Hi,
Programming the spoke POV
Basically I've tried from two different programmes to connect with the SpokePOV without success and confirmed that everything is wired correctly.
1. All the LEDs light up in sequence with power on, batteries in.
2. The dongle transmits power to the LED from the port without batteries, so assume configured correctly
3. used avrdude_gui.exe to program the chip, and giveio installed on XP
4. error said the AVR could not be identified, same message when not connected to port
5. image writing from spokepov.exe
6. error message gave general error, could not read address 0
Is the alternative that the Ateml chip is faulty? I'm no expert, so I need to take advice on this.
Regards,
Simon
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Thanks for the reply. I did try on another machine, and error said .dll file was missing when I opened spokepove.exe.
Just to recap, i need to install giveio.bat, then program via avrdude_gui.exe the chip with the spokepov.hex file, then write the image using spokepov.exe. I could use the cmd line, but why would a gui make a diff?
Access to scope. How do I use one? What do I look for?
Regards,
Simon
Just to recap, i need to install giveio.bat, then program via avrdude_gui.exe the chip with the spokepov.hex file, then write the image using spokepov.exe. I could use the cmd line, but why would a gui make a diff?
Access to scope. How do I use one? What do I look for?
Regards,
Simon
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One thing I have just noticed is that one of the resistors provided with the dongle is a 47ohm, not 1K as on the schematic. I soldered it into R4. I guess this would be worth fixing?
Other than that the dongle sockets match the orientation of the notch on both the boards.
The spokepov.exe program did not connect on previous try.
Any thoughts?
Regards,
Simon
Other than that the dongle sockets match the orientation of the notch on both the boards.
The spokepov.exe program did not connect on previous try.
Any thoughts?
Regards,
Simon
verify error
Hi, thanks for the fix. The addresses have been writing to the chip. It takes about 321 secs. The LEDs do not scroll or flash after writing. When I verfify the write, it goes through each address, and finishes with verify failed. So I guess the info is not passing onto the chip. I've tried several times. Also offset rotation could not be set.
What do you suggest now?
Regards,
Simon
What do you suggest now?
Regards,
Simon
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