ERSKY9x Rev. B1 User Area

Mechcondrid · Post by **Mechcondrid** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:53 pm

ya i am planning on making holes for most of the ports and such (sd card, earbud, etc.)
now speaking of is the sd card functions up and running and how high of a capacity is the chip capable of addressing?

Post by **MikeB** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:35 pm

No, I haven't written the driver for the hardware for the SD card yet. The original prototype board I used for most of the development didn't have the SD card interface. Then the REV B board moved a lot of signals round to different pins, partly to allow the SD card I/F to be implemented, so I had to sort the code for the different pins. It was also necessary to make sure all the hardware is functioning correctly (haven't had a REV B board for so long myself). The SD card is on my list of To DO items.
I'm not sure what capacity is addressable, I think it might depend only on the software, but I'm reading up on the low level interface to SD cards so I can write the code, unless, someone already has some code I can copy!

Hmmm, I nelieve the Gruvin board might have a SD card I/F, maybe there is some code I can acquire

Mike.

Post by **Rob Thomson** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:52 am

Has anyone done a template for the cut-outs that need to be drilled in the case?

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Hasse.69 · Post by **Hasse.69** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:49 am

c**p the lever that holds down the ribboncable from the lcd snapped off.
No good.
What to do now???
I couldn´t get the connector in long enough i think.
Little bit dodgy i think.(Obviously it couldn´t been my fault

)
I´m in for a beer to , Karhu is my prefered beer.
//Hasse.

Hasse.69 · Post by **Hasse.69** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:20 am

Tried to download the sam-ba.
After registering every line that was required i got an mail
which was useless.
It said click here but nothing happens.
So i can´t download the Sam-ba.
I´m probably the worst/best tester because everything is going wrong.
Time for a Beer.........

//Hasse.

SkyNorth · Post by **SkyNorth** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:26 am

Try This,
http://www.atmel.com/forms/software-dow ... m:26-17930

You broke the lever off the front LCD connector?
The ribbon cable slides over the top of it, into the slot. You press the lever tabs down to lock it , some of the riibbon cable connector stcks out.
-Brent

Post by **cre8tiveleo** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:55 pm

I just got something from the Future!

THat's just too weird!

I'll post pics once I get home... but my RN-42 was Shipped 4-12-12 and it got here today... weird... Sparkfun has got some awesome technologies to do that with.

Canada Post has got to talk with them.

Reacher10 · Post by **Reacher10** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:09 pm

Leo...which one did you get...The one that is slated to come out late fall?

Can you post the link?

Thanks

SkyNorth · Post by **SkyNorth** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:17 pm

The Backorder date on the LCDs is June 5 , I have some on order , hopping the backorder fills sooner.

Post by **cre8tiveleo** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:30 pm

Rn-42 is the bluetooth module.

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I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?shwymj

Hasse.69 · Post by **Hasse.69** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:37 pm

I see what you meant 4-12-12
Back to the future , right.
Maybe it´s an omen for .............Mo beer???

//Hasse.

Hasse.69 · Post by **Hasse.69** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:51 pm

Hi Brent!
Sorry i´m so clumpsy........

I tried to be gentle and i looked at this picture:

: Ersky9x-1.jpg (42.83 KiB) Viewed 13283 times

Will try to ca the little brown lever.
I´m so much looking forward to feed this board with firmware or was it BBQ and BEER.
Will do the download now , thanks.

//Hasse.

Reacher10 · Post by **Reacher10** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:32 pm

cre8tiveleo wrote:Rn-42 is the bluetooth module.

Which one? http://www.sparkfun.com/search/results? ... t=products

Hasse.69 · Post by **Hasse.69** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:27 pm

So now i have downloaded SAM_BA from the alternative link.
I´ve got the zip file in place and i got the USB driver working.
But when i select ersky9x and hit connect i get .

Connection fatal
Communication error

What to do , what to do????

//Hasse.

SkyNorth · Post by **SkyNorth** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:42 pm

When you plug in your USB , do you get the windows Double beep.?

In the SAM-BA box for "Select as connection" - you need the select the USB - COM port.

The board needs to be connected to run SAM-BA past the startup screen.

Hasse.69 · Post by **Hasse.69** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:52 pm

I get the windows "happy connection"
I select comport 12 since i was looking in the taskmanager and finding the
AT91 USB to serial converter(com12)
Do you meen i must have the board connected when i start the SAM-BA.
Hm thats what i do.
Go figure , i´m not equipped for this.

Hasse.69 · Post by **Hasse.69** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:01 pm

So when i tried again select comport12
and ersky9x
I get this:

script.JPG

Reacher10 · Post by **Reacher10** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:14 pm

You should read the 2nd post in this thread if you haven't already.

SkyNorth · Post by **SkyNorth** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:17 pm

You can also select at91sam3S4-EK for the board.

You could try to re-install SAM-BA , and do not install the zip file , Just select the Board listed above.

The SAM-BA program has basically worked for us.....The modification zip file allows for a custom board to be added.
But it does not need to be done right now...I copied my file , and maybe that cant be done...

1:You plug in the board ....get the windows beeps
2:Run SAM-BA ,
3:Select the USB/COM port in the List.
4:Select at91sam3s4-ek.
5:click connect.

Hasse.69 · Post by **Hasse.69** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:37 pm

1:You plug in the board ....get the windows beeps
2:Run SAM-BA ,
3:Select the USB/COM port in the List.
4:Select at91sam3s4-ek.
5:click connect.

Still get the same error.
Will read post#2
Edit :already have reed that and it fails when it should open up the programingwindow.
//Hasse.

SkyNorth · Post by **SkyNorth** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:41 pm

SAM-BA User Guide
http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~cliang4/public/d ... rguide.pdf

Hasse.69 · Post by **Hasse.69** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:52 pm

Yes i have looked it thru and i cant figure out what is wrong.
How hard can it be.

//Hasse.

SkyNorth · Post by **SkyNorth** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:07 pm

Well, If windows can see the board on the USB port , your half way there.

did you let SAM-BA install where it wanted to?

and for now Just select at91sam3s4-EK

I cannot see your screen shot, it was there once ...now is gone...

Hasse.69 · Post by **Hasse.69** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:24 pm

So i´m halfway there (i swear i´ve heard that before.....)
Yes i let it install where it wanted to.
Will try at91sam3s4-EK again.
Here is my screenshot , sort of.....

Edit;same same

SkyNorth · Post by **SkyNorth** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:31 pm

What version of windows are you using?

I just did a instal on a Win7 laptop , The SAM BA program Does not install the driver

Win7 , did not install the driver.

You need to open up the device manager , and look at the "Ports"

It should show "AT91 USB to Serial Converter"

If it does not then you will need to Update the Driver ... Click the button
and show windows to the SAM-BA folder and then to the DRV folder.

Windows should install the driver.
And it now should show AT91 USB to Serial Converter"

Have you got this far?

Hasse.69 · Post by **Hasse.69** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:33 pm

Yes it shows AT91 USB to Serial Converter
I have xp 32 on a dell 650 xeon workstation

SkyNorth · Post by **SkyNorth** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:39 pm

If you download
http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx?cdsplit=D

I can remote in to your computer and see I can see what the problem is.

Post by **MikeB** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:19 pm

@Hasse: Have a look at viewtopic.php?f=7&t=40&start=30#p6615

Mike.

SkyNorth · Post by **SkyNorth** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:29 pm

Mike, we reinstalled , the SAM-BA , it shows the USB/COM PORT , and I select the EVAL board.
When we try to connect we get the ERROR posted above.

The Board shows up on windows as At91 USB to Serial Convertor.

Post by **MikeB** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:43 pm

Just wondering if there is a problem on XP with a COM port higher than 9. To end up with 12 suggest lots of other devices have been plugged in at some time to use up all the ports up to 11. I'm just about to do a test on this, but you could try changing the com port to something lower, as long as it doesn't conflict with another ACTIVE device.

Mike.

Edit, Just run up Xp, changed the port to COM12 and it all works fine, however I don't have anything between COM3 and COM12.
On my Windows 7 system SAM-BA takes a long time to come up (10 secs or so). I have, occasionally had a similar error message come up, running SAM-BA a second time usually works though.

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