Read Coil Analogic Output M103
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@mohamed-dounnani
Basically there can be two things wrong in your setup and in order to help you I need you to test them separately.- Verify the output voltage
- Disconnect everything from the AO and AGND
- connect a voltmeter (or multimeter set to DC voltage measurement) between AO and AGND (positive / red test lead to AO, negative / black test lead to AGND)
- set the desired voltage via Modbus registers and verify the actual output voltage
- set the voltage to 0V via Modbus registers and verify that the output voltage is 0V
- Verify the functionality of the LED dimmer
- connect the LED to the dimmer
- connect the power supply to the dimmer
- leave the 0-10V input unconnected
- the LED should be off.
Please proceed with both suggestions and get back to me with the result. Otherwise it is almost impossible to help you.
Thank you for understanding,
Martin -
"Verify the functionality of the LED dimmer
connect the LED to the dimmer
connect the power supply to the dimmer
leave the 0-10V input unconnected
the LED should be off."I leave the 0-10V input unconnected from unipi and led are On like 100% Luminosity.
"Verify the output voltage
Disconnect everything from the AO and AGND
connect a voltmeter (or multimeter set to DC voltage measurement) between AO and AGND (positive / red test lead to AO, negative / black test lead to AGND)
set the desired voltage via Modbus registers and verify the actual output voltage
set the voltage to 0V via Modbus registers and verify that the output voltage is 0V"When I set 0V via Modbus multimeter reveals like 1.066 Volt and not 0 volt.
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Ok @mohamed-dounnani, now we are getting somewhere!:)
For the first part (verifying the output voltage), did you try to set the voltage to e.g. 5 volts and measured the actual output as well? What was the result? I need to be extra sure, that your way of saving data into the Modbus registers really works. It's not that I don't trust you, but it isn't really straightforward:)
Thanks!
Martin -
If i set 6 Volt the result is 2294.784382284382
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@mohamed-dounnani I am sorry, but I don't understand. You should calculate a value using the formula and the result should be between 0 - 65535. Then you should write the value into the Analog Output 1 Modbus register. By doing this, the internal circuit in the UniPi controller will set the desired output voltage between the screw connectors AO and AGND. Then you should measure this value with multimeter to verify if the actual output is equal to the desired voltage you wanted to set. Have you done so please?
Martin
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I calculate value using formula and when i select 6V that is my desired volt, that formula produce 2294. I take the result and I write it to Analog Output 1 Modbus register
When I select 0V, the formula produce 0, but when i measure the output with multimeter i measure 1.066 V
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Ok @mohamed-dounnani, and what happens, when you write the value 2294 into the Analog Output 1 Modbus Register? What is the actual ouput voltage on the connector?
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7 approximately
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Ok @mohamed-dounnani, I tested it on my S103, which is basically the same as yours. Mine works with the same procedure I told you. I wrote value 2178 and got 5.678V as expected. When I write 0, the output is 0V.
To investigate further, I need several informations from you:
- What SD card image do you use?
- How do you communicate with the ModbusTCP server?
- If you write 0 to the register 2, what value from the register you read back?
Thanks in advance,
Martin -
I use Raspbian Stretch
I communicate with node.js using a npm library.
If i wrote 0 i receive 0 as value -
Ok @mohamed-dounnani, let's try one last thing. Can you read the value of register 1019? That's the settings of the Analog Output. It should be 0, which stands for Voltage output. 1 means Current output and 3 means Resistance measurement.
Thank you,
Martin -
I receive 0, so is for Voltage Output
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To be specific I'll explain how to calculate the value to write in the analog output register.
For determinator i use: (((3.3 * deltaRef) / 4095) * (1 + (VDev / 10000)) * 3);
DeltaRef is (vref / vrefInt), if denominator is 0 i change it in 4095.For nominator i use: ((Vdesired - (VOffset / 10000)) < 0) ? 0 : (Vdesired - (VOffset / 10000));
Then i calculate nominator / denominator.
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@mohamed-dounnani,
your calculations are in order. With the tests we did above, I am afraid you received a PLC with wrong calibration data. The calibration is a way how to ensure that when you set a desired voltage through Modbus registers, it will in fact set the correct voltage on the terminal connectors. The calibration process is one of many throughout the assembly of the unit. The calibration is done on our testbenches and it means you have to send the unit back to us. We sincerely do apologize for this.Please send me (kudlacek@unipi.technology) your number of order for this PLC and I will get back to you with further information.
Thank you very much,
Martin -
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