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Locating & Identifying propeller chip via USB

MacTuxLinMacTuxLin Posts: 821
edited 2012-02-01 22:24 in Propeller 1
Hello All,

I'm rather new here & hope some kind soul could direct me to a link or note to read up on how an app (Java or any desktop app) could locate, identify & connect to a propeller-chip board if it is connected via the USB. I'll be using SPIN on the propeller and I think I'll need to allocate Pin 30 & 31 for polling but how do I use, say Javax.comm, to connect to propeller?

Thanks in advance.

Comments

  • RaymanRayman Posts: 15,276
    edited 2010-04-07 10:08
    I think the Propellant library can do that... I believe there's a dll interface for it.

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  • MacTuxLinMacTuxLin Posts: 821
    edited 2010-04-07 10:15
    Rayman, thank you. Just downloaded the Propellent.
  • obrienmobrienm Posts: 65
    edited 2012-02-01 19:26
    Hi,
    The standard javax.comm library originally developed for linux but extended for win32 works fine for me, no resets. The library will not work on a 64 bit JVM but I am able to control multiple quickstart boards simultaneously from a single java process after first reloading them all using propellent in an Ant script.

    see http://javahardware.blogspot.com/2010/11/led-display-board-driven-by-javaxcomm.html
    and the original posts
    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?119851-Writting-propeller-data-to-a-file-on-my-PC&p=879906&viewfull=1#post879906
    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?109333-HowTo-Single-host-computer-and-multiple-propeller-serial-comm-and-programming&p=775612&viewfull=1#post775612
    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?137636-Quickstart-Board-reboots-when-PC-GUI-program-starts-and-stops&p=1071154&viewfull=1#post1071154
    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?132944-Java-comm-and-basic-stamp

    IMG_6813_8_propeller_quickstart_powerup.JPG


    Ant picks up extra verbosity from propellent 
    <project name="grid" default="reload.all">

<property name="spin.file" value="lcas_20120129_grid_f_input.spin"/>
<property name="EEPROM" value="/EEPROM"/>
<!--property name="EEPROM" value=""/-->
<target name="reload.all" description="reload entire grid">
	<antcall target="reload">		<param name="port" value="23"/>	</antcall>
	<antcall target="reload">		<param name="port" value="48"/>	</antcall>
	<antcall target="reload">  		<param name="port" value="47"/>	</antcall>
	<antcall target="reload">		<param name="port" value="46"/>	</antcall>
</target> 	 

<target name="reload">
  <apply executable="propellent">
	<arg value="/PORT"/>
	<arg value="comm${port}"/>
	<arg value="${EEPROM}"/>
	<fileset dir=".">
		<patternset>
			<include name="${spin.file}"/>
		</patternset>
	</fileset>
  </apply>
</target>
</project>

    propellent output 
    G:\_dev\active\_parallax\20111211_lcas_qs>ant
Buildfile: build.xml

reload.all:

reload:
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:501-Compiling: FULLDUPLEXSERIAL
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:501-Compiling: LCAS_20120129_GRID_F_INPUT
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:502-File(s) compiled successfully.
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:503-Checking COM23
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:505-Propeller chip version 1 found on COM23.
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:506-Loading RAM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:507-Verifying RAM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:508-Programming EEPROM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:509-Verifying EEPROM
    [apply] &#9786;INF:451-Success.
    [apply] &#9830;

reload:
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:501-Compiling: FULLDUPLEXSERIAL
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:501-Compiling: LCAS_20120129_GRID_F_INPUT
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:502-File(s) compiled successfully.
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:503-Checking COM48
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:505-Propeller chip version 1 found on COM48.
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:506-Loading RAM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:507-Verifying RAM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:508-Programming EEPROM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:509-Verifying EEPROM
    [apply] &#9786;INF:451-Success.
    [apply] &#9830;

reload:
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:501-Compiling: FULLDUPLEXSERIAL
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:501-Compiling: LCAS_20120129_GRID_F_INPUT
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:502-File(s) compiled successfully.
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:503-Checking COM47
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:505-Propeller chip version 1 found on COM47.
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:506-Loading RAM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:507-Verifying RAM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:508-Programming EEPROM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:509-Verifying EEPROM
    [apply] &#9786;INF:451-Success.
    [apply] &#9830;

reload:
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:501-Compiling: FULLDUPLEXSERIAL
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:501-Compiling: LCAS_20120129_GRID_F_INPUT
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:502-File(s) compiled successfully.
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:503-Checking COM46
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:505-Propeller chip version 1 found on COM46.
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:506-Loading RAM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:507-Verifying RAM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:508-Programming EEPROM
    [apply] &#9786;EVT:509-Verifying EEPROM
    [apply] &#9786;INF:451-Success.
    [apply] &#9830;

BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 22 seconds
G:\_dev\active\_parallax\20111211_lcas_qs>
    thank you
    /michael
    IMG_6813_8_propeller_quickstart_powerup.JPG
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  • MacTuxLinMacTuxLin Posts: 821
    edited 2012-02-01 22:24
    @Michael,

    This is cool! Its funny, when you needed something its always hard to find but they seems to jump right in front of you when you don't. -_-" .... I've actually detoured to VB.net since then but guess its time to re-look at it again (maybe in June).
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