[ACC59E and ACC36E with Power PMAC How-To Guides]

Here are two documents describing how to use ACC-59E and ACC-36E with Power PMAC. Since the two products are so similar, it is assumed that the reader will first read the ACC-59E document before reading the ACC-36E document, as there is much overlap. Please post any questions that remain if these documents are not sufficient. I will answer the questions and update the documents thereafter.

[NEW PowerPMAC IDE and FIRMWARE available ...]

PowerPMAC IDE July 2010 and Firmware available for download. Update both Firmware and IDE. [url=ftp://support.deltatau.com/DT-USA/Power%20PMAC%20Suite/Firmware/Release/July2010/]Firmware Link[/url] [url=ftp://support.deltatau.com/DT-USA/Power%20PMAC%20Suite/Power%20PMAC%20IDE%20(460%20CPU)/Release/July2010/]IDE Link[/url] Thanks, Atul

[Live Debugging]

Hello, Yes there will be debugger support for PowerPMAC supported languages, C, PLC and PMC. The Debugger will be available in Dec 2010 release. Currently it is under Test/development. Atul [quote='shansen' pid='529' dateline='1279229231'] My company has used Delta Tau Turbo PMAC/PMAC2's for many years, and are now about to transition over to the PowerPMAC product. I have extensive experience using Visual Studio, so I am very excited to see what Delta Tau has done with the IDE. But it begs the question, does the Power PMAC support live debugging of PLC's or programs? To clarify, can you use Visual Studio to step through a program or PLC line by line? This would be infinitely more valuable than previous troubleshooting methods we have used in the past. Thanks, -Steven [/quote]

[Accessing IO Locations with ACC-11E]

I tried to access the inputs to ACC-11E in a CPLC with this simple code: #include #include #include void user_plcc() { int *Input1, *Output1; Input1 = (int *)(((int *)piom) + 0xA00000 + 8); //Input Pin 1 Output1 = (int *)(((int *)piom) + 0xA0000C + 8); //Output Pin 1 if (*Input1) // If input 1 is high { *Output1 = 1; // Light output 1 LED } else { *Output1 = 0; // Deactivate output 1 LED } return; } However, when I read the Input1 location using the Send() command, its value is always 0, even when I activate the switch, and the LED does not activate ever. Am I getting the address of the ACC-11E IO memory locations incorrect? I am basing them off of the M variables suggested for these locations: M6001->u.io:$A00000.8.1 // Input 1 M8001->u.io:$A0000C.8.1 // Output 1 Is there an additional offset I need to add to the Input1 pointer in order to get the right address for the IO location? Thank you!

[G-Code Subroutines (G-code definition file)]

[quote='Studebaker' pid='457' dateline='1276529048'] [quote='agovande' pid='456' dateline='1276527676'] [quote='Studebaker' pid='455' dateline='1276525806'] Is a “G-Code” Subroutine collection (G-code definition file) built? In the Turbo we used the following files: MILL.G MILL.M MILL.T Do equivalent files exist for the PPMAC or do we have to translate this code from the Turbo script to the PPMAC script? Surely someone else has already had to do this. [/quote] The architecture is same so you will be still using similar files. If you want to translate Turbo based NC to PowerPMAC I will suggest rewriting to take advantage of new commands introduced in PowerPMAC. Atul [/quote] Reading between the lines, I believe that you're saying that DT doesn't have equivalent files for the PPMAC yet, and that I'll have to make my own. (By translating the Turbo based NC to PPMAC) So I'll have to do work in order to use the PPMAC that I didn't have to do in order to use the Turbo. [/quote] We are in the process of making sample files. In any case you still have to customize these files for your machine specific things. Atul

[G-Code Subroutines (G-code definition file)]

[quote='Studebaker' pid='455' dateline='1276525806'] Is a “G-Code” Subroutine collection (G-code definition file) built? In the Turbo we used the following files: MILL.G MILL.M MILL.T Do equivalent files exist for the PPMAC or do we have to translate this code from the Turbo script to the PPMAC script? Surely someone else has already had to do this. [/quote] The architecture is same so you will be still using similar files. If you want to translate Turbo based NC to PowerPMAC I will suggest rewriting to take advantage of new commands introduced in PowerPMAC. Atul

[PowerNC?]

[quote='JeffLowe' pid='423' dateline='1275068973'] [quote='rew' pid='422' dateline='1275059162'] What is PowerNC please? We are new to PPMAC, I am hoping it is an RS274 implementation. Richard [/quote] Sorry, PowerNC was just my gentle poke at the software engineers and not any real product yet. However, basic RS-274 functionality was built in from the beginning and is about as simple to implement as it was on PMAC. Most G codes are simply subroutine calls and you simply build up a motion program that has the equivalent motion script in it. What I am waiting for is the more advanced "Fanuc Macro B" emulation. [/quote] PowerNC is essentially NC - Software for Power PMAC. PowerNC was a brainchild of Jeff and it is not the official Name of any prouct in DeltaTau . We are in the process of creating Spec for the NC Software based on Power PMAC. Atul

[PowerNC?]

[quote='JeffLowe' pid='420' dateline='1274712156'] Is this anywhere on the horizon? [/quote] Yes! We will keep you updated! Atul

[Power PMAC Suite 32 Bit (01-18-2010) install problem]

[quote='dzrong' pid='348' dateline='1269933172'] When I install "Power PMAC Suite 32 Bit (01-18-2010)" in D partition of my compute the install program present a message box said that "You do not hav enough disk space to install Power PMAC Suite.You have 4 Gig of free disk space.The installation requires 4 Gig of disk space. Please free up some disk space before intalling Power PMAC Suite." But my disk has about 10 Gig disk space,and it is FAT32 format. Who can tell me why? Thanks! [/quote] The installation checks the space for the drive it is installing on. Do you have 10GB space on D Drive? How much space you on C drive? Thanks, Atul

[the differce between "AsyncDTCommunication" and "DTCommunication()"?]

[quote='dzrong' pid='339' dateline='1268371313'] Who can tell me the differece between "communication.AsyncGetResponse(commands)" and "communication.GetResponse(commands, out response)" in the example of PowerPmacComLibDemoApp? I mean the differce between "AsyncDTCommunication" and "DTCommunication()". Thanks! [/quote] If you use AsyncDTCommunication then the caller receives the response data Asynchronously. This is done by sinking data_available event. If you use DTCommunication then it is synchronous communication that means caller will get response on command. Let me know if you need anything! Thanks, Atul

[PeExecutive-po2 with a no administrator account]

[/b][quote='sbrun' pid='302' dateline='1265107265'] Usually I use Pewin32 under an administrator account. How to use it under a user (no administrator) account with XP-sp3, with Vista ? [/quote] This particular issue is discussed in the manual for Pewin32 pro2. You can get to this by opening the Pewin32 Pro2 Application and then go to help menu and select Driver Installation Notes. Read the instruction under Troubleshooting the Driver Configuration. I am also attaching the same section. -------------------------------------------------------- Troubleshooting the Driver Configuration This section covers the issues of communication, firmware download and others related to changing the card. Registry Issues under Windows 2000 and XP Part I Give the appropriate group or user the right to load and unload device drivers in Windows XP (classic view is required) or Windows 2000. 1. Log on to Windows with administrator rights. 2. Open the Start Menu, go to the Settings Menu Item, and then open the Control Panel. 3. Next open the Administrative Tools. 4. Next open the Local Security Policy. 5. From the Local Security Settings window, expand the Local Policies Tree. 6. Click the User Rights Assignment folder. 7. In the windowpane on the right side, double click the Load and Unload Device Drivers policy setting. This will open the Local Security Policy Setting window. 8. Click the Add button in the dialog box and add whatever group or user that will have the capability to load and unload the drivers (that is anyone who will run software that communicates to Delta Tau Hardware). Part II Give the appropriate group or user the right to read and write to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ System/CurrentControlSet/Services/PMAC key 1. From the Run menu, execute the program REGEDT32.EXE in Windows 2000 or REGEDIT.EXE in Windows XP. 2. From the Windows pull-down menu in the registry editor, select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. (This step applies only to Windows 2000. Skip this step for XP.) 3. Expand the tree in the left panel to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/ Services/PMAC. 4. Highlight the PMAC key in the left panel. 5. Click the Security Menu item in the Registry Editor. Then select Permissions from the menu in Windows 2000. In Windows XP, the Permission option is in the Edit menu. 6. The Permissions for the PMAC dialog box will display. From that window, click the Add button and then select the group or user to run Delta Tau Software. Note: Under XP, if the Select Device from Pewin32PRO or the application cannot see a COM port, locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Hardware/DeviceMap/ SerialComm key and give permission to all users to have full control over this key and all entries in it.

[IDE corrupting my VisualStudio Enviornment]

Yes, PowerPMACSuite is completely independent will not interfere with VS2005/VS2008. If you install newer PowerPMACSuite IDE (ONLY FOR 460CPU) then you do not need old IDE. Infect the installation prompt to uninstall previous version.

[IDE corrupting my VisualStudio Enviornment]

The message you see are specific to PowerPMAC language service. The message means " It does not find the correct language name in code snippet xml file. it does not corrupt the environment. We will correct this problem in the coming installtion so that PowerPAMC language service Code snippets files are correct and installed in the proper location. Also PowerPMACSuite does not use any of VS2005 or VS2008 componenets. It is completely independent. Atul [quote='JeffLowe' pid='173' dateline='1243449662'] Why has the PowerPmac IDE corrupted my Visual Studio 2005 development enviornment and what can I do to correct these errors when I load a VB project: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Script PLC Language\Snippets\class.snippet: Missing or unspecified Language attribute C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Script PLC Language\Snippets\class.snippet: Invalid xml document C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Motion Program Language\Snippets\class.snippet: Missing or unspecified Language attribute C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Motion Program Language\Snippets\class.snippet: Invalid xml document C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Script PLC Language\Snippets\class.snippet: Missing or unspecified Language attribute C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Script PLC Language\Snippets\class.snippet: Missing or unspecified Language attribute C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Script PLC 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