Hi,
I cannot get the plug-in to work with my Vera Lite and PowerMax+, I get “Not starting due to too many communcation errors.”
I’ve cleared both variables (‘CommExceptions’ and ‘CommLastException’), but no go.
[ol][li]Check that the pinout of the RJ45 → DB9 is as described in this topic.[/li]
[li]Check that connection works with the PC programming software[/li]
[li]Check that the USB to serial converter shows up in Vera (Apps → Develop Apps → Serial Port configuration)[/li][/ol]
[font=verdana][size=11px]nlb,[/size][/font]
[font=verdana][size=11px]This is what I found out.[/size][/font]
[font=verdana][size=11px]I have also removed the cable from the usb port and uninstalled the plug-in.[/size][/font]
[font=verdana][size=11px]The connecting the cable to usb and installed the plug-in.[/size][/font]
[font=verdana][size=11px]“1. Check that the pinout of the RJ45 → DB9 is as described in this topic.”
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[size=8pt][font=verdana]->According the datasheet at the Moxa url in my previous post:[/font][/size][size=8pt]1 DCD
2 TxD
3 RxD
4 DSR
5 GND
6 DTR
7 CTS
8 RTS[/size]
[size=8pt]“2. Check that connection works with the PC programming software”[/size]
[size=8pt]-> I do not know how to do this…[/size]
[size=8pt]“3.Check that the USB to serial converter shows up in Vera…”[/size]
[size=8pt]-> Yes, as below:[/size]
[size=8pt]Name=ftdi_sio[/size]
[size=8pt]Path=/dev/ttyUSB0[/size]
[size=8pt]Device number=usb-rt3883-ohci-1[/size]
[size=8pt]IP address=empty[/size]
[size=8pt]Port=3481[/size]
[size=8pt]Baud=9600[/size]
[size=8pt]Parity=none[/size]
[size=8pt]Data bits=8[/size]
[size=8pt]Stop bits=1[/size]
[size=8pt]Used by device=Powermax Alarm Panel[/size]
[size=8pt]The Powermax Alarm Panel shows “Mode unknown”.[/size]
[size=8pt]After a while I get “Lua Startup Failure”. And after reload I get “Not starting due to too many communcation errors.”[/size]
