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Question Help please - SMC3 axis testing failure

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ' started by James Robbie, Aug 31, 2017.

  1. James Robbie

    James Robbie Active Member

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    Hi all, resident "out of his depth"rookie here...

    Using 2 wiper motors with the SMC3 Based setup. I have everything hooked up, power to everything and base environment somewhat proven by SMC Utility testing working correctly!

    First step was to prove setup via SMC Utility software - done and happy. Next progress step in my head is to create a base preset in my interface settings in the game engine.
    Interface settings.JPG

    And then assign the axis and start with something simple using only one axis:
    Axis assignmens.JPG

    And then when I go to output testing, I get nothing at all from my motors. What am I missing? I haven't changed or set anything else up at all from default install of software. Do I need to set parameters up in the tuning centre to accomplish this test of proving movement of motors?

    I did have trouble with getting the RC project to work and that ended up being a simple error in the output code format. I had to have a space and a ~ in between the axis naming. Do I need that in this situation too?

    Hopefully its something easy and obvious for the smart people that help us all.:.
    James Robbie, Aug 31, 2017
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    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Settings, as per the guide:

    Baud rate 500000 , N , 8 , 1 (10ms delay)
    noorbeast, Aug 31, 2017
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  3. James Robbie

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    Ok, I will give that a whirl. Do I leave the Port Settings (Windows Device Manager) set at 9600? I wasn't 100% sure about setting it to 500000 in the software as the highest match between software and port settings was 115200 hence why I went with that.
    James Robbie, Aug 31, 2017
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