From d8e23a8bd66e237fd62deee6bc356ffb53a0d205 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido Günther Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:17:02 +0200 Subject: Some progress on the merkur-board --- hw/merkur-board.mdwn | 23 +++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'hw') diff --git a/hw/merkur-board.mdwn b/hw/merkur-board.mdwn index 93bb27d..d10b6d4 100644 --- a/hw/merkur-board.mdwn +++ b/hw/merkur-board.mdwn @@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ Compiling works like cd ./osd-contiki/examples/osd/arduino-plantobserving ./run.sh -The build software can then be flushed to the device. Note that it used -/dev/ttyUSB0 by default. This needs to be adjusted. But currently when trying -the flash the merkur-board I'm only seeing +The build software can then be flushed to the device. Note that it uses +/dev/ttyUSB0 by default. This needs to be adjusted. When trying the flash the +merkur-board with the usual USB-serial converter I see: $ sudo apt-get install avrdude $ cd osd-contiki/examples/osd/arduino-plantobserving @@ -54,8 +54,21 @@ the flash the merkur-board I'm only seeing Makefile:88: recipe for target 'flash' failed make: *** [flash] Error 1 -even if I [ground the reset pin][7] (Pin 3). +even if I [ground the reset pin][7] (Pin 3). However if I use a [*FTDI basic +breakout*][8] flashing works as expected: + .... + +The flashed firmware uses *channel 26* and *pan_id 0xabcd* by default. This can +be seen on the serial output (you can use the same serial converter as for +flashing). To read the serial console I've so far used the serial console +window from the arduino ide since *screen* doesn't support the 14400 baud used +by the merkur-board. + +While I'm seeing packages looking for a RIPL router send by the merkur-board +when using a Raspberry Pi as described in [[here|rpi6lowpan]], I can't ping the +board on it's link local address yet. I can also verify that it detects the +RIPL router but the device is still not reachable. [0]: http://osdwiki.open-entry.com/doku.php/de:projekte:merkur [1]: http://osdwiki.open-entry.com/doku.php/de:projekte:plant_observation_kit @@ -66,3 +79,5 @@ even if I [ground the reset pin][7] (Pin 3). [6]: http://osdwiki.open-entry.com/doku.php/de:products:merkur_grove_board_4#steckerbelegung [7]: http://www.meetup.com/IoT-Vienna/events/181968432/ [Prolific Pinout]: https://jethomson.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/ca-42_dku-5_pinout.jpg +[8]: http://www.open-entry.com/coxcoon/de/Zubehoer/FTDI-Basic-Breakout-3-3V.html + -- cgit v1.2.3