >> >> Chris, >> >> I have the baud rate set correctly......and the port.....what >> about stop bits and parity for the serial port? I can change it in my >> device >> but I am not sure what classic ladder is looking for......I have it >> hooked >> up with some input bits being triggered and I get nothing from/to >> classicladder. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Chris Morley" >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 10:49 AM >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Classicladder >> >> >>> >>> Classicladder version 7.124 is in CVS TRUNK and MODBUS should work as >>> the >>> stand alone version except for there HAS to be a CONFIG file loaded with >>> the classicladder userspace program. The CONFIG file could be empty-it >>> is >>> used to tell Classicladder to start MODBUS. >>> eg. loadusr -w classicladder --config=testmod example.clp >>> I have not tested beyond seeing messages sent complaining about not >>> connecting (there was no hardware set up so was expecting this). >>> I had no hardware available and now am very busy for a couple months >>> away >>> at work. >>> Whether Modbus support is enabled in EMC 2.3 is up to you/and or the >>> lead >>> developers . If the lead developers don't want it enabled by default , >>> then I see no reason to not make it available by recompiling. >>> If you do try the TRUNK version anytime soon please let me know how it >>> works >>> >>> I apoligize as this is the only docs I have made so far: >>> http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?ClassicLadder_Ver_7.124 >>> >>> cheers Chris Morley >>> >>> ________________________________ >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:17:16 -0400 >>>> Subject: [Emc-users] Classicladder >>>> >>>> Just to clarify, Has MODBUS been enabled in classicladder in the latest >>>> EMC release? If so, how exactly do you enable it? I understand how to >>>> enable it in TCP in but I haven't quite figured out the serial in the >>>> stand alone version.....Can some one point me to a reference for how to >>>> set up the config file, I thought it was supposed to be 9502 for the >>>> serial but this locks up classic ladder. Has anyone done this in either >>>> the stand alone version of classicladder or with EMC. I am using the >>>> latest versions of both. A documented example would help. I know the >>>> device I am using works because I use this with Mach 3 in windows with >>>> no >>>> issues. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> >>>> Dave >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Try Chicktionary, a game that tests how many words you can form from the >>> letters given. Find this and more puzzles at Live Search Games! >>> http://g.msn.ca/ca55/207 >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference >>> Don't miss this year's exciting event. 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