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GuyomeGuyome Posts: 10
edited 2012-04-19 08:17 in BASIC Stamp
Bonjour, il y a plusieurs ann
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  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-04-18 05:44
    Output from Google translate:

    Hi, several years ago I bought the kit boe bot. Eventually I stopped working with the kit and since I lost most of the parts.
    Today I found the plate with the micro-controller at the bottom of my drawer and I want to reprogram (history of taking care).

    So I connected the turntable via USB and installed the Basic Stamp Editor v 2.3 (cd-rom version). It semblerai I have a problem with the communication of microcontroller including COM 1:


    I tested on several PCs with a different cable, I think it's a configuration problem and as I have over the French manual (also can I find the manual in PDF format in French?) I have come post here.

    Thank you for your help.
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-04-18 05:47
    Since you are using USB the problem is usually the FTDI driver. Make sure that is installed on the computer.

    Output from Google translate:

    Depuis que vous utilisez USB, le probl
  • GuyomeGuyome Posts: 10
    edited 2012-04-18 09:11
    J'ai install
  • sylvie369sylvie369 Posts: 1,622
    edited 2012-04-18 09:21
    Guyome wrote: »
    J'ai install
  • GuyomeGuyome Posts: 10
    edited 2012-04-18 09:36
    Je viens d'installer le driver via le lien que vous m'avez donn
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  • sylvie369sylvie369 Posts: 1,622
    edited 2012-04-18 16:55
    Guyome wrote: »
    Je viens d'installer le driver via le lien que vous m'avez donn
  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2012-04-18 22:46
    ...so, ummm...something about a 9 volt battery ("pile 9 volte")...something about him doing something idiotic ("trover idiot!")...something about using USB instead of a battery, but now all is functioning well ("fonctionne bien").

    And you said something about an opportunity to communicate in French, plus "happy roboting"?


    Man, that smarted a few synapses!
  • sylvie369sylvie369 Posts: 1,622
    edited 2012-04-19 04:12
    davejames wrote: »
    Man, that smarted a few synapses!

    Ah, you have to stir up the unused ones every once in a while, or they become fat and lazy.

    Yeah, he was trying to power the board from USB. Once he powered it correctly, it worked.
  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2012-04-19 08:17
    sylvie369 wrote: »
    Ah, you have to stir up the unused ones every once in a while, or they become fat and lazy.

    ...roger that!
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