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Problem with the SMCI35 motor controller

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Recently, I purchased a few Nanotec's components from Farnell. I'm having a problem on detecting the controller.

 

I've got the SMCI35 controller, ZK-RS232-USB-3.3V cable converter, charging capacitor z-k4700/63, and a linear actuator L4118S1404-T5X5. After I connected all components to the power supply, I tried to run the linear actuator, however, the NanoPro v1.70 couldn't detect the controller. I've checked all the wiring, and I can't find any error in it. I can't find any answer on the troubleshooting page nor the controller manual.

 

So, I was wondering am I missing any component? Or I made a mistake in components selection? is there a missing driver for the connecting cable?

 

Please help me to solve this problem.

 

Thank you very much.

 

Alex

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    Hi MK,

     

    It seems like the computer managed to detect the cable, because the blue LED light on the PCB board was switched on after I plugged into the laptop. Yes, I am aware of the the warning, I did make sure my laptop is not charging when I'm connecting them. I've also installed the cable's driver, however, what bother me the most is, the LED light did switched on, but it keep pop up the 'communication error' window on my laptop.

     

    What does the blue LED light tells me?

     

    One thing I found it weird is that the RX and TX label on the cable is different from the manual. In the manual, RX is the RED colour wire, and TX is the brown wire, but, on the cable, label RX represent the brown wire, and TX represent the red. Please advice, It might be my mistake.

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    Sorry Alex - I'm not familiar enough with this part (never used one) to want to get stuck in just yet. Email Farnell tech support first and see if they can help you out. If you don't get any joy then come back here and I'll help if I can but it will be based on general knowledge rather than experience of this device.

     

    MK

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