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Subject: Strange problem with motor record and MAXv, Movement only possible in one direction
From: "Heinz Junkes \(FHI\) via Tech-talk" <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
To: EPICS Tech Talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 12:06:25 +0200
Hi,
We have the rare phenomenon that we can 'suddenly' only move a stepper motor on a MAXv card in one direction,
but no longer backwards.
We see  in the MSTA field (bit 13, value 8192) "Communication Error”.

In this output we want to go back to 120463.0 comming from 120473.0. This does not work. Going to higher values works out.
Any Idea? Is there a soft-reset for the communication error?

{ "secs": 1747817918, "val": 120163.698, "nanos": 788056065, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817918, "val": 120264.001, "nanos": 841219968, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817921, "val": 120164.001, "nanos": 453155, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817921, "val": 120264.001, "nanos": 66337867, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817925, "val": 120164.001, "nanos": 746793414, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817925, "val": 120264.001, "nanos": 800302471, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "DIFF": "0.0","MSTA": "8194.0","DVAL": "120264.001"} },
{ "secs": 1747817928, "val": 120164.001, "nanos": 127974122, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817928, "val": 120264.001, "nanos": 181410278, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817930, "val": 120164.001, "nanos": 480282362, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817930, "val": 120264.001, "nanos": 533335203, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817935, "val": 120364.001, "nanos": 637892081, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "DRBV": "120363.754","DIFF": "0.2470000000030268","RBV": "120363.754","MSTA": "3.0","DVAL": "120364.001"} },
{ "secs": 1747817943, "val": 120264.001, "nanos": 637148825, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817943, "val": 120363.754, "nanos": 690558011, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "DIFF": "0.0","MSTA": "8194.0","DVAL": "120363.754"} },
{ "secs": 1747817946, "val": 120263.754, "nanos": 833605711, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817946, "val": 120363.754, "nanos": 891511240, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817950, "val": 120263.754, "nanos": 945410320, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817950, "val": 120363.754, "nanos": 999627237, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "DIFF": "0.0","DVAL": "120363.754"} },
{ "secs": 1747817989, "val": 119363.754, "nanos": 881542545, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817989, "val": 120363.754, "nanos": 935199865, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "DIFF": "0.0","DVAL": "120363.754"} },
{ "secs": 1747817998, "val": 120263.754, "nanos": 31770575, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747817998, "val": 120363.754, "nanos": 84994118, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "DIFF": "0.0","DVAL": "120363.754"} },
{ "secs": 1747818011, "val": 120263.754, "nanos": 10922202, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747818011, "val": 120363.754, "nanos": 64197136, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "DIFF": "0.0","DVAL": "120363.754"} },
{ "secs": 1747818017, "val": 120463.754, "nanos": 19173109, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747818020, "val": 120363.754, "nanos": 4583098, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747818020, "val": 120463.50700000001, "nanos": 69490786, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "DRBV": "120463.50700000001","DIFF": "0.0","RBV": "120463.50700000001","MSTA": "8194.0","DVAL": "120463.50700000001"} },
{ "secs": 1747821309, "val": 120473.50700000001, "nanos": 986685558, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "DRBV": "120473.239","DIFF": "0.26800000001094304","RBV": "120473.239","MSTA": "3.0","DVAL": "120473.50700000001"} },
{ "secs": 1747821317, "val": 120463.50700000001, "nanos": 60154997, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747821317, "val": 120473.239, "nanos": 114167381, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "DIFF": "0.0","MSTA": "8194.0","DVAL": "120473.239"} },
{ "secs": 1747821397, "val": 120463.0, "nanos": 371932391, "severity":0, "status":0 },
{ "secs": 1747821397, "val": 120473.239, "nanos": 425544508, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "DIFF": "0.0","DVAL": "120473.239"} },
{ "secs": 1747821939, "val": 120463.0, "nanos": 464209117, "severity":0, "status":0, "fields": { "cnxlostepsecs": "1747821780","cnxregainedepsecs": "1747821939"} },
{ "secs": 1747821939, "val": 120473.239, "nanos": 517810508, "severity":0, "status":0 },

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