Programming the Bot Board II

What do you have to do to load code onto the Bot Board II? I have the USB to serial cable. So obviously, you plug that into the board, but when you power it on, the pre-programmed program starts running where the LEDs flash and the speakers click. Would you just load it while this is happening or do you have to put the board into some sort of programming state in order to program it? (I’m new to this, as I’m sure you can tell :slight_smile:

Hi,
lynxmotion.com/images/html/build157.htm

a test program is availaible at the same link
use a ftdi usb serial converter like

lynxmotion.com/p-699-usb-to-serial-adapter-cable.aspx

It’s not picking up the processor. I tried adjusting the reset hold time and everything like the tutorial said. I’m using the exact cable you mentioned.

Okay, so I got it to find the Atom Pro by going to tools, preferences, find processor. However, when I click Program to download the code to the board, it says “A Basic Atom Pro must be connected to program.” What is going on here?

Okay, I figured it out. I had to select com1 from the drop down list near the top.