Hi, got my spokePOVs working, but I'm having problems that sure seem to be in spokepov.exe.
1. Not really a "bug" per se, but I swear the SOFTWARE page said that the .bmp image is scaled to the spoke polar plot; it actually just scales the entire enclosing image rectangle. I had to add white space at the top of my image to get it to not overlap the edge of the wheel. Image is here: http://wps.com/temp/CO2_mascot.bmp
2. I get "IO ERROR: died at address 1024". Huh? I haven't (yet) mounted it on my bike to see if it's working in spite of this error. I bought the 4K EEPROM, btw.
3. Relatively minor, except ominous-seeming when you are first bringing up a new one! A previous error message in the status bar (eg. "IO ERROR: died at address 0") remains during the next programming operation. It should clear the status bar.
(It would be nice if spokepov.exe uttered other status messages during the programmin startup; code-wise it's not much of the process, but when bringing up new POVs nearly all errors occurr here and more info would be nice).
(I may look at the code myself when I get back from BRC.)
Thanks!!
SpokePOV.exe v1.2, various problems (winxp pro)
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Re: SpokePOV.exe v1.2, various problems (winxp pro)
Wait -- is this an issue of 4K EEPROM vs. 1K? Eg. address wraparound?tomjennings wrote: 2. I get "IO ERROR: died at address 1024". Huh? I haven't (yet) mounted it on my bike to see if it's working in spite of this error. I bought the 4K EEPROM, btw.
Is address "1024" in a 1K system, address 0 in bank 0, but in a 4K (or 2K, etc) address 0 of bank 1?
(Egad, replying to my own quoted messages, does this mean I'm crazy? ................. Shut up you!)
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Re: SpokePOV.exe v1.2, various problems (winxp pro)
Wha'd ya mean shaadup? I've always quoted the most intelligent person I can find!tomjennings wrote:(Egad, replying to my own quoted messages, does this mean I'm crazy? ................. Shut up you!)
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I fiddled around a bit and found that the Python script that is also in the download area seems to behave differently than the Windows .exe. Is it possible that the Windows code is an earlier version or something along those lines? The Python script behaves much nicer. On my setup the Python script reports every 16 bits (or something) as being written to the board and doesn't fail at address 1024. The Windows program seems to program ok but doesn't report every 16 bits and fails at 1024.
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Hello, Ladyada.
I found some problem with spokepov program 1.2 .
I can not set the mirror or not flag. It has no reaction.
I did like that - programmed one image with spokepov program 1.0 with setting to mirror or not, and then other images with 1.2 ...
And i would like to ask, is it possible to set mirror or not to each image?
Thanks.
I found some problem with spokepov program 1.2 .
I can not set the mirror or not flag. It has no reaction.
I did like that - programmed one image with spokepov program 1.0 with setting to mirror or not, and then other images with 1.2 ...
And i would like to ask, is it possible to set mirror or not to each image?
Thanks.
Please be positive and constructive with your questions and comments.