Huanyang VFD Macro/ Plugin

[Dan911]

Nice...LOL. I put mine in same place. If you make the Cycle Stop, Free Hold and Single Line buttons height a little smaller it gives you some room.

Dan

[Dan911]

BTW, when I first tried to accomplish that a week ago, I was not able to switch to the Run screen, and thought the screen editor was just buggy, instead of me. :-)

I did and thought the same when first played with screen edit.

[JackBerkhout]

Hi Dan,

I actually placed the those buttons closer to each other, so from top to bottom, I decreased t Y positions, I thought by 15 the first 30 the second and so on...

jack.

[JackBerkhout]

Hi Dan,

may I ask, how did you develop the plugin? Which language did you use (C#, C++)? Which IDE do you use for it?
I'd like to learn it too. I do know both C# (to a degree) and C++.

Kind regards,
Jack.

[Dan911]

C# Good place to start is Documentation folder in UCCNC folder.

Dan

[JackBerkhout]

Hi Dan,

excellent, thank you!

Jack.

[Dan911]

Hello All,

There's a lot a different Test versions in the past pages of this thread so wanted to put out the latest recommended version and fairly confident "Final Version". You won't get a "You are Connected Window" but will get a window if there's a connection problem.


Download Here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>HY10.rar.zip


Dan

[P.Passuello]

Hi Dan,


The new Rs485 adapter just arrived in the mail.
I quiclkly grabbed it and went out to the workshop and installed it.
The spindle started with the correct minimum speed for the first time which it had never done before.
I then stepped through the speeds and it also worked as it should.
I restarted the pc and VFD several times and retested. So far so good.
I installed HY10 and retested. It also works as it should.
I haven't had much time to look at it properly and will test some more when I get some time.
I realize my test was only quick but I was able to break the last ones in minutes so it looks encouraging.
I had tried other drivers for the Prolific adapter as you suggestedbut with no success.
The new one is a CH340 adapter.

I have to work late tonight so probably do won't get a chance to test further today.

Just thought I would let you all know how the new RS485 went.

Thanks to everyone who has given help with this

Cheers
Peter

[Dan911]

Hi Dan,


The new Rs485 adapter just arrived in the mail.
I quiclkly grabbed it and went out to the workshop and installed it.
The spindle started with the correct minimum speed for the first time which it had never done before.
I then stepped through the speeds and it also worked as it should.
I restarted the pc and VFD several times and retested. So far so good.
I installed HY10 and retested. It also works as it should.
I haven't had much time to look at it properly and will test some more when I get some time.
I realize my test was only quick but I was able to break the last ones in minutes so it looks encouraging.
I had tried other drivers for the Prolific adapter as you suggestedbut with no success.
The new one is a CH340 adapter.

I have to work late tonight so probably do won't get a chance to test further today.

Just thought I would let you all know how the new RS485 went.

Thanks to everyone who has given help with this

Cheers
Peter

Great News!!!

Could you please mail me the old RS485 so I can smash it with a hammer...LOL

Happy you got it going, use HY10 it has connection test back, you WON"T receive a window on startup but will if there's a problem. It also waits for connection to be set before it starts so it don't miss any commands.

Dan

[P.Passuello]

Great News!!!

Could you please mail me the old RS485 so I can smash it with a hammer...LOL

Dan

Do you have a big enough hammer?

Cheers
Peter

[P.Passuello]

So I opened up the RS485 adapter tonight when I got home from work and had a look at it.
I noticed 2 things about it.
1st the metal case of the USB plug was not soldered to the circuit board. Not a problem as far as the operation of the adapter goes but mechanically it will cause premature failure of the device as it puts strain on the USB connectors pins and gives a clue as to the quality of the build.
2nd I noticed that the USB to serial IC is unlabeled and it is not because the name has been scratched off as is sometimes done to hide a critical IC's identity.
I suspect it is a copy of the Prolific 2303 chip and was not working correctly with the drivers.
The utility on the prolific website identified it as a PL 2303 series chip so maybe it is genuine but I find it hard to believe they wouldn't put their name on it. This IC is also a well known target of counterfiet though the Prolific drivers aren't meant to work with it at all.

Prolific Adapter (Click to enlargen)


The CH340 adapter is a better build quality and the USB to serial IC is labelled (Click to enlargen)



Both use the Max485 line driver IC for output to the VFD which converts RS232 to RS485.

Just thought you might be interested in seeing what was inside and regardless of wether it is a fake or just faulty I will be dealing out vengeance on this adapter.

Cheers
Peter

[Dan911]

Good info for any in the market to purchase one of these, there's many to choose from on eBay.

Dan

[JackBerkhout]

Hi Dan,
I have just tested HY10 and could not find any issues with it.
Thank you very much!!!
Kind regards,
Jack.

[Dan911]

Hi Dan,
I have just tested HY10 and could not find any issues with it.
Thank you very much!!!
Kind regards,
Jack.

Thanks Jack, you been a huge help with your testing and feedback, I think this version is the final...Finally.

Dan

[JackBerkhout]

I certainly could learn from you!
Great job!
Today I almost finished my control panel, everything still works.




Fans in cabinet...


Oh, OK, on its side...

[Dan911]

Niceee! Where did you get that control box? Did you purchase like that or did you customized it yourself? Looks like your going to have a nice professionally done set up when complete. What makes this forum such a great place to visit is how everyone shares info and learns from each other than passes it on.

Dan

[JackBerkhout]

Hi Dan, I got the empty box from here:
A0620109 | ComTec Sloped Front Enclosure, Black, ABS, 150 x 200 x 62.8mm | OKW


Then I milled the holes:


Draw a vector drawing and used same cut-file for a polycarbonate stikker, which I ordered, and sticked onto it.

The controls are:
Feed Hold
Mist
Flood
X
Y
Z
MPG Cont.
MPG Multi
1.000
0.100
0.010
0.001
F overide (pot)
S override (pot)
MPG

The TFT screen for the PC is a touch-screen, so that saved some buttons...

Note that 6 mm thin cable has 40 wires in it, a challenge to solder it real nice! Not to mention the wires in the box, nicely done with crimp sleeves. A lot of work... :-)

I also used a bamboo glasses box from China and made this inlay for the ER11 collets:



Note, (on my previous post) the color of the light in the main control box depends on state:
Red: In of a failure
Green: All is fine, but UCCNC is not started or emergency stop is pressed (no charge pump signal)
Blue: Ready to go!

The six lights on the top above the main switch are:

- On (orange)
- In Position (green)
- Fault (red)
- Charge Pump (white)
- Ready (blue)
- Idle (red or green, duo-LED, depending state)



The system uses a closed-loop stepper system, it is very fast and can't loose steps.

For who is interested, I made my own breakout boards, and my schematics can be found in my gallery over here:
https://www.cnczone.nl/gallery/album.php?album_id=1030

I'm happy to help, though I'm in the Netherlands.

Regards,
Jack.

[Dan911]

Hi Dan, I got the empty box from here:
A0620109 | ComTec Sloped Front Enclosure, Black, ABS, 150 x 200 x 62.8mm | OKW


Then I milled the holes:


Draw a vector drawing and used same cut-file for a polycarbonate stikker, which I ordered, and sticked onto it.

The controls are:
Feed Hold
Mist
Flood
X
Y
Z
MPG Cont.
MPG Multi
1.000
0.100
0.010
0.001
F overide (pot)
S override (pot)
MPG

The TFT screen for the PC is a touch-screen, so that saved some buttons...

Note that 6 mm thin cable has 40 wires in it, a challenge to solder it real nice! Not to mention the wires in the box, nicely done with crimp sleeves. A lot of work... :-)

I also used a bamboo glasses box from China and made this inlay for the ER11 collets:



Note, (on my previous post) the color of the light in the main control box depends on state:
Red: In of a failure
Green: All is fine, but UCCNC is not started or emergency stop is pressed (no charge pump signal)
Blue: Ready to go!

The six lights on the top above the main switch are:

- On (orange)
- In Position (green)
- Fault (red)
- Charge Pump (white)
- Ready (blue)
- Idle (red or green, duo-LED, depending state)



The system uses a closed-loop stepper system, it is very fast and can't loose steps.

For who is interested, I made my own breakout boards, and my schematics can be found in my gallery over here:
https://www.cnczone.nl/gallery/album.php?album_id=1030

I'm happy to help, though I'm in the Netherlands.

Regards,
Jack.

You really should of started a build thread for your setup, at least for your controller case. I think a lot would be interested and would consider for there build. I know I am, thanks for pics and links.

Dan

[P.Passuello]

Hi Dan,

I have made a video on installing your plugin onto UCCNC which might help others installing it.
I don't know if you have a website where you will be hosting the plugin so in the meantime I have pointed people to this thread.
It is always good to see how much time and effort people such as yourself put into making plugins etc.

I also included a bit on the RS485 issue I experienced in the hope it might help others.
I hope it will be useful to others and I haven't made a hash of it.

I really appreciate the time and effort you have put into getting this working.

Cheers
Peter

[ger21]

I don't know if you have a website where you will be hosting the plugin so in the meantime I have pointed people to this thread.

I have a link to this thread and the plugin on my website as well. Also, links to the RS485 adapter and driver.
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