28 Oct 2006 Botnerd
» (Master)
Well, things are taking a little bit of time on T.R.A.P. I
got the microcontroller hooked up and it was blinking its
oboard LEDs that let you know it is working(a diagnostic.)
Everything went wrong when I tried to program my OOPic-C
though. I was testing it out with a LED which I was trying
to get it to
blink. I had the LED hooked to the right pin inline with a
1k resistor and to ground,
but the thing would just not blink, and I know my code was
good
too. I also tried a simple program that makes a servo motor
spin all the way around, but to no avail, that didn't work
either. I do not know what is wrong with my OOPic-C. I hope
that I didn't fry it, but I am getting a reading from its
EEPROM, I don't know. I guess I will have to look at it
later. As far as I have read you put in the code, compile
it, and then it should start executing, but mine is not
doing a thing. For now though I have just ordered a Basic
Atom. With the Basic Atom I will not be able to program in
C, but at least I should be able to move on fairly quickly.
I am also working on a few mechanical things on the arm,
like adding the weights to weigh the base down, but also I
have noticed that the servo horn that the actual arm is
connected to is bending a great deal, so I am going to have
to do something to ease the stress, asize that everything
should go smoothly after I get my new micro put on and
programed.