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Re: [AVR-Chat] Re: Re: Re: Aussie Vegemite. How I fooled customs.

2006-03-11 by Kathy Quinlan

Richard Reeves wrote: >>Australian football has American football beat hands-down. > > You could use private email for this sort of stuff, you know... They could, but as the list owner, I do not mind. The people in these discussions are in fact regulars who answer a lot of posts.

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Re: AVR Studio/GCC goes into an endless wait...

2006-03-10 by anding_eunding

That's got it!!! Many thanks Rick. Andrew --- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, Rick Hughes wrote: > > --- anding_eunding wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Would anyone be able to shed some light on this > > puzzle...? I am > > using the latest AVR Studio with the plug-in GCC. > > > > Hi, >

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Studio problem:

2006-03-10 by Dave VanHorn

I'm having trouble with the latest studio (460 with SP1) launching. The problem is intermittent, and no apparent cause. When I try to launch the program, I get an error box saying: ;******************************************************************** Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime

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AVR Studio/GCC goes into an endless wait...

2006-03-10 by anding_eunding

Hello, Would anyone be able to shed some light on this puzzle...? I am using the latest AVR Studio with the plug-in GCC. EXAMPLE A int main(void) { return 1; } Compiles perfectly EXAMPLE B #include int main(void) { return 1; } Sends AVR studio into an endless wait cursor / ...is

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Re: [AVR-Chat] Re: Re: Re: Aussie Vegemite. How I fooled customs.

2006-03-10 by Russell Shaw

Mark Graybill wrote: > Heck with health systems. Let's compare something that really means > something. After all, we're all still alive, so it seems we're not > fully qualified to comment on the respective merits of our health > systems (and less qualified to comment on the othe

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Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications

2006-03-10 by Bryan Martin

Thanks guys. I will check on this tonight and post back if I still cant find anything. Thanks again, Bryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Kelly" To: Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications > On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 11:43:14AM -05

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Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications

2006-03-10 by David Kelly

On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 11:43:14AM -0500, Jim Wagner wrote: > I'd bet that something on the board driven by the micro is > trying to pull higher than 5V. Like a pullup resistor > connected to +12. When the micro output is high, it cannot > handle current in that "wrong" direction

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Re: Re: Re: Aussie Vegemite. How I fooled customs.

2006-03-10 by Mark Graybill

Heck with health systems. Let's compare something that really means something. After all, we're all still alive, so it seems we're not fully qualified to comment on the respective merits of our health systems (and less qualified to comment on the other ones that haven't been resp

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Re: [AVR-Chat] AT-Tiny26 suddenly won't run

2006-03-10 by Thomas Keller

Tim Mitchell wrote: > I'm working on a project using an AT-Tiny26. It has been working fine. > But now the Tiny26 seems to not want to run any more. It can be > programmed and read back fine, both in SPI mode and on a parallel > programmer. All the fuse bits are set correctly to

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Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications

2006-03-10 by Jim Wagner

I'd bet that something on the board driven by the micro is trying to pull higher than 5V. Like a pullup resistor connected to +12. When the micro output is high, it cannot handle current in that "wrong" direction. It expects current flow to ground. If its going the other way, it

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RE: [AVR-Chat] AT-Tiny26 suddenly won't run - SOLVED

2006-03-10 by Tim Mitchell

> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Mitchell" > >> I'm working on a project using an AT-Tiny26. It has been working >> fine. But now the Tiny26 seems to not want to run any more. It can be >> programmed and read back fine, both in SPI mode and on a parallel >> programmer.

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Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications

2006-03-10 by Bryan Martin

That may be it. I am sourcing the VCC and ground from the NX1000 board and not the SDK500 that holds the MCU. I plan to check this tonight. Thanks for the heads up. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Quinlan" To: Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [AVR-Chat]

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RE: [AVR-Chat] RE: code compare tool

2006-03-10 by Chuck Hackett

> From: Gary Skinner > > Chuck- > You already have the best comparer tool out there- > Beyond compare can compare 2 files also Dah, my bad, I had some of my settings wrong in Beyond Compare so I wasn't seeing what I wanted to see. All is good now, thanks Gary ... Thanks also for

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Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications

2006-03-10 by Kathy Quinlan

Bryan Martin wrote: > Well thats a yes and no. I currently have a 12v wall wart going into a > NX1000 dev board. From there I take 12v off the nx1000 and go to the stk500 > dev board. I also take 5V off the nx1000 and go to the VCC and ground plane > of the breadboard that holds

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Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications

2006-03-10 by Zack Widup

On Fri, 10 Mar 2006, Bryan Martin wrote: > Thanks for your response. I will check into the dropping the from the STK > but the pblm is not on the rails. I am getting 4.9v as expected from the 5v > rail. Problem is when I take a pin high on the 8515 it is sending more than > the 5

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Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications

2006-03-10 by Bryan Martin

Well thats a yes and no. I currently have a 12v wall wart going into a NX1000 dev board. From there I take 12v off the nx1000 and go to the stk500 dev board. I also take 5V off the nx1000 and go to the VCC and ground plane of the breadboard that holds the RF modules. I think I wi

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Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications

2006-03-10 by Kathy Quinlan

Bryan Martin wrote: > Thanks for your response. I will check into the dropping the from the STK > but the pblm is not on the rails. I am getting 4.9v as expected from the 5v > rail. Problem is when I take a pin high on the 8515 it is sending more than > the 5v. It is sending arou

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Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications

2006-03-10 by David Kelly

On Mar 9, 2006, at 7:35 PM, Bryan Martin wrote: > Is their another better way around this? BTW dropping the voltage > to the > microcontroller from the battery is not currently an option. You mean to say you are running your AVR over 5.8 volts? If so, then you have worse troubles

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Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications

2006-03-10 by Bryan Martin

Thanks for your response. I will check into the dropping the from the STK but the pblm is not on the rails. I am getting 4.9v as expected from the 5v rail. Problem is when I take a pin high on the 8515 it is sending more than the 5v. It is sending around 5.80v. ----- Original Mes

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Re: [AVR-Chat] AT-Tiny26 suddenly won't run

2006-03-10 by Leon Heller

----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Mitchell" To: Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:44 AM Subject: [AVR-Chat] AT-Tiny26 suddenly won't run > I'm working on a project using an AT-Tiny26. It has been working fine. > But now the Tiny26 seems to not want to run any more. It can be

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AT-Tiny26 suddenly won't run

2006-03-10 by Tim Mitchell

I'm working on a project using an AT-Tiny26. It has been working fine. But now the Tiny26 seems to not want to run any more. It can be programmed and read back fine, both in SPI mode and on a parallel programmer. All the fuse bits are set correctly to the default 1MHz settings. W

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Re: [AVR-Chat] Mega-64/128 SRAM 0 wait state requirements?

2006-03-10 by Peter Gargano

OK, anyone have any experience with the Cypress 128 k Byte ram chip CY7C109B-15VC (Digi-Key = CY7C109B-15VXC) Sure, overkill (15 nSec) if I only need 1/4 that RAM, but available for a few dollars. Peter Peter Gargano wrote: > Quick question to someone who has done this recently -

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Re: [AVR-Chat] RF communications

2006-03-10 by Kathy Quinlan

Bryan Martin wrote: > I am working with linx txd-433-kh RF module for remote communications. I am > using Atmel atmega8515 microcontroller w/a SDK500 board. The problem I am > having is that the when I take the data pins high on the tx module it is > being passed a voltage of aro

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RE: code compare tool

2006-03-10 by Gary Skinner

Chuck- You already have the best comparer tool out there- Beyond compare can compare 2 files also They need to be simple text (it can't compare 2 word documents side by side) Simplest way is to drag the new file from explorer into the left side of the file compare view of beyond

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Re: [AVR-Chat] Needed: C Source code compare utility

2006-03-10 by David Kelly

On Mar 9, 2006, at 4:21 PM, Chuck Hackett wrote: > Can someone recommend a C Source code compare program (i.e.: show > the changes > between two C source files). > > Freeware or Shareware preferred. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=diff http://developer.apple.com/document

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RF communications

2006-03-10 by Bryan Martin

I am working with linx txd-433-kh RF module for remote communications. I am using Atmel atmega8515 microcontroller w/a SDK500 board. The problem I am having is that the when I take the data pins high on the tx module it is being passed a voltage of around 5.80v. The tx module wan

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Re: [AVR-Chat] Needed: C Source code compare utility

2006-03-09 by James Hatley

I use the simple text compare in UltraEdit ... they also have a separate compare utility ... neither free but good. (www.ultraedit.com) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hackett" To: "AVR-Chat" Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 2:21 PM Subject: [AVR-Chat] Needed: C Sourc

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Mega-64/128 SRAM 0 wait state requirements?

2006-03-09 by Peter Gargano

Quick question to someone who has done this recently - the last time I used SRAM on a micro, I used 6116 and 6164 memory (actually more recently I used 4164 DRAMs with a Z80!) ... I can certainly spend time looking at the data sheet to work this out, but on a Mega64 or 128, using

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Re: [AVR-Chat] Needed: C Source code compare utility

2006-03-09 by Ken Arck

Try this one. It works great with ALL text files. http://winmerge.sourceforge.net/ Ken At 04:21 PM 3/9/2006 -0600, you wrote: >>>> Can someone recommend a C Source code compare program (i.e.: show the changes between two C source files). Freeware or Shareware preferred. BTW: For

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Needed: C Source code compare utility

2006-03-09 by Chuck Hackett

Can someone recommend a C Source code compare program (i.e.: show the changes between two C source files). Freeware or Shareware preferred. BTW: For file/folder compares on Windows platforms I can highly recommend "Beyond Compare" from http://www.scootersoftware.com/ Cheers, Chuc

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RE: [AVR-Chat] Programming a Butterfly (ATMega169)

2006-03-09 by Chuck Hackett

As follow-up to my first message in this thread: I verified that I can reload the original Butterfly program (hex file from Atmel's site) and it still works fine - nice to have a "known good" point to start from and return to :-) I then cleared (unprogrammed) the BOOTRST fuse and

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Re: [AVR-Chat] Re: Aussie Vegemite. How I fooled customs.

2006-03-09 by Kathy Quinlan

Russell Shaw wrote: > N S wrote: > >>Kathy Quinlan wrote: >> >> >>>Russell Shaw wrote: >>> > > ... > > >>>We have a better health system :) >>> >> >>Not in Queensland :) >> >>Paging Dr Patel, .......Dr Patel, paging Dr. >>Patel............................. > > > Didn't he escape

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Re: [AVR-Chat] Re: Aussie Vegemite. How I fooled customs.

2006-03-09 by Russell Shaw

N S wrote: > Kathy Quinlan wrote: > >>Russell Shaw wrote: >> ... >>We have a better health system :) >> > > Not in Queensland :) > > Paging Dr Patel, .......Dr Patel, paging Dr. > Patel............................. Didn't he escape to the USA ;)

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Re: [AVR-Chat] Re: Aussie Vegemite. How I fooled customs.

2006-03-09 by N S

Kathy Quinlan wrote: > Russell Shaw wrote: > > > Ted Smith wrote: > > > >>Hi Don, > >>I am sorry to tell you but many Australians do react to the continual > >>use of "Down Under" by inhabitants of the Northern Hemisphere. > >> > >>Funnily enough, if an Aussie says it, there is n

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Re: [AVR-Chat] How to measure a pulse width

2006-03-09 by Zack Widup

On Wed, 8 Mar 2006, Ned Konz wrote: > > On Mar 8, 2006, at 5:38 AM, Zack Widup wrote: > > > On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, Ned Konz wrote: > > > >> > >>> I guess I forgot to say I was operating at 16MHZ. 16us is probably > >>> close enough. So I hook the sensor to PIND4 and set timer1 to a

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Re: [AVR-Chat] How to measure a pulse width

2006-03-09 by Ned Konz

On Mar 8, 2006, at 5:38 AM, Zack Widup wrote: > On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, Ned Konz wrote: > >> >>> I guess I forgot to say I was operating at 16MHZ. 16us is probably >>> close enough. So I hook the sensor to PIND4 and set timer1 to a >>> prescale of 256 >> >> OK, that'd give you a reso

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RE: [AVR-Chat] How to measure a pulse width

2006-03-09 by wbounce

Thanks for the explanation. I think I can put the missing pieces together and code it tommorrow. -----Original Message----- From: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ned Konz Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 1:14 AM To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com

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Re: [AVR-Chat] How to measure a pulse width

2006-03-08 by Zack Widup

On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, Ned Konz wrote: > > > I guess I forgot to say I was operating at 16MHZ. 16us is probably > > close enough. So I hook the sensor to PIND4 and set timer1 to a > > prescale of 256 > > OK, that'd give you a resolution of 1/16 MHz (or 16usec). > 1/(16 MHz) = 0.0625

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Programming a Butterfly (ATMega169)

2006-03-08 by Chuck Hackett

I have successfully compiled the Atmel Butterfly demo program after converting it from CodeVision to WinAVR(gcc) ... (at least I'm now at the point where I just get warnings about 'char' types being used as array subscripts, etc. which I'll address later). I used AVRStudio to pro

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Re: [AVR-Chat] How to measure a pulse width

2006-03-08 by Ned Konz

On Mar 7, 2006, at 8:49 PM, wbounce wrote: I guess I forgot to say I was operating at 16MHZ. 16us is probably close enough. So I hook the sensor to PIND4 and set timer1 to a prescale of 256 OK, that'd give you a resolution of 1/16 MHz (or 16usec). Then I need to enable the TICIE1

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RE: [AVR-Chat] How to measure a pulse width

2006-03-08 by wbounce

My understanding of CTC (Clear Timer on Compare) is to generate or output a PWM not time an input. -----Original Message----- From: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Washer Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 12:16 AM To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups

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RE: [AVR-Chat] How to measure a pulse width

2006-03-08 by wbounce

I guess I forgot to say I was operating at 16MHZ. 16us is probably close enough. So I hook the sensor to PIND4 and set timer1 to a prescale of 256 Then I need to enable the TICIE1 interrupt in TIMSK. But I still do not understand how I time the "high" part. In the interrupt routi

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Re: [AVR-Chat] How to measure a pulse width

2006-03-07 by David Kelly

On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 07:35:20AM -0800, Ned Konz wrote: > > At systemClock/128, your maximum pulse width would be (65535* > (128/16e6)), or about 524msec. You could even go for a faster clock. If 10 uS is an absolute requirement then use a 12.800 MHz crystal (its a standard par

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