Sending data from zig2serial/zig100 to CM-5
Sending data from zig2serial/zig100 to CM-5
by Jeeves
Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:03 am
Dear all,
I need to send data from my PC to the CM-5, but it was not works. I send a e-mail to robots and they told me that there is a package form that they have used. Does Anybody know how this package form is?
Thanks for your help
I need to send data from my PC to the CM-5, but it was not works. I send a e-mail to robots and they told me that there is a package form that they have used. Does Anybody know how this package form is?
Thanks for your help
by Jeeves
Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:18 pm
Thanks Dewey. I used that informations and this problem was resolved. However, another appears. Some times the connection between the zig100 connected in zig2serial and the zig100 connected in CM-5 fails. I realize this because my communication lost some packages of data. I see that, when this occurs, the zig2serial status led blink.
Is it normal?
Does anybody have any idea why this is happening?
P.S.: I just connected the zig100 in zig2serial and CM-5, I did not solder the pins.
Is it normal?
Does anybody have any idea why this is happening?
P.S.: I just connected the zig100 in zig2serial and CM-5, I did not solder the pins.
by Dewey
Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:12 am
I would advise that the Zig100 module in the CM5 is soldered in.
The Zig to Serial board does not need the Zig100 module soldered.
Since you get some comms I assume you have the +5v supply issue to the Zig100 board solved!
Remember getting (some) errors does not necessarily mean anything is wrong with the Zig100s.
The Transmission employes no underlying error detection/correct at the message level. That is why you have checks in the message format. If you are using a BCP program in the CM5 it will (pretty sure anyway) ignore any message it receives that fails checks, at the PC end you must do the checking. If you use your own 'C' program in the CM5 you will need to write code to do the check.
Blinking status Leds on the Zig2Serial merely show TX and RX of bytes in itself this does not indicate an error.
I have posted some software that enables you to Tx/Rx via the CM5 cable or via Zig100. Its available on the site Wiki. This software works! So if you try it and it don't work for you then you have a hardware issue.
Best of luck.
The Zig to Serial board does not need the Zig100 module soldered.
Since you get some comms I assume you have the +5v supply issue to the Zig100 board solved!
Remember getting (some) errors does not necessarily mean anything is wrong with the Zig100s.
The Transmission employes no underlying error detection/correct at the message level. That is why you have checks in the message format. If you are using a BCP program in the CM5 it will (pretty sure anyway) ignore any message it receives that fails checks, at the PC end you must do the checking. If you use your own 'C' program in the CM5 you will need to write code to do the check.
Blinking status Leds on the Zig2Serial merely show TX and RX of bytes in itself this does not indicate an error.
I have posted some software that enables you to Tx/Rx via the CM5 cable or via Zig100. Its available on the site Wiki. This software works! So if you try it and it don't work for you then you have a hardware issue.
Best of luck.