TA612C

[mihaelmilea]

I wanted to share how I made Artisan work with TA6712C - four k-type temperature probes reader with USB connection.

Since I didn't know how to make that work with MODBUS (I didn't know slave and register numbers - I don't even know if this would be a correct approach), I used a workaround: I wrote a python script that reads and outputs the four temperatures and then I added that program in Artisan under Devices > Prog. Also, because there are four temperature readings, I also added Program34 under Extra Devices.

I attach the python script and then you add under Devices > Prog: python /[path]/read.py
read.py

[mihaelmilea]

Just to add to the story: on OpenSUSE 15.5 Artisan didn't work installed as rpm or appimage. But it worked installed thourgh flatpack. Well, Artisan started through flatpack could not run the python script for Prog - it would give an error in line 822 or something like that.
The solution was to update to OpenSUSE 15.6 and the Artisan was able to run when installed as rpm.

[MAKOMO]

Integrated your code to Artisan such that you can select the TA612C under meters.

https://github.com/artisan-roaster-scope/artisan/blob/master/src/artisanlib/comm.py#L3095

Pleas let us know if this works as expected and suggest improvements if needed.

[mihaelmilea]

I can confirm it works!

The correct name should be TA612C and not TA6712C.

Thank you for integrating this!

[MAKOMO]

Thanks! Will fix the name.

[mihaelmilea]

When will this version be launched?

[MAKOMO]

Hopefully in 2-3 weeks