Program Download need Debug?

Archiver

Newbie question.

I use a Dell Inspiron laptop to program my Boe-Bot and a BS2 OEM stamp. Things
work fine, provided I include a debug statement (seemingly any debug statement)
within my program.

If I don't have a debug command, the program seems to download, but it won't
execute on the stamp.

I include a two-second freqout tone to a piezo to indicate program initiation.
If I don't have a debug command in the program, I get a half second chirp from
the piezo, and then nothing happens. If I have a debug statement in the
program, I get the full tone, and then the remaining program executes ok.

Seems pretty weird to me. Any ideas?

Thanks.

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Archiver

My Inspiron 5000e does it too... I think someone mentioned this happens with
some computers, and I'm pretty certain I did a bug report when the second to
last version of the editor came out.

I usually have a debug statement in the program anyway just so I know the
processor fired up and is not resetting constantly.

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Original Message

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> I use a Dell Inspiron laptop to program my Boe-Bot and a BS2 OEM stamp.
Things work fine, provided I include a debug statement (seemingly any debug
statement) within my program.
>
> If I don't have a debug command, the program seems to download, but it
won't execute on the stamp.
>
> I include a two-second freqout tone to a piezo to indicate program
initiation. If I don't have a debug command in the program, I get a half
second chirp from the piezo, and then nothing happens. If I have a debug
statement in the program, I get the full tone, and then the remaining
program executes ok.
>
> Seems pretty weird to me. Any ideas?

Archiver

If you hang a RS232 tester(LEDs) on the port you will probably see that when it
is
idle(no DEBUG holding it open) the laptop turns off the drivers. They
occasionaly
blip on as W2K polls the port. This causes a reset(DTR line).

> Newbie question.
>
> I use a Dell Inspiron laptop to program my Boe-Bot and a BS2 OEM
> stamp. Things work fine, provided I include a debug statement
> (seemingly any debug statement) within my program.
>
> If I don't have a debug command, the program seems to download, but it
> won't execute on the stamp.
>
> I include a two-second freqout tone to a piezo to indicate program
> initiation. If I don't have a debug command in the program, I get a
> half second chirp from the piezo, and then nothing happens. If I have
> a debug statement in the program, I get the full tone, and then the
> remaining program executes ok.
>
> Seems pretty weird to me. Any ideas?