PatDaly (Customer) asked a question.
Question regarding programming cable and the EA3-S3ML-R
Just figured out why I couldn't get my EA3-s3ML-R to connect, You have to have a reversed pin cable, which the AD programming cable is not.
I have it working properly now, my question is, did I miss that requirement being posted? I thought I had went through everything pretty closely before I started, including the quick start videos, etc. It drove me nuts until I saw the cable to connect it to the Click had to be reverse pin.
You may want to look over the documentation and add that requirement. ( The programming cable will not work as it is delivered ).
Hi @PatDaly (Customer),
Can you confirm the following for the EA3-S3ML-R?
Programming Cable - EA-MG-PGM-CBL
Communication Cable - DV-1000CBL
These are specified for programming and communication in the following literature:
https://cdn.automationdirect.com/static/specs/ea3s3mlr.pdf
What pins did you have to switch on the programming cable so it would work?
Thanks,
Garry
Garry, those numbers are correct, and I did not have to change any physical pins, what I had to do was use was a spare DV-1000CBL to get the EA3 to come to life. I was in a hurry when I posted, and hadn't really fleshed the whole thing out. Somewhere I had seen the whole RJ12 inverted thing, now I have to go back and see where I saw it. In any instance, what I had was no response from the touch panel with the original EA-MG-PGM-CBL as purchased, which was confusing as I have been using it all along to program my Clicks. ( this was my first experience with touch screens ). Looking at the pin out, I have to surmise my original cable is bad on either pin 2 or pin 5 ( 5VDC )
I would bet that the Click does not use either pin during programming.
Anyway, thanks for the info!
Very strange. According to the spec sheet of the panel and programming cable, the pins match up right and it should work.
I've used a number of the non touch version of that screen with those cables as well as a home built one using an arduino as a 5v PSU. Maybe a bad cable?
That is the conclusion I came to. Just bizarre that it worked fine for the click but not for the touch screen,
All is good now.
I've used generic rs232 converters with the CLICK. That was how my homemade one with arduino came about. I needed to program a micro that day and the generic converter didn't supply 5v. Grabbed an RJ12 jack cut ub the generic converter and stabbed some stuff down, viola.