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sparkey Senior Member  Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
xp is telling me that it needs "mingwm10.dll i could prolly get the file off the net but where do i put it .....i have loaded sp3 and net framework 3 .....and also note that its flash drive is "32768 " 32k...and also the vt 100 does need some updating but i guess "ken" is well aware so dont panic if you get stange start up dialouge when you first power and run a term i am just using hyperterm ... also note that pins 15 to 20 r not at present useable.... technicians do it with least resistance |
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donmck Guru  Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
all DLLs should be in the same dir as the exe file. you haven't shifted things around have you sparkey? Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
no i dont change round files like that i leave system files as the way that they were installed.... "exe file"???... and also in the rar files there is a 35 k hex file question what is this for//...///.../// technicians do it with least resistance |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
I followed the yellow brick road, and googled the two missing files, and added them to: http://www.themaximitecomputer.com/max/Programs/index.php?di r=Hardware%2FDontronics%2FOlimex%2FDownload+Files%2F So you can download them to the same directory as the exe file and it should work. Now all you need is a firmware update from Ken. 
Do you mean: HIDBootloaderOlimex.hex I would say it is the Olimex bootloader hex file which is normally burnt before the firmware is loaded in. It will have the Olimex specific ID in it. Hope this helps, Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Just spoke with Tsvetan and Ken about Pin (0) not working on the DM. Tsvetan and Mick came up with the same answer at the same time. Ken feels he will get it working by using the activity LED instead. Means when you are loading a program from the SD card, then pin (0) set or cleared in a basic program doesn't mean a lot anyway. Should be able to return it to the previous state after SD card activity. Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
thanks for that don ...boot loader comes up now great ....-) technicians do it with least resistance |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
And to put a big smile on your face Sparkey, Ken will generate a new firmware upgrade to test it for you. Basically it removes the text corruption problem on power up using terminal mode. He should pass it onto me in the next day or two. Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
well thats a blast ..i found the two pins on the u-ext wired up the clock but i just have to find 5 volts i got the schem now i like the way it has been set out too...i am a little wary dragging five volts to the rtc ...dont want any repeats ..i think u know what i mean....also there could be a problem with autorun ..but i think that its only in the "hy-term" status ..we know that there is a prob there ...."famous last words from appollo 13 ..."ken`s working on it" .....ok all my rtc mods can take the back seat i will just sit here and help where i can ....ok then i`ll see if i can get one of those lcd programs to run the shiel lcd ...bear with me i only got a coulple hours sleep las nit was re vamping my series 5000 and it sounds a real treat ...but enough of the audio for now /// technicians do it with least resistance |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
well i just did my first file transfer using hy-term it worked i copyied a 5 k file .bas hmm now for that lcd.....also note that there is an electrolytic cap just behind the power socket and the lcd comes to rest on top of it ... i dont think that it would be a problem if i had an audino board sitting at the bottom then the lcd board but just letting you know....qas it does have metal showing on top of the cap i just raised the lcd a little about 1mm i think it will be ok ....///.../// technicians do it with least resistance |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
there does seem to be some program difference that it was written for the adino with the standard maximite but i got the program to run in a fasshon by just scrubbibg out the lines of code that it threw errors on ...also the keys do work and the reset on the lcd pad works it resets.....well it works in a fassion but thats about all ican say i will have to test it on my altronics and see how it goes there ...///.../// technicians do it with least resistance |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Great Sparkey, What you need to do is to copy the lines of code, and the errors they threw, and Mick will go through it, as he wants to get it running as a demo program for the DuinoMite and Arduino LCD. Nice to know the reset line works from the Arduino shield position. Congratulations, you are the first customer to have an Arduino shield device running on a DuinoMite. Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
thank you i will note the lines of code and post them shortly give me a minuite 6010: invalid pin number 13080: invalaid pin number 13140: invalid pin number well thats the only errors so far the numbers are rolling down the screen and the switches do all do something but not what there meant to considering the circumstances ... technicians do it with least resistance |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
the problem i think mainly is that it is using pins 16 to 20 which of corse wont work as they have been shut off ....///.../// :this may also be affecting the lcd display as well i dont know if the lcd is trying to use pins 15 to 20 as the audino foot print does have these connections available to it ....///.../// technicians do it with least resistance |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Thanks Sparkey, I'll let Mick know, and he will have a look when he gets a chance. Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Yes it is shared pins Sparkey, and it will need a little work to get it sorted, so drop it for a now, as it will be a Ken Segler firmware job for the next upgrade. The upgrade Ken is giving me shortly, will just be a simple text corruption fix up, and possibly won't include the shared pin problem, as this requires a fair amount of work. Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
thanks don i thought i`d have a look at the code and i now know why .. and mega morning to u..... technicians do it with least resistance |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Thanks Sparkey, it may just mean two jumpers on the LCD shield, (Ken's advise) but we are looking at it, and will test the hardware, and change the basic program to match. Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
here`s another spanner in the works if you connect the "duino cross "to the 26 pin conn the reset is not functioning ...dont know the story there i alsotried it with plugging the cross straight onto the connector same response ...also i found that "kens " "editor" is not working ..should it be or is that an later feature.....i will try it out again later ..but just awoke and still a bit hazzy yet to tomuch hmm coffee,,,,...///..// technicians do it with least resistance |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
The DonDuino Cross is designed for the MaxiMite, not the DuinoMite. Olimex have their own "cross" for the DuinoMite. see: http://www.dontronics-shop.com/olimex-duinomite-shield-board .html NOTE **** Shield Adapter Boards: Dontronics DonDuino Cross is only for the Maximite original. DuinoMite-Shield Board is only for the DuinoMite range from Olimex. As the schematics are very different. Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
ok cool don thats why well if the people did not know they do now,,,...//..//also you have distinctly numberd the pins on the under side of the board for the connectors finally this should be tha standard and hopfully this will clear up a lot of heartache for people good work job well done ...5 stars....///...// technicians do it with least resistance |
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