Darn it. Operator error. I didn't have the P9.02 set to 03 like I thought... Changed that and the gs2_vfd component loaded in halrun. Cool... Now I can play with it and see what else I can mix up... Sorry to bother you all.
On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 6:02 PM, Mark Johnsen <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
