Re: using PI C-863 Mercury motor controller with linux

[Dariush Hampai via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Hi community,
Hi Matt,
after 10 years i'll reply to this thread...
In my lab I have 3 PI-Mercury controller C-663 (one for a rotative motor 
and 2 linear stages) in daisy chain mode.
I have some questions regarding this setup (up to now I used Labview 
successfully... so I know that it works fine).
I start from the module "motorPI" (or have I to use motorPIGCS2?)

1) following the ioc in motorNewport, I included in piIOC/piApp/Db/Makefile

# Create and install (or just install) into <top>/db
# databases, templates, substitutions like this
#DB += xxx.db

DB_INSTALLS += $(MOTOR)/db/asyn_motor.db
DB_INSTALLS += $(MOTOR)/db/asyn_motor_positions.req
DB_INSTALLS += $(MOTOR)/db/asyn_motor_settings.req
DB_INSTALLS += $(MOTOR)/db/basic_asyn_motor.db
DB_INSTALLS += $(MOTOR)/db/profileMoveController.template
DB_INSTALLS += $(MOTOR)/db/profileMoveController_settings.req
DB_INSTALLS += $(MOTOR)/db/profileMoveAxis.template
DB_INSTALLS += $(MOTOR)/db/profileMoveAxis_settings.req

2) in motor/module/motorPI there is a template to start. However there 
isn't the C-663 option in st.cmd. So, it is right to create a 
PI_C663.cmd/.substitution (similar to PI_C844)? Looking for the driver 
of C-663  in sources it seems that the functions are the same.

3) in PI_C663.cmd, how I set the setup?
PIC663Setup(1, 10) -> change 1 to 3 as I have three controllers?

4) PIC663Config(0, "serial_pi_1"), the 0 is "controller# being 
configured". Have I change it?

5) regarding the daisy chain, how can I manage it? in .substitution file?


thank you in advance

> Hi,
>
> The C-663 uses the PI General Command Set, and there's also Asyn 
based support in the motor support module:
>
> http://www.aps.anl.gov/bcda/synApps/motor/ 
>
> I'm currently using two C-663 controllers in a RS232 daisy chain 
configuration via a Moxa. The motor module doesn't contain the daisy 
chain support, but does work point-to-point.
>
> The IOC startup file would contain the following commands:
>
> drvAsynIPPortConfigure("PI1","10.112.2.4:4001",0,0,0)
> PI_GCS2_CreateController("PIC1", "PI1", 1, 0, 0, 500, 1000)
>
> Then the motor record would use the "PIC1" asyn port.
>
> Cheers,
> Matt


> On Mar 13, 2015, at 8:00 AM, Heinz Junkes <junkes at fhi-berlin.mpg.de> 
wrote:

> Hi Enrico,
>
> I run a similar controller C-663 Mercury Step but using the serial 
(RS232) port.
> I can send to you the proto and db - files to use the controller with 
streamdevice.
>
> Best regards,
> Heinz
>
>> On 13.03.2015, at 10:59, Enrico Virgilli <virgilli at fe.infn.it> wrote:
>>
>> Dear staff,
>>
>> I have a PI C-863 Mercury motor controller
>> https://urldefense.us/v3/__http://www.physikinstrumente.com/en/products/prdetail.php?sortnr=900605__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!a3bwtlVSDT0jRhakAoSGHvXEhZqUr6JCntZ3wtbBwRXCzvsearrftWvAhji9plR6xjGxUslg7Evvh36aEXCGvEm6sb1FWmmAYQ$ 
>> that I would like to control with linux. The connection is
>> USB, and at the moment I am successfully using it with a desktop with
>> windows.
>>
>> I have not found drivers or references on how to do it and I am a really
>> newbye in this sense. Can you help me giving some reference or
>> free software to test it?
>>
>> SIncerely,
>>
>> Enrico

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