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Originally posted by Ben Fillmore:
Have you tried rebooting windows? Are we sure that the ethernet cable is good?
both done, neww cable.
Originally posted by Ben Fillmore:
Have you tried rebooting windows? Are we sure that the ethernet cable is good?
Originally posted by Dave Smith:
if i went to my main computer downstairs, how would i connect the wrt...would i disconnect the desktop from the dlink825, plug in the wrt to desktop and type 192.168.1.1 there?![]()
Originally posted by Mache:
There is a small company here in Silicon Valley called http://www.evilmadscientist.com that sold me my USBtinyISP kit and FTDI Friend. They offer a great deal of Arduino and related products. When I posted my problem on their support forum they offered to take a look if I was local and could drop by. This afternoon I took them up on their offer.
The owner was very generous and spent the better part of an hour evaluating my USBtinyISP and my HeaterMeter board. The verdict was that a) my USBtinyISP was fine, b) the CPU chip was fine, and c) the HeaterMeter board seemed to be assembled correctly but was not responding to the USBtinyISP. His guess was that because I had installed the RFM12 wireless module, its circuitry could possibly be interfering with the CPU chip lines required to install the bootloader from the USBtinyISP. He generously pulled my CPU chip out, inserted it into one of his products, and blew in a bootloader. He showed me that with the new bootloader, I could now load in software using FTDI on to my HeaterMeter. He suggested that in the future, I should either a) avoid installing the RFM12 until after I put in a bootloader, b) purchase one of his bootloader chip burner gadgets so I would not have to depend on the HeaterMeter, or c) purchase a CPU chip with the bootloader already installed. He was very kind and helpful.
So now its on to the next step of loading in the software to the CPU chip and integrating the HeaterMeter to the my WRT54G router.
-- Mache
1. The WRT54GS, isn't that a completely different beast than a WRT54G? It may not have serial ports or run on 12V. The firmware may run on it though, if the Broadcomm SoC is the same or close.Originally posted by Bryan Mayland:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Mathew Lee:
I have tons of questions to get started.
1. The WRT54GS, isn't that a completely different beast than a WRT54G? It may not have serial ports or run on 12V. The firmware may run on it though, if the Broadcomm SoC is the same or close.Originally posted by Mathew Lee:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bryan Mayland:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Mathew Lee:
I have tons of questions to get started.
Originally posted by RJ Riememsnider:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Mathew Lee:
Originally posted by Bryan Mayland:
Originally posted by Mathew Lee:
I have tons of questions to get started.
FYI, I built a couple into WRT54G v2 units that had the full size board. A little tight but I used right angle connectors on the HM board to reduce height and it all fit fine. Oh, and if you can find a wrt54g v4, that should be the same hardware. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Thanks for the heads up. I will keep my eyes opened for the 54g. How did you support the pcb on the inside? If you have pics, it would help immensely.
Originally posted by Mathew Lee:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by RJ Riememsnider:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Mathew Lee:
Originally posted by Bryan Mayland:
Originally posted by Mathew Lee:
I have tons of questions to get started.
FYI, I built a couple into WRT54G v2 units that had the full size board. A little tight but I used right angle connectors on the HM board to reduce height and it all fit fine. Oh, and if you can find a wrt54g v4, that should be the same hardware. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Thanks for the heads up. I will keep my eyes opened for the 54g. How did you support the pcb on the inside? If you have pics, it would help immensely. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I'm in a field cooking today. I snapped some pics and will upload later. I hold it in place with some dabs of hot glue.
Originally posted by RJ Riememsnider:
OK, check those out. As you can see I went a different way with the probe jacks and 4 way switch.
Originally posted by Neil Mager:
I've got a question on the 3.2 board/schematic - In Bryan's pictures, it looks like there's a jumper where R7 goes, should R7 be soldered to the board normally? Also, it looks like there's 2 pads under R7 and the schematic shows Sj2? What is that?
Thanks for the clarification!
</div></BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Neil Mager:
I figured it out...
I looked at the parts list again and there are 2 R7's, one is indeed a wire, the other is BTN-R7.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Neil Mager:
I've got a question on the 3.2 board/schematic - In Bryan's pictures, it looks like there's a jumper where R7 goes, should R7 be soldered to the board normally? Also, it looks like there's 2 pads under R7 and the schematic shows Sj2? What is that?
Thanks for the clarification!
</div></BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by RJ Riememsnider:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Neil Mager:
I figured it out...
I looked at the parts list again and there are 2 R7's, one is indeed a wire, the other is BTN-R7.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Neil Mager:
I've got a question on the 3.2 board/schematic - In Bryan's pictures, it looks like there's a jumper where R7 goes, should R7 be soldered to the board normally? Also, it looks like there's 2 pads under R7 and the schematic shows Sj2? What is that?
Thanks for the clarification!
</div></BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Neil Mager:
Is the blue dot sticking out next to the probe ports the head of the thermistor?
Also, how is everyone holding the lcd display onto the cover - glue gun?
Thanks!
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by RJ Riememsnider:
Here you go:
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