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// Library Vfd-Spindle 
// Created  Wednesday, January 04, 2017 
// Author  rc       -- Do not edit above this line
  
 //  Enter Global vars below this line. 
//  the librarian no matter where they are, but its easier 
//  to find and edit them in one spot.
   
   
   
//  vfd stuff
   
global   myser = Serial();
//
//
//
// called  from OnEnable 
global  Vfd_Open = function()
{
myser.Open(6,9600);
print( "VFD opened");   
};
 
//this is a relay spindle control, 
//it will use only the OC output #1
//to control a relay to turn a simple
//on/off spindle, on or off.
 
global SpindleOn = function()
{
    data =table();
    data[0]=1;
    data[1]=3;
    data[2]=1;
    data[3]=1;
    data[4]=0x31;
    data[5]=0x88;
    //[font=Verdana] this fails[/font]
    //myser.SendData(data[0],data[1]);
    // [font=Verdana]this works [/font]
     myser.SendData("010301013188");
    //FreeSetSpeed( MySpindleAxis, GlobalGet("SpindleSpeed")); //turn on spindle
    print("Vfd Spindle was turned on");
    print("Set to Frequency " + GlobalGet("SpindleSpeed"));
};   
 
//this is a relay spindle control, 
//it will use only the OC output #1
//to control a relay to turn a simple
//on/off spindle, on or off.
 
global SpindleOff = function()
{
    
    //FreeSetSpeed( MySpindleAxis,0); //turn off spindle
    print("Spindle speed zeroed");
    
};  
 

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global  myser = Serial();
//global  vfd={"0x01,","0x03,","0x01,","0x01,","0x31,","0x88,"}; No luck
global  vfd={0x01,0x03,0x01,0x01,0x31,0x88};

global  VFDOpen = function()
{
	myser.Open(6,9600); //port 6 baud 9600
	print( "VFD opened");  
       return;
};
 
global SpindleOn = function()
{
 // sendData=(vfd[0]+vfd[1]+vfd[2]+vfd[3]+vfd[4]+vfd[5]);
  sendData=(vfd[0]+","+vfd[1]+","+vfd[2]+","+vfd[3]+","+vfd[4]+","+vfd[5]);
debug();
   myser.SendData(sendData);
    print("Set to Frequency " + GlobalGet("SpindleSpeed"));
    return;
};   
 
global VFDSpindle = function(control)
{ 
  FreeSetSpeed( MySpindleAxis,control); //turn on/off spindle
  if(control ==1){
    print("Spindle On");
    SpindleOn();
  }
  else
  {
    print("Spindle Off");
   //SpindleOff(); // need to call/Create the Off function
  }
};  

VFDOpen();
VFDSpindle(1); //1 is on 0 is off