[oopic] Re: oopic on ooboard and USB

I just solved a similar problem. I have been reading different
postings here and wanted to offer my experience to the mix. I tried
all of the tests described here and still could not get my oopic to
accept a program. I happen to have several oopic boards so I
replaced the processor on the board that would not work with one
from a board that would accept the program (same cable, same
program, in other words I new my set up was working). With the
different oopic processor the board worked perfectly. I don't know
how often this happens but obviously the processor went bad.

--- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, "rtstofer" <rstofer@...> wrote:
>
> --- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, lisamcthingy@ wrote:
> >
> > Richard,
> >
> > Thnak you for your time.
> >
> > I have followed your instructions as well as I can (I don't
> uderstand some
> > of the words).
> >
> > When I try and send a program to the robot , I get the
> 'Communications Error
> > 2' window.
> >
> > It does seem to hang for a long time now, before the error
message
> comes up.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Lisa
>
>
> 1) Have you tested for echo characters with Hyperterminal? Use
> 9600,n,8,1 with NO FLOW CONTROL and short pins 2 & 3 on the far
end of
> the cable.
> 2) What COM port did your USB cable get assigned? You can tell
when
> you have it working in Hyperterminal. If you have to change it,
you
> can do it in Device Manager.
> 3) Which version of the IDE are you using?
> 4) If version 5, did you install port95nt.exe BEFORE the IDE?
> 5) If version 5, the COM port MUST be {COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4)
> 6) Version 6 allows higher COM ports
> 7) Did you TELL the IDE which COM port to use. Do not expect the
IDE
> to be able to find the cable.
> 8) From the terminal window in the IDE, can you echo characters
when
> pins 2 & 3 of the DB9 on the far end of the cable are shorted? I
> usually have to hit <enter> to get the terminal window to start.
> Maybe click in the window and then hit <enter>. Something like
that...
> 9) With Hyperterminal, what happens when you send the OOPic \0V
> (backslash zero upper case V). You should get a lower case v in
> response. You may have to short the ESTOP pins on the board and
reset
> the OOPic to get this to work.
> 10) If you get the lower case v in test 9, you should be able to
> download a program.
>
> Which words were unfamiliar? I realize translating my writing can
be
> a challenge.
>
> Richard
>

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