Elmo Controller RS-232 commands.

[naveen_k]

I am using Elmo motion controller in my project.
I want to test its commands in rs232 serial communication using NI Max.

Eg: Get Error codes (EC) , Move to position (PA[1])

Please anyone help me.

I don't know how to use NI Max Serial port test panel.

here I attached command document for reference

[RavensFan]

Do you have any other manuals?

That one is packed full of commands.  But nothing in it tells you how to send the commands.

Nothing about the serial port settings like baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity.

Nothing says what the command looks like. Do you need to send some sort of address value?  Do you need to send a termination character like a carriage return or line feed?

Do they provide any software of their own?  Does it work?  Can you use some software to snoop on the commands that are being sent by that software?

[LucianM · Accepted solution]

Some years ago I communicated with an Elmo controller from a cRIO using the serial port. I used these settings (sent to me by an Elmo application engineer):

Baud: 115200

Data bits:8

Parity: none

Stop bits: 1

Flow control: none

Termination char: 0x0A

I concatenated a semicolon (;) after each command before sending.

[naveen_k]

Thanks LucianM . It worked when I configured as you said.

[1hadjidj]

could you please tell me or post an example on how did you make the connection with the elmo controller using the rs232. I did the configuration with the elmo software , but I cannot connect to the elmo controler, could you make me an explenation

[LucianM]

Attach the code that you tried for connecting and specify exactly what went wrong: what error did you receive and from which function!

[1hadjidj]

Hi Lucian,

today I was able to send some women like BIG to move and ST to stop. could you please tell me if there is others commands to make the initialization and homing?

BR