Did I fry my Xboard Relay?
geraldl 2013-11-19 07:33:41 3323 Views2 Replies I have one Xboard Relay that does not get recognized in IDE nor Windows. The bootloader com port(com15) and then disappears. Then I would get the Leonardo com (com16) that stays. I understand that the bootloader appears as a separate com port and then the Leonardo shows up afterwards. NOw the bootloader com appears and then disappears but no leonardo. Is there anything I could do? Is this still hope since I temporarily see the bootloader com port? Luckily I had a spare xboard, but I would really like to save this one. Thanks for any help.
G.
G.
2013-11-20 08:07:30 [quote="Jose"]
Hi Geraldl!
Send the last sketch you uploaded on the xboard?
And a picture of your hardware, with modules attached if any, and the power supply used.
Cheers
[/quote]
Hi Jose, this was the last thing to be uploaded. I am only using a usb cable for power. No modules installed, once they get going I read a voltage on the analog in channel. You may notice, I had to replace a diode previously, but it worked great after that. It was basically after the upload of the sketch the problem occurred. I am not sure if it completed, even though the IDE did say so. After the uP reboot it hung. I do have other (7) Xboards and they work with the sketch. It's only because I only have this one left to play with since the others are in use and I would like to keep this as my spare. I am hoping to maybe only have to upload factory firmware (bootloader). Thanks for the help.
Gerald
*/
#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>
// Local Network Settings
byte mac[] = { 0xD4, 0x28, 0xB2, 0xFF, 0xCA, 0x20 }; // Must be unique on local network
//IPAddress ip(XXX ,XXX ,95 ,241);
//IPAddress gateway(XXX, XXX, 95, 253);
//IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0);
// ThingSpeak Settings
char thingSpeakAddress[] = "api.thingspeak.com";
String writeAPIKey = "XXXXXXXXXXXXX";
const int updateThingSpeakInterval = 16 * 1000; // Time interval in milliseconds to update ThingSpeak (number of seconds * 1000 = interval)
// Variable Setup
long lastConnectionTime = 0;
boolean lastConnected = false;
int failedCounter = 0;
// Initialize Arduino Ethernet Client
EthernetClient client;
void setup()
{
// Start Serial for debugging on the Serial Monitor
Serial.begin(9600);
// Start Ethernet on Arduino
startEthernet();
//Ethernet.begin(mac, ip);
Ethernet.begin(mac);
delay(2000); //wait for leonardo
}
void loop()
{
// Read value from Analog Input Pin 0
// String analogPin0 = String(analogRead(A0), DEC);
// read the input on analog pin 0:
int sensorValue = analogRead(A0);
// Convert the analog reading (which goes from 0 - 1023) to a voltage (0 - 5V):
int temp = sensorValue * (4.19 / 1023.0)*100; // balance for 4.19 max voltage
// print out the value you read:
String analogPin0 = String(temp, DEC);
// Print Update Response to Serial Monitor
if (client.available())
{
char c = client.read();
Serial.print(c);
}
// Disconnect from ThingSpeak
if (!client.connected() && lastConnected)
{
Serial.println("...disconnected");
Serial.println();
client.stop();
}
// Update ThingSpeak
if(!client.connected() && (millis() - lastConnectionTime > updateThingSpeakInterval))
{
updateThingSpeak("field1="+analogPin0);
}
// Check if Arduino Ethernet needs to be restarted
if (failedCounter > 3 ) {startEthernet();}
lastConnected = client.connected();
}
void updateThingSpeak(String tsData)
{
if (client.connect(thingSpeakAddress, 80))
{
client.print("POST /update HTTP/1.1\n");
client.print("Host: api.thingspeak.com\n");
client.print("Connection: close\n");
client.print("X-THINGSPEAKAPIKEY: "+writeAPIKey+"\n");
client.print("Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\n");
client.print("Content-Length: ");
client.print(tsData.length());
client.print("\n\n");
client.print(tsData);
lastConnectionTime = millis();
if (client.connected())
{
Serial.println("Connecting to ThingSpeak...");
Serial.println();
failedCounter = 0;
}
else
{
failedCounter++;
Serial.println("Connection to ThingSpeak failed ("+String(failedCounter, DEC)+")");
Serial.println();
}
}
else
{
failedCounter++;
Serial.println("Connection to ThingSpeak Failed ("+String(failedCounter, DEC)+")");
Serial.println();
lastConnectionTime = millis();
}
}
void startEthernet()
{
client.stop();
Serial.println("Connecting Arduino to network...");
Serial.println();
delay(1000);
// Connect to network amd obtain an IP address using DHCP
if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0)
{
Serial.println("DHCP Failed, reset Arduino to try again");
Serial.println();
}
else
{
Serial.println("Arduino connected to network using DHCP");
Serial.println();
}
delay(1000);
}
geraldl
Hi Geraldl!
Send the last sketch you uploaded on the xboard?
And a picture of your hardware, with modules attached if any, and the power supply used.
Cheers
[/quote]
Hi Jose, this was the last thing to be uploaded. I am only using a usb cable for power. No modules installed, once they get going I read a voltage on the analog in channel. You may notice, I had to replace a diode previously, but it worked great after that. It was basically after the upload of the sketch the problem occurred. I am not sure if it completed, even though the IDE did say so. After the uP reboot it hung. I do have other (7) Xboards and they work with the sketch. It's only because I only have this one left to play with since the others are in use and I would like to keep this as my spare. I am hoping to maybe only have to upload factory firmware (bootloader). Thanks for the help.
Gerald
*/
#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>
// Local Network Settings
byte mac[] = { 0xD4, 0x28, 0xB2, 0xFF, 0xCA, 0x20 }; // Must be unique on local network
//IPAddress ip(XXX ,XXX ,95 ,241);
//IPAddress gateway(XXX, XXX, 95, 253);
//IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0);
// ThingSpeak Settings
char thingSpeakAddress[] = "api.thingspeak.com";
String writeAPIKey = "XXXXXXXXXXXXX";
const int updateThingSpeakInterval = 16 * 1000; // Time interval in milliseconds to update ThingSpeak (number of seconds * 1000 = interval)
// Variable Setup
long lastConnectionTime = 0;
boolean lastConnected = false;
int failedCounter = 0;
// Initialize Arduino Ethernet Client
EthernetClient client;
void setup()
{
// Start Serial for debugging on the Serial Monitor
Serial.begin(9600);
// Start Ethernet on Arduino
startEthernet();
//Ethernet.begin(mac, ip);
Ethernet.begin(mac);
delay(2000); //wait for leonardo
}
void loop()
{
// Read value from Analog Input Pin 0
// String analogPin0 = String(analogRead(A0), DEC);
// read the input on analog pin 0:
int sensorValue = analogRead(A0);
// Convert the analog reading (which goes from 0 - 1023) to a voltage (0 - 5V):
int temp = sensorValue * (4.19 / 1023.0)*100; // balance for 4.19 max voltage
// print out the value you read:
String analogPin0 = String(temp, DEC);
// Print Update Response to Serial Monitor
if (client.available())
{
char c = client.read();
Serial.print(c);
}
// Disconnect from ThingSpeak
if (!client.connected() && lastConnected)
{
Serial.println("...disconnected");
Serial.println();
client.stop();
}
// Update ThingSpeak
if(!client.connected() && (millis() - lastConnectionTime > updateThingSpeakInterval))
{
updateThingSpeak("field1="+analogPin0);
}
// Check if Arduino Ethernet needs to be restarted
if (failedCounter > 3 ) {startEthernet();}
lastConnected = client.connected();
}
void updateThingSpeak(String tsData)
{
if (client.connect(thingSpeakAddress, 80))
{
client.print("POST /update HTTP/1.1\n");
client.print("Host: api.thingspeak.com\n");
client.print("Connection: close\n");
client.print("X-THINGSPEAKAPIKEY: "+writeAPIKey+"\n");
client.print("Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\n");
client.print("Content-Length: ");
client.print(tsData.length());
client.print("\n\n");
client.print(tsData);
lastConnectionTime = millis();
if (client.connected())
{
Serial.println("Connecting to ThingSpeak...");
Serial.println();
failedCounter = 0;
}
else
{
failedCounter++;
Serial.println("Connection to ThingSpeak failed ("+String(failedCounter, DEC)+")");
Serial.println();
}
}
else
{
failedCounter++;
Serial.println("Connection to ThingSpeak Failed ("+String(failedCounter, DEC)+")");
Serial.println();
lastConnectionTime = millis();
}
}
void startEthernet()
{
client.stop();
Serial.println("Connecting Arduino to network...");
Serial.println();
delay(1000);
// Connect to network amd obtain an IP address using DHCP
if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0)
{
Serial.println("DHCP Failed, reset Arduino to try again");
Serial.println();
}
else
{
Serial.println("Arduino connected to network using DHCP");
Serial.println();
}
delay(1000);
}
geraldl 2013-11-19 18:44:42 Hi Geraldl!
Send the last sketch you uploaded on the xboard?
And a picture of your hardware, with modules attached if any, and the power supply used.
Cheers Jose
Send the last sketch you uploaded on the xboard?
And a picture of your hardware, with modules attached if any, and the power supply used.
Cheers
Jose 