Software advice

[Kilrah]

-I- SAM-BA 2.12 on : windows

Hmm, I've recently come across a thread title saying Do not use SAM-BA 2.12, stick to 2.11...

Apparently that's exactly the reason

[kaos]

well.
I found I have a copy of samba 2.11 with Mike's applet stored in my PC already. so uninstalled 2.12 and installed 2.11.
1st, the 2.11 hesitate to start, you have to wait a few second before the program screen show up , but it shows up correctly and I test it by connecting to ersky9x and no problem. just to start the program is like take forever (compare to 2.12)
then I did the same thing with 2.11 through Companion read from eeprom and saved the file.
open the file , you know what, It did the same thing. only can open the 1st model, attempt to open other model ---> kick me out of the program just like before.

[MikeB]

I use a batch file to run SAM-BA from the command line:

Code: Select all

@ECHO OFF
:: Start SAM-BA
START sam-ba.exe \USBserial\COM8 at91sam3s4-9x
:: Wait a second more details here http://www.robvanderwoude.com/wait.php pipe output to nul so ping doesnt display
PING 127.0.0.1 -n 2 > NUL
:: End the tasklist process preventing SAM-BA from opening
TASKKILL /F /IM tasklist* > NUL

Change the COM8 to suit your com port.
Thes sorts the long delay on windows 7.

Mike.

[kaos]

thx mike. I will put that in a batch file to run it. but the main problem is Comanion9x either can't download the bin file completely / open the bin file and can't select other model , every time I try open another model beside model #1, the companion 9x stopped working. Then window gives me the message: companion9x running into error looking for ways to solve it and then say not solvable and shuts the Companion9x down.
I use Win7 64 Ultimate.

[Romolo]

Sorry about companion which firmware are you using on your radio ?

[kaos]

ersky9x-r 98
date: 7.8.2012
mod: REVB

I start to think this is a win7 64 problem. any one else using Win7 64 with companion?

[Rob Thomson]

Yes... all fine for me!

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

[Kilrah]

No problem for me, but stock board only so not using SAM-BA.

[Rob Thomson]

I use it for stock and arm. I don't think it is an os issue.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

[Romolo]

ersky9x-r 98
date: 7.8.2012
mod: REVB

I start to think this is a win7 64 problem. any one else using Win7 64 with companion?

No it's a problem of companion with ersky9x...
we are still stopped at version 89
I hope soon or later we will update

[kaos]

I will try to send a splash screen with downloaded bin back to the Tx tonight and see if those model other than model#1 is messed up.

I just saw there is a ersky9x v100 available, may be I should load the new one in to see. I can use companion to load the FW, right?
Also my companion9x is version 0.95 (revision 1248)

[kaos]

Ok, I update the FW to Ersky9x r.100 just posted today.
but I am going to make things even confusing for you guys.
while it is uploading the new FW, a screen came up ask whether to back up the eeprom, so I did. After FW is updated, it tried to write my eeprom.bin file I downloaded previously (which I cannot open but the 1st model). It says something like (blinked so fast) : this version of eeprom is not compatible... and went on by restoring the backup in the beginning.
AFter flashing, everything looks fine, all the models still in there and function as before. my splash screen is in there now. and FW shows r-100.

Now I tried to download eeprom again. It finished (although the bar when disappearing still shows 95-98%, not 100%). I tried both bin and hex format. Now, none of them i can open at all.
when trying open both formats, companion returns: Invalid eeprom file, c:\..\....

still using sam-BA 2.11

[Crucial]

Did you ever get this figured out? I am running into similar issues when trying to backup my ersky9x eeprom in companion. It stops at 96% with a code samba done but never finishes the export.

[Crucial]

Nevermind, I installed 2.11 and it worked.

[kaos]

yep, samba 2.11 together with r109 or newer fixed the problem.

[kaos]

well I thought it was fixed. Last night I updated the new aplet files. flashed ersky9x r 112 without a glitch. read the eeprom from Tx to c9x no problem. save the eeprom file to computer seems OK.
but I cannot open other than the 1st model in the c9x (the latest version too), I can open the 1st model and view in in c9x. attempt to open other models resulted in c9x crash.

[Romolo]

Can you post your eeprom ?
I'm working on ersky9x compatibility right now...
Thanks...

[kaos]

I will, once I get home.

[kaos]

here is my eeprom file. at this time I can read from flash and read from eeprom to file. I can write back to eeprom from save files. but cannot open any model to look at it other than the 1st model.

c9x: v.0.98 r.1407
ersky9x: r112
win7 64

the problem is I can't attach a bin file here. tell me how to get it to you.

[Crucial]

why can't you attach a bin? If it won't let the file type upload just zip it up. In windows you can right click > send to > compressed file. It will compress it to a .zip and you should be able to upload that.

[kaos]

yep, zip file can be uploaded. here it is.
never used zipping function in Win. Thx for showing me how to do that. Last time I used zipping was using winwar in Win95.

[Romolo]

Bug found and fixed... next release should work
Now I will continue in improving support for ersky9x in companion.

[kaos]

great. Terminix always works.!

will you make voice switch in C9X too? so we can program ersky9x in the C9X?
or eepe for ersky9x is in the work?

[kaos]

hmm, I still can not open the model in c9x other than the 1st model
c9x v 0.98 r 1407
ersky9x r117

[Romolo]

It's weird....
Which os ?
This is SERVO RAND model and I can open all the other...
(don't care Italian description)

[kaos]

win7 64
Italian dexription? may be it is because I don't have Italian language installed on my PC. but those were templates from an english speaking person, the servo tester is from the built in template. where the italian description is coming from?

At least you can open it. Mine won't let me do it.

[Romolo]

win7 64
Italian dexription? may be it is because I don't have Italian language installed on my PC. but those were templates from an english speaking person, the servo tester is from the built in template. where the italian description is coming from?

At least you can open it. Mine won't let me do it.

no don't care the language...
Ok so under windows we have a problem,
Need to check, I'm under linux...

[Romolo]

yes, i had the same, use 2.11

[kaos]

I am using samba 2.11

[Romolo]

Please try this installer: http://85.18.253.250/c9x/companion9xInstall_v0.98.exe

It should work