Re: [oopic] Re: New to Oopic R

And please keep the thread history in your response so we know what you
are responding to (and about).

thanks,
DLC

rtstofer wrote:
> --- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, "diana83rc" <diana83rc@...> wrote:
>
>> Yes, I already downloaded it. And I have the program that I want to
>> upload, but somehow I can't establish a connection between the Oopic
>> and the PC. When I try to read or erase the EEPROM (because it's
>> already programmed)it shows me an error like if it wasn't connected at
>> all. Do you know what could I be doing wrong? I tried the
>> hyperterminal to see if i could establish a connection at all.
>>
>>
>
> Parallel programming cable or serial cable?
> Real serial cable or USB cable?
> COM port number for cable (if serial)?
>
> Version of IDE (5 or 6)?
> Operating System (95, 98, 2000, XP)?
>
> If you set Hyperterminal for 9600,n,8,1 NO FLOW CONTROL and type
> \0V {backslash zero upper case V}
> you should get a reply of lower case v
>
> Is the factory program still installed? Does it work?
> Is the 5V power to the EEPROM correct? Is the 5V power to the 3 pin
> headers correct? Check the schematic but the center pin is +5 and the
> outer pin is ground.
>
> YOU don't read or erase the EEPROM (under normal circumstances), the
> IDE does this when you do File -> Make & Download (F5, I believe. I
> am on Linux at the moment...).
>
> However, if you have already downloaded a program and the OOPic is
> jammed up ("cosmic wedgie"), turn the board off, remove the EEPROM and
> power up. Try to download a program. You will get a dialog telling
> you to reinsert the EEPROM (don't get it backwards!). Do this and
> then acknowledge the dialog. Try to download again.
>
> If the "cosmic wedgie" was the problem, ALWAYS put OOPic.Delay = 500
> (or 5000 for V6) as the first executable statement. This will allow
> the IDE to get control of the OOPic following a reset BEFORE it gets
> jammed up again.
>
> Richard
>
>
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