when uploading the [font=Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2]BotBoarduino_CH3R_PS2[/size][/font] I get the “serial port COM1 not found” error and the option “serial port” in the menu TOOLS is blanked. Do you have any idea of what this could be? I am using Oracle Virtual Box to open windows and run both the arduino and the hexapod calibration programs in a Ubuntu computer.
I found the following thread and the only difference in our connections is that I have the 9V battery connected to SSC-32. I also receive the “not connected” display in the hexapod calibration program but in my case the all=1500 command doesn’t do anything. I can skip this, and do it with the arduino then?
robotshop.com/forum/how-many-of-you-use-successfully-botboarduino-in-phoenix-t9182
If the Serial Port option/menu is blank, then your board is not detected by Windows and that’s the problem. I haven’t used Oracle Virtual Box (and it’s not something that we support), so I can’t give any specific advice, but I’ve used some VM systems that require a configuration in the host to make the hardware pass-through to the client OS. Have you done this? What you first need to do is make sure Windows detects the hardware and installs the right driver for it.
Alternatively, the Arduino IDE is available for Ubuntu and can be run directly in it without needing a Windows VM. Have you tried this? This will allow you to upload the BotBoarduino_CH3R_PS2 program, but not run the Hexapod Calibration Program…
Well I do see that the board is detected, and I got the admin. to authorized the set-up, maybe there are other settings to be changed in the VM. I wil try with ubuntu. Thanks
