I have been trying to find a way to get a Raspberry Pi to communicate with a Nayax VPOS system and have been told that this would require an MDB to USB interface. Is this true and if so, what would be required on the software front to make the communication work?
I have been looking into MDB protocol and have some knowledge but I am not sure how to implement this on Raspberry Pi, any help or guidance would be appreciated.
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I'm a totally newbie and interested in physical programming like raspberry pi's. Is there any way to get the data which is intended to go to a "USB to TTL converter device" through USB(e.g. the output of a flashing software), read it and convert it to TTL using Python or C language? I mean something like:
Compiler --> avrdude --> Ethernet port of the compiler host PC --> Ethernet port of a Raspberry Pi --> Pins of the Raspberry Pi --> avr microcontroller
My question is about the code which I should run on the Raspberry Pi to do all the work required on that side. I'm guessing in this specific example it's possible to install avrdude on the Raspberry Pi and pipe the compiled code from the PC to the avrdude on the pi but I'm looking for a general solution that can be used with all microcontrollers, essentially turning the Raspberry Pi into a transparent, Ethernet connected, USB to TTL converter, either existing libraries or directions to how to write such code and where to read the documentations.
Edit1: There's a C language library called pigpio already installed on the Raspberry Pi OS and it can output UART. But I don't know how to read the USB data coming to the Raspberry Pi through its Ethernet port and convert it to UART data.
Edit2: I Changed USB port to Ethernet port since you can't connect two computers directly through USB. The data coming from the PC is still intended for USB to TTL converters since that's how avrdude and similar softwares are written(I guess it'll be "USB over Ethernet").
I have an C# application that uses OPC UA to communicate. Now I need to communicate with an Osisoft Pi system, which as I understand it also "is" an OPC UA Client. There is no PLC involved!
My client and the Osisoft Pi is running on different computers in the LAN.
The OPC UA Server (KepServerEx 6) needs a driver configured.
What driver would be appropriate for this scenario?
You would need an OSIsoft UA Interface licence to communicate with it using OPC UA.
OSIsoft PI is a historian run on a server i would suspect your client is scared of licencing costs. There are ways and means, you can insert the data into AF and still have it visible to the PI systems, however it is limited and the better way to do it is to implement the correct OSIsoft interface or protocol.
As mentioned above AF-SDK is the way to go for C#, however be aware you will need an PSA licence on the server to run it.
If you are using C#, the most native way to connect to the PI System is by using PI AF SDK. This sdk will allow you to connect to both the PI Data Archive as well as PI Asset Framework Server.
The first server (PI DA) contains the process data collected via PI Interfaces or PI Connectors (typically OPC, Modbus, flat files etc). PI AF (Asset Framework) is a server that allows to create all the assets hierarchies of a plant and map asset attributes to the process data collected in PI DA.
Perhaps, you should look at PI System interfaces or connectors to collect the data first, and then use the data stored in the PI System to build your application. This is the standard usage of the PI System who helps reducing different vendors silos of process data.
To get a quick start on the multiple ways to use the PI System as a developer have a look here: OSIsoft PI Developer Technologies
And to get started with the PI System, and understand what it is about, you should look here: What is the PI System?
I'm working on a project where I need two raspberry pis to communicate and the ethernet port is not free, I'm not allowed to make any changes to the GPIO pins, and I'm forced to use the USB port due to hardware considerations. Is it possible for them to communicate using a direct USB cable, or perhaps using two USB-RS232 cables?
Thanks!
Siddharth
I would use the TTL serial pins on the GIO header. See https://elinux.org/images/1/13/Adafruit-connection.jpg
You could create your own simple null modem serial cable - consisting of 3 jumper cables.
Connect pins
6 <--> 6
8 <--> 10
10 <--> 8
If you can't use the GPIO header - you can do a USB to USB connection using USBNET. http://www.linux-usb.org/usbnet/
Is it possible for them to communicate using a direct USB cable, or perhaps using two USB-RS232 cables?
You fail to mention exactly which Raspberry Pi version(s) you are using.
Only the Raspberry PI Zero can be used as a USB Gadget.
Since USB is a master-slave(s) interface & protocol, you cannot simply connect two Raspberry PI 1/2/3 boards together using USB, because that would be a master-to-master connection.
If you look hard enough for a (passive) USB Type A (male) to Type A (male) cable, you can find them, but it's a bogus connection that will not work.
There are active USB host-to-host cables (which contain a shared gadget), but support can be an issue.
You could connect a Raspberry PI 1/2/3 to a Raspberry PI Zero by USB, so long as the Zero's USB port was configured as a USB ACM CDC gadget.
However one simple solution is your alternative of installing USB-to-RS232 adapters to each board. A null-modem cable of three wires would suffice unless you needed hardware flow-control.
An alternative solution is installing USB-to-Ethernet adapters to each board (with static IP addresses, i.e. an ad-hoc connection). This approach provides a much faster connection than an RS-232 link, and is easily utilized by applications.
I have a task to connect PROFIBUS (field bus technology by Siemens) to my Raspberry Pi. I need to make my Raspberry pi as a master and others devices as a slaves.
Let me know if you have any idea about how to make this connection. I am totally new in this topic and have no idea about this.
You might have a look at this project: https://bues.ch/cms/automation/profibus
When I understand it correctly, Profibus (Modbus) ist implemented by RS-485, that is not directly supported by the Raspberry Pi GPIOs.
You have to buy an extra shield or an USB to RS-485 Adapter.
There is also a library to send/receive data using modbus-protocol:
http://libmodbus.org/
I want to install MATLAB and Simulink support package for Raspberry Pi. I follow this link to do . I directly connect my laptop with Raspberry Pi using Ethernat cable.
But i didn't get output.
while installing i got error - "Could not detect a Raspberry Pi board on "Local Area Connection". Check your Ethernet connection to Raspberry Pi.
The FDX/LNK/100 LEDs on the Raspberry Pi board should be illuminated.
For network trouble-shooting instructions see http://www.mathworks.com">The MathWorks Web Site"
Can anyone help to solve this problem?
I have also experienced your same issue but after proceeding in this way I solved it.
Before you put the SD card on the Raspberry Pi you need:
power off the Pi
connect the Ethernet cable to the host computer
finally power on the Pi
In addition you may take a look at this troubleshooting guide.
Try the following steps.
1. Open cmd and execute 'ipconfig'
check for a network interface with '169.x.x.x' ip address
If there is one, you could access your Pi via IP 169.254.0.2
If there is none, check if your Ethernet port is enabled and no static IP is configured.
The above steps make sure that your Ethernet port is in proper state.
Repeat the hardware setup with direct connection in the network settings.