Node Open Protocol

A library to interface with Power Tools using the Atlas Copco Open Protocol

This node was created by Smart-Tech as part of the ST-One project.

Documentation: Open Protocol R 2.8.0

What is Open Protocol?

Open Protocol is an interface for building applications for remote control or data subscription of industrial tightening controllers. It's an open specification led by Atlas Copco Industrial Technique AB, though it is implemented by most of the other tightening controller manufacturers.

What is this node?

This node is a Node.js library that implements the Atlas Copco's Open Protocol, being possible establish communication with tightening controllers. This library has several and the most common MIDs implemented.

Features

• Full protocol support: This library features not only simple MID parsing and serializing, but also establishing and managing the whole lifecycle of an Open Protocol connection. The library user needs only to configure the IP Address and port number and to call the needed functions. All the logic necessary to securely perform the communication, including message queuing, acknowledgement and validation, is performed by the library internally.

• Structured implementation: The library is implemented as different layers, making protocol logic separation clear and easy. Implementing support for a new MID is as easy as dropping a new file with the respective parser and serializer functions.

• Support for out-of-spec MIDs: Controllers may have an implementation that can be sligtly out-of-spec, and they would be therefore incompatible with this library. We aim to support these edge cases by disabling the parsing of the payload of selected MIDs, and they're delivered then as the original string as sent by the controller, so that the user can parse it. When sending a message, there's a specific function so the user can directly input the payload as it will be sent to the controller.

• Support for multi-part messages: In some cases, when a telegram is bigger than the maximum allowed telegram length, there's a mechanism so the tightening controller can split the payload into multiple messages. This library supports such messages, and all the parts are reassebled into a single payload so it can be correctly parsed.

• LinkLayer support with auto-negotiation: This library supports Link Layer Acknowledgement (as per chapter 3.2.2) by implementing and exchanging MIDs 9997 and 9998. This is auto-negotiated on connection startup, but can be either enforced or fully disabled.

• Generic MID request/subscription: The use of Generic Application data request (MID 0006) and Generic Application data (un)subscription (MID 0008 and 0009) are supported by this library, as per chapter 3.9.3 and 3.9.4. Please consider the support of Generic MIDs experimental

How use this node?

Install

npm install node-open-protocol

Instance and connection

The variable options is optional, in the example below it will be created with default values.

const openProtocol = require('node-open-protocol');

let options = {

    // Weather to use LinkLayer Acknowledgement
    //true: enforce activation
    //false: enforce deactivation
    //undefined: auto negotiate
    linkLayerActivate: undefined,

    // Weather to user Generic MID request/subscription
    //true: use generics
    //false or undefined: don't use generics
    genericMode: undefined,

    // How oft we send keep-alive messages (MID 9999), in milliseconds
    keepAlive: 10000,

    // Weather the library will append a parameter "_raw" with the Buffer as received from the controller
    rawData: false,

    // How long we'll wait for an acknowledge of the controller to a message that we send, in milliseconds
    timeOut: 3000,

    // How many times we'll retry to send a message if we don't receive an answer
    retryTimes: 3,

    // A list of MIDs for which we'll not parse the payload
    disableMidParsing: {}
}

let controllerIp = "127.0.0.1";
let controllerPort = 4545;

let op = openProtocol.createClient(controllerPort, controllerIp , options, (data) => {
    console.log("Connected");
    console.log("MID 0002", data);
});

or then simply:

const openProtocol = require('node-open-protocol');

let controllerIp = "127.0.0.1";
let controllerPort = "4545";

let op = openProtocol.createClient(controllerPort, controllerIp, (data) => {
    // data is the content of MID 0002
    console.log("Connected");
    console.log("MID 0002", data);
});

Methods

All calls follow a standard structure:

op.__OPERATION__(midGroup, opts, callback);

where:

• __OPERATION__ is either subscribe, unsubscribe, request, or command, depending on the category of the intended MID.

• midGroup is the "name" of the MID being called, as per this list docs/MIDsGroups.md.

• opts may be optional. If it's sent, it will be assigned to the body of the MID. Otherwhise, it will use the standard MID structure.

• callback is also optionaland if not given, the method will return a Promise instead. They may contain any reply data and eventual errors.

//To MIDs not implemented
let opts = {
    revision: 1,
    payload: "mid body" //String or buffer
}

//To MIDs implemented with additional parameters
//Example MID 0018 - selectPset
let opts = {
    payload: {
        parameterSetID: 2
    }
}

Subscribe

The subscribe method is used to subscribe to controller events. The incoming data from these events will be then emitted as events, that can be listened to by using the on method.

List of subscribe midGroups

op.subscribe(midGroup, opts, callback);

op.on("lastTightening", (midData) => {  // will get the events
    console.log("Received data on subscribe", midData);
});

op.subscribe("lastTightening", (err, data) => {
    if (err) {
        console.log("Error on subscribing to 'lastTightening'", err);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Subscribed to 'lastTightening'");
});

Unsubscribe

The unsubscribe method is used to unsubscribe to controller events. The same events from subscribe are supported

List of unsubscribe midGroups

op.unsubscribe(midGroup, opts, callback);

op.unsubscribe("lastTightening", (err, data) => {
    if (err) {
        console.log("Error on unsubscribing to 'lastTightening'", err);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Unsubscribed to 'lastTightening'");
});

Request

The request method is used to request informations from the controller. request MIDs normally have a conterpart MID for the reply containing the requested data, that can here be received in the callback or the Promise.

• List of request midGroups

op.request(midGroup, opts, callback);

op.request("readTimeUpload", (err, data) => {
    if (err) {
        console.log("Error getting current time of the controller", err);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Controller clock is", data.payload);
});

Command

The command method is used to perform various actions on the controller.

• List of command midGroups

op.command(midGroup, opts, callback);

• midGroup

op.command("disableTool", (err, data) => {
    if (err) {
        console.log("Error disabling the tool", err);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Tool disabled successfully");
});

SendMid

Method responsible for making a generic call, here it is possible to send a not implemented MID. If only midNumber is passed, the sent message will only contain default values and revision = 1, if you need to pass revision or others parameters use the opts parameter. The callback function is the function called in cases of error, passing the error as a parameter. The incoming data from these calls will be then emitted as events, that can be listened to by using the on method.

op.sendMid(midNumber, opts, callback);

op.on("data", (data) => {
    console.log("Data received", data);        
});

op.sendMid(1, (err) => {

    if (err) {
        console.log("Error", err);
        return;
    }

});

Example

This example shows how to perform a subscribe in lastTightening and make a tightening call.

const openProtocol = require('node-open-protocol');

let op = openProtocol.createClient(4545, "127.0.0.1", () => {
    console.log("Connected!");

    op.subscribe("lastTightening", (err, data) => {
        if (err) {
            return console.log("Error on Subscribe", err);
        }

        startTightening(1, "ASDEDCUHBG34563EDFRCVGFR6");
    });
});

op.on("error", (error) => {
    console.log("Error on OpenProtocol", error);
});

op.on("lastTightening", (midData) => {
    console.log("Tightening received!", JSON.stringify(midData));
});

function startTightening(parameterSetID, numberVIN) {
    // --> Abort Job --> Select Pset --> Set VehicleId --> Disable Tool --> Enable Tool

    op.command("abortJob", (err) => {
        if (err) {
            return console.log("Fail on abortJob", err);
        }

        op.command("selectPset", { payload: { parameterSetID } }, (err) => {

            if (err) {
                return console.log("Fail on selectPset", err);
            }

            op.command("vinDownload", { payload: { numberVIN } }, (err) => {

                if (err) {
                    return console.log("Fail on vinDownload", err);
                }

                op.command("disableTool", (err, data) => {

                    if (err) {
                        return console.log("Fail on disableTool", err);
                    }

                    op.command("enableTool", (err, data) => {

                        if (err) {
                            return console.log("Fail on enableTool", err);
                        }

                        console.log("waiting for the operator to tighten");
                    });
                });
            });
        });
    });
}

Or then with async/await functions:

const openProtocol = require('node-open-protocol');

async function onClientConnected() {
    console.log("Connected!");

    // subscribe to tightening results
    await op.subscribe("lastTightening");
    op.on("lastTightening", result => {
        console.log("Hooray! Result received!", result);
    });

    // start tigtening process
    // --> Abort Job --> Select Pset --> Set VehicleId --> Disable Tool --> Enable Tool
    let pset = 1;
    let vin = "ASDEDCUHBG34563EDFRCVGFR6";
    await op.command("abortJob");
    await op.command("selectPset", { payload: { parameterSetID: pset } });
    await op.command("vinDownload", { payload: { numberVIN: vin } });
    await op.command("disableTool");
    await op.command("enableTool");

    console.log(`Tightening started on VIN [${vin}] with pset [${pset}]`);
}

let op = openProtocol.createClient(4545, "127.0.0.1", data => {
    onClientConnected().catch(err => {
        console.log("¡Ay caramba!", err.toString());
    });
});

Controllers supported

The marked controllers have been tested to some degree, so we can assure basic communication support.

• Atlas Copco PowerFocus4000
• Atlas Copco PowerFocus6000
• Atlas Copco PowerMacs
• Stanley Alpha 4

Please contact us by sending an e-mail to netsmarttech@netsmarttech.com if you'd like to have your controller tested and validated by us and to appear on this list.

Disclaimer

• This software is not affiliated with Atlas Copco in any way. PowerFocus4000, PowerFocus6000, and PowerMacs are trademarks of Atlas Copco AB.

• This software is not affiliated with Stanley in any way. Alpha 4 are trademarks of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Contributing

For contributing see instructions in CONTRIBUTING.md

License

Copyright: (c) 2018-2020, Smart-Tech

GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSE or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)