[Ethercat 16 bit integer PDO]

I ran into similar issue with Yaskawa drives.

 

I fixed it by opening up the Yaskawa ESI file matching the drive and then changing the data-type on the torque entry from UINT to INT

and then re-importing the updated ESI back into PowerPMAC IDE.

 

After that, the data was mapped correctly into the PowerPMAC as a signed integer..

[C source code for Motor Backup and Restore]

Hello Jeff,

 

My suggestion would be to write a little parser program that can read each line from the "new" format of the config file and then only write it out to the destination file if it would be valid for the "old" firmware...

[Windows Security Update Crashes IDE]

I think it was the KB4601887 update (Cumulative Update for .NET Framework) that broke things as acknowledged in the Microsoft notes for it.. It mentions that crashes can happen "when disposing an HwndSource whose RootVisual is null,

a situation that arises in Visual Studio when docking or splitting windows, and could arise in other apps."

 

Workaround

This issue was resolved in KB4601558 for .NET Framework 4.7.2, and KB4601555 for .NET Framework 4.8.

 

I'm seeing KB4602298 (Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework) listed as an update on my Windows 10 PC which seems to incorporate these two fixes. Installing it resolved my issues with the PowerPMAC IDE crashes.

 

More details here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/recent-windows-10-updates-cause-visual-studio-wpf-app-crashes/

[(resolved) Acontis DC Sync failing over a period of time]

There's an app note that DT had sent me that helped me tune EtherCat DC loop using the Hystresis method.

It seems to be more stable on my Ethercat loops using the Hystresis instead of the PID loop.

 

Can't find a link in the file depot to it but here's a Google Drive link that you can try:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VyeOB1VnxRnFvEtjV4i6UEw8oe0r01PL

[Failed to map power pmac variables]

I've found that the IDE sometimes seems to throw this error but if I just immediately redo a second 'Build & Download' or just 'Download' it will often work the second time around.

[IDE Tune tool get stuck after 5 minutes working]

FYI - This problem still exists in Version 4.4.1.7 (latest one). Extremely annoying to have to restart whole IDE each time.

[Ethernet over EtherCAT (EoE) and CK3E]

Is EoE capability on the roadmap for the IDE (or is it somehow possible to do already)?

It would be extremely helpful when doing remote diagnostics and startups.

 

I'm looking to be able to use it with CK3E/CK3M and Yaskawa Sigma7 Ethercat drives

or Copley Ethercat drives.

 

Since Acontis already supports EoE, I would think it should be relatively straight forward to add

like the IDE added FoE a couple releases back...

[@deltatau email not working]

Support is now:

ODT-Support@omron.com

 

You need to update the various pages on the website. For example, the Contact Support webpage still shows @deltatau.com: http://www.deltatau.com/DT_TechnicalSupport/ContactSupport.aspx

 

and also the offices list:

 

http://www.deltatau.com/DT_About/aboutCorporateOffices.aspx

[Declaration of CE Conformity Master List]

Is there any single document somewhere that lists all the products that have been CE certified and have declarations of CE conformity?

[PCommServer - Any API to backup whole PMAC?]

See the section "UPLOAD PMAC CONFIGURATION" in the PcommServer manual.

 

Perhaps there's a newer version of the PcommServer manual out that I'm not aware of as there's no section like that in my manual.

 

Can you let us know what is revision date of latest PcommServer manual?

I don't see any revision # on my version but there's 108 total pages.

[PCommServer - Any API to backup whole PMAC?]

Are there any API calls in the PCommServer library that can do the equivalent of the Backup PMAC functions in the PeWin32Pro software so that we can integrate that into our application?