User Manual T4510 Relay Controller for Lightstack
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1. 1 Oo 1 lt CRS Parameter Details Leading 0 No leading linefeed 1 Prefix response with linefeed Trailing 0 No trailing linefeed 1 Append linefeed to response Example Goal Turn on leading and trailing linefeeds PC sends E11 lt CR gt T4510 replies lt LF gt e11 lt CR gt lt LF gt Notes New linefeed settings are applied immediately to the response of this command This feature might be beneficial for making a HyperTerminal session more readable It is presumed that the linefeeds will typically not be used By default leading and trailing linefeeds are both turned OFF at power up i e when the USB connection to the device is made support ee2x com Page 8 of 9 EE2X MAN 4312 T4510 User Manual Rev A 4 Additional Notes Serial Communication Buffer Serial communication to the T4510 will fill a 10 character buffer If more than 10 characters are transmitted to the device by the PC the first 9 characters will be stored and the last character will be continuously overwritten by each additional character received No response will ever be generated by the T4510 until the lt CR gt termination character is received When the termination character is received the buffer is parsed and a response is generated If the buffer does not contain a valid formatted command including lt CR gt beginning with the first character in the buffer upon receipt of the termination character th2. 9 EE2X MAN 4312 T4510 User Manual Rev A b Scroll down to the area shown in following screen shot under the VCP Drivers section of the web page Right click on the 2 08 02 setup exe link and select Save Target As option Specify a folder on the local hard drive to which a temporary copy of this file maybe stored It is less than 2MB r e Virtual COM Port Drivers Internet Explorer provided by Dell lolak G nw 9 le http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm Ps ftdi semiconductor sly Favorites 943 Machine Shop 3 Basic M Web Slice Gallery v Ee Suggested Sites v Virtual COM Port Drivers f gt By E hv Pager Safetyy Toos v Operating Devices Driver Release Comments z System Supported Version Date Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 Windows 7 x64 Windows Server 2008 Rig ht Click Microsoft WHQL certified Windows Serer FT2232H 2 08 02 zip For custom VID and PID 2008 x64 FT4232H FT232R fle combinations see AN232R 03 Windows Vista FT245R FT2232 11th August Combined driver model D2XX Windows Vista FT232B FT245B 70802 2010 and VCP Devices programmed x64 FT8U232AM as VCP will expose a COM port Windows XP FT8U245AM as will AM and BM devices Windows XP x64 Release Notes Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 x64 FT232R FT245R 25th Windows 98 FT232B FT245B 1 09 06 TE No longer actively supported Windows ME FT8U232AM 2004 FT2232 not su
3. MAN 4312 T4510 User Manual Rev A User Manual T4510 Relay Controller for Lightstack Application support ee2x com Page 1 of 9 EE2X MAN 4312 T4510 User Manual Rev A 1 Theory of Operation The T4510 Relay Controller is intended for connection between a personal computer PC USB port and a 5 element LED based light stack with red yellow green blue LED lights and an audible alarm buzzer element The T4510 includes a USB drive chip which allows the device to function as a serial communication COM port from the PC s perspective When controlled by application software or a communications port terminal application e g HyperTerminal using the instructions described in this manual the T4510 allows individual output of flashing solid or off states to each of the five light stack elements 2 Installation Procedure This sections details the driver software installation and connections required to setup the module for software control A Windows based installation is presumed Contact support ee2x com for if installation is required for a different operating system OS First install the Virtual COM Port Driver on the PC to which the T4510 will be connected as described in following steps IMPORTANT Virtual COM Port driver software installation MUST be accomplished BEFORE USB hardware cable is connected between the host PC and the T4510 a Go to this URL http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm support ee2x com Page 2 of
4. PUTS Command Xmitter CMD a T4510 a RED param 0 2 YEL param 0 2 GRN param 0 2 BLU Param BUZ param 2 TERM lt CR gt lt CR gt Parameter Details 0 OFF 1 SOLID 2 FLASHING for each of 5 return parameters Example Goal Read all output states PC sends a lt CR gt T4510 replies a10021 lt CR gt for red buzzer solid on blue flashing and yellow and green turned off support ee2x com Page 5 of 9 EE2X MAN 4312 T4510 User Manual Rev A WRITE ONE OUTPUT Command Xmitter CMD ID param STATE param TERM BE B 0 4 0 2 lt CR gt T4510 b 0 4 0 2 lt CR gt Parameter Details ID 0 RED 1 YEL 2 GRN 3 BLU 4 BUZ STATE 0 OFF 1 SOLID 2 FLASHING Example Goal Make the blue LED stack element turn on flashing PC sends B32 lt CR gt T4510 replies b32 lt CR gt Note Other output states are not affected by this command READ ONE OUTPUT Command Xmitter CMD ID param STATE param TERM Be b 0 4 lt CR gt T4510 b 0 4 0 2 lt CR gt Parameter Details ID 0 RED 1 YEL 2 GRN 3 BLU 4 BUZ STATE 0 OFF 1 SOLID 2 FLASHING Example Goal Read the state of the yellow LED stack element PC sends bi lt CR gt T4510 replies b10 lt CR gt for yellow stack element is tu
5. e using compiler tools for example Microsoft Visual C Microsoft Visual Basic LabVIEW LabWindows CVI which access built in COM port function of the OS or for the use of a high level direct command interface like HyperTerminal COM Port Configuration You may obtain control the COM port number to which the T4510 device is assigned using the Windows Device Manager If the driver software and device were installed correctly as described in the previous section the device will appear under the port list in the device manager as COM3 for example You will need this COM port index to access and control the device programmatically or with HyperTerminal In addition to the COM port index you will need to be aware of the following settings required to communicate with the T4510 through the COM port on the host PC Baud Rate 115200 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Parity None Handshaking None support ee2x com Page 4 of 9 EE2X MAN 4312 T4510 User Manual WRITE ALL OUTPUTS Command Rev A Xmitter CMD RED param YEL param GRN param BLU Param BUZ param TERM PC A 0 2 Ons 2 te 0 2 0 2 lt CR gt T4510 a 0 2 Oe 2 0 2 0 2 G 2 lt CR gt Parameter Details 0 OFF 1 SOLID 2 FLASHING for each of the 5 parameters Example Goal Set the green output on solid yellow flashing and all others off PC sends A02100 lt CR gt T4510 replies a02100 lt CR gt READ ALL OUT
6. e response will always be lt CR gt After the termination character is received the buffer will be emptied and it may be possible to queue up to one additional command before the response of the first command is completely transmitted Output Delay To ensure that the relays are not abused by rapid cycling and to avoid unexpected operational overlap of competing output relays a minimum one second delay will always be enforced when a relay state transitions to either the SOLID or FLASHING output state However transition to the OFF state will be applied as quickly as possible and transitions back and forth between the SOLID and FLASHING states will always pass through the OFF state first But it is important to note that commanded output states are always recognized immediately That is if a relay is OFF and then commanded to the SOLID state and then immediately polled 50 milliseconds later it will report the state which it has been commanded i e SOLID rather than the state in which it is currently delayed i e OFF Power Up Default Conditions When 12V is powered to the device and the USB connection is missing the red yellow green and blue outputs will all turn on flashing and the buzzer will remain off When the USB connection is made to the device with or without 12V power supplied all outputs will be turned off within approximately one second Optional extra linefeed padding characters for T4510 response strings a
7. pported FT8U245AM Internet Protected Mode Off fa v Q100 v c Double click on the EXE file saved on your hard drive to run it The installer will run to completion automatically within a couple of minutes Next complete all required hardware connections The recommended order is detailed below Note that the 12VDC 1A power supply and USB standard A B type cable are included with the T4510 when a T4510KIT is ordered from EE2X d Connect the light stack to the T4510 The signal wires colors from the stack should be routed to the wires colors indicated on the label adjacent to the 9 pin screw terminal block on the T4510 Page 3 of 9 EE2X support ee2x com MAN 4312 T4510 User Manual Rev A e Connect the USB cable between the host PC A end and the T4510 B end f Connect the 12VDC power supply to the T4510 2 1mm jack IMPORTANT The AC power input for the 12VDC power module needs to come from the same mains circuit as that which is powering the host PC g Connect the 12VDC power supply to the AC power supply Command Reference The T4510 uses an ASCII command set Each command includes a string of printable ASCII characters followed by a termination character lt CR gt The commands do not have any restrictions as far as maximum character delays etc The commands will be assembled and interpreted as they are received This allows for the creation of either an automated interfac
8. re always initialized off when USB is connected to the T4510 support ee2x com Page 9 of 9 EE2X
9. rned off support ee2x com Page 6 of 9 EE2X MAN 4312 T4510 User Manual READ POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE Command Xmitter CMD Cc Tens Decimal Tenths TERM T4510 Cc 0 Ones 0 9 lt CR gt Parameter Details Decimal always fixed in same position Example Rev A Goal Read the voltage present at the 12VDC power input to the T4510 PC sends c lt CR gt T4510 replies c12 3 lt CR gt for 12 3VDC present at power input Notes Accuracy will correlate to the accuracy of the USB 5V power rail Normally this will be 5 For a coarse check simply key off of the tens digit 0 for OFF and 1 for ON READ SERIAL NUMBER Command AlphNum6 TE Xmitter CMD AlphNum1 AlphNum2 AlphNum3 AlphNum4 AlphNum5 Re d T4510 d 0 9 A F 0 9 A F 0 9 A F 0 9 A F 0 9 A F 0 9 A F lt CR gt lt CR gt support ee2x com Parameter Details Each response alphanumeric will be a hexadecimal digit 0 9 A F Example Goal Read serial number unique for T4510 connected to this COM port PC sends d lt CR gt T4510 replies d147ACF lt CR gt for serial number 0x147ACF Page 7 of 9 EE2X MAN 4312 T4510 User Manual Rev A CONFIGURE EXTRA LINEFEEDS Command Xmitter CMD Leading Trailing TERM BE E 0 1 0 1 lt CR gt T4510 e QO
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