Having difficulty finding the Propeller board in the IDE
Hello all
Propeller help:
I just got the starter kit. I tried to install the software, It says that FDIM drivers have all been installed successfully. When I connect the USB, I get this error message "No device found".
If I do identify hadrware from the propeller tool, it says " NO Serial Port Found"
I tried to follow the sheet "Troubleshooting" I can't see ports under device manager. I can see Universal Serial Bus controllers
Any help is really appreciated
Thank you
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Post Edited By Moderator (Paul Baker (Parallax)) : 6/30/2008 9:25:43 PM GMT
Propeller help:
I just got the starter kit. I tried to install the software, It says that FDIM drivers have all been installed successfully. When I connect the USB, I get this error message "No device found".
If I do identify hadrware from the propeller tool, it says " NO Serial Port Found"
I tried to follow the sheet "Troubleshooting" I can't see ports under device manager. I can see Universal Serial Bus controllers
Any help is really appreciated
Thank you
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Post Edited By Moderator (Paul Baker (Parallax)) : 6/30/2008 9:25:43 PM GMT
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In addition to Mike's suggestion, also realize that the prop needs to be powered, the clip/plug will get power from the +5V of the USB, but board will need to powered from some source while programming with the prop tool.
I see now that the previous poster also mentioned this.
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Paul Baker
Propeller Applications Engineer
Parallax, Inc.
When exactly does it say "No device found"? This sounds like a FTDI driver issue...
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Paul Baker
Propeller Applications Engineer
Parallax, Inc.
Ok, for the no device found, I get that error right when I connect the USB.
I have the board powered.
I have downloaded 1.2 as well. But no luck
It is a driver issue
Thanks for the help
Olga
"one of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and Windows doesn't recognize it
for assistance in solving this problem, click this message"
I did click, it takes me to device manager.
I tried this board on three laptops and all didn't work. The teacher suggested that it might be a defect in the chip.
When I plug the USB, 2 lights turn on and off, blue and red, while the 10 orange LEDS flash and then all stay on.
This is driving me nuts.
The red and blue flashing is normal...
Is it connected via a USB hub?· Try connecting directly to the computer...
I am suspecting a bad unit, but I hope that they change it for me ASAP.
I have a class that uses this board
But, this sounds like a bad board to me... I'd contact tech support...
Aghhhhhhhhhh
You can see if your computer even recognizes the FTDI chip by using Microsoft's USB View (www.ftdichip.com/Resources/Utilities/usbview.zip). It'll show all connected USB devices, which should let you know if it is a driver or hardware issue.
Attached is a screenshot of USB View on my computer. The FTDI chip shows up as a 'USB Serial Converter'.
But I tried again to plug it while the demo board is off
Here is what happened
1) I hear a sound indicating a new hardware
2) I opened the USB view, I see the :Universal Serial Converter
3) Then I get A message saying an error occurred
The error that I get when using USBVIEW is: " [noparse][[/noparse]Port 1]Device Failed Enumeration : Unknown device
What does that mean ?
Thank you all
Olga
Post Edited (olgaJ) : 7/1/2008 11:43:24 AM GMT