From 791e74f82f98447d8a14116976619190084cb870 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mathis_s Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 10:02:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Expanded a bit more on the FAQ --- README.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index affc8d0..b4a120c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ more details. ## FAQ ### Axis hardware error at startup + If at IOC startup you are met with the following errors: ``` 2026/02/02 16:56:49.470 Controller "turboPmac1", axis 3 => asynStatus turboPmacAxis::handleError(int, char*, int), line 735 @@ -106,13 +107,26 @@ Driver hardware error triggered. 2026/02/02 16:56:49.492 Controller "turboPmac1", axis 8 => asynStatus turboPmacAxis::handleError(int, char*, int), line 735 Driver hardware error triggered. ``` -You may need to reset to do a axis reset. This can be done with writeRead python tool. The following example does so for axis 3. +You may need to reset to do a axis reset. This can be done with +`utils/writeRead.py`. The following example does so for axis 3. + Confirm the hardware error: ``` -utils/writeRead.py 172.28.87.24:1025 P0301 -# If it returns 13 it's a hardware error. +utils/writeRead.py 172.28.87.24:1025 P0301 # 03 specifies axis 3, 01 is the command to read out the error. +# If it returns 13 it's a hardware error. +# For the full list of errors see TurboPMAC_manual.pdf or src/turboPmacAxis.cpp, function "handleError". ``` Reset the axis: ``` utils/writeRead.py 172.28.87.24:1025 P0301=0 ``` +Check if the error has appeared again: +``` +utils/writeRead.py 172.28.87.24:1025 P0301 +``` +If the console output is not 0, the error has been deleted, but appeared +immediately again. In this case, the error cannot be reset remotely. +If it is an error such as 10 (limit switches hit), the motor needs to be +moved away from the limits, this resets the error automatically. +Other errors like 13 represent an actual issue on the hardware which +needs to be resolved by the electronics motion engineers.