I am trying to setup an Automation Direct GS2 VFD w/ the gs2_vfd component. I tried to get it working from halcmd and I get an error: halcmd: loadusr -Wn vfd gs2_vfd -r 9600 -p none -s 2 -n vfd failed to set register P0x0101 to 0x0064 (100): Connection timed out <stdin>:6: gs2_vfd exited without becoming ready
I did try issuing the command w/ the -g option, but that didn't seem to work halcmd: loadusr -Wn vfd gs2_vfd -g -r 9600 -p none -s 2 -n vfd gs2_vfd: invalid option -- 'g' Usage: gs2_vfd [options] Here I set the serial port directly: halcmd: loadusr -Wn vfd gs2_vfd -r 9600 -p none -s 2 -n vfdvfd: device='/dev/ttyS0', baud=9600, parity='N', bits=8, stopbits=2, address=1 failed to set register P0x0101 to 0x0064 (100): Connection timed out <stdin>:6: gs2_vfd exited without becoming ready Also, I'm using a D525MW w/ the latest 2.6.0 live CD wheezy install. I had to turn on the serial port and ran setserial to check the com port(s): teapot@SuperMax:~/Linuxcnc$ setserial -g /dev/ttyS0 /dev/ttyS0, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x03f8, IRQ: 4 teapot@SuperMax:~/Linuxcnc$ setserial -g /dev/ttyS1 /dev/ttyS1, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x02f8, IRQ: 3 I didn't go through stepconf of pncconf (I have a mesa 5i25+7i77), but I did copy over a hal.ini file for a parport setup and ran that separately. GS2 SETUP I have SW2 and SW3 set to RS232. I checked my cable and I think I have it setup correctly. Incase I have RX and TX mixed up, I have a handy null modem cable swapping pins 2 and 3 and straight through on 5, tried that, but it did not work either. I found a pinout for the GS-232CBL here: http://forum.automationdirect.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=202&d=1249906256 It matches my cable. Following parameters were set: P3.00 03 Operation determined by RS232, Keypad STOP enabled. P4.00 05, frequency set by RS232 P9.00 01, comm address 1. P9.01 01, 9600 baud P9.02 03, Modbus RTU, 8 data bits, no parity, 2 stop bits. Questions: 1. I changed the parameters and rebooted, do I manually have to set the drive in RUN mode? The STOP button is illuminated RED. I pressed the Green run button, but it doesn't do anything. I don't think this is a problem, not sure... 2. Is there an issue running this component from Halcmd. I would think it would work. I thought I could get it going in Halcmd, then set parameters like the Hal tutorial and make something happen. I downloaded Automation Direct's GSOFT and will try that from a windoze (have to say that :-)) and see if I can talk to the drive and upload my parameter settings. Thanks, Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
