Communication through J18
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Hi, I'd like to communicate with a teensy from a Voxl2 through the serial channel on J18. Can you help me set this up?
I tried UART first and then the I2C but I haven't figured this out. Here's my code
import smbus # Open the I2C bus bus = smbus.SMBus(0) # Use /dev/i2c-0 # I2C device address address = 0x988000 # Replace with the actual I2C device address # Read lines of data from the I2C device while True: received_data = "" while True: byte = bus.read_byte(address) if byte == ord('\n'): # Check for newline character break received_data += chr(byte) # Process the received data print("Received line:", received_data) # Close the I2C bus bus.close()and the one I want to use on the teensy
#include <Wire.h> #define I2C_ADDRESS 0x42 // Replace with the I2C device address void setup() { Wire.begin(); // Initialize I2C communication Serial.begin(115200); // Set baud rate for serial monitor } void loop() { Wire.beginTransmission(I2C_ADDRESS); // Begin transmission to the I2C device Wire.write("Hello, World!"); // Send the message Wire.endTransmission(); // End transmission Serial.println("Message sent!"); delay(1000); // Wait for 1 second before sending the next message }This is my first attempt at dealing with I2C so extra comments are welcome as well. Would still be easier if I could use these pins for UART so tell me if that's an option.
Thanks!
@Filip-Slezak J18 is a UART that is only available to the DSP so you cannot access it directly from the apps processor without a custom access library.
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@Filip-Slezak J18 is a UART that is only available to the DSP so you cannot access it directly from the apps processor without a custom access library.
@Eric-Katzfey Hi Eric, thanks for pointing this out. How would you go about establishing a serial communication with a Teensy or other microcontroller then?
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@Eric-Katzfey Hi Eric, thanks for pointing this out. How would you go about establishing a serial communication with a Teensy or other microcontroller then?
@Filip-Slezak This add-on board will expose a UART that is accessible from the applications processor: https://www.modalai.com/collections/voxl-add-ons/products/m0125?variant=40740708876339
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I have the same question, but for the VOXL 2 Mini. How to access the HS-UART, and whether it can support oddball baud rates (1012kbps or something like that.)
@dougmiller Can you please open a new topic on the forum with this question? (I believe it may be possible to use J10)
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@Filip-Slezak This add-on board will expose a UART that is accessible from the applications processor: https://www.modalai.com/collections/voxl-add-ons/products/m0125?variant=40740708876339
@Eric-Katzfey Hey, we already have this board on https://www.modalai.com/collections/expansion-board/products/m0078 - would that work?
(and the PWM breakout board https://www.modalai.com/products/flight-core-pwm-output-cable-and-break-out-board)
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@Eric-Katzfey Hey, we already have this board on https://www.modalai.com/collections/expansion-board/products/m0078 - would that work?
(and the PWM breakout board https://www.modalai.com/products/flight-core-pwm-output-cable-and-break-out-board)
@Filip-Slezak The VOXL2 mini does not have the expansion connectors to use the add on boards.
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@Filip-Slezak The VOXL2 mini does not have the expansion connectors to use the add on boards.
@Eric-Katzfey Hey, I have to reply from another account because the email system for confirmation doesn't work (fyi)
We have the bigger standard Voxl2, not mini.
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@Eric-Katzfey Hey, I have to reply from another account because the email system for confirmation doesn't work (fyi)
We have the bigger standard Voxl2, not mini.
@Filip-Slezak-0 Oh, sorry, got confused by your VOXL2 mini question. That m0078 board only gives you USB, not a UART. And that other link goes to some PWM breakout board for flight core. Not sure how that one fits in with VOXL2 at all.
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@Filip-Slezak-0 Oh, sorry, got confused by your VOXL2 mini question. That m0078 board only gives you USB, not a UART. And that other link goes to some PWM breakout board for flight core. Not sure how that one fits in with VOXL2 at all.
@Eric-Katzfey No worries, and yes that's it. How would you recommend I communicate with that external Teensy board? Can't seem to find easily accessible pins for that.
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@Eric-Katzfey No worries, and yes that's it. How would you recommend I communicate with that external Teensy board? Can't seem to find easily accessible pins for that.
@Filip-Slezak-0 I would go with that expansion board I pointed out and use UART.
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@Filip-Slezak-0 I would go with that expansion board I pointed out and use UART.
@Eric-Katzfey Sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately, I don't see how that could work for us, we already have the m0078 on there and the J2 goes to the wifi dongle, what am I missing in what you're suggesting?
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@Eric-Katzfey Sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately, I don't see how that could work for us, we already have the m0078 on there and the J2 goes to the wifi dongle, what am I missing in what you're suggesting?
@Filip-Slezak-0 The board I am suggesting has USB and UART.
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@Filip-Slezak-0 The board I am suggesting has USB and UART.
@Eric-Katzfey So you're thinking switch out the boards, use the UART for the wifi dongle and communicate over USB with the microcontroller?
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@Eric-Katzfey So you're thinking switch out the boards, use the UART for the wifi dongle and communicate over USB with the microcontroller?
@Filip-Slezak-0 No, keep using USB for the WiFi dongle and use the UART to communicate with the Teensy.
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@Filip-Slezak-0 No, keep using USB for the WiFi dongle and use the UART to communicate with the Teensy.
@Eric-Katzfey Got it, this is getting clearer. Is it safe to use the Teensy's 3.3V pins? According to this, the Voxl2 comm pins are at 1.8V even though its GPIOs are at 3.3V https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-linux-user-guide/#devttyhs1---b2b-connector-uart
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@Eric-Katzfey Got it, this is getting clearer. Is it safe to use the Teensy's 3.3V pins? According to this, the Voxl2 comm pins are at 1.8V even though its GPIOs are at 3.3V https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-linux-user-guide/#devttyhs1---b2b-connector-uart
@Filip-Slezak-0 Yes, should be fine. We use that UART to connect with our external flight core boards that have 3.3V rx / tx.
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@Filip-Slezak-0 Yes, should be fine. We use that UART to connect with our external flight core boards that have 3.3V rx / tx.
@Eric-Katzfey Thanks Eric, got it working easily after that using a classic pyserial script. Great help!
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@Eric-Katzfey Hi again, can we expose another UART port for programming on the Voxl2?
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@Eric-Katzfey Hi again, can we expose another UART port for programming on the Voxl2?
@Filip-Slezak-0 Thinking about ttyHS2 or ttyHS3 maybe shown here https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-linux-user-guide/#uarts
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