E02 E03 E04 are not flashing

[amisi97]

Hello, i have VLCD5 display. I just download master branch code and give the firmware into my motor. According to the manual, when i am at off level, if i press on/off, i should see E02 flashing. What I see is E02, and i if i press on/off again, i can go to E03 and then E04. But none of them are flashing. How can i make it flash so it E02 can be enabled and then i can access other mode.

"Set parameters on startup" is disabled. If no answer, I will try to allow it to see what happens.

Regards

amisi97

[amisi97]

I enabled "Set parameters on startup" on the configurator. It is working good now. I see now flashing 5 sec and then it is validated. Once, you left E02, it means you cannot change parameter anymore. So you cannot return to E02 state unless you restart your controller. Is it voluntary ?To me, you still should be able to change parameter at level OFF, but not in other levels so you can change parameter again without turning off the controller.

However, you still have access to the change but it cannot be validated. (so you make E04,E02,E03 appear,but it won't be useful for the change is never validated).

Regards

[amisi97]

More info about the issue. I can always make E0X appear. But sometimes, it is blocked, you cannot make the change. You have restart controller again and again and it will be unblocked at one moment after several restart or minutes.

[dzid26]

More info about the issue. I can always make E0X appear. But sometimes, it is blocked, you cannot make the change. You have restart controller again and again and it will be unblocked at one moment after several restart or minutes.

I can enable this and then disable it without restarting the controller.

Something tells me you just need to learn more how to use those error displays - they are not intuitive at first.

[amisi97]

You might be right, let's wait some time for me to learn. I will see if I still have some issues after that learning phase.

[amisi97]

I can confirm it is working good now. However, it is very non user friendly for beginners.

So for beginner with VLCD5,here are some advice you should know:

You have 2 kind of settings , BINARY and OPTION.

• LEVEL 0 and LEVEL OFF mode are only BINARY settings. Each mode on this level has to be enabled or disabled. Changing a binary setting status won't affect any other binary setting status.
• LEVEL 2 and LEVEL 3 give you 6 options. You can only be at once option a time among those 6.
• LEVEL 4 gives 3 options. You can onlybe at once option a time among those 3.

The documentation links the 15 parameters available to their location on the controller.

LEARN ABOUT A PARAMETER (CHECK IN WHICH STATE YOU ARE) :

• First, you have to make sure you currently are in SET PARAMETER ENABLED. Turn on the light, if E0X appear at some point, it means you are good. If it is not, follow CHANGE A PARAMETER to enable it.
• For an OPTION, just turn on the light, it will show the current parameter used E02, E03 or E04. However, you cannot know if it is the one from level 2 or level 3.
• For a BINARY parameter, select the level 0 or OFF according to which parameter you want to know, and then select this parameter by double tapping the light button. Once you are there, wait a few seconds and DO NOT light off the screen, E0X disappears, then you can see either "10.0", it means the selected binary setting is enabled. However, you see "00.0", it means disabled.

CHANGE A PARAMETER :

• First, you have to make sure you currently are in SET PARAMETER ENABLED. Turn on the light, if E0X appear at some point, it means you are good. Excepted if you want to enable SET PARAMETER where you should not worry about this.
• Chose the level according to whatever parameter you want to set and then select the right E0X parameter by double tapping the light button. Once you are on the chosen parameter. Validating is done by turning OFF the light so turn off the light and wait for at least 5 seconds. E0X should flash 2 or 3 times on the screen. At the end of flashing, it means you made the change. You can verify it by following LEARN ABOUT A PARAMETER instructions.

If you have trouble checking or reading your parameter, you should disable SET DATA DISPLAY first, it will be more user friendly for you to understand perfectly how it is working.

[dzid26]

For a BINARY parameter, select the level 0 or OFF according to which parameter you want to know, and then select this parameter by double tapping the light button. Once you are there, wait a few seconds and DO NOT light off the screen, E0X disappears, then you can see either "10.0", it means the selected binary setting is enabled. However, you see "00.0", it means disabled.

You problem used right, but it should be written that tapping odd number of times will display the parameter state. If you will "double" tap the parameter will be toggled.

And of course, I like to print out this page:

[amisi97]

You are righ but much more clear for someone who starts to be guided this way :)

Thank youfor your help and I hope this little note can help others.