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For information about the KH-9xx hardware prerequisites and the Arduino shield, see Hardware
We tried to keep the communication between the knitting machine/controller and the host computer as simple as possible. Information about the API and the communication can be found at Software. With this knowledge it should be easy for you to code your own AYAB client software.
To be able to develop a client-software without the access to a knitting machine and an AYAB Shield, there is the possibility of using this mode to mockup carriage operation only using your Arduino.
This mode is enabled by setting DBG_NOMACHINE to 1 in the file settings.h
Additionally, you have to connect the following peripherals to your Arduino:
5V +-----+
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+-+-+
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+-+-+
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Pin7 +-----+
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+ +
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+--+
+ + Pushbutton
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GND +-----+
When this mode is enabled, pressing the button has the same effect as when the carriage reaches the end of a line. At the beginning of the operation, the button press intitializes the machine.
Maybe your Carriage Lock gets lost, with this you may create your own.
Very Important: You have to isolate the USB of the Arduino from the Power Connector to prevent short circuits!!
|Pin|Color|Description | | S1 | 1 | orange | 16 V | 2 | black | GND | 3 | black | GND | 4 | red | 5 V | | S2 | 1 | green | 16 V | 2 | blue | 16V | 3 | | solenoid | 4 | | solenoid | 5 | | solenoid | 6 | | solenoid | 7 | | solenoid | 8 | | solenoid | 9 | | solenoid | 10 | | solenoid | | S3 | 1 | | solenoid | 2 | | solenoid | 3 | | solenoid | 4 | | solenoid | 5 | | solenoid | 6 | | solenoid | 7 | | solenoid | 8 | | solenoid | |S5 | 1 | white | 5 V | 2 | black | GND | 3 | - | - | 4 | red | V2 - Needle counter (right fast) | 5 | blue | V1 - Needle counter (right slow) | 6 | green | Belt shift signal | 7 | yellow | GND (?) | 8 | black | Hall sensor right | 9 | red | Scanner clock | 10 | blue | Scanner color (high: black, low: white) | | S7 | 1 | red | Hall sensor left | 2 | black | GND | 3 | white | 5 V
|Pin|Color|Description | S1 | 1 | orange | >12 V (V_solenoid) | 2 | black | GND | 3 | black | GND | 4 | red | 5 V (V_logic) | 5 | blue | >10 V (V_help) | | S2 | 1 | white | 5 V | 2 | black | GND | 3 | red | Hall sensor left (EOL_left) | | S3 | 1 | white | V_logic | 2 | grey | GND | 3 | brown | V1 | 4 | blue | V2 | 5 | green | Belt shift signal | | S4 | 1 | | solenoid F | 2 | | solenoid E | 3 | | solenoid D | 4 | | solenoid C | 5 | | solenoid B | 6 | | solenoid A | 7 | | solenoid 9 | 8 | | solenoid 8 | | S5 | 1 | | solenoid 7 | 2 | | solenoid 6 | 3 | | solenoid 5 | 4 | | solenoid 4 | 5 | | solenoid 3 | 6 | | solenoid 2 | 7 | | solenoid 1 | 8 | | solenoid 0 | 9 | | V_solenoid | 10 | | V_solenoid | | S6 | 1 | white | 5 V | 2 | black | GND | 3 | red | Hall sensor right (EOL_right)
115200 baud \ Line Ending: \n\r (10 13)
0b"ABrr CCCC"
|A | message source | 0 = host | 1 = hardware |B | message type | 0 = request | 1 = confirm |r | reserved | |CCCC| message identifier |
|name |source|id|parameters | |length incl id|description
| reqStart | host | 0x01 | 0xaa 0xbb 0xcc | aa = machine type (see below)
bb = startNeedle (Range: 0..198)
cc = stopNeedle (Range: 1..199) | 4 | -
| cnfStart | hardware | 0xC1 | 0x0a | a = success (0 = false, 1 = true | 2 | -
| reqLine | hardware | 0x82 | 0xaa | aa = lineNumber (Range: 0..255 | 2 | -
| cnfLine | host | 0x42 | 0xaa 0xbb[24] 0xbb[..] 0xbb[0] 0xcc 0xdd | aa = lineNumber (Range: 0..255
bb[] = binary pixel data
cc = flags (bit 0: lastLine
dd = CRC8 Checksum | 29 | -
| reqInfo | host | 0x03 | - | | 1 | -
| cnfInfo | hardware | 0xC3 | 0xaa 0xbb 0xcc | aa = Version identifier
bb = Major Version
cc = Minor Version | 4 | -
| indInit | hardware | 0x84 | 0x0a | a = initialized (0,1) | 2 | -
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| debug | hardware | 0xFF | debug_string | | var | -
|ID|Machine Type | | 0 | undefined/none | 1 | KH-910, KH-950(i) | 2 | KH-900, KH-930, KH-965(i), CK-35 | 3 | KH-270 | 255 | Diagnostic Mode
|name|source|id|parameters||length incl id|description
| reqStart | host | 0x01 | 0xaa 0xbb | aa = startNeedle (Range: 0..198)
*bb = stopNeedle (Range: 1..199)| 3 | -
| cnfStart | hardware | 0xC1 | 0x0a | a = success (0 = false, 1 = true) | 2 | -
| reqLine | hardware | 0x82 | 0xaa | aa = lineNumber (Range: 0..255) | 2 | -
| cnfLine | host | 0x42 | 0xaa 0xbb[24] 0xbb[..] 0xbb[0] 0xcc 0xdd | aa = lineNumber (Range: 0..255)
bb[] = binary pixel data
cc = flags (bit 0: lastLine)
dd = CRC8 Checksum| 29 | -
| reqInfo | host | 0x03 | - | | 1 | -
| cnfInfo | hardware | 0xC3 |0xaa 0xbb 0xcc | aa = Version identifier
bb = Major Version
cc = Minor Version| 4 | -
| indInit | hardware | 0x84 | 0x0a | a = initialized (0,1) | 2 | -
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| debug | hardware | 0xFF | debug_string || var | -
|name|source|id|parameters||length incl id|description
| reqStart | host | 0x01 | 0xaa 0xbb | aa = startNeedle (Range: 0..198)
bb = stopNeedle (Range: 1..199) | 3 | -
| cnfStart | hardware | 0xC1 | 0x0a | a = success (0 = false, 1 = true) | 2 | -
| reqLine | hardware | 0x82 | 0xaa | aa = lineNumber (Range: 0..255) | 2 | -
| cnfLine | host | 0x42 | 0xaa 0xbb[24] 0xbb[..] 0xbb[0] 0xcc 0xdd | aa = lineNumber (Range: 0..255)
bb[] = binary pixel data
cc = flags (bit 0: lastLine)
*dd = CRC8 Checksum//| 29 | -
| reqInfo | host | 0x03 | - || 1 | -
| cnfInfo | hardware | 0xC3 | 0xaa | aa = Version identifier| 2 | -
| debug | hardware | 0xFF | debug_string || var | -