PI500_VFD(1)

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version 2.9.4 · 4 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 PI500_VFD(1) — HAL Component 💖

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, and let me tell you about pi500_vfd, aka the Powtran PI500 Modbus driver ✨ she's a HAL component, she talks Modbus, she babysits your VFD, and honestly? she ate. 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

pi500_vfd — the Powtran PI500 Modbus driver, no cap 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Just run her, bestie, there's nothing to pass in:

pi500_vfd

🎀 PINS 🎀

Every pin lives under the pi500-vfd.N. namespace, where N is the instance number. Here's the whole squad, one by one, no skipping:

  • pi500-vfd.N.commanded-frequency (float, in) — the frequency you want the vfd to do. literally just tell her the vibe 🌈
  • pi500-vfd.N.run (bit, in) — run the vfd. go girl, go 🏃‍♀️
  • pi500-vfd.N.enable (bit, in) — set it to 1 to enable the vfd. set it to 0 and it will remote trip the vfd, thereby disabling it. so like, 0 is not "gentle pause", 0 is the eject button 💀
  • pi500-vfd.N.is-running (bit, out) — 1 when running 🔥
  • pi500-vfd.N.is-at-speed (bit, out) — 1 when running at assigned frequency. she hit the target, main character energy 👑
  • pi500-vfd.N.is-ready (bit, out) — 1 when vfd is ready to run 🙋‍♀️
  • pi500-vfd.N.is-alarm (bit, out) — 1 when vfd alarm is set 🚨 not iconic, but useful to know
  • pi500-vfd.N.motor-current (float, out) — output current, in amps ⚡
  • pi500-vfd.N.heatsink-temp (float, out) — temperature of the drive heatsink 🌡️ she's warm, she's glowing
  • pi500-vfd.N.watchdog-out (bit, out) — alternates between 1 and 0 after every update cycle. feed this into a watchdog component to make sure the vfd driver is actually communicating with the vfd properly. it's giving "still alive, bestie?" 🐶✨

🌟 PARAMETERS 🌟

  • pi500-vfd.N.mbslaveaddr (u32, rw) — Modbus slave address 📮

👑 LICENSE 👑

GPLv2 or greater. free as in freedom, periodt 💖

this page came to you from the LinuxCNC Documentation, dated 2026-03-17. mwah, go run your vfd, ily 🧚‍♀️💜

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