AVR-Chat

On Wed, 2005-08-31 at 21:14 +0200, Lasse Madsen wrote:
> So I purchased "The Cable AVR" and what a cable it is... finding out
> after plugging in the damn thing that it doesn't have a STK200
> interface connector so my board power supply went straight where that
> damn cable was going - To hell if it doesn't get going soon

   Did the advertisement SAY it had an STK-200 compatible interface?

> After researching the damn thing I find that I need to make an
> interface board that can interface between the industry standard
> STK200 and PRLLC's own system 

   Uhm, I hate to have to tell you this, but there is no such thing as
an "industry standard" stk-200 interface.  STK is a strictly proprietary
Atmel interface.

> so I cut up the 10 pin connector and rewire the damn thing while
> I'm swearing and almost slitting my wrist in agony....
> After having spend about an hour making the new haywire board look as
> nice as it gets I plug it in again, having installed the drivers
> before I plug it in to the USB plug ... windows wont recognize the
> driver ... Surprise Surprise... I spend another hour trying a lot of
> things ending up with a solution that works... or so I thourght
> Now "The Cable AVR" works sometimes ... literally ... 

   That sounds like it could be a problem with the USB itself...most
probably in the software the cable maker provided, possibly (though much
less likely) in the USB drivers on your system.

> I'm through with second hand junk that never works lets start a union
> against second hand shit and inferior tools I'm not only speaking
> about software tools but also those damn cheap screwdrivers that break
> when you screw a screw into a hard surface... I'm telling you I'm on a
> postal rampage and ready to strike down hard on anything not working
> these next few days 

   Nothing in herently wrong with second hand products.  One must talke
care to purcahse products of known value, from reputable seellers, but
that has always been a problem.  It is a human nature issue,
unfortunately.

> Now I know what PMS feels like! 


  Somehow, I doubt it.  And I doubt that any of our female compatriots
woudl agree with that assertion, either.

> Sorry to keep the thread going I'm just so pissed off :/

   This I can relate to.  *grin*  Good luck.


tom