Impossible to cpnnect with wired interface using PL-2303

[itsskin]

Impossible to cpnnect with wired interface using PL-2303

by itsskin » Wed May 09, 2012 6:15 pm

Hi guys!
What a great forum you have here! Sorry for my first post starting with question, but I know no one who can help except you.
So, I have a merlin head with simple hand control.
And also PL-2303 TTL controller, which is good, as I used it for other applications before. It's set to 5V.
I assembled the cable as stated here : http://www.kolor.com/forum/p57035-2010-01-07-12-19-19?pid=57035#p57035

The problem is the head is not responding, when I try to connect. No program works. No test programs, no terminal. No firmware updater. Of course I try to connect with 9600N81.
Led blinks on PL-2303. Hand controller works.

Any ideas what can be wrong?
I ordered FTDI Basic FT232RL FT232R Arduino (http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=13745087406), that's the closes one I can find here. But while waiting it would be nice to fix my current setup.
Thank you!!!

[mediavets]

by mediavets » Wed May 09, 2012 6:37 pm

A suggestion.

Make sure you don't connect the hand controller and your cable at the same time.

Use papywizard. Set the COM port bearing in mind that Papywizard enumerates serial ports from zero, so you can enter '0' or 'COM1', '1' or 'COM2' etc.

Attempt to connect and post the log file here.
...........

A second suggestion.

Buy the Deltawave Papymerlin Bluetooth adapter and use a Bluetooth connection rather than a wired connection.

http://www.papymerlin.com/interface-%C3%A9lectronique/

http://www.kolor.com/buy/photo-hardware/accessories/recepteur-bluetooth.html

[itsskin]

by itsskin » Wed May 09, 2012 6:50 pm

Yes, only wired interface in HC port.
Com3=Serial2 in Papywizard (Led blinks on PL2303)
I will buy the BT connection, but will take time to get here and I want to use head NOW And anyway I need a notebook to drive my camera with GBTimelapse....

Log:

2012-05-10 01:42:29,650::MainThread::DEBUG::Papywizard.l10n(): default locale=en_US
2012-05-10 01:42:29,650::MainThread::DEBUG::Papywizard.l10n(): LANGUAGE=None
2012-05-10 01:42:29,650::MainThread::DEBUG::Papywizard.l10n(): langs=['en_US', 'fr_FR', 'pl_PL', 'de_DE', 'es_ES', 'it_IT']
2012-05-10 01:42:29,650::MainThread::DEBUG::Papywizard.l10n(): localeDir=C:\Program Files\Papywizard\share\locale
2012-05-10 01:42:29,727::MainThread::INFO::Starting Papywizard...
2012-05-10 01:42:29,743::MainThread::INFO::Loading default presets
2012-05-10 01:42:29,789::MainThread::DEBUG::Preset.__init__(): loading name='4@0 + Z + N'
2012-05-10 01:42:29,789::MainThread::DEBUG::Preset.__init__(): loading name='3@-15 + Z'
2012-05-10 01:42:29,789::MainThread::DEBUG::Preset.__init__(): loading name='6@30 + 6@-15 + N'
2012-05-10 01:42:29,805::MainThread::DEBUG::Preset.__init__(): loading name='4@30 + 4@-30'
2012-05-10 01:42:29,805::MainThread::DEBUG::Preset.__init__(): loading name='3 + 6 + 12 + 6 + 3 (28mm)'
2012-05-10 01:42:29,805::MainThread::DEBUG::Preset.__init__(): loading name='4 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 8 (32mm)'
2012-05-10 01:42:29,805::MainThread::INFO::Loading user presets
2012-05-10 01:42:29,805::MainThread::WARNING::No user presets found
2012-05-10 01:42:29,805::MainThread::DEBUG::Spy.__init__(): yaw=0.0, pitch=0.0
2012-05-10 01:42:30,444::MainThread::DEBUG::ConfigManager.__init__(): versions: dist=['1', '6', '1'], user=['1', '6', '1']
2012-05-10 01:42:30,444::MainThread::DEBUG::ConfigManager.__init__(): user config. is up-to-date
2012-05-10 01:42:30,444::MainThread::TRACE::MainController.__onNoteBookSwitchPage()
2012-05-10 01:42:30,444::MainThread::DEBUG::MainController.__onNoteBookSwitchPage(): shooting mode set to 'preset'
2012-05-10 01:42:30,523::Publisher::INFO::Starting Publisher...
2012-05-10 01:42:30,539::Spy::INFO::Starting Spy...
2012-05-10 01:43:02,924::MainThread::INFO::Configuration saved
2012-05-10 01:43:09,023::MainThread::INFO::Connecting to real hardware...
2012-05-10 01:43:09,756::Dummy-5::EXCEPTION::Axis._sendCmd
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "papywizard\hardware\axis.pyo", line 235, in _sendCmd
File "papywizard\hardware\serialDriver.pyo", line 111, in sendCmd
IOError: Timeout while reading on serial bus
2012-05-10 01:43:09,756::Dummy-5::WARNING::Axis._sendCmd(): axis 1 can't sent command. Retrying...
2012-05-10 01:43:09,960::Dummy-5::EXCEPTION::Axis._sendCmd
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "papywizard\hardware\axis.pyo", line 235, in _sendCmd
File "papywizard\hardware\serialDriver.pyo", line 111, in sendCmd
IOError: Timeout while reading on serial bus
2012-05-10 01:43:09,960::Dummy-5::WARNING::Axis._sendCmd(): axis 1 can't sent command. Retrying...
2012-05-10 01:43:10,163::Dummy-5::EXCEPTION::Axis._sendCmd
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "papywizard\hardware\axis.pyo", line 235, in _sendCmd
File "papywizard\hardware\serialDriver.pyo", line 111, in sendCmd
IOError: Timeout while reading on serial bus
2012-05-10 01:43:10,163::Dummy-5::WARNING::Axis._sendCmd(): axis 1 can't sent command. Retrying...
2012-05-10 01:43:10,163::Dummy-5::EXCEPTION::Shooting.switchToRealHardware()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "papywizard\model\shooting.pyo", line 284, in switchToRealHardware
File "papywizard\hardware\head.pyo", line 93, in init
File "papywizard\hardware\axis.pyo", line 251, in init
File "papywizard\hardware\axis.pyo", line 242, in _sendCmd
HardwareError: Axis 1 can't send command
2012-05-10 01:43:10,224::MainThread::ERROR::Can't connect to hardware
Axis 1 can't send command
2012-05-10 01:43:11,957::MainThread::INFO::Go to simulation mode
2012-05-10 01:43:12,174::MainThread::EXCEPTION::Axis._sendCmd
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "papywizard\hardware\axis.pyo", line 235, in _sendCmd
File "papywizard\hardware\serialDriver.pyo", line 111, in sendCmd
IOError: Timeout while reading on serial bus
2012-05-10 01:43:12,174::MainThread::WARNING::Axis._sendCmd(): axis 1 can't sent command. Retrying...
2012-05-10 01:43:12,378::MainThread::EXCEPTION::Axis._sendCmd
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "papywizard\hardware\axis.pyo", line 235, in _sendCmd
File "papywizard\hardware\serialDriver.pyo", line 111, in sendCmd
IOError: Timeout while reading on serial bus
2012-05-10 01:43:12,378::MainThread::WARNING::Axis._sendCmd(): axis 1 can't sent command. Retrying...
2012-05-10 01:43:12,581::MainThread::EXCEPTION::Axis._sendCmd
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "papywizard\hardware\axis.pyo", line 235, in _sendCmd
File "papywizard\hardware\serialDriver.pyo", line 111, in sendCmd
IOError: Timeout while reading on serial bus
2012-05-10 01:43:12,581::MainThread::WARNING::Axis._sendCmd(): axis 1 can't sent command. Retrying...
2012-05-10 01:43:12,581::MainThread::EXCEPTION::Shooting.switchToSimulatedHardware()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "papywizard\model\shooting.pyo", line 297, in switchToSimulatedHardware
File "papywizard\hardware\head.pyo", line 109, in shutdown
File "papywizard\hardware\axis.pyo", line 371, in stop
File "papywizard\hardware\axis.pyo", line 242, in _sendCmd
HardwareError: Axis 1 can't send command

Last edited by itsskin on Wed May 09, 2012 6:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[itsskin]

by itsskin » Sun May 13, 2012 5:13 pm

Okay! Problem solved with new interface posted above. Thx for help!

Another question. I checked Controller firmware and got 02.0A.84
Didn't find anything about it here. Is it more recent then 020681? Can I dump it to share?

[mediavets]

by mediavets » Sun May 13, 2012 5:31 pm

Okay! Problem solved with new interface posted above. Thx for help!?

So what was the problem?

How have you solved it?

[itsskin]

by itsskin » Sun May 13, 2012 5:34 pm

Connected with new chip. FTDI Basic 232R. PL-2303 didn't work.