ChristianHen
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2 years ago This is what I could find out so far about the communiaction with ARCO. The following requests and responses are being sent via the serial port in the respective situations:
DISABLE ARCO {"req":{"set": {"ARCO": 0}}} {"res":{"set":{"ARCO":"done"}}}
ENABLE ARCO {"req":{"set": {"ARCO": 1}}} {"res":{"set":{"ARCO":"done"}}}
REPEATED STANDARD STATUS COMMUNICATION {"req":{"get": {"ARCO":"","MOT1":""}}}}} //(2x --> Why?) {"res":{"get":{"ARCO":1,"MOT1":{"ABS_POS":0,"EL_POS":0,"MARK":0,"SPEED":0,"ACC":70,"DEC":70,"MAX_SPEED":65,"MIN_SPEED":0,"TVAL_HOLD":2,"TVAL_RUN":18,"TVAL_ACC":18,"TVAL_DEC":18,"T_FAST":25,"TON_MIN":41,"TOFF_MIN":41,"FS_SPD":39,"OCD_TH":2,"STEP_MODE":4,"CONFIG":11904,"ALARM":255,"STATUS":{"HIZ":1,"UVLO":0,"TH_SD":0,"TH_WRN":0,"OCD":0,"WCMD":0,"NOPCMD":0,"BUSY":0,"DIR":"In","MST":"stop"},"SUBMODEL":"ESATTO3","NTC_T":"30.28","BKLASH":0,"CAL_STATUS":"stop","CAL_MAXPOS":731000,"CAL_BKLASH":149,"CAL_MIN_LO":0,"CAL_MIN_HI":19364,"CAL_MAX_LO":685087,"CAL_MAX_HI":731000,"CAL_OFFMIN":19364,"HSENDET":1,"CAL_MINPOS":0,"CAL_HOMEP":1000,"CAL_NUMOF":2,"CAL_DIR":"normal","LASTDIR":0,"HOLDCURR_STATUS":0,"COMPENSATION_POS":0.00000,"POSITION":0.00000,"POSITION_MEC":0.00000}}}}
{"req":{"get": {"CALRESTART": ""}}} (2x --> why?) {"res":{"get":{"CALRESTART":{"MOT1":0,"MOT2":1}}}} //(="ARCO-MOTOR needs recalibration, ESATTO Motor is ok!" (Request was sent after Disable ARCO and reENABLE Arco!)
{"req":{"get": {"ARCO_LEDBLINKSTATUS":""}}} //(Only occurs when CALRESTART = 1 for MOT2, i.e. when ARCO needs recal)) {"res":{"get":{"ARCO_LEDBLINKSTATUS":"CalRestart_MaxPosEqualMinPos"}}}
{"req":{"get":{"EXT_T":""}}} {"res":{"get":{"EXT_T":"-127.00"}}}
{"req":{"get":{"VIN_12V":""}}} {"res":{"get":{"VIN_12V":"12.45"}}}
{"req":{"get":{"VIN_USB":""}}} {"res":{"get":{"VIN_USB":"5.16"}}}
{"req":{"get":{"MOT2":{"ABS_POS":"DEG","COMPENSATION_POS":"DEG","POSITION":"DEG"}}}} {"res":{"get":{"MOT2":{"ABS_POS":"0.000157220[deg]","COMPENSATION_POS":"-0.000157220[deg]","POSITION":"0.000000000[deg]","STATUS":{"HIZ":1,"UVLO":0,"TH_SD":0,"TH_WRN":0,"OCD":0,"WCMD":0,"NOPCMD":0,"BUSY":0,"DIR":"CCW","MST":"stop"},"HSENDET":1}}}}
GOTO ANGLE Go to an angle of 20 Degrees {"req":{"cmd":{"MOT2":{"GOTO":{"DEG":20.0002}}}}}
CALIBRATION Start calibration: {"req":{"set": {"MOT2":{"CAL_STATUS": "exec"}}}} Response: {"res":{"set":{"MOT2":{"CAL_STATUS":"done","STATUS":{"HIZ":1,"UV
Asc for motor-calibration status: (still calibrating??) {"req":{"get": {"MOT2" :{"CAL_STATUS":""}}}}...
Response: {"res":{"get":{"MOT2":{"CAL_STATUS":"stop","STATUS":{"HIZ":1,"UV... or {"res":{"get":{"MOT2":{"CAL_STATUS":"exec","STATUS":{"HIZ":1,"UV...
knro
Did you make sure there is no existing driver for your device? Please check [supported devices portal](https://indilib.org/devices]. Please confirm you verified no drivers exist for your device.
YES. The Arco is attached to the ESATTO. There is an existing Driver for the ESATTO, which probably can be modified to support the Arco as well (?)
Provide link to product page Provide URL to the product description and details.
https://eu.primalucelab.com/esatto-3/esatto-3-robotic-microfocuser.html
Describe device family All INDI devices fall under one or more of the following categories:
Provide device communication protocol All devices use some sort of communication language between them and the host system. This could be called Command Set or SDK. It is best to provide a link to a document or PDF with such details from the manufacutrer. It needs to include the following information:
Serial; I dont know the command set but i can monitor the serial port and see the commands that make the Arco move. e.g. to make Arco move to an abs position of 20 degrees, the command is
{"req":{"cmd":{"MOT2":{"GOTO":{"DEG":20.0002}}}}}
which is very similar to the GOTO commands in the ESATTO driver
Hardware Sample Would it be possible to send the developer a sample hardware unit to develop the driver? If that's not possible, would it be possible to setup a remote environment with the devie attached?
A remote environment is possible.