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PoKeys / UserLed 2055

« on: August 08, 2011, 07:33:26 AM »

Hi again,

as a workaround for the auxiliary bus problems mentioned earlier, I set up my Pokeys55 without the ExtBus.

everything works ok, but I ran into some minor problems again.

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I just have digital inputs and outputs + LCD

Configured it to ULED range starting from 2001
Input range 1: 1 to 27
Input range 2: 35 to 45

Output range 1: 46 to 55

everything works fine, except that I can't use SetUserLED(2055,1) in macros, that won't do anything.
all other output LEDs work as expected. (Yet it works in Pokeys config software)

Did I miss something or is there indeed some strange behavior of the Plugin (10.6.4, btw)?




Sidenote: initially I had defined the unused ExtBus (35-37) pins as Outputs, too, so that the settings were

Input range 1: 1 to 27
Input range 2: 38 to 48

Output range 1: 35 to 37
Output range 2: 49 to 55

but then I couldn't set UserLeds 35 to 37. After switching wires and setting to the setup above, that was no longer a problem.


Would appreciate any hints regarding that LED 2055 thing 

Regards,
Mike

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PoKeys / Auxiliary bus and LCD issue

« on: July 17, 2011, 09:22:06 AM »

Hi,

after getting a Pokeys55 and thoroughly testing and experimenting with it, I noticed (seemingly) random activity on PoExtBus devices.

These are continuously switching on/off with no noticeable pattern, about twice a second.

I checked cabling, insulation and grounding, tried every setting I could think of, made sure that neither macropump nor brains were accessing the device.

Now I found out that this happens as soon as I activate the LCD, (which is working fine, btw.)
If I turn it off within the mach3 plugin config screen, the ExtBus works as expected.

Did I miss anything or ist there any other trick to get LCD and auxiliary bus working together?

S/W version: 3.07
pokeys55 Serial: 12096 /FW: 2.1.19
plugin version 10.6.4
mach3 Version: 3.042.020

I'd be most grateful for any hint. Thanks in advance,

Mike