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Tutorial English Guide for SCN5 Interface

Discussion in 'SimTools DIY Version' started by nclabs, May 18, 2014.

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  1. nclabs

    nclabs Active Member Gold Contributor

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    And now, the english guide for the SCN5 Interfaces setup.

    SCN5 configuration.
    • Click on Interface Settings, Interface1, Output Type and select SCN.
    • Under ComPort, select one of the COM ports connected to you SCN5 (if you don't know it, check the Control Panel on Windows, under the COM Port section).
    • Under Packet Rate select 10 ms.
    • Under Assignment Axis, select Axis 1.
    • With the Speed bar you can adjust the speed of the actuator, select a temporary value of 10.000 (value that you can increase after some testing).
    • With the Acceleration bar you can adjust the acceleration of the actuator, select a temporary value of 500 (same thing here, you can increase it after).
    • Now do the same thing with the Interface2, using the other COM port, and selecting Axis 2 under Assigned Axis (important!).
    • Last thing. Click on Axis Assignment, Axis Limiting and, to any axis connected with a SCN actuator, select a value of 90%. This is very important to preserve your actuator in the long term. Not doing this can lead to mechanical damage.

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    Note: SCN5 will work fine, but the support for SCN6 actuator it's still in work in progress now.
    nclabs, May 18, 2014
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    Great job nclabs!
    I'll add it into the Quick Starting Guide :) it will be usefull for many people
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    RacingMat, May 19, 2014
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    Well done. Is already a tutorial for connecting the scn5 done?
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    nclabs Active Member Gold Contributor

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    Thx! You mean, another tutorial? I know that @seppel did it but in German language.
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    might be yokoyoko means tutorial about scn5 wiring...also can be useful to add here
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    I agree it would be nice to get it all in one place and I feel with a bit more info it will need a stickie for all to find easily.
    Well done @nclabs ,
    and thanks.
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    Ok guys, it will be done!
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    Thanks @nclabs all the scn5 users will appreciate this greatly.
    Notice it has earn you a stickee too , +1 for the SCN5's
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    I'm still not getting any motion from my SCN5's. They are connected to COM5 and COM6.

    If I exit software, and open up X-Sim Profiler, they work normally (under those specific COM ports)... and if I leave SimTools engine open when I launch X-Sim Profiler, it fails to find the actuators - so SimTools is definitely connecting to them when it opens.

    Any thoughts where I should try looking first?
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    Did You set the id from both actuators to 0 instead of 0 and 1
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    Using the MSVT Servo Configurator? They are both set to 0
    Is this the correct setting? Untitled.png
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    The easiest way to adjust the ID is to use x-sim.

    In the x-sim software you can find this

    [​IMG]
    Under change id you can change your ID :grin do this or check both actuators.

    Ohh uhhh its not the red circle .... but on the right beneath that.
    Rinus janssens, Sep 5, 2014
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    I have tried with both set at 0 and also different set at 0,1... no difference.

    now i'm wondering if its just a difference with the controller/adapter that I need to sort out
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    Do you have no motion at all ? or maybe just one

    Do you have you're actuators hooked to one controller ? (simtools require two rd485 to usb controllers)
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    With bot actuators set to ID 0
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    No motion

    okay. both ID's set back to 0
    2 controllers (COM5, COM6).

    Perhaps instead I can make SimTools talk to them by configuring the output type SER instead of SCN?
    Hicsy, Sep 5, 2014
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    Did you Patched the game ? with game manager ?
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