Hi all,
I have used and programmed the Parallax family of Basic Stamps so I am somewhat familiar with micro-controller hardware and programming.
I am now working with the Atomic 28 micro-controller on an ABB using the BasicMicro Atom IDE application.
I have used a serial cable and the serial port on my PC to communicate with the Atom 28 and have run a couple of the tutorials in the Atom3 manual.
However, I have a couple of questions concerning the way the IDE communicates with the Atom 28:
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The “Hardware Test” in the System Setup window always reports that it cannot communicate with the Atom 28, yet I have successfully used System Setup to find the Atom 28 com port and have been able to download programs and have them run correctly. What gives?
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I have tried using the Parallax USB to RS-232 serial converter, which works great with the Parallax BOE serial port, but does not work with the ABB serial port. The System Setup window correctly identifies the ABB com port, but the Program function fails because it cannot load at Hex 0. Is this just the way things are or is there a way to use the Parallax USB to RS-232 serial converter with the ABB?
Edit: By reducing the latency of the Parallax USB to RS-232 converter FTDI driver to 3, I have been able to successfully communicate with and program the Atom 28 on the ABB.
- Is MBASIC SEROUT S_OUT/SERIN S_IN normally used in place of the PBASIC Debug to communicate with the PC serial port?
Regards,
TCIII
