problem i am experiencing with Python "send" command.

[dima81]

I am having issues with the Python "send" command.
For example, I am running the next code which is checking ADC.
The code is right, there are no errors. I tried to run on other computer and it was fine.

The script does a loop with the following operations:
measures the ADC value at the ADC_IN1 pin, by issuing AT#ADC and AT#ADC=1,2,
then using GPIO.getADC, then prints the result on the debug port, sleeps for
0,5 sec
(the permitted Vmax of the input is 2V)

import MDM
import MOD
import GPIO
 
MDM.send("AT#ADC\r", 5)
a = MDM.receive(20)
print "AT#ADC:%s\r" % a
 
print 'sleep 0,5 seconds\r'
MOD.sleep(5)
 
trial = 0
while (1 == 1):
    trial = trial + 1
    print 'loop %d:\r' % trial
 
    MDM.send("AT#ADC=1,2\r", 5)
    a = MDM.receive(20)
    print "\tAT#ADC=1,2 --> %s\r" % a
 
    mv = GPIO.getADC(1)
    print "GPIO.getADC(1) --> %d mV\r" % mv
 
    print 'sleep 0,2 seconds\r'
    MOD.sleep(2)

The error I get :

Traceback (innermost last):
File "C:\Program Files\Python\Pythonwin\pywin\framework\scriptutils .py", line 301, in RunScript
exec codeObject in __main__.__dict__
File "C:\Program Files\Python\Examples\ADC_test.py", line 39, in ?
MDM.send("AT#ADC\r", 5)
AttributeError: send

I have to say that all of the codes that i tried to run with the "send" command, i always get this error!

[dwblas]

This is not a Python error, but an MDM error. It appears that MDM does not have a function named "send". You will have to check the MDM documentation as I am not familiar with the software.

[dima81]

@dwblas
Hey dwblas! Thanks for the fast response! There is no problem with MDM, because the same version of Python is running on friend's computer, and there it is just fine. I suspect my USB to RS232 converter is the problem, but on the other hand with Hyper Terminal it is works good.

[Glenton]

I tend to use pyvisa for my RS232 control. But it depends what you're trying to do. And you'll need to install something like the NI visa drivers to get it to work. Are you running windows?

I haven't used MDM, but is the 5 in the second parameter an address? Maybe the address is different on the two machines?

[dima81]

ok... so as i was suspecting the problem was the converter from USB to RS232. i have connected the Computer to the terminal with the RS 232 cable abd it is run without any problem.
tnx to all!