We are trying to build a 2DOF mini hexapod robot, but seem to be having difficulties with Basic Micro Studio or the Bot Board II connection. We have the Bot Board II with a Basic ATOM 28 chip. We attempted to follow along with the tutorial lynxmotion.com/images/html/build157.htm and everything checks out until step 7 (we downloaded the latest version of Basic Micro Studio and the sample program, clicked “Find Processor” and the computer found it). When we press “Program” it gives an error message saying something like “Basic Atom must be connected to program.”
We’ve tried using a DB9 serial cable and as well as a serial to usb cable. We set up the jumpers on the bot board as they are in the Basic Micro tutorial.
So studio found your chip, sounds promising. Up on the tool bar of studio, do you have the first drop down list set to: BasicAtom
Second drop down set to BasicAtom28
Third drop down set to the appropriate comm port?
What type of power are you connecting up to the Bot Board 2? If it is a battery what voltage and does it still have charge…
If this does not work. Next is to check what else do you have connected up to the BB2? Try disconnecting everything except power and serial cable.
That is all I can think of to start off with.
Kurt
If you have a true serial connection then stick with it. USB to serial cables can be a source of trouble, especially if it’s a cheap one. We recommend FTDI based cables.
We have this large serial port troubleshooting guide that may prove helpful. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4702
We will double check the drop down options when we go in to work on the robot tomorrow. We have a nine volt battery connected to the bot board II, and we have just replaced the battery with a charged battery. I think we have disconnected everything except the power and the serial cable, but we will double check that as well.
We are using the most recent version of the IDE available. We will stick with the serial connection to make things less complicated, and get back to you tomorrow when we have the robot in front of us. Any more ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your help!
We checked the settings, and one of them needed to be Basic Atom 28 RevD, not Basic Atom 28. We got through the error message and are now working on playing with the programming! Thanks for your help!
