Scan Engine & EtherCAT Custom Device Feedback

[StephenB]

Hey Vincent!

We have seen this on several different sets of hardware. All running NI VeriStand 2015 SP1. Setting the delay after load up to 10 seconds had no effect.

• System 1
  • 9024 controller and 9116 chassis
  • 9481
  • 9474
  • 9205
  • 9862
  • Bitfile required to use the 9862. Rest of modules in scan mode. Bitfile is an empty VI.
  • Specifying the bitfile in both the scan engine custom device and xnet port caused error at deploy.
  • Specifying the bitfile in just xnet or just scan engine caused error at deploy
  • Specifying the bitfile in just scan engine, and modifying the sysdef xml to move the custom device section above the hardware section worked
• System 2
  • 9066 controller
  • 9421
  • 9208
  • 9229
  • 5x 9485
  • The 9229 is used in FPGA mode to DMA high speed data up to the host. The FPGA custom device from github is used to read that into a veristand waveform.
  • Bitfile is specified in both the scan engine custom device and the FPGA custom device.
  • If the scan engine custom device is first in the sysdef XML, error 65700 at deploy.
    • Note this KB exists on that error. I tried both things. They did not work. In fact, the second suggestion (erase firmware) causes the 9066 to no longer work in scan mode through veristand ever again. Even without a bitfile. You always get error 65587. Strangely it works in LabVIEW. I tried reinstalling RIO and Scan to the target, that did not fix it. I reformated the target, that did not fix it. I eventually had to take a system image of a working 9066 and flash it onto this 9066 to get scan engine through veristand working again. So basically never do what that KB says!
  • Modifying the sysdef XML so the scan engine custom device is below the FPGA custom device works.
• System 3
  • 9035
  • 3x 9205
  • 9264
  • 9860
  • 2x 9403
  • Bitfile used for some custom FPGA digital logic on 9403 modules. Rest of modules in scan mode.
  • Specifying the bitfile in both the scan engine custom device and xnet port caused error at deploy.
  • Specifying the bitfile in just scan engine, and modifying the sysdef xml to move the custom device section above the hardware section worked

[resostu]

HI Vincent,

Here is a screen shot of the chassis in MAX. Everything works using this setup with the PXI-8231 as the Ethercat Master from LabView. It's only when I use it within Veristand that it causes a problem. The ScanEngine Custom device works fine when using a cRIO-9022 as the and Etheract master.

When the PXI-8231 is installed in the chassis, the deployment reaches the 'Stating Deployment group 1...' then throws the error I referenced above.

Thanks

Stuart

[smurf1989]

I want to deploy a FMU model generated by Dymola into NI .I use FMI add-on file to veristand .but it fail when I deploy ,the error message show  as below .

NI VeriStand Gateway.lvlib:VeriStand Server Wrapper.vi >> NI VeriStand Server.lvlib:NI VeriStand Server.vi >> Waveform Services.lvlib:Clear Active Streams.vi >> Server TCP Interface.lvlib:TCP Send Target System Command.vi:5680001 >> Server TCP Interface.lvlib:TCP Send Target Message.vi:890001

[AndreasStark]

smurf1989,

I don't think this question belongs into this discussion thread as it doesn't seem to be related to Scan Engine & EtherCAT custom device. Please use the official VeriStand support channel -> http://sine.ni.com/psp/app/doc/p/id/psp-904/lang/en -> Ask an engineer

Thanks

Andreas

[Vincent_R.]

Hi Stuart,

Could you send me the NI-VeriStand Project, please?

If you cannot post it on the forum, send it to me via a private message, please.

Regards

Vincent

[Vincent_R.]

To forum users,

We discussed that with Stuart (posts #587 and 591) and root cause was discovered. It was not related to that CD.

Regards

Vincent

[smurf1989]

Thank you !

fc1989123@163.com

From: AndreasS

Date: 2016-10-12 20:32

To: smurf1989

Subject: - Re: Scan Engine & EtherCAT Custom Device Feedback

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Re: Scan Engine & EtherCAT Custom Device Feedback

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smurf1989,

I don't think this question belongs into this discussion thread as it doesn't seem to be related to Scan Engine & EtherCAT custom device. Please use the official VeriStand support channel -> http://sine.ni.com/psp/app/doc/p/id/psp-904/lang/en -> Ask an engineer

Thanks

Andreas

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[Schragner]

Hello,

with version 4.3 of the Scan Engine and EtherCAT custom device a support for 3rd Party EtherCAT Slaves is added.

What does this mean?

- Is it possibel to add 3rd party c-modules into the 9144 EtherCAT slave chassis?

- Is it possible to add 3rd party EtherCAT slaves like the Beckhoff EK1100 EtherCAT coupler?

Thanks.

Schragner

[KarlKaiser]

I have three simulator setups that are using the custom device. I have a PXI chassis with a Pharlap realtime controller. On one of the simulators I am able to run the project and get data from the input cards in the three 9144 etherCAT chassis and create outputs on the output cards. But I can not revert them to scan mode or load a new FPGA file. It gives the error that is attached. It is error 132465, Master 0 not found. On the other two simulators running the same project and having the same custom device files in the NI VeriStand folder I am able to reconfigure the FPGA on the three chasis. I am running VeriStand 2015 SP1.

[ThiCop]

Hello all,

It seems like the link for to download the latest custom device is offline.
Feel free to try:

NI VeriStand 2016 with NI-RIO 16.0+ and EtherCAT 16.0+:

Scan Engine and EtherCAT 2016 v4.3

Kind Regards,
Thierry