Enable RS485 on Raspbian Stretch

roberts_lando

I'm using Neuron with Raspbian Stretch image and I'm tring to work with serial 485 interface. I have enabled serial interface using raspi-config>Interfacing options>Enable Serial and than I have use those commands to disable console on interface

sudo systemctl stop [email protected]
sudo systemctl disable [email protected]

I have also removed the console from the cmdline.txt by removing the line: console=serial0,115200 :

sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt

After reboot I can connect to the serial interface using node-red but when I try to read values I receive a timeout. What should I do to make it work?

unix

@roberts_lando

hi
have you disable BT ?
i have same problems whit the serial console to the gsm modem.
i have fixed whit edit the /boot/config.txt and add

dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt

Pi 3 and stretch have problems whit bt and serial

Regards

roberts_lando

@unix I have tried that overlay and also I have tried pi3-miniuart-bt but it doesn't work with my Unipi Neuron S103-G. I have use this tutorial: https://spellfoundry.com/2016/05/29/configuring-gpio-serial-port-raspbian-jessie-including-pi-3/

tomas_hora

Hello everyone, if you use the UniPian image, than the RS485 is available in /dev/extcomm/0/0 (symlink to /dev/pts...). You do not need to do anything with the RPi UART interface.

If you have your own image, than the neuron_tcp_server is taking care of the RS485 (so the neuron tcp server must be running) but the port configuration has to be done using the Modbus registers (as described in the Modbus maps).