Hello, Yes...zmatt was the person that helped out.
I will check the oscilloscope soon. I think I figured out what happened. ... The bot, which has four motors, is wired incorrectly due to me using an inline version of the L298 chips, e.g. Motor1 or M1 is hooked up to the front left and Motor2 or M3 was hooked up to the back left. This created more issues than I would like to mention. Seth P.S. I just need to switch some leads and everything will be correct for once. It has been my fault this entire time. I was reaching out to see if there were any issues that people have stated about the Cape in question. I should have questioned myself. Thank you for your replies, sir. On Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 12:29:46 PM UTC-5, Jason Kridner wrote: > > Several responses below... > > On Monday, March 11, 2019 at 9:13:43 PM UTC-4, Mala Dies wrote: >> >> Oh and Sir, >> >> One last thing...there are many ways to fix this "issue." There was a >> nice person on Freenode at #beagle that was kind enough to help me w/ >> software ideas in Python. >> > > Probably 'zmatt'. > > >> >> ... >> >> I could rewire the motors, use this person's software, and/or change the >> complete idea of the software entirely. >> >> Seth >> >> P.S. I was thinking that the MotorCape, w/ the placement of the L298 >> drivers, was in accordance w/ the schematic. I think while the Cape is in >> accordance w/ the schematic, I should not expect anything other than >> rewiring my motors (well...two of them anyhow). If I was to use the >> software from Freenode, it may get more complicated on my end but may be >> worth it (learning and trying new things in software programming is the >> idea). So um, this is what I am hinting towards right now. Should I expect >> the MotorCape to run in a loop if all motors are told to move forward b/c >> of the placement of the L298 drivers? >> > > The cape itself isn't running code, so I'm not sure what you mean. The > PWMs will run free, so, once you set the drive strength, they'll keep > driving even if you don't update things in the software. > > >> Yea, I think that is it for now. I will try to stay patient. I have too >> many ideas and little time. I am showing off the bot, BeagleBone Black >> Wireless, and MotorCape at a tiny Maker Faire soon. Um...yep. That is all >> for now. Sorry for the PS crap and this elongated explanation. >> > > Cool. We'll try to help. > > >> >> On Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 10:45:23 PM UTC-5, Jason Kridner wrote: >>> >>> Can you take a picture of how you have it wired? >>> >> > Thanks. Looks right from what I can see, but I don't see the motor wiring > itself. Seems to match > https://github.com/beagleboard/capes/tree/master/beaglebone/Motor. > > >> >>> On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 11:33 PM Mala Dies <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Once More, >>>> >>>> Just for reference, the web application comes up w/ me enabling a >>>> .service file on the BBBW. The website has worked w/ other BBBW related >>>> flask-motor-html pages and motor movement. >>>> >>> > You are testing the motors with simple code first, right? > > >> >>>> ... >>>> >>>> Another factor is this...the bot, this four motor machine, moves w/ one >>>> board w/ the same software but not the other BBBW w/ the same software. >>>> >>> > That simply tells me they are not the same. Can you find the difference? > > >> >>>> Seth >>>> >>>> P.S. If you have any ideas, please do not hesitate to ask any questions >>>> for more info. and/or give advice. I have this date coming up and I want >>>> to >>>> have this bot working for this specific date, e.g. w/ the BBBW, MotorCape, >>>> and four motors. >>>> >>> > Hooking an oscilliscope up to see the output at the motors is always > helpful. > > >> >>>> On Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 10:18:29 PM UTC-5, Mala Dies wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> I have a BBBW and MotorCape. I have tested some motors on each of the >>>>> screw connectors on the MotorCape. Success! Anyway, when controlling four >>>>> motors at once, I have come across some issues. >>>>> >>>> > Do you know if you are providing enough current in to the board? Can you > monitor the voltage at the input and the output with a scope to see if > there is droop? > > >> >>>>> ... >>>>> >>>>> My issue pertains to a Flask application w/ HTML to control the four >>>>> motors via a website online. >>>>> >>>>> Here is some software to test out if you have the MotorCape: >>>>> >>>>> #!/usr/bin/python3 >>>>> >>>>> # w/ help from #beagle on Freenode >>>>> >>>>> from flask import Flask, render_template >>>>> import Adafruit_BBIO.GPIO as GPIO >>>>> import Adafruit_BBIO.PWM as PWM >>>>> import time >>>>> >>>>> class Motor: >>>>> def __init__(self, dir_pin, pwm_pin, pwm_freq): >>>>> self.dir_pin = dir_pin >>>>> self.pwm_pin = pwm_pin >>>>> self.value = 0 >>>>> >>>>> PWM.start(pwm_pin, 0, pwm_freq) >>>>> GPIO.setup(dir_pin, GPIO.OUT) >>>>> >>>>> def set(self, value): >>>>> assert -100 <= value <= 100 >>>>> if (value < 0) != (self.value < 0): >>>>> # changing direction >>>>> PWM.set_duty_cycle(self.pwm_pin, 0) >>>>> GPIO.output(self.dir_pin, value < 0) >>>>> PWM.set_duty_cycle(self.pwm_pin, abs(value)) >>>>> self.value = value >>>>> >>>>> motor1 = Motor(dir_pin="P8_18", pwm_pin="P9_16", pwm_freq=2000) >>>>> #motor2 = Motor(dir_pin="P8_16", pwm_pin="P9_14", pwm_freq=2000) >>>>> #motor3 = Motor(dir_pin="P8_14", pwm_pin="P8_13", pwm_freq=2000) >>>>> motor4 = Motor(dir_pin="P8_26", pwm_pin="P8_19", pwm_freq=2000) >>>>> >>>>> app = Flask(__name__) >>>>> @app.route("/") >>>>> @app.route("/<state>") >>>>> >>>>> def updates(state=None): >>>>> if state == "F": >>>>> motor1.set(100) >>>>> motor4.set(100) >>>>> time.sleep(.2) >>>>> if state == "L": >>>>> motor1.set(0) >>>>> motor4.set(85) >>>>> time.sleep(.2) >>>>> if state == "R": >>>>> motor1.set(85) >>>>> motor4.set(0) >>>>> time.sleep(.2) >>>>> if state == "S": >>>>> motor1.set(0) >>>>> motor4.set(0) >>>>> time.sleep(.2) >>>>> if state == "REV": >>>>> motor1.set(-75) >>>>> motor4.set(-75) >>>>> time.sleep(.2) >>>>> if state == "REV_L": >>>>> motor1.set(-75) >>>>> motor4.set(0) >>>>> time.sleep(.2) >>>>> if state == "REV_R": >>>>> motor1.set(0) >>>>> motor4.set(-75) >>>>> time.sleep(.2) >>>>> >>>>> template_data = { >>>>> "title" : state, >>>>> } >>>>> return render_template("boboIV.html", **template_data) >>>>> >>>>> if __name__ == "__main__": >>>>> app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=5000, debug=True) >>>>> >>>>> ... >>>>> >>>> >>>>> Everything is "Pythonic" in the software but this C & P did not do it >>>>> justice. You can see why. Anyway...here is the HTML software too. >>>>> >>>>> <!DOCTYPE html> >>>>> <html lang="en"> >>>>> <head> >>>>> <title>{{ status }}</title> >>>>> <meta charset="utf-8"> >>>>> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> >>>>> <link rel="stylesheet" href=" >>>>> https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css"; >>>>> > >>>>> <script src=" >>>>> https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js";></ >>>>> script> >>>>> <script src=" >>>>> https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"; >>>>> ></script> >>>>> </head> >>>>> <body> >>>>> >>>>> <div class="jumbotron text-center"> >>>>> <h1>MotorCape and BBBW!</h1> >>>>> <p>This is a quick example on making motors move!</p> >>>>> </div> >>>>> >>>>> <div class="container"> >>>>> <div class="row"> >>>>> <div class="col-sm-4 text-center"> >>>>> <h3>Agent One</h3> >>>>> <p>More text and fun makings in life...</p> >>>>> <p>Get ready to control some motors!</p> >>>>> </div> >>>>> >>>>> <div class="col-sm-4 text-center"> >>>>> <h3>Agent Two</h3> >>>>> <p>This bunch of online buttons will make your motors move</p> >>>>> <!-- <img src=" http://0.0.0.0/?"; "action=stream" alt="Unable >>>>> to get video feed" width="300" height="300"> --> >>>>> <a href="/F" id="on" class="button">FORWARD</a> >>>>> <br><br> >>>>> <a href="/L" id="on" class="button">LEFT</a> >>>>> <a href="/R" id="on" class="button">RIGHT</a> >>>>> <br><br> >>>>> <a href="/S" id="on" class="button">STOP</a> >>>>> >>>> -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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