Re: Open USB IO Module
Thanks Matthew. Such pre-packaged software is indeed of interest, as I am unlikely to get deeply into programming. The module's reference manual says "AVR Freaks is an essential site to visit". I haven't reached the stage of investigating this material. I have, in the last couple of days, acquainted myself with bash scripts through an introduction obtained from the Internet. That has been useful. I now know how bash scripts are composed and run. I am presently using the Live CD to communicate with the module. However I have yet to do so using Ubuntu 10.04LTS; something appears to be blocking USB access. Geoff -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Open USB IO Module
Hello Ryan, I have successfully used the Live CD provided with the module. On my fairly new PC the Asrock motherboard opening screen allows selection of the boot source via F11. The Live CD loads a 2009 version of Linux based on the KDE kernel. This has a number of programs installed (Open Office, Python, Utilities, etc.). I plugged in the module and got all the right responses from the module using the many commands. Nevertheless I will persist with finding how to get the Ubuntu terminal to connect with the module. Geoffrey -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Open USB IO Module
I don't know whether it helps, but I'd like to mention that there's a lot of prepackaged AVR/Atmel software already packaged for Linux. .e.g avrdude, gcc-avr, gdb-avr The open usb author (pj radcliffe) even mentions them. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Open USB IO Module
Ok, that shouldnt be hard, to boot from the livecd all you need to do is boot up normally, insert the livecd into the cd drive, reboot the computer and during boot it should come up with something like "Press any key to boot from CD-ROM", this all depends on your BIOS though, since different BIOS's do different things. (for instance, my BIOS just boots from the CD, it doesnt even ask me to press a key) If no message like that comes up at boot and your computer just boots normally, it means your boot order in the BIOS needs to be tweaked. To get back out of the livecd, simply shutdown the computer and while its shutting down, remove the cd from the drive, then turning on the computer will boot it normally again. Ryan Macnish On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Geoffrey wrote: > Ryan, > Shortly after replying to your advice I thought more about what you said > and realised that your advice was a logical statement (which, if only > late, is a credit to me). Since then the chmod command has been further > explained in the manner that you have now done. > Thanks again. > Now all I need to get to work are the usage commands. So far no good; > all I get is a bunch of error messages. > By the way this module came with a (linux) live CD which contains many > tools. To use it I must boot on a live CD. I have no idea how to do so > on Ubuntu 10.04LTS. > Perhaps you could tell me, and of course how to reboot on the regular > HDD. > Geoffrey > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Open USB IO Module
Ryan, Shortly after replying to your advice I thought more about what you said and realised that your advice was a logical statement (which, if only late, is a credit to me). Since then the chmod command has been further explained in the manner that you have now done. Thanks again. Now all I need to get to work are the usage commands. So far no good; all I get is a bunch of error messages. By the way this module came with a (linux) live CD which contains many tools. To use it I must boot on a live CD. I have no idea how to do so on Ubuntu 10.04LTS. Perhaps you could tell me, and of course how to reboot on the regular HDD. Geoffrey -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Open USB IO Module
Geoffrey, Excellent, just so you know the command 'chmod +x ousb' just makes it executable, i just said to do that first just in case it wasnt already set to executable. When you run it, nothing will happen visually and you will get returned to the prompt after a second. But it is working, so that is fine. Ryan Macnish On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Geoffrey wrote: > Hi Ryan, > I moved the ousb executable into my home directory as you have corrected > me (thank you). I then tried your instruction "chmod etc" with no > effect. > So I typed simply "./ousb" (as was the designer's instruction) and > bingo! up came the Open USB IO Controller Command Line with usage > instructions. I am now all set to communicate with the module using > Ubuntu. Wonderful. > Oddly though I first put the ousb executable in a Document folder and cd > in Terminal to that destination and typed ./ousb without effect. I must > have made an error, as that should have worked just as it does now with > ousb in the home directory. > All three of my observations are answered. > Thanks Ryan. > Geoff > > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Open USB IO Module
Hi Ryan, I moved the ousb executable into my home directory as you have corrected me (thank you). I then tried your instruction "chmod etc" with no effect. So I typed simply "./ousb" (as was the designer's instruction) and bingo! up came the Open USB IO Controller Command Line with usage instructions. I am now all set to communicate with the module using Ubuntu. Wonderful. Oddly though I first put the ousb executable in a Document folder and cd in Terminal to that destination and typed ./ousb without effect. I must have made an error, as that should have worked just as it does now with ousb in the home directory. All three of my observations are answered. Thanks Ryan. Geoff -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
