On Wed, 2011-02-09 at 14:14 +0100, gianni borghesan wrote:
> MMMMMM
> This is an interesting option.
> At the moment i have only a 24Volt supply (pin 1 =24V and pin 5=0V), the
> other six pins are free...
> I cannot find a doc on how correctly setup these things...
> How i should mount it to get it working?
>
> Thanks a lot!
>

Documentation is here: http://beckhoff.com/EK1101/

You should connect 'Coupler supply' and 'Input for power contacts'

Tim

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> Il giorno mer, 09/02/2011 alle 13.48 +0100, Tim Clephas ha scritto:
> > On Wed, 2011-02-09 at 13:24 +0100, gianni borghesan wrote:
> > > Unlikely, is running...
> > >
> >
> > Than I'm out of options.
> >
> > Unlikely but may happen:
> >
> > The slave requires a power supply for the stack itself and for the
> > outputs. Are they both connected? Otherwise the EtherCAT stack
> > functions, but cannot give power.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > > Il giorno mer, 09/02/2011 alle 13.15 +0100, Tim Clephas ha scritto:
> > > > On Wed, 2011-02-09 at 12:49 +0100, gianni borghesan wrote:
> > > > > Thanks for the answer,
> > > > > The problem here, is that the the output module does not give any sign
> > > > > when trying to use Services,
> > > > > Slave_1002.switchOn(2)
> > > > > Does not make the relative output to change (neither the trough tester
> > > > > nor leds)...
> > > > > Thanks Gianni.
> > > >
> > > > Again, I had the same issue yesterday. Good timing!
> > > > The problem is most likely you did configure the SoemMaster but didn't
> > > > start it.
> > > >
> > > > Just type 'start' and then 'Slave_1002.switchOn(2)'.
> > > >
> > > > Tim
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Il giorno mer, 09/02/2011 alle 11.52 +0100, Clephas, T.T.G. ha scritto:
> > > > > > > ______________________________________
> > > > > > > Van: gianni borghesan [Gianni [dot] Borghesan [..] ...]
> > > > > > > Verzonden: woensdag 9 februari 2011 11:30
> > > > > > > Aan: Clephas, T.T.G.
> > > > > > > Onderwerp: RE: [Orocos-users] soem master requires super user access..
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks. it works!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > but other problems comes out, maybe you already faced it...
> > > > > > > when configureing the master, i get
> > > > > > > -----------------------------------
> > > > > > > SoemMaster [U]> configure
> > > > > > > ec_init on eth0 succeeded.
> > > > > > > 2 slaves found and configured.
> > > > > > > Request operational state for all slaves
> > > > > > > Operational state reached for all slaves.
> > > > > > > Could not create driver for EK1101: Unknown Driver Name
> > > > > > > Created driver for EL2124, with address 1002
> > > > > > > = true
> > > > > > > -----------------------------------
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The EK1101 is actually the interface from the ethercat to E-bus
> > > > > > > the EL2124 is a digital out.
> > > > > > > if i make ls
> > > > > > > -----------------------------------
> > > > > > > SoemMaster [S]> ls
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Listing TaskContext SoemMaster[S] :
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Configuration Properties:
> > > > > > > string ifname = eth0 (interface to which
> > > > > > > the ethercat device is connected)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Provided Interface:
> > > > > > > Attributes : (none)
> > > > > > > Operations : activate cleanup configure error getPeriod
> > > > > > > inFatalError inRunTimeError isActive isConfigured isRunning setPeriod
> > > > > > > start stop trigger update
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Data Flow Ports:
> > > > > > > In(U) unknown_t Slave_1002_bits
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Services:
> > > > > > > Slave_1002 ( Services for Beckhoff EL2124 Dig. Output module )
> > > > > > > Slave_1002_bits ( No description set for this Port. Use .doc() to
> > > > > > > document it. )
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Requires Operations : (none)
> > > > > > > Requests Services : (none)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Peers : (none)
> > > > > > > -----------------------------------
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > so it actually does not recognize the type of the port (that should be )
> > > > > > > DigitalMsg...
> > > > > > > any idea on how to solve the problem?
> > > > > > > Thanks, Gianni.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Coincidentaly I tried to solve this exact problem yesterday. I got it to work for other unknow types (for example geometry_msgs/twist). But never got the Beckhoff messages to work.
> > > > > > However everything still works on my side. It's just visually less good looking if it says unkown_t.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Tim
> > > > > >
> > > > > > PS. I solved it by including <simple name="Import" type="string"><value>$(find rtt_ros_integration_geometry_msgs)/lib/orocos<value><simple> in the xml file. Doing the same thing for the Beckhoff messages didn't work.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Il giorno mar, 08/02/2011 alle 17.43 +0100, Clephas, T.T.G. ha scritto:
> > > > > > > > > ________________________________________
> > > > > > > > > Van: orocos-users-bounces [..] ... [orocos-users-bounces [..] ...] namens gianni borghesan [Gianni [dot] Borghesan [..] ...]
> > > > > > > > > Verzonden: dinsdag 8 februari 2011 17:26
> > > > > > > > > Aan: orocos-users [..] ...
> > > > > > > > > Onderwerp: [Orocos-users] soem master requires super user access..
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > > > > > I am trying to use employ the Soem master component...
> > > > > > > > > I have an up-to-date installation of orocos_toolchain_ros from git, and
> > > > > > > > > 32831 version of soem (i found in an old posts that newer versions has
> > > > > > > > > some problems.)
> > > > > > > > > I am able to run the test examples of the driver,in
> > > > > > > > > /soem/soem_core/build/soem_core/src
> > > > > > > > > but with sudo, as the slaveinfo program. Without sudo it gives me
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > No socket connection on eth0
> > > > > > > > > Excecute as root
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the same happen when trying to configure the SoemMaster component:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > SoemMaster [U]> configure
> > > > > > > > > No socket connection on eth0
> > > > > > > > > Excecute as root
> > > > > > > > > = false
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I suppose there is some conflict in accessing the Ethernet card, how
> > > > > > > > > can I solve it?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks, Gianni.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Koen Buys showed me how to do such a thing:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > sudo setcap cap_net_raw+ep /location/of/deployer-gnulinux
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