Ok folks I have finished the servo coolant nozzle screen set for Mach3. So far it has been working pretty good.
When I installed it on the ORK mill, I got my tool off set measurements wrong. It drove me nuts for an hour or two. I was thinking, Gosh it worked perfect on my cardboard testing setup. Here I was measuring the tool length from the flange instead of the difference between my zero tool and current tool. Have been doing other things besides machining and forgot.
I tried my best to make it easy to install. The screen set folder contains a few setting pictures and installing directions. There are two options in the nozzle parking Brains Ver1 and Ver2. Ver2 is the default and has a more positive, solid action. Some of the arduino code needs to be changed for Ver1 to work correctly. There is a note pad file in the screen set folder with all the details.
From this project, I have learned a lot about screen sets, brains, Arduino programming, Modbus, Inkscape and trigonometry. At times I felt like my brain was going to explode.
Here is a couple of videos showing how things work. Any questions can be left here, the CNC zone thread or on my Youtube channel. Have fun and be safe :)
Below is a video of how the set up page and controls work.
Wiring of servo power supply. The capacitors are a little over kill,but help filter out noise. In the video I'm using a 9 volt wall wort. On the machine it is a 12 volt din rail power supply.
With the capability of using modbus with the arduino. I can now get rid of the knobs on the control pannel. They will now reside in the mach3 screen set with a set up page. This way less wiring and hard ware is needed. The set up page will allow the system to be adapted to almost any mill using mach3. My goal is to make it an easy DIY project
I'm thinking of making a couple of different screen sets from basic auto aim to air blast options.
setup and main page
So far I have the setup page and the brains are done. The brain contains three trigonometry functions to adjust the nozzle angles automatically according to tool depth,length and width. When drilling or slotting the nozzle will stay at the top of the part being machined.
So after many months of research, reading ,trial and error. I finally got the servo coolant nozzles to be controlled directly by mach3. For testing a modbus sketch from the mach3 site was modified. A brain was created with a( DRO input>some math>modbus output) Now it seems very simple. I think most of my problems came from being new at all this. The pieces slowly came together and poof it started working.
With this more functions can be added like automatic adjusting for depth of cutting and drilling. Even for the width of the cutter. I can also get rid of the switch that controls tool cleaning function by sending the Zaxis height and tool change info to the arduino.
My plan is to redo the shield, putting all the components on one board. It will be relocated to the CNC control panel.
Will contain.
2 out puts for air solenoids maybe 3.
2 rotary encoders with push buttons for adjustments instead of pots, can get rid of 2 of them this way.
2 pots for the air blast on and off.
passive components and connectors.
Arduino sketch.
/*
Modbus over serial line - RTU Slave Arduino Sketch
By Juan Pablo Zometa : jpmzometa@gmail.com
http://sites.google.com/site/jpmzometa/
and Samuel Marco: sammarcoarmengol@gmail.com
and Andras Tucsni.
These functions implement functions 3, 6, and 16 (read holding registers,
preset single register and preset multiple registers) of the
Modbus RTU Protocol, to be used over the Arduino serial connection.
This implementation DOES NOT fully comply with the Modbus specifications.
This Arduino adaptation is derived from the work
By P.Costigan email: phil@pcscada.com.au http://pcscada.com.au
These library of functions are designed to enable a program send and
receive data from a device that communicates using the Modbus protocol.
Copyright (C) 2000 Philip Costigan P.C. SCADA LINK PTY. LTD.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
The functions included here have been derived from the
Modicon Modbus Protocol Reference Guide
which can be obtained from Schneider at www.schneiderautomation.com.
This code has its origins with
paul@pmcrae.freeserve.co.uk (http://www.pmcrae.freeserve.co.uk)
who wrote a small program to read 100 registers from a modbus slave.
I have used his code as a catalist to produce this more functional set
of functions. Thanks paul.
*/
/*
* configure_mb_slave(baud, parity, tx_en_pin)
*
* sets the communication parameters for of the serial line.
*
* baud: baudrate in bps (typical values 9600, 19200... 115200)
* parity: a single character sets the parity mode (character frame format):
* 'n' no parity (8N1); 'e' even parity (8E1), 'o' for odd parity (8O1).
* tx_en_pin: arduino pin number that controls transmision/reception
* of an external half-duplex device (e.g. a RS485 interface chip).
* 0 or 1 disables this function (for a two-device network)
* >2 for point-to-multipoint topology (e.g. several arduinos)
*/
/*
* update_mb_slave(slave_id, holding_regs_array, number_of_regs)
*
* checks if there is any valid request from the modbus master. If there is,
* performs the action requested
*
* slave: slave id (1 to 127)
* regs: an array with the holding registers. They start at address 1 (master point of view)
* regs_size: total number of holding registers.
* returns: 0 if no request from master,
* NO_REPLY (-1) if no reply is sent to the master
* an exception code (1 to 4) in case of a modbus exceptions
* the number of bytes sent as reply ( > 4) if OK.
*/
int update_mb_slave(unsigned char slave, int *regs,
unsigned int regs_size);
int t1,t2,t3,t4,t5 ;
/* Modbus RTU common parameters, the Master MUST use the same parameters */
enum {
MB_SLAVE = 1,/* modbus slave id */
};
/* slave registers example */
enum {
MB_REG0,
MB_REG1,
// line below is for holding registers. 'vinny'
MB_REGS= 40 /* total number of registers on slave */
};
int regs[MB_REGS];/* this is the slave's modbus data map */
Servo servo1; // create servo object to control a servo
Servo servo2;
int val; // variable to store the angle
void setup()
{
/* Modbus setup example, the master must use the same COM parameters */
/* 115200 bps, 8N1, two-device network */
// changed to 19200 bps, 8N1, two-device network 'vinny'
configure_mb_slave(9600, 'n', 1);
servo1.attach(9); // attaches the servo on pin 9 to the servo object
servo2.attach(10);
}
void loop()
{
/* This is all for the Modbus slave */ update_mb_slave(MB_SLAVE, regs, MB_REGS) ;
//regs[0]=analogRead(A0); commented out not used for coolant nozzles
//regs[1]=analogRead(A1); part of original sketch using pots for FRO
val=regs[0];
servo1.write(val); // sets the servo position according to the scaled value
servo2.write(val);
//delay(15);
}
/****************************************************************************
* BEGIN MODBUS RTU SLAVE FUNCTIONS
****************************************************************************/
/* global variables */
unsigned int Txenpin = 0; /* Enable transmission pin, used on RS485 networks */
/* enum of supported modbus function codes. If you implement a new one, put its function code here ! */
enum {
FC_READ_REGS = 0x03, //Read contiguous block of holding register
FC_WRITE_REG = 0x06, //Write single holding register
FC_WRITE_REGS = 0x10 //Write block of contiguous registers
};
/* supported functions. If you implement a new one, put its function code into this array! */
const unsigned char fsupported[] = { FC_READ_REGS, FC_WRITE_REG, FC_WRITE_REGS };
INPUTS: buf -> Array containing message to be sent to controller. start -> Start of loop in crc counter, usually 0. cnt -> Amount of bytes in message being sent to controller/
OUTPUTS: temp -> Returns crc byte for message.
COMMENTS: This routine calculates the crc high and low byte of a message. Note that this crc is only used for Modbus, not Modbus+ etc.
****************************************************************************/
unsigned int crc(unsigned char *buf, unsigned char start,
unsigned char cnt)
{
unsigned char i, j;
unsigned temp, temp2, flag;
temp = 0xFFFF;
for (i = start; i < cnt; i++) {
temp = temp ^ buf[i];
for (j = 1; j <= 8; j++) {
flag = temp & 0x0001;
temp = temp >> 1;
if (flag)
temp = temp ^ 0xA001;
}
}
/***********************************************************************
*
* The following functions construct the required query into
* a modbus query packet.
*
***********************************************************************/
/*
* Start of the packet of a read_holding_register response
*/
void build_read_packet(unsigned char slave, unsigned char function,
unsigned char count, unsigned char *packet)
{
packet[SLAVE] = slave;
packet[FUNC] = function;
packet[2] = count * 2;
}
/*
* Start of the packet of a write_single_register response
*/
void build_write_single_packet(unsigned char slave, unsigned char function,
unsigned int write_addr, unsigned int reg_val, unsigned char* packet)
{
packet[SLAVE] = slave;
packet[FUNC] = function;
packet[START_H] = write_addr >> 8;
packet[START_L] = write_addr & 0x00ff;
packet[REGS_H] = reg_val >> 8;
packet[REGS_L] = reg_val & 0x00ff;
}
/*
* Start of the packet of an exception response
*/
void build_error_packet(unsigned char slave, unsigned char function,
unsigned char exception, unsigned char *packet)
{
packet[SLAVE] = slave;
packet[FUNC] = function + 0x80;
packet[2] = exception;
}
/*************************************************************************
*
* modbus_query( packet, length)
*
* Function to add a checksum to the end of a packet.
* Please note that the packet array must be at least 2 fields longer than
* string_length.
**************************************************************************/
void modbus_reply(unsigned char *packet, unsigned char string_length)
{
int temp_crc;
/***********************************************************************
*
* send_reply( query_string, query_length )
*
* Function to send a reply to a modbus master.
* Returns: total number of characters sent
************************************************************************/
for (i = 0; i < string_length; i++) {
Serial.write(query[i]);
}
if (Txenpin > 1) {// set MAX485 to listen mode
while (!(UCSR0A & (1 << TXC0)));
digitalWrite( Txenpin, LOW);
}
return i; /* it does not mean that the write was succesful, though */
}
/***********************************************************************
*
* receive_request( array_for_data )
*
* Function to monitor for a request from the modbus master.
*
* Returns:Total number of characters received if OK
* 0 if there is no request
* A negative error code on failure
***********************************************************************/
int receive_request(unsigned char *received_string)
{
int bytes_received = 0;
/* FIXME: does Serial.available wait 1.5T or 3.5T before exiting the loop? */
while (Serial.available()) {
received_string[bytes_received] = Serial.read();
bytes_received++;
if (bytes_received >= MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH)
return NO_REPLY; /* port error */
}
return (bytes_received);
}
/*********************************************************************
*
* modbus_request(slave_id, request_data_array)
*
* Function to the correct request is returned and that the checksum
* is correct.
*
* Returns:string_length if OK
* 0 if failed
* Less than 0 for exception errors
*
* Note: All functions used for sending or receiving data via
* modbus return these return values.
*
**********************************************************************/
int modbus_request(unsigned char slave, unsigned char *data)
{
int response_length;
unsigned int crc_calc = 0;
unsigned int crc_received = 0;
unsigned char recv_crc_hi;
unsigned char recv_crc_lo;
/*********** check CRC of response ************/
if (crc_calc != crc_received) {
return NO_REPLY;
}
/* check for slave id */
if (slave != data[SLAVE]) {
return NO_REPLY;
}
}
return (response_length);
}
/*********************************************************************
*
* validate_request(request_data_array, request_length, available_regs)
*
* Function to check that the request can be processed by the slave.
*
* Returns:0 if OK
* A negative exception code on error
*
**********************************************************************/
int validate_request(unsigned char *data, unsigned char length,
unsigned int regs_size)
{
int i, fcnt = 0;
unsigned int regs_num = 0;
unsigned int start_addr = 0;
unsigned char max_regs_num;
/* check function code */
for (i = 0; i < sizeof(fsupported); i++) {
if (fsupported[i] == data[FUNC]) {
fcnt = 1;
break;
}
}
if (0 == fcnt)
return EXC_FUNC_CODE;
if (FC_WRITE_REG == data[FUNC]) {
/* For function write single reg, this is the target reg.*/
regs_num = ((int) data[START_H] << 8) + (int) data[START_L];
if (regs_num >= regs_size)
return EXC_ADDR_RANGE;
return 0;
}
/* For functions read/write regs, this is the range. */
regs_num = ((int) data[REGS_H] << 8) + (int) data[REGS_L];
/* check quantity of registers */
if (FC_READ_REGS == data[FUNC])
max_regs_num = MAX_READ_REGS;
else if (FC_WRITE_REGS == data[FUNC])
max_regs_num = MAX_WRITE_REGS;
if ((regs_num < 1) || (regs_num > max_regs_num))
return EXC_REGS_QUANT;
/************************************************************************
*
* write_regs(first_register, data_array, registers_array)
*
* writes into the slave's holding registers the data in query,
* starting at start_addr.
*
* Returns: the number of registers written
************************************************************************/
int write_regs(unsigned int start_addr, unsigned char *query, int *regs)
{
int temp;
unsigned int i;
for (i = 0; i < query[REGS_L]; i++) {
/* shift reg hi_byte to temp */
temp = (int) query[(BYTE_CNT + 1) + i * 2] << 8;
/* OR with lo_byte */
temp = temp | (int) query[(BYTE_CNT + 2) + i * 2];
regs[start_addr + i] = temp;
}
return i;
}
/************************************************************************
*
* preset_multiple_registers(slave_id, first_register, number_of_registers,
* data_array, registers_array)
*
* Write the data from an array into the holding registers of the slave.
*
*************************************************************************/
int preset_multiple_registers(unsigned char slave,
unsigned int start_addr,
unsigned char count,
unsigned char *query,
int *regs)
{
unsigned char function = FC_WRITE_REGS;/* Preset Multiple Registers */
int status = 0;
unsigned char packet[RESPONSE_SIZE + CHECKSUM_SIZE];
if (write_regs(start_addr, query, regs)) {
status = send_reply(packet, RESPONSE_SIZE);
}
return (status);
}
/************************************************************************
*
* write_single_register(slave_id, write_addr, data_array, registers_array)
*
* Write a single int val into a single holding register of the slave.
*
*************************************************************************/
int write_single_register(unsigned char slave,
unsigned int write_addr, unsigned char *query, int *regs)
{
unsigned char function = FC_WRITE_REG; /* Function: Write Single Register */
int status = 0;
unsigned int reg_val;
unsigned char packet[RESPONSE_SIZE + CHECKSUM_SIZE];
/************************************************************************
*
* read_holding_registers(slave_id, first_register, number_of_registers,
* registers_array)
*
* reads the slave's holdings registers and sends them to the Modbus master
*
*************************************************************************/
int read_holding_registers(unsigned char slave, unsigned int start_addr,
unsigned char reg_count, int *regs)
{
unsigned char function = 0x03; /* Function 03: Read Holding Registers */
int packet_size = 3;
int status;
unsigned int i;
unsigned char packet[MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH];
if (txenpin > 1) { // pin 0 & pin 1 are reserved for RX/TX
Txenpin = txenpin; /* set global variable */
pinMode(Txenpin, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(Txenpin, LOW);
}
return;
}
/*
* update_mb_slave(slave_id, holding_regs_array, number_of_regs)
*
* checks if there is any valid request from the modbus master. If there is,
* performs the action requested
*/
unsigned long Nowdt = 0;
unsigned int lastBytesReceived;
const unsigned long T35 = 5;
int update_mb_slave(unsigned char slave, int *regs,
unsigned int regs_size)
{
unsigned char query[MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH];
unsigned char errpacket[EXCEPTION_SIZE + CHECKSUM_SIZE];
unsigned int start_addr;
int exception;
int length = Serial.available();
unsigned long now = millis();
Howdy folks,
I thought I would try out this blogging thing. Mostly to share and record all the things I make. Some work others fail but as long as I learn something new it does not matter.
My first blog project is a fire fly jar that i made for a Christmas gift. It uses two ATtiny 84 micro controllers. Will post a you tube video in a couple of days.
Finished jar
Circut board on bottom of lid
Etched four boards at one time
Diy programming shield for ATtiny 84,45 and mega 328