Trouble loading firmware

I am following the instructions located here.  I am having trouble getting the latest APM firmware loaded both through the Arduino IDE (0022) and APM Planner (0.4.34 Build 0.4.4156.15620) while running Windows XP SP2.  The com port baud rate is 115200.  Nothing is attached to the boards except for the USB cable (GPS and Magnetometer I2C cables are not attached, no other wires connected to pins). 

In the planner, when I use Action...Upload Firmware, it makes some progress (including getting the hex file) but then progress stops...
...
len 16 add 51466 opt 0
len 8 add 51482 opt 0
len 0 add 0 opt 1
btr 0
btr 0
btr 0
btr 0
btr 0
btr 4
starting
Sending address   0
bytes 14 10
0 - 256
Progress 0
bytes 14 10
Sending address   128
bytes 14 10
256 - 256
Progress 0

Progress does not change after this (I waited for 20 minutes).  During this time the TX/RX LEDs do not turn on anymore.

Any ideas what I should look at next?  Is there a way for me to 'ping' the board to see what works?

Thanks in advance,
Mike

Tags: firmware, planner

Views: 37

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Mike Jacobs on May 22, 2011 at 11:42am
Also, I am using ArduPilotMega v1.4 and Hotel 1.0.  I assume AC2 supports this hardware since I just purchased it.
Permalink Reply by Mike Jacobs on May 22, 2011 at 12:08pm

Using the CLI (documented here) I notice the Terminal does not look as it should.  It simply has...

Opened com port

And nothing else.  I cannot type anything and the buttons on top do nothing.


DeveloperPermalink Reply by jasonshort on May 22, 2011 at 2:19pm

Did you try installing Arduino? Also, do you have the FTDI driver installed?

 

Permalink Reply by Mike Jacobs on May 22, 2011 at 3:02pm
Yes for both. The driver works and I see it in the Windows device manager. I installed Arduino and the latest code. When I attempt to upload the code, it compiles and prints a message indicating that it is uploading but never finishes.
Permalink Reply by Mike Jacobs on May 22, 2011 at 3:04pm
I have also tried with different USB cables.
Permalink Reply by Limebear (Rob) on May 22, 2011 at 3:10pm

I had an upload problem when I mistakenly thought I had a 2560 board, when it was actually a 1280. Once I selected the right board type, upload started working.

Rob

Permalink Reply by Mike Jacobs on May 22, 2011 at 5:13pm

Hi Rob, I made the same mistake.  Once I changed the board setting to 1280, it worked via Arduino.  Thanks for the help!

 

Mike

Permalink Reply by John Bond on May 22, 2011 at 4:14pm

The Mission Planner software communications quit working for me about a week ago (using W2K).  Have you tried to update the software? There seems to be a newer version only available via live update.  I checked with a Windows 7 machine.  If the update check doesn't work, forget about the Mission Planner software for now. (Maybe you need a newer version of net framework or ...?)

 

I compiled and uploaded the code with Arduino and configured ACM with the CLI and HyperTerminal.

 

I'd try the Arduino route again and completely eliminate the Mission Planner software for now.


DeveloperPermalink Reply by Michael Oborne on May 22, 2011 at 5:27pm
Most problems like this are power problems, please try another usb port/ powering the APM with a battery.

RSS

Social Networking

Top Content 

1 APM 2.5 with NEO-6M ublox gps (not 3DR LEA-6)

APM 2.5 with NEO-6M ublox gps (not 3DR LEA-6)
2 APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released

APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released
3 APM Project vs DJI NAZA and WOOKONG

APM Project vs DJI NAZA and WOOKONG
4 Flying 3D Spline Curves between Waypoints with ArduCopter 3.0

Flying 3D Spline Curves between Waypoints with ArduCopter 3.0
5 Misadventures in power electronics

Misadventures in power electronics
6 MAAT final version is being tested

MAAT final version is being tested
7 10k autonomous flight - telemetry guided flight, and other APM tests!

10k autonomous flight - telemetry guided flight, and other APM tests!
8 Drone shot down by police

Drone shot down by police
9 Help Tuning Arduplane 2.73 With A Large Slow Airframe

Help Tuning Arduplane 2.73 With A Large Slow Airframe
10 "Distributed Flight Array"

"Distributed Flight Array"

Contests

Season Two of the Trust Time Trial (T3) Contest has now begun. The fourth round is an accuracy round for multicopters, which requires contestants to fly a cube. The deadline is April 14th.

A list of all T3 contests is here. 

Groups

Advertisement

© 2013   Created by Chris Anderson.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service