Simple LED Question

rjshust
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13 May 2015 00:07 #58603 by rjshust

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My first post here, so please be gentle.

I recently finished up my cnc router (call it a blacktoe clone) for hobby work, and I have been busy playing with it.

I am now trying to figure out PyVCP with some success. I have buttons to jog the axis, go home, router/spindle power on/off.

I want to have an LED to show if the power is on or off to the router (pin 14 on my setup), but for some reason I am having no luck. I have built the LED in the panel, and given it a halpin name. I assume my problem is with the postgui.hal, but I don't know that for sure.

First question, do you think this is a problem with the postgui.hal, or am I on a wild goose chase?

Second question, if this is a problem with postgui.hal, then could someone give me a code example on how to wire this LED up?

Thanks for any ideas given,
Rob

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ArcEye
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13 May 2015 13:24 #58619 by ArcEye

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Hi

You will need to post your hal files and your xml file for the panel.

We cannot guess what is in them.

regards

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rjshust
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14 May 2015 03:39 #58656 by rjshust

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Files are attached. Let me know if there is anything else I can add.

Here is the custompanel xml for the button:

  <hbox>
    <relief>FLAT</relief>
    <bd>2</bd>
    <label>
      <text>"Router Power"</text>
      <font>("Helvetica",16)</font>
    </label>
    <led>
      <halpin>"Pin-14"</halpin>
      <font>("Helvetica",25)</font>
      <on_color>"green"</on_color>
      <off_color>"red"</off_color>      
    </led>
  </hbox>

Rob

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14 May 2015 06:32 - 14 May 2015 06:34 #58659 by BigJohnT

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You have the line net spindle-on => pypvc.Pin-14 in the post gui hal file commented out so it will never work.

If you open up the Show Hal Configuration you can see the status of pins and signals.

JT

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rjshust
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14 May 2015 11:48 #58662 by rjshust

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I get this error when that line is not commented out:

Debug file information:
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custom_postgui.hal:18: Pin 'pypvc.Pin-14' does not exist
4184
  PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
4254
  PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components

I can attach entire error message if needed.

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cmorley
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14 May 2015 13:27 #58664 by cmorley

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looks like you spelled the pin wrong :
pyvcp.Pin-14 not pypvc

Chris M

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rjshust
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14 May 2015 21:55 #58689 by rjshust

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Thank you - Thank you - Thank you

I feel so stupid.

I spent hours trying to figure out how I was wiring it up wrong, and it was just a spelling error.

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rjshust
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22 May 2015 00:27 #58921 by rjshust

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Follow up question.

Is it possible to alternate between 2 images instead of 2 color for the on/off? If yes, could I get a quick code snippet?

I have no problem displaying a single image

<image name='stop' file='Stop.gif'/>    
  <vbox>      
    <image_bit halpin='selectimage' images='stop'/>    
  </vbox>

I just don't know how to alternate between of/off like we do for colors

<led>
      <halpin>"Pin-14"</halpin>
      <on_color>"green"</on_color>
      <off_color>"red"</off_color>      
</led>

Rob

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Todd Zuercher
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22 May 2015 10:16 #58928 by Todd Zuercher

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Yes it is possible, but a bit different. In fact it is possible to choose between multiple images. It has been quite a while since I did it my self (can't remember it all). Tomorrow I'll post a copy of the config I set up. It has 8 windows that describe the state of the 8 VFDs on an 8 spindle gang router. The indecators are different color boxes with text saying things like "RUN", "STOP", "FAULT", "ACCEL", "DECEL"...

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22 May 2015 10:30 #58929 by Todd Zuercher

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Here is the config

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