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@Crash-GHaun Crash-GHaun commented Dec 4, 2024

Spent some time troubleshooting an issue I had with connecting my Raspberry Pi Zero. Turns out it was just user error / improper pin-out.

Figure I can save someone time next time by including this documentation :)

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HotNoob commented Dec 4, 2024

do you have a multi-meter?

RS485B is typically negative
RS485A is typically positive

it's counter-intuitive.

to best avoid confusion, if you could verify that the eg4 documentation is correct. that would be great.


and then,
is this the specific can hat? just what shows up in google.
https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/RS485_CAN_HAT

and then for device specific instructions such as the raspberry pi can hat
define rxd / txd as B/A? or just document if rxd / txd should be positive/negative.

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EG4 documentation doesn't specify the other end, though looking at the cable they provide it is reversed on the other side.

The problem here isn't specifically EG4, it's the fact I was using a Raspberry Pi CanHat and it couldn't communicate unless I swapped wires.

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HotNoob commented Dec 5, 2024

cool. i just updated it to be a more general warning; to try not to confuse people too much.

@HotNoob HotNoob changed the base branch from main to v1.1.8 December 5, 2024 22:25
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I think that's better wording for sure!

@HotNoob HotNoob merged commit 920b33d into HotNoob:v1.1.8 Dec 5, 2024
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