BotBoard II & BASICAtom28 &BasicMicro IDE

sorin_a68 · February 28, 2008, 5:02pm

I have problem with the conection to the BotBoard II using BasicMicro IDE.
Is finding the chip in Find Device …but in Hardware Test …
** Could not conect

How I will Erase and Read the chip ?
The error message is
**This device is not supported …

Thanks

robotdude · February 28, 2008, 5:49pm

Try reading through these forum posts…

lynxmotion.net/viewtopic.php?t=3484
lynxmotion.net/viewtopic.php?t=3338
lynxmotion.net/viewtopic.php?t=1472

If none of them help you we will start the question and answer process…

sorin_a68 · February 28, 2008, 6:37pm

I read all the links. I try all this stuff
In my case … I can progran the chip. I want to know if all the option of BasicMicro IDE can be use with BotBoard II ? or just with the development board from Basic Micro ?

Thanks

robotdude · February 28, 2008, 7:13pm

The Bot Board II is just a carrier for the Atom chip. What specifically are you asking? What option are you referring to? I’m trying to help…

sorin_a68 · February 28, 2008, 7:16pm

Read, Verify, Erase … buttons for example

Thanks

sorin_a68 · February 28, 2008, 7:18pm

Can I use BasicMicro IDE Pro with Basic Atom 28 ??

Thanks again

robotdude · February 28, 2008, 7:46pm

The “options” you are listing are for programming the chip. These have nothing to do with what carrier the Atom is installed in. The Atom IDE will program a Basic Atom no matter what carrier the Atom chip is installed in. You MUST use the Atom IDE for the Atom chip and the Atom Pro IDE for the Atom Pro chip.

sorin_a68 · February 28, 2008, 9:03pm

Ok
I understand you but in my case this ‘options’ are not working. I have this message

**This device does not support reading, erasing …

robotdude · February 28, 2008, 9:43pm

Which version of the IDE are you using?

Which processor?

Do you have a program loaded? If so can you post it here?

All you need to do is click on Program.

It’s possible that you are trying to use a function that is not supported by the device you are programming.

sorin_a68 · February 28, 2008, 9:53pm

I use BasicMicro Atom IDE 05.3.1.0 with a BASIC ATOM 28 pini.
The Program button is working. I can program the chip.

But let say …I forgot what program I have in the chip … how ca I read the chip to see it?

Thanks

robotdude · February 28, 2008, 10:15pm

You can’t. When you type in a program it is the “source code”. It’s saved before the chip is programmed, and it only exists on the computers hard drive. When you program the chip, it is compiled into a language the Atoms processor can understand. There is no way that I know of to get the source code back if it is lost.

sorin_a68 · February 28, 2008, 10:56pm

Let me be more explicit !!!
Somebody give me a chip BASICAtom and I want to read this chip and save the file on my HDD the file for example, like you make with all microcontrollers PIC*** when you use some application to program a microcontroller chip.
READ, ERASE
Can I do this with BasicMicro Atom IDE

Thanks

robotdude · February 28, 2008, 11:03pm

No, I’m sorry I do not believe this is possible. When programming a PIC it is simple. Insert a program into an empty chip. When programming an Atom it is not empty and it uses a boot loader. So I do not think you can get the program out then write it into a PIC. I will ask Nathen from Basic Micro to reply here. No need to !!!

acidtech · February 29, 2008, 4:33am

That is correct. You can not read back an Atom or AtomPro. It’s designed that way. The other options available in the IDE(eg read,verify,erase) are only available for PICmicros. The Atom IDE is also our PICmicro IDE.