SpokePov parallel port dongle not working

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happytriger2000
 
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SpokePov parallel port dongle not working

Post by happytriger2000 »

Hello all,
I'm having trouble uploading image to my Spoke POV through pararell port dongle, I installed the giveio.exe then set port type to parallel, port = lpt1, wheel size = BMx, hub size = 10, comm port delay = 5000, and finally clicked test port --> press "ok" and get a prompt "failed to open the port".
I also tried Lpt 2 and 3 then click 'connect' and get the following message---> "failed to open the port"---> "failed to communicate with spokepov! you may want to try increasing the communication delay"
I did a search on this forum related to this problem and found the follwing link:
http://forums.ladyada.net/viewtopic.php ... gle#p40520
the reply from Ladyada: " mm, there's nothing that should have changed. be sure to do a hard reset, do the tests on the dongle with a multimeter if you can. be sure you ran the .bat file that gives parallel port access, etc"
quote: be sure you ran the .bat, what .bat file and where can I find this file?

When uploading image from computer to Spoke pov, should the batteries be installed at the SpokePOv or not?

pease help... :(

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Re: SpokePov parallel port dongle not working

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is this from a kit or did you build it yourself?

happytriger2000
 
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Re: SpokePov parallel port dongle not working

Post by happytriger2000 »

Is working now...mess around with pararell port settings and it worked.

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Re: SpokePov parallel port dongle not working

Post by asbjones »

im goin thru the same thing, wont communicate!

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Re: SpokePov parallel port dongle not working

Post by adafruit_support_bill »

Need more detail than that.

Adfruit kit or roll-your-own?
Operating System?
Have you gone through all the steps here? http://www.ladyada.net/make/spokepov/software.html
Any error messages displayed?

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Re: SpokePov parallel port dongle not working

Post by asbjones »

yea mine just quit being read by the program, I cant figure it out , they are the spoke povs, I used to be able to change the graphics, Im going try again...

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Re: SpokePov parallel port dongle not working

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we can help you better if you answer these questions

Adafruit kit or roll-your-own?
Operating System?
Have you gone through all the steps here? http://www.ladyada.net/make/spokepov/software.html
Any error messages displayed?
Need more detail than that.

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