supported_hardware:maxsonar
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=====Max Sonar===== | =====Max Sonar===== | ||
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- | The MaxSonar is a sonar rangefinder from [[http:// | + | |
- | The device does not come in a complete package and enclosure with a serial port plug so requires some work by the end user with a soldering iron. Making the connection to a DB9 plug is fairly easy however with good large size through holes on the board for easy soldering and good documentation | + | This page is for the new MaxSonar plugin that replaced the original one in XTension 9.4.16. If you are looking |
- | Since they are slow speed serial devices the serial lines can be extended a good distance via standard cat5 cable, or even longer via an rs-422 adaptor set. They require only 4 wires, or 2 pairs in a CAT5 cable for a long distance connection if you can provide 5v locally to power them. | ||
- | {{ :supported_hardware: | + | The MaxSonar is a sonar rangefinder from [[http://www.maxbotix.com/|Maxbotix]] with the unusual feature |
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- | I have mounted them in surface mount telephone jacks into which they fit perfectly and then installed them on the bottom | + | |
- | The MaxSonar devices | + | Since they are slow speed serial they can be connected reliably over long twisted pair wires. Needing only 4 wires running back to the USB/Serial adaptor. This plugin also supports connecting them via Serial/Ethernet adaptors such as the Wiznet ethernet/Serial cards. See below for more info about the configuration options available in that case. |
- | =====Setting up with XTension===== | + | ====Connect via Serial Port:==== |
- | In the XTension preferences create | + | {{: |
- | Create | + | For a serial connected device create a single |
- | =====2/10/2012 now supports serial/ethernet adaptors===== | + | ====Connect via TCP:==== |
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- | As of build 830 of XTension | + | For an outgoing TCP connected device create a single unit, assign it to the proper interface and make sure that the device type popup has “Distance” selected. The Address |
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+ | ====Connect | ||
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+ | When running a server, any reasonable number of max sonar devices can connect to the plugin. When a client first connects XTension will look up it’s MAC address and create a new Distance unit for you automatically and use the MAC address as the Address of the unit so that they will all be unique. In this way you can support multiple devices with a single interface instance. | ||
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+ | ====Unit Configuration==== | ||
+ | The new plugin has more options for filtering than the older plugin had. | ||
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+ | ===Initial Input Filtering:=== | ||
+ | {{:supported_hardware:maxsonar_initial.png? | ||
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+ | (unfinished, have to go pick the child up from school, back momentarily) |
supported_hardware/maxsonar.txt · Last modified: 2023/02/13 14:52 by 127.0.0.1