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I can not write the firmware on ATMEGA8535

Discussion in 'SimTools compatible interfaces' started by tonquites, May 7, 2011.

  1. R-eng

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    Attach the second potentiometer to the ADC2 input right next to your first pot.
    FBch2 is short for FeedBack potentiometer on channel 2. The reason both pairs of LEDs are in unison is because of leakage between the floating ADC imputs. Once you attach the second pot you can control them independently, and more importantly, the game will also do so when the pot is set to #512 brake position, as I have explained to you already.

    R-eng
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    Rookie!

    Look at the first and second picture...what is the difference???

    You should really pay attention to the device you use, especially the pinouts. From you picture here is what I observe. The LCD pcb is designed for pinouts with #1 on the left hand side, finishing with #14 near the right side. Your LCD is designed for pinouts with #14 on the left and #1 near the right; this is just the opposite. Then you assume [A, +] as VDD and [K, -] as VSS. But really, your whole wiring scheme is loved up.

    R-eng

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    As we all thought, LCD wiring :)
    But I think that Frakk is right again (R/W should go to GND like in Rengs photo).
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    Everton, here is your easy fix.

    Desolder the LCD, shift over 2 pins as shown, resolder, and hardwire the A, K from pcb to LCD...then all should be right.

    R-eng

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    R-eng, many thanks. :yippiee: :yippiee: :yippiee: :yippiee: yippieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :clap: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


    With this new connection wires fixed the problem. :eek:

    LCD_OK.jpg

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    I managed to change the four sets of numbers from the first row. :lol:

    With potentiometers could trigger the two numbers on the right, pot1 0 to 1023 and Pot2 0 through 1023.
    With the Force-Profiler could trigger the two numbers on the left, axis1 0 to 255 and axis2 0 to 255.

    link_OK.jpg


    The next step would be to test the game rFactor, following their instructions ...

    Sorry for my many questions, as I said I'm new (noob, rookie, beginner) in electronics and have a great difficulty with many datasheets, I'm doing my best and thank you immensely for the help you have given me. May God bless you all.
    Really want to build this simulator and I know I can!


    Agradeço imensamente a todos vocês, R-eng, fermevc, rafael_design, reese, Frakk, pippo978 um caloroso abraço e novamente obrigado pela atenção a mim dispensada! Que Deus vos abençoem.
    Everton
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    @Everton, I told you that you were close. With those test LEDs you don't need an LCD, H-bridge, or motors to see if the AMC is functioning properly; You got to like that!

    ...but those pots are crap. Best to use conductive plastic type and not carbon based. They will be much smoother, more precise resolution, and last 10-100X longer for not much more money.

    I am hijacking your thread for a question I have, for anyone.

    I just began using USB2Ser converter and after much grief with drivers, I got my cable working with X-sim and the AMC, even hyperterminal. Ponyprog not so lucky. grrrr. Many times in this forum people have mentioned setting the serial printer option in Device Manager>Advanced tab. I run WinXP Home and Pro on 4 of my PCs, and not one of them has this come up when I open the advanced tab (provided in manual for Prolific driver for XP).

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    Where The F**k is this???
    All I ever get is this,

    adv usb tab xp.PNG

    Is this a Win7 thing? WTF?

    R-eng
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    Tronic always recommended the serial printer option, but this was for the chips that came with their own drivers. The ATEN do not. They use the standard windows drivers. I have a couple of full / half-duplex ATEN adapters here in my scrap heap if anyone is interested. They were the very first adapter I tried, so I think it would be a 2008 or 2009 model. I'm not sure if there were any improvements since then, but based on your screenshot of the standard windows Serial POrt driver, I would guess not.
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    Thanks Bernard. I was thinking this may be with the driver, but the driver I used (latest one from 2009) also provided this manual image out-take, and yet it did not appear under Advanced tab. And yes, it is the ATEN device repackaged by IOGear. I mean it works fine except with Ponyprog, but that is probably another issue.
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    Maybe the 2009 driver isn't Windows 7 compliant, so you get stuck with the standard Windows driver. BTW, I could have sworn that your original post said ATAN. Now it says Prolific ;)
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    I always use FTDI based USB2Serial adapters!!! Maximum compatibility (even in win7) and works with ponyprog too! Only the FTDI based adapters have that serial printer option!

    Thanos
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    Thanos Hello, :hi:
    I would like to thank you for the wonderful design of the hardware AMC, and also thank all the developers of X-Sim software, which is unique. :thbup:

    :yippiee:

    What is USB2Serial?
    Can I use my AMC?
    This improves the performace of communication? :brows:

    Regards to all friends of the forum here :hi:
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    Since new computers don't have COM ports anymore you need this kind of adapter:
    http://www.digitus.info/en/products/acc ... or-usb-20/

    The performance is the same as the old COM ports, same speed 115Kbps.
    If you need the AMC to run faster disable the updating of numbers on LCD by turning off the DIP1 switch !!

    Thanos
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    Hello Friends developers. :hi:

    I run the game rFactor, linking the rFactor>Force-Sender>LAN>Force-Profiler>AMC>littletool the way the R-eng suggested to # 512 brake position of the potentiometers.

    What should happen? :?

    While the game run at my LCD kept the same numbers, 128, 128, 512, 512, all static, I believe that this was not what should happen.

    run_rFactor.jpg

    I think that because a large amount of plugins in my rFactor attempt failed!

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    Almost there, almost! :yippiee:

    Regards
    Everton
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    Hello Friend R-eng,

    I see that the data are coming to Force_Profiler. This means that the rFactor, the plugin and Force_Sender and are doing their job. I think the problem is in my setup, I study the more X-Sim manual to find the cause.

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    I did the steps of your file attachments X-startup sequence.doc yes but could not change the values ​​of 128/128 to 127/127 and from what I read in your post that is very serious!

    What should happen with the little tool, while the rfactor work? The LEDs should turn on and off?

    Everton
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    As I mentioned, each motor outputs LED pair will show either < 512, 512, or >512 values by lighting left, both, or right LED (ok if this is inverted). So if the Motor1 is set to Long-G. then one LED (constant light) is acceleration, both LED is constant speed, and other LED is deceleration. And if Motor2 outputs are set for Lateral-G, then one LED is left turn, both LED is straight, and other LED is right turn. The LEDs will not be changing until you see X-sim values changing on the LCD screen.

    Very important to see 127 when the race in rFactor is begun and before the car moves out of the garage.

    I suspect you have a setup problem in Profiler. Give me a screen capture of the output setup page, and also each motors subpage.

    BTW--recheck your serial connections you earlier had problems with.
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    Hello Friend R-eng, :hi: :D

    Yesterday, I was about 4 hours doing tests and only once got the 127/127, on the whole time was 128/128. :no:

    I found that by starting the game with the shortcut of rFactor is sending data to the Force-Profiler. Starting the game with Play does not send data to the Force-Profiler.

    Without_sending_data.jpg

    I made a video of tests yesterday with our little tool on and off the LEDs, Sender inputs: #25 and #26.

    Video of the little tool in action as the game rfactor run with AI.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKf83D121Uc

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zyMxXe4qTY

    Here are the screenshots of Force-Profiler while the video was made
    01_input_setup.jpg
    See how the blue line varies little, very small fins waves. I believe there is something wrong! :?
    02_math_setup_axis1.jpg
    03_math_setup_axis2.jpg
    04_output_setup_USO.jpg
    05_calibration_setup.jpg
    06_interface_setup.jpg
    07_program_settings.jpg

    Here my configuration files
    Myprofiles.zip

    I hope this information is useful to find out what's wrong. :thbup:

    Regards
    Everton
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    Did you try to start sending data and press the reset button on the AMC? Sometimes comports send junk characters that may fill the serial buffer.
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    @Everton, you appear to want to run before you learn how to walk. You need to read some things first, because all of this is covered in the manual or in the forum.

    The video shows the LEDs functioning appropriately. If the LED pair on the left of the video are not responding well, it is only because it must be the vertical force you chose to use. The LEDs are responding in tune with the values on the LCD. If the math setup values are not correct, then it will output very small values as the graph shows.

    I could just provide you with a generic profile which would work well, but making you do the changes can hopefully reinforce proper setup decisions. For starters, remove version 2.1.x community and install 2.0.x. If you are not connected online to a server, community will give you headaches (perhaps $), and in my initial usage, damaged H-bridges due to mis-communication such as the 128/128 phenomenon.

    Set things up as I present here. It works for me!

    R-eng

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