For my CNC Machine i wanted to include more IO's than my Mesa card was offering. This Projekt enables to connect Arduino to LinuxCNC to include as many IO's as you wish.
The Send and receive Protocol is <Signal><PinNumber>:<PinState>
To begin Transmitting Ready is send out and expects to receive E: to establish connection. Afterwards Data is exchanged.
Data is only send everythime it changes once.
Inputs = 'I' -write only -Pin State: 0,1
Outputs = 'O' -read only -Pin State: 0,1
PWM Outputs = 'P' -read only -Pin State: 0-255
Analog Inputs = 'A' -write only -Pin State: 0-1024
Latching Potentiometers = 'L' -write only -Pin State: 0-max Position
Absolute Encoder input = 'K' -write only -Pin State: 0-32
Command 'E0:0' is used for connectivity checks and is send every 5 seconds as keep alive signal. If connection is lost the arduino begins flashing an LED to alarm the User.
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