Using the EMO-AO4/12 expansion board (UniPi)

This project demonstrates the use of the EMO-AO4/12 expansion board for UniPi. The example is based on the REXLANG user-programmable function block of the REXYGEN System.

Channels 0..3 control the voltage outputs CH0..CH3. Channels 0..2 are set to user-defined constants. Channel 3 is controlled by sine wave generator. The SAT function block restricts the signal to the 0V..10V range. The LIN block converts the range 0V..10V to the 12-bit range 0..4096.

Channels 4..5 control the PWM outputs of the board. The range of the input signal is not checked.

The integer values are processed by the REXLANG function block and sent to the EMO-AO4/12 board via the I2C bus. See the *.c file for details. Also the datasheet of PCA9685 is worth studying.

Feel free to add as many channels as you want. You will need to modify both the *.mdl and *.c files.

You may connect the outputs of EMO-AO4/12 expansion board to the analog inputs of the UniPi itself for verification. The measured values are recorded in the TRND block which allows displaying of the trends (graphs) in the REXYGEN Diagnostics diagnostic tool.

Timing of the project

The algorithm runs each 50 milliseconds (0.05 s). See the EXEC function block,
tick x ntick0 = 0.05 x 1 = 0.05

Prerequisites

• REXYGEN Runtime Core and RPiDrv modules must be installed and running on the target device (Raspberry Pi).
• I2C bus must be enabled and available on the Raspberry Pi (/dev/i2c-1).
• The EMO-AO4/12 expansion board must be connected.

Running the example

• The *exec.mdl file is the project main file.
• Open it with REXYGEN Studio.
• Specify the I2C bus by the fname parameter of the REXLANG function block.
• Compile and download it to the target device.
• Switch to Watch mode and observe the algorithm.
• Enable online monitoring of the purple blocks (Target->Watch Selection).
• Modify the CNR constants on-the-fly and observe the voltage output signals.

Documentation

• Press F1 for help on the selected function block in the REXYGEN Studio.
• Getting started with REXYGEN and UniPi board (Raspberry Pi)
• Function blocks of REXYGEN
• PCA9685 datasheet (attached)
• REXYGEN Studio User Guide
• Complete documentation of REXYGEN

Additional information

• Raspberry Pi is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
• Visit the REXYGEN webpage for more information about the example projects and developing advanced automation and control solutions using REXYGEN.