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serial Robot

deweybokodeweyboko Posts: 4
edited 2005-04-14 06:30 in Robotics
Ive just started this robot, the chips in place, connected to the computer,,, I ran the identity and it doesnt show up in the communication port... Did I connect it wrong to the computer????? Power is on .

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  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2005-04-14 00:57
    What robot? How are you connecting (serial or USB)? If using USB, are you using one of our USB-based boards or a USB adapter? If you're using a USB adapter, it's an FTDI adapter, right? -- USB adapters from other vendors probably won't work; the only one we know to work is made by FTDI.

    The devil is in the details ... if you want detail help you need to give a better explanation of the problem you're having.

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    Jon Williams
    Applications Engineer, Parallax
    Dallas, TX· USA
  • deweybokodeweyboko Posts: 4
    edited 2005-04-14 01:00
    Its a serial Robot.... Windows 2000, sp 4 installed on it but computer dowesnt recognize stamp.
  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2005-04-14 01:02
    Do you have fresh batteries in the robot? Is it powered up? Do you have a piece of software that is holding your serial port hostage (e.g. HotSync program)?

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    Jon Williams
    Applications Engineer, Parallax
    Dallas, TX· USA
  • deweybokodeweyboko Posts: 4
    edited 2005-04-14 01:05
    power was on, fresh batteries, lights up.. But dont know about hotsync. How can I check that
  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2005-04-14 01:44
    Do you have PDA (Palm Pilot of Win CE device)? If yes, disable its connection software.

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    Applications Engineer, Parallax
    Dallas, TX· USA
  • Andy Lindsay (Parallax)Andy Lindsay (Parallax) Posts: 1,919
    edited 2005-04-14 06:30
    If this serial robot is a serial Boe-Bot, the book that comes with it should be Robotics with the Boe-Bot v2.2. If you do indeed have a Boe-Bot and this book, check page 17 to make sure the BASIC Stamp Module is right-side-up in the socket. It should also be well seated in the sockete.

    If the Run -> Identify test on page 22 fails, the last checkmark instruction on the page directs you to Appendix A: PC to BASIC Stamp Communication Trouble-Shooting. There are suggestions in there to get you through most of the common probblems.

    Robotics with the Boe-Bot is available for free download from www.parallax.com -> Downloads -> Stamps in Class Tutorials.
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