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02 Apr 2013 03:35 #32164 by ericson
analog axis select was created by ericson
Hi I have a question about saving inputs.
I have an Arduino connected
and intend to use a rotary selector switch
with resistors,
is it possible to take an analog signal to
for example axis select.
1 volt = x axis, 2 volt = y axis, and so on.
Is there anyone who have a hal example
I would be happy.

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02 Apr 2013 20:01 #32182 by ArcEye
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Hi

You probably need to explain exactly what you are looking to do.

On the face of it there is no advantage to generating an analog signal that will need to be converted to get a digital trigger signal,
when you could just apply that signal through your rotary switch.

If it were necessary, the arduino board might be the best way to handle it, triggering different digital outputs based upon the analog voltage read.

regards

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03 Apr 2013 03:09 #32188 by ericson
Replied by ericson on topic analog axis select
I use Jeff Eplers configuration for arduino.
What I was thinking is to connect one analog signal
from the Rotary selector switch and let the hal file
read the float value and change the signal halui.joint.0.select,
to halui.joint.1.select. and so on.
And maybe one analog signal for manual,mdi,auto mode.
If it is possible, it would save many iputs.
I know it is possible to write your own configuration for arduino
but I'm not good at programming.
So I thought there might be a way to do it in the hal file.

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03 Apr 2013 14:40 #32203 by ArcEye
Replied by ArcEye on topic analog axis select
HAL does not use analogue voltage signals much, then mostly in the area of drive control.

Afraid I think my initial reaction stands, makes little sense to implement an switched analogue signal and then convert it, when what you want is a digital one, which is easily achieved.

You can implement the switching within HAL, using something like the multiswitch component or just have a plain mechanical switch.
The advantage of switching within a component, is that you can connect all the halui........ pins to it directly and the position of the 'switch' determines which is triggered.

Manual, MDI, Auto mode can similarly be toggled in HAL using physical or HAL switches
See this for example
www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum...t-playing-nice#29216

To get this working, you may need to wet your feet in the programming sea, but I still don't know overall what you are trying to achieve or what part the arduino plays

regards

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04 Apr 2013 02:55 #32244 by ericson
Replied by ericson on topic analog axis select
Thanks for the examples they will be useful.
I complicate it because I've run out of inputs
and would like rotary switches on my machine panel
but should probably reconsider.
look at the picture to see how I thought

Thanks for the replies.
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04 Apr 2013 17:59 - 04 Apr 2013 23:06 #32268 by ArcEye
Replied by ArcEye on topic analog axis select
Hi

Your picture is fine, as far as it goes.

The only proper way to use an arduino and save on inputs is to have a component that receives the return from the arduino and sets the appropriate pin, connected via HAL, to HIGH.

The arduino will do the ADC (Analogue to Digital Conversion) easily enough into a 10bit ADC
You would need to experiment to determine what value range each pole on the switch resulted in.

The below give an idea of the code required, they compile, but I have not tested the logic.
They may inspire you to get your feet wet on the programming front B)

ADCsend.pde (arduino script)
// Script takes the analogue value of switch pin
// and changes value of buf[0] to indicate
// which axis selection it represents
//  Example only - ArcEye 2013

int switchPin = A0; // select the input pin from the switch
float switchValue = 0; // variable to store the value coming from the switch
int Xthreshold, Ythreshold, Zthreshold, Athreshold;
char buf;

void setup() {
 
  // Xthreshold, Ythreshold, Zthreshold, Athreshold need to be determined by
  // experimentation with the switch and initialised as the 
  // value beyond which the next axis is being selected
//    Xthreshold = xxx
//    Ythreshold = xxx
//    Zthreshold = xxx
//    Athreshold = xxx
  // initialize serial communication:
  Serial.begin(9600);
}


void loop() 
{
  delay(500);
  
  switchValue = analogRead(switchPin);
  
  // if an axis is selected
  if(switchValue > 0 &&  switchValue < Athreshold) 
    {
     buf = 0; // defaults to Off
     
    if(switchValue > 0 && switchValue < Xthreshold)
        buf = 1;
    else if(switchValue > Xthreshold && switchValue < Ythreshold)
        buf = 2; 
    else if(switchValue > Ythreshold && switchValue < Zthreshold)
        buf = 3;
    else if(switchValue > Zthreshold && switchValue < Athreshold)
        buf = 4;

    Serial.print(buf);
    }
}


ADCreceive.comp (userspace hal component)
component ADCreceive               "Receives serial byte from Arduino running ADC-send.ino and sets selected pin";

pin out bit Offselect = 0           "TRUE if Off";
pin out bit Xselect = 0             "TRUE if X selected";
pin out bit Yselect = 0             "TRUE if Y selected";
pin out bit Zselect = 0             "TRUE if Z selected";
pin out bit Aselect = 0             "TRUE if A selected";

option singleton yes;               
option userspace yes;
option extra_setup yes;             // use this to open port
option extra_cleanup yes;           // use this to close port

author "ArcEye arceye@mgware.co.uk 2013";
license "GPL";
;;

#include <stdio.h>    /* Standard input/output definitions */
#include <stdlib.h> 
#include <stdint.h>   /* Standard types */
#include <string.h>   /* String function definitions */
#include <unistd.h>   /* UNIX standard function definitions */
#include <fcntl.h>    /* File control definitions */
#include <errno.h>    /* Error number definitions */
#include <termios.h>  /* POSIX terminal control definitions */
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/signal.h>
#include <sys/types.h>

#define BAUDRATE B9600
#define DEVICE "/dev/ttyUSB0"
int fd;                             // file descriptor
struct termios oldtio,newtio;       // new and saved old port setup

hal_bit_t pins[5];

int setupSerialPort()       
{
      fd = open(DEVICE, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY ); 
        if (fd <0)
            {
            perror(DEVICE); 
            exit(-1); 
            }
        
        tcgetattr(fd,&oldtio); /* save current port settings */
        
        bzero(&newtio, sizeof(newtio));
        newtio.c_cflag = BAUDRATE | CRTSCTS | CS8 | CLOCAL | CREAD;
        newtio.c_iflag = IGNPAR;
        newtio.c_oflag = 0;
        
        /* set input mode (non-canonical, no echo,...) */
        newtio.c_lflag = 0;
         
        newtio.c_cc[VTIME]    = 0;   /* inter-character timer unused */
        newtio.c_cc[VMIN]     = 5;   /* blocking read until 5 chars received */
        
        tcflush(fd, TCIFLUSH);
        return( tcsetattr(fd,TCSANOW,&newtio) ); // -1 for error 0 is OK

}



void user_mainloop(void)
{
int c, x;
char ch;
    
    pins[0] = Offselect; pins[1] = Xselect; pins[2] = Yselect; pins[3] = Zselect; pins[4] = Aselect;
    
    while (fd != -1) 
        {
        read(fd,&ch,1);        
               
        for(x = 0; x < 5; x++)
            {
            if(ch == x)
                pins[x] = 1;
            else
                pins[x] = 0;
            }
    
        usleep(500000); // 1/2 sec
        }
    fprintf(stderr, "Exiting");
    exit(0);
         
}



EXTRA_SETUP()
{
     if(setupSerialPort() == -1)
        {
        fprintf(stderr,"Error opening ttyUSB0");
        }
}

EXTRA_CLEANUP()
{
    tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &oldtio);
    close(fd);
    fprintf(stderr,"All cleaned up");
}

regards
Last edit: 04 Apr 2013 23:06 by ArcEye. Reason: Tidy typos and logic oops

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05 Apr 2013 03:38 #32283 by ericson
Replied by ericson on topic analog axis select
Thanks a lot

I'll try if I can make it work
it will probably take many hours for me.

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05 Aug 2013 05:16 #37403 by jorgea
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Have you fixed this problem?

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06 Aug 2013 19:12 #37434 by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic analog axis select
I only just spotted this thread.

I thought that the Arduino interface from Jeff already handle analogue input, so shouldn't it be possible to just use a wcomp component in HAL for each desired voltage range to set the associated HAL pin?

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