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VR rollercoaster to flight sim comversion

Discussion in 'Commercial Simulators and Peripherie' started by Al T, Nov 5, 2019.

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    Thanos, you are......... Monster.........Evil Genius........and..AmaZing Professional. Thank you very much!!!
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    Downloaded simtools v 2.4 and dashboard simtools.us, but forgot to switch off defender. Defender refers to a file, which it considers as a virus. Is it ok? Capture1.PNG Capture1.PNG Capture2.PNG Capture3.PNG
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    @Thanos I am working on making cables for my AMC-AASD15A servo controller with Dorna M1

    Where would I find the DB25 cables blue print with color combination per pin location? Or if anyone can guide me into an easier way to convert these ends to the 44 pin selection.I have included images of my project.

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    Thanos Building the Future one AC Servo at a time... or 6

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    I'm not sure about the colors of the wires of the DB25 cable, you could use multimeter to measure continuity if you want to cut in half a ready off the shelve db25 cable to attach to a 44pin connector directly.


    Look for the wiring diagram and parameters of the Dorna M1 drive here:
    https://github.com/tronicgr/AMC-AASD15A-Firmware/tree/master/DornaM1_interface

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    Thanos Building the Future one AC Servo at a time... or 6

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    I can't tell if the same cable with same color wires per pinout. I just used a multimeter to measure continuity and used labels on each wire to know where it goes. Here are some photos I found on my phone from when I cut such db25 cables and wired a close loop Stepper for testing:

    IMG_20200907_221612.jpg

    IMG_20200907_222047.jpg

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    Thanos Building the Future one AC Servo at a time... or 6

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    The C means the servo is sending information to the AMC-AASD15A that is enabled successfully, so the AMC-AASD15A is sending pulses to rotate the motor. Does the motor rotate? If it does rotate try to block the axle from rotation using a soft cloth and pliers perhaps (carefully). This should send a hard stop signal to the AMC-AASD15A that the motor was calibrated and the C should change to P.

    There is no need to add all three motors for testing.
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    Ok so I am in P. Still can not get any motion. Here is a screen shot of my motor. On thing i noticed is PA001= h000 on my system PA001= b000 i can not change b to an h. Any other recommendations

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    Thanos Building the Future one AC Servo at a time... or 6

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    The b is binary value, and h is hexadecimal value. I think I seen in the manual how to switch between them:

    https://github.com/tronicgr/AMC-AAS...ORNA EPS-B2 (single M1) Servo User Manual.pdf
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    I have it set to 0 currently. That function is not changeable in that parameter. I have a feeling it is something very elementary. Here is what i have done and maybe you can identify what step I am missing.

    System is at 1 P
    Checked my Com port its open
    Created a profile in the game engine
    Get no movement in sim tools

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    Thanos Building the Future one AC Servo at a time... or 6

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    Did you try pressing the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT buttons on the AMC controller? Does it move the motor this way?

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    @Thanos

    Yes sir tried that and I got no movement on my AMC the display was 1 !

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    Please check your wiring and parameters. Although the Dorna sends signal back that its active, doesn't mean its set to the correct mode or it could be a signal on the wiring missing.

    Wiring AMC-AASD-15A to Dorna.JPG
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