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OverTCPWireless (2011-04-27 08:44:11)

This page tries to describe how to connect V3 with VemsTune via wireless TCP.

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Router setup

  1. Need a wireless router with usb host and openwrt.
    1. Hardware: [TP-Link TL-WR1043ND] https://www.epointsystem.org/trac/vending_machine/attachment/wiki/WR1043ND/wr1043nd.jpg?format=raw
  2. Upgrade it to openwrt
    1. Openwrt installation: https://www.epointsystem.org/trac/vending_machine/wiki/HotSpotInstallation#InstructionsforTP-LinkTL-WR1043ND
  3. open a browser and try open the admin page.
  4. install packages: go System/software menu (of course the router needs internet connection to acomplish this step)
    1. kmod-usb-serial-pl2303 (if you have another vendor like FTDI try to find appropriate driver for it)
    2. kmod-usb2
    3. ser2net
  5. ssh to to the router and try to plug the usb-rs232 cable
  6. after dmesg should see something like this: "
    1. usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ar71xx-ehci and address 3
    2. usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
    3. pl2303 1-1:1.0: pl2303 converter detected
    4. usb 1-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0"
  7. To make ser2net listen on TCP port 9000, append 1 line to the end of the /etc/ser2net.conf file:
    1. 9000:raw:0:/dev/ttyUSB0:19200
    2. alternatively (using different, 50 msec timeout instead of 0, and a bit more options):
    3. 9000:raw:50:/dev/ttyUSB0:19200 8DATABITS NONE
  8. start ser2net: ser2net

VemsTune setup

  1. Preferences/ECU Communication
    1. select tcp: and write the correct IP:PORT in my case 192.168.1.3:5678
press detect

Enjoy your wireless V3.

I have tested this method with an Asus WL-500pP v2 router OpenWrt backfire 10.3 version, and with Pl-2303 usb serial converter succesfully.

Installed packages:

  1. kmod-usb-ohci
  2. kmod-usb-serial-pl2303
  3. ser2net

The vemstune works fine with tcp/ip connection but the communication is slower than native serial or usb-serial converter (19200baud). I have made some test:

With wired connection the main overview group refresh about 17 Hz, and the calc model refresh more than 22 Hz.

With wifi-connection tha main page below 10 Hz but calc model page sometimes go up to 22 Hz sometimes go to 3 Hz.

Interesting...