Issues with 2A DC Motor(DCC1001_0)

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MeijinGandalf
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Issues with 2A DC Motor(DCC1001_0)

Post by MeijinGandalf »

The first issue is not a big deal. In the Phidget control panel it shows up as a 3.5A DC Motor Phidget.

The second issue I am having is trying to attach to it in python. This code tells me I have and invalid argument when I try to attach.

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import sys
import time 
from Phidget22.Devices.DCMotor import *
from Phidget22.PhidgetException import *
from Phidget22.Phidget import *
from Phidget22.Net import *

def DisplayError(e):
    sys.stderr.write("Desc: " + e.details + "\n")

ch = DCMotor()
ch.setIsHubPortDevice(True)
ch.setHubPort(4)

try:
    ch.openWaitForAttachment(5000)
    print("Attached!")
except PhidgetException as e:
    DisplayError(e)
    print("Failed to attach")
When I take out the line

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ch.setIsHubPortDevice(True)
it attaches just fine. Do you know what the issue could be?
fraser
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Re: Issues with 2A DC Motor(DCC1001_0)

Post by fraser »

Thank you for identifying the naming error, will fix that.

as for your other problem,
ch.setIsHubPortDevice(True)
will define a device to use the Hub's internal channels, which are only VoltageInput, VoltageRatioInput, DigitalInput, DigitalOutput.
Using any external VINT device (such as the DCC1001) you will want to leave setIsHubPortDevice to the default of False.
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Re: Issues with 2A DC Motor(DCC1001_0)

Post by MeijinGandalf »

Ah ok thanks for the help.
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