Okay, i power the botboard with atompro 28 on and it starts clicking the speaker…
With my laptop, serial cable connected to com1 i am able to press “find atompro” and it works!
When i open a terminal window i can change all the speed settings, etc. but i never got any reply…
When i hit the “connect” button the clicking sound stops for 2 seconds and starts again… seems like the atompro resets !?
I altered all settings of the com port (tried for example 115,2 k or 57,6 k, 8N1, no flow control)… and i also changed the settings of the buffers (both to 4, both to 14, default).
Does not matter which settings i use… nothing happens.
So, i have one question… because i did not use any microcontroller yet.
What should happen ?
Gives the atompro some kind of message in the terminal windows while starting ?
Hmmm… think i have to read all the guides again… sigh
The thing is working exactly as it should. The terminal window is only used when you write in your program to send data to the terminal. You are clicking connect to a terminal that is not being sent any information.
For example if you put this into your program…
my_input var Word
loop:
ADIN P0, my_input
serout s_out,i57600,[dec my_input,13]
pause 20
goto loop
The program would read the analog input and throw the value onto the terminal screen for you to look at it in awe and basically be amazed.
What you need to do is load up your basic program and click PROGRAM and get on with it. 8)
Well i charged my battery nd still nothing, but then i double checked the reset hold time and I had returned that to the default settings. After adjusting those I got the IDE to recognize the microcontroller and program it successfully. Thanks for yourt help everyone
Obviously there were several problems… Cable contact, Com Port settings, USB Adapter…
My USB Adapter worked until connected to the botboard.
After that it was… broken… dont know why.
It does not work at any PC i tried.
The serial cable i used on a “real” com port was kind of broken… one pin had no contact…
Right now i can connect to the atom pro with IDE, i can write programs and send it to the atom pro… and all this using a new USB to serial adapter by delock (with FTDI chip).
So, thanks to all for supporting me Noob!
But… now i have a problem with hservo command and will open new thread for it…
Yup, after reviewing all of the serial / USB to serial posts this morning it became apparent. The FTDI chip is the clear winner. 8) It has the buffer and latency settings that can be adjusted for optimum performance as well. Prolific is crap!
