Remora - Rpi Software Stepping Using External Microcontroller via SPI

Hey,
sorry to bother you with this but i can't get this to work and i'm kinda frustrated.
I can't get out of e-stop and get a bad spi payload = 646174

My hardware:
Raspberry Pi 4B
BTT Octopus Pro v1.1 with stm32f446
TMC2209 Drivers with jumpers in SPI mode

I did the wiring acording to the docs and also the installation.
With cutecom i get the output in the attached file for the octopus xyz.hal.
SPI and UART are activated on the Pi and i already did a rewiring of the whole thing.
I'm tottaly new to LinuxCNC so i would really appreciate your help on this.

Thanks! peter

 

TMC2209 Drivers with jumpers in SPI mode

try doing it without the drivers configured in SPI, but they should also probably be configured with UART instead if they are 2209. The Remora Octopus firmware doesnt support SPI drivers anyway. If you are planning to use TMC2209 drivers, they need to be configured in the config.txt file.

how long is the cable that connects the octopus to the rpi? Also what RPi? I dont think you need to have SPI enabled in the RPi software either. Your serial output looks perfect though, but you will need to configure the TMC drives.

My cables are ~3in/7,5cm long and i use a Rpi 4b with the official LinuxCNC image.
Tried it with the jumpers in UART mode and the config from below, still the same error.
It tries to connect to the TMCs but fails according to the debugging.
Maybe my pin names for the rx pins are wrong but i can't find them in the BTT docs, only the CS pins are there.
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There needs to be motor power on for the TMC drives to configure. the CS pins are the Rx pins, but leave them in uart mode. the TMC spi is on the same channel as the comms SPI so idk what will happen if they interfere or something.
but first step is working out comms
does it connect to linuxcnc yet with the drivers in uart?

Sorry for the supid question but how do i check for that?
Sorry, this is my first time working with linuxcnc and remora.
Just for info, i'm using the ini and hal from the remora-octopus sample
     

Hmm yeah the TMC drivers arent configuring, but that shouldnt be related to the SPI comms. Just remove the drivers until you can get it to connect.

The serial output looks good, and there is SPI stuff happening hmmm

in your halfile, try replacing this line to this line

Oh my god, thank you, it worked.
So I can get out of e-stop now, but my drivers are still not responding, but one thing at a time.

ok good,
the octopus you need to have power on the 2 spots in the power rail, the motor power and the main power

the jumpers so the 2209, i think there should just be the 1 jumper

Done that already and the thing i don't understand is, there is a current on the VS(24V) and the VIO(5V) pin of each driver but it still fails on the boot.
Also tried to use some TMC2209 v1.2 instead of the v1.3 i wanted but still no change.

Alright, the only other thing that stands out is the config. Im not sure if it would make an issue thought, but try anyways I guess. Flip around the order, not sure if it matters but I havent tested the other way.

Also, try hitting the reset button after stuff it booted, see if it does something