PROGRAMMING HELP

[Jevanko]

ok so i am trying to program my minipov kit using the alt leds program and i get the out of terminal

jmevanko$ make program-alt_leds
make: *** No rule to make target `program-alt_leds'. Stop.

how do i fix this? im using a mac

Thanks
-Jason

[adafruit]

you're not in the right directory. go to the directory where the Makefile and .c are

[Jevanko]

how do i do that?

[adafruit]

check this out
http://osxfaq.com/Tutorials/LearningCen ... e/index.ws

[Jevanko]

it worked! thank you. just one more question. how do i compile a file to burn onto the chip? im doing the brain machine kit and i can't figure it out

[adafruit]

you can rename the .c file to mypov.c (easiest)
or you can edit the makefile to add a new .hex file to the list of those made (tougher)

[Jevanko]

which file do i change to mypov.c? there are a ton of .c files in the minipov firmware folder

[mtbf0]

which file do i change to mypov.c? there are a ton of .c files in the minipov firmware folder

the file slm.c from the zip file with the brainwave firmware in it.

[Jevanko]

ok, sorry for all the questions but im new to the whole programing thing. After i change the name of that file i use terminal to transfer it to the board?

[adafruit]

you may want to read the article about the brainwave machine in detail. it probably has step-by-step instructions?

[Jevanko]

it does, but for PC. would these work for mac?

[adafruit]

well you should try first, no?

[Jevanko]

ok so i did all that and it worked except it gave me an error.

avrdude: erasing chip
avrdude: reading input file ""
avrdude: error opening : No such file or directory
avrdude: input file auto detected as invalid format
avrdude: can't open input file : No such file or directory

what caused this?

[mtbf0]

did you compile the program?

without screenshots i have to imagine what you're doing.

did you put slm.c in the directory with the minipov3 firmware?

did you rename slm.c to mypov.c as in the discussion above.

if so

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make program-mypov

ought to do the trick for you.

or, if you just unzip mitch's file and cd into the directory you put it in

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make program-slm

should get you there.

[Jevanko]

so i tryed to reprogram my chip because it wasn't working, and now its giving me a whole new error. i am "cd" in the correct file.