It seems I remember reading about a work-around for that on the Arduino forum but if you need to get something going immediately you can use software serial.
>________________________________ > From: Kirk Wallace <[email protected]> >To: LinuxCNC Users List <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 1:51 PM >Subject: [Emc-users] Arduin woes > >I'm working on a VFD controller using an AVR, and also looking into >using an Arduino. I seem to have found that the Arduino has problems >working with the serial port because the Rx and Tx pins are also tied to >the USB interface, the BootLoader, in someway the serial port monitor >and debugging. It seems if one's application causes serial data to >stream on power up, the BootLoader takes this as something trying to >talk to the BootLoader and loops without a time-out. Unfortunately, one >needs to use this link in order to edit the application to stop it from >streaming until after the BootLoader does its thing and gets out of the >way. There is a USB chip update that is supposed to fix this, but >requires some command line gymnastics and something called DFU. I don't >know what I did, but I finally got the update loaded and it seems to >work now, but this brings up the thought, considering the importance of >the serial port to many CNC applications and the serial port resource >sharing on the Arduino, is Arduino appropriate for LinuxCNC >applications? > >-- >Kirk Wallace >http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ >http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html >California, USA > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning >Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing >also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. >http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
