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controller connection
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(2020-11-08, 11:38 AM)Max1947 Wrote: Thanks Sean.
I had already prepared a new SD with "OpenPlotter Moitessier HAT.img". 
So all updated.
Now in addition to the red LED which indicates that there is current, the orange LED is seen faintly every 4/5 seconds. 
So I'm assuming your controller isn't broken but still something is wrong. 
The actuator shows no signs of life. 
Let's take small steps and wait. 
Thanks again.

If orange led is faint then most likely either pypilot is trying to probe the controller.   Maybe it does not have a good connection receiving data, so if the pi can send to the controller but cannot receive maybe.

(2020-11-08, 01:00 PM)Gilles Wrote: Thanks Sean, 
"Red is on and blue is flashing, the controller is not programmed". That is indeed what is happening. What should I do ?

This is my fault completely if this is really the case and I'm sorry.   The way to solve it is to stop pypilot, ensure it isn't running eg:

ps aux | grep python

Ensure pypilot is not listed.   Now install arduino:

sudo apt install arduino

Then after cloning pypilot:

cd pypilot/arduino/motor
make upload


If this does not work, you may copy the avrdude command executed and paste it, then run it exactly when applying power to the controller.   This is only needed normally if the controller is already programmed though.


If you have any issues at all, please post the output.   I think you are also entitled to a partial refund. I think I sent 1 or 2 controllers I had assumed they were programmed when they were not, and they never fail the tests now that they are assembled.
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Messages In This Thread
controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-04, 12:09 PM
RE: controller connection - by rastam4n - 2020-11-04, 02:51 PM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-04, 03:00 PM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-04, 08:07 PM
RE: controller connection - by Andreas29 - 2020-11-05, 08:03 AM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-05, 12:59 PM
RE: controller connection - by Gilles - 2020-11-05, 04:01 PM
RE: controller connection - by rastam4n - 2020-11-05, 03:56 PM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-05, 05:20 PM
RE: controller connection - by rastam4n - 2020-11-05, 07:03 PM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-05, 09:07 PM
RE: controller connection - by rastam4n - 2020-11-05, 11:39 PM
RE: controller connection - by Andreas29 - 2020-11-06, 08:16 AM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-06, 11:30 AM
RE: controller connection - by seandepagnier - 2020-11-06, 09:02 PM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-06, 10:04 PM
RE: controller connection - by Gilles - 2020-11-07, 11:25 AM
RE: controller connection - by seandepagnier - 2020-11-07, 03:02 PM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-08, 11:38 AM
RE: controller connection - by Gilles - 2020-11-08, 01:00 PM
RE: controller connection - by seandepagnier - 2020-11-09, 12:04 AM
RE: controller connection - by Gilles - 2020-11-09, 11:47 PM
RE: controller connection - by Gilles - 2020-11-10, 01:31 AM
RE: controller connection - by seandepagnier - 2020-11-10, 01:44 AM
RE: controller connection - by Gilles - 2020-11-10, 01:44 PM
RE: controller connection - by Gilles - 2020-11-11, 09:52 AM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-11, 05:15 PM
RE: controller connection - by seandepagnier - 2020-11-11, 10:53 PM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-13, 11:23 AM
RE: controller connection - by Gilles - 2020-11-13, 07:48 AM
RE: controller connection - by Gilles - 2020-11-13, 10:49 AM
RE: controller connection - by seandepagnier - 2020-11-13, 06:07 PM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-27, 10:05 PM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-14, 11:11 PM
RE: controller connection - by CapnKernel - 2020-11-27, 03:39 AM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-11-27, 12:39 PM
RE: controller connection - by topodom - 2020-12-01, 05:14 PM
RE: controller connection - by Max1947 - 2020-12-01, 06:19 PM
RE: controller connection - by 2uwxei1h - 2020-11-24, 03:47 PM
RE: controller connection - by seandepagnier - 2020-11-27, 11:00 PM

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