Net.FTcpSocket?

[Rait 6]

I used Net.FTcpSocket extensively to communicate with devices that use ModbusTCP, Modbus RTU, LON, etc. I no longer see the FTcpSocket method available in HC3. Is there an alternative to pushing raw data to TCP port or is this feature not available on HC3?

 

 

[jgab 2,052]

7 hours ago, Rait said:

I used Net.FTcpSocket extensively to communicate with devices that use ModbusTCP, Modbus RTU, LON, etc. I no longer see the FTcpSocket method available in HC3. Is there an alternative to pushing raw data to TCP port or is this feature not available on HC3?

 

 

 

In QDs (QuickApp devices) there is net.TCPSocket() available.

[Rait 6]

On 2/16/2020 at 11:32 AM, jgab said:

 

In QDs (QuickApp devices) there is net.TCPSocket() available.

 

Are you sure about that? There is no code completion/hint about that, only the net.HTTPClient(); method. And when I try to use it, the code just stops.

 

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The above produces the following output:

 

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The second debug does not fire.

[jgab 2,052]

2 minutes ago, Rait said:

 

Are you sure about that? There is no code completion/hint about that, only the net.HTTPClient(); method. And when I try to use it, the code just stops.

 

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The above produces the following output:

 

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The second debug does not fire.

 

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[Rait 6]

Hmm, ok it seems it does exist, I'm just not using it correctly:

 

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[Rait 6]

This is what I've managed to deduct:

 

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Unfortunately everything returns nil:

 

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[jakub.jezek 353]

There is pretty nice documentation regarding net.TCPSocket class. 

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I have created Modbus On/Off based on FIBARO example. Now i am missing thermostat/recuperation device type.

 

Toggle values 0/1 of Register 101 (40101):  

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Tested with PLC Simulator: 

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Edited February 24, 2020 by jakub.jezek

[Guest]

Trying to create a remote controller for my TV..

 

What device type or other to choose to be able to see all buttons ands labels on the QuickApp??

I just get one line orone on/off switch or a color controller... I woudl need the old style with many buttons and labels, just as it is designed in the quick app..

[Rait 6]

@jakub.jezek Thank you! I can not believe I had not found that documentation yet!

 

As a bonus I just discovered HC3's Lua supports bit operations natively! 

 

x&y = AND

x|y = OR

x~y = XOR

~x = NOT

x>>y = RSHIFT

x<<y = LSHIFT

 

[jakub.jezek 353]

Hi guys,

 

I'm strugling now with Modbus reading. Have you encountered following? If you send 2 commands in one button, then you do not get response for 2nd command in HC?

 

I'm sending 2 strings 2 seconds apart to get data from registers 101 and 207. I'm using PLC Simulator(

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) till i get to live recuperation unit (getting there in Fall ). I must say PLC Simulator is nice handy tool

 

Command i'm sending:

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Sending part:

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Actually HC3 should receive the data. Both responses have correct value.

 

Screenshot from Wireshark:

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Modbus device: 

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[VedranS 24]

Greetings, i am trying to connect my fireplace with fibaro through modbus tcp. I useb modbus switch qa in a post above, in debug i can see that i have succesfull connection via websocket. But i cant understand how to send data to modbus . Can anyone help me, i only need to turn on main burner and turn off. 

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[tinman 1,028]

2 hours ago, VedranS said:

But i cant understand how to send data to modbus . Can anyone help me, i only need to turn on main burner and turn off. 

 

 

for you the best solution would be the Fibaro Premium Service, more.fibaro.com 

[jakub.jezek 353]

@VedranS, I would start with

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and get write and read command from there.

 

Then with it you would add to strings 0x, so it would look like this:

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[Rait 6]

On 3/4/2020 at 5:54 PM, jakub.jezek said:

Hi guys,

 

I'm strugling now with Modbus reading. Have you encountered following? If you send 2 commands in one button, then you do not get response for 2nd command in HC?

 

 

Hi @jakub.jezek 

 

Did you manage to solve the issue with not being able to capture more than one response from the device? I'm currently struggling with the same problem and not making much progress.

 

EDIT: Well, as soon as I had posted this, I had an idea... and it worked.

 

So the problem seems to be that using any sort of looping or delays do not let the self:waitForResponseFunction() to trigger. It triggers only once after sending out all the different queries. The solution seems to be putting your individual queries into setTimeout loops. Like this:

 

 

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This way I end up with a list of setTimeout loops starting from 30 second interval and with 1 second in between queries. All responses get captured correctly.

Edited January 20, 2021 by Rait

[jakub.jezek 353]

4 hours ago, Rait said:

Did you manage to solve the issue with not being able to capture more than one response from the device? I'm currently struggling with the same problem and not making much progress.

Hi @Rait,

 

Yes, I did. There was need to use setTimeout() function instead of sleep(). Now my Systemair is working as it should.

[KanaChan1977 0]

Hello @jakub.jezek,

 

I have problem to make the same behavior as yours but I failed.

Can you share your QuickApp with the setTimeout() fonction instead of sleep() ?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Edited March 14, 2021 by KanaChan1977

[jakub.jezek 353]

Hi @KanaChan1977,

 

I will not share whole QA yet. But part below should help.

 

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[jgab 2,052]

21 hours ago, jakub.jezek said:

Hi @KanaChan1977,

 

I will not share whole QA yet. But part below should help.

 

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It's quite common in protocols to send byte sequences with specific time intervals. It can make sense to define a function that calls other functions with given time intervals - a fibaro.setTimeoutSeries... The function takes a even variable number of arguments; <function1>,<time1>,<function2>,<time2>,...

like the regular setTimeout, the next time will count from the previous one so we "serialise" the execution - so times becomes delays between function calls.

It also tries to compensate for eventual time drift...

 

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