USB Issues

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USB Issues

Post by bikefreak »

I'm having some problems geting the spokepov software to recognize the USB, its keeps on saying "Failed to open the port". Here are the pics of my soldered USB version 2:

http://yelenalamm.com/nick/101_0569.JPG

http://yelenalamm.com/nick/101_0571.JPG

Look okay?

Here is what has happened thus far...

1. At some instance I could see the red light and another time I saw the green light. I guess this is a good sign.
2. I tried the USB on 2 different computers with no luck (one windows laptop, one intel mac)
3. I tried 2 different spokepov bars on 2 different computers. With each bar I tested them with batteries and without batteries (using jumper).
4. I used the latest spokepov software and, when on windows, installed the drivers.
5. I did the comm delay from 4,000-10,000 in 1,000 intervals

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Post by adafruit »

the back of the kit is way too messy...there's probably all sorts of wires touching each other
it should look like this:
http://www.ladyada.net/images/usbtinyis ... ldered.jpg
invest in high quality diagonal cutters :)

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Post by bikefreak »

ladyada wrote:the back of the kit is way too messy...there's probably all sorts of wires touching each other
it should look like this:
http://www.ladyada.net/images/usbtinyis ... ldered.jpg
invest in high quality diagonal cutters :)
Thanks. I haven't clipped off the wires, but I did notice that 2 of the wires were touching each other. When I made sure everything was by itself it worked. :D

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