mysmartusblight with mac

[Koarl]

Hi guys,

I did a lot of research on the internet, but didn´t figure it out how the programmer works. I´m new to this porgramming stuff and so I hope that you can help me. Pleeeeeeaaaaaassssseeeee....

Can anybody tell me if the mysmartusb light works on mac? How? Which software do I need?


Thanks a lot!

[Romolo]

It should be supported directly, as stk500-v2
you need to see in system log which serial port was assigned to it

[Koarl]

When I go to system log (in german it must be system profiler) I see the Programmer, but which number tells me the port?

Thanks

[Romolo]

You will have a device named like /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART appearing when connecting the programmer do a comparison from "ls /dev/tty*" before connecting and after having connected the programmer

[Peter]

The system log is not the system profiler, but the console app.

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[Romolo]

I'm not a mac expert at all but in linux/unix normally from console you have the dmesg command to display system log.
but as in this case we only need to know the device name a couple of "ls" is sufficient too..

[Peter]

And the console is the terminal app.. dmesg does not work on a mac, you need sudo rights. Strange guys @ apple, rather give me Ubuntu.

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[jhsa]

I have Ubuntu but still didn't try to install the programmer and eepe.. the mySmartUSB light is the programmer I use too. but only in windows till now

[Romolo]

I develop and use compnion9x under various distributions of linux (opensuse and fedora) but even if i have that programmer on the 9x i use the cheap usbasp from hk as I have programmers inside my radios.

Anyway that programmer is very easily supported by linux and unless you have other serial adapters the port normally is /dev/ttyUSB0

[Koarl]

Hey Guys,

I couldn´t find the programmer for a couple of days, lost it somewhere. I turned over the whole house. But yesterday it luckily appeared again.

When I go to console and then system log and plug in the programmer I get this message:
Jul 6 13:44:54 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.aslmanager): Throttling respawn: Will start in 3 seconds

What does it mean?

Thanks

[Romolo]

please do a:
ls /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART
and see if you have such a device...

[Koarl]

How? Where do I type this command in? System log strIng search? Or in terminal?

Thanks!

[Kilrah]

Terminal.

[Koarl]

Allright, I typed in the command before and after connecting the programmer and got the following messages:

Before:
Last login: Sat Jul 7 12:05:35 on ttys000
localhost:~ MyName$ ls /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART
ls: /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART: No such file or directory

After connecting:
localhost:~ MyName$ ls /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART
/dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART
localhost:~ MyName$

And now??

Thanks

[Romolo]

Now put /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART as the port parameter of the programmer configuration dialog, use stk500-v2 as programmer and then you are ready to go...

[Koarl]

Hi Romolo,

Thanks for your help.

Sorry for this stupid question, either it´s my lack of computer basics or my bad englisch, but how do I do this??

Thanks

[Romolo]

burn -> configure
leave port empty and write in extra arguments: -P /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART

please note capital letter P

if you have problems try to add also -b 19200

so that extra-arguments looks like : -P /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART -b 19200

[Koarl]

It seems to work, but now I got the message, that I should doublecheck the connections. I will redo my solderings with some single strand wire. The networkcable I used appears to be crappy cause it seems that the copper core breaks easily. I will do it next weekend. I will inform you when it works.

Thanks meanwhile!!

[Koarl]

It works!!! Thank you all!!!

[Romolo]

Nothing, if I can help I'm happy, it doesn't cost nothing

[Koarl]

Hey guys,

it´s me again! Could you please help me? I´m trying to flash a 9x with a smartieparts board and have the same problem I already had with the mysmartusb light and epee.

Thanks

Edit: Btw I updated to os 10.8

[Koarl]

Hey guys,

I have a problem again and I´d like to ask you for help.

I tried to connect the TX to my little brothers mac. When I connect it the system log says:
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver: init
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::attach
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::probe
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::detach
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::attach
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::start - Registered for Power Management
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::start!
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::start - Found device at interface 0
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::SelectInterfaces - BulkInput Pipe is 0xffffff80285cea00 on EP1
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::SelectInterfaces - BulkOutput Pipe is 0xffffff80283b1000 on EP1
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::setPowerState - Waking up
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::GetCP210xInfo - Part Number Found: 0x02
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::GetCP210xInfo - UsbConfigurationDescriptor -
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::GetCP210xInfo .bLength = 9
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::GetCP210xInfo .bDescriptorType = 0x02
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::GetCP210xInfo .wTotalLength = 32
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::GetCP210xInfo .bNumInterfaces = 1
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::GetCP210xInfo .bConfigurationValue = 1
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::GetCP210xInfo .iConfiguration = 0
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::GetCP210xInfo .bmAttributes = 0x80
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::GetCP210xInfo .MaxPower = 50
Apr 6 12:03:03 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff801e83d000)::start - Sucessfully loaded the driver
Apr 6 12:03:13 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64::setPowerState(0xffffff801e83d000, 0 -> 1) timed out after 10159 ms
Apr 6 12:03:46 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro.local mdworker[4223]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
Apr 6 12:03:46 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(4224) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
Apr 6 12:03:47 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro.local sandboxd[4224] ([4223]): mdworker(4223) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
Apr 6 12:03:57 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.qtkittrustedmoviesservice[4202]): Could not terminate job: 3: No such process
Apr 6 12:03:57 Matthaus-Kammerlanders-MacBook-Pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.qtkittrustedmoviesservice[4202]): Using fallback option to terminate job...


And Eepe says, when I try to read the flash memory:

Started AVRDUDE
/usr/local/bin/avrdude -c stk500v2 -p m64 /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART -U flash:r:/usr/local/bin/fdf.bin:r
=================================================================================
avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "unknown": No such file or directory

=================================================================================
AVRDUDE done - exit code 1
=====================

What´s the problem?

Thanks

[Koarl]

Push
Please help me!

[Kilrah]

A smartieparts board is an usbasp. So chooe programmer type usbasp, not stk500v2. Port should be either nothing or usb.

[Koarl]

Hello Kilrah and thanks for your answer,

Its a mysmart usb light, no smartieparts board. I used the same settings as for my macbook (described in the earlier posts) Just to let you know.
But I'll try your advice as soon as I meet my little brother.

Thanks

[MikeB]

It looks to me as though the eepe command is missing a -P in front of /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART.

Where in the eepe config did you enter /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART?

Mike.

[Koarl]

Hi Mike,

Could be in deed! I wrote it in extra arguments.
But don't you think the system log file is "suspicious"? Like the message:" unable to talk to lsbox"

Thanks

[Koarl]

Alright. I found the time to try it again:
In system log I get the message when I plug the programmer in:
Jul 6 22:59:57 User-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64(0xffffff8026bd7000)::start - Sucessfully loaded the driver
Jul 6 23:00:07 User-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com_silabs_driver_CP210xVCPDriver64::setPowerState(0xffffff8026bd7000, 0 -> 1) timed out after 10149 ms

When I try to read the Eeprom with companion I get the following message:

=================================================================================
Started AVRDUDE
/usr/local/bin/avrdude -c stk500v2 -p m64 -P /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART -U flash:r:/Users/Matthaeus/Documents/asdf.bin:r
=================================================================================
avrdude: stk500_2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: stk500_2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout


Any idea?

thanks

[Koarl]

Nobody?