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phat
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new to reef angel

Post by phat »

hi guys

just bought a brand new RA not plus

i have setup everything but when attempting the wizard and getting it to "generate and upload" i get a fail, this happens on both windows 8.1 and maverick

i can't post images of the error here i get this :
You are not authorized to post url links, please remove or rename:
so is this all i can give you ?

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The following features were automatically added:
Watchdog Timer
Version Menu

The following features were detected:
Standard Menu
Binary sketch size: 27,334 bytes (of a 32,256 byte maximum)
Rebooting Reef Angel Controller
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
she is set in tools>board>reef angel controller w/optiboot
and the correct serial port as per manual

any help would be appreciated i have no idea what to do
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lnevo
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The serial port will depend on your computer...

Did you install the drivers for the cable?
phat
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yes i did and restarted after
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lnevo
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What com ports are listed? In Device Manager under USB devices and/or Communication ports is there any devices with yellow exclamation marks?
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Where did you purchase it from?
Roberto.
phat
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lnevo wrote:What com ports are listed? In Device Manager under USB devices and/or Communication ports is there any devices with yellow exclamation marks?
On windows there's only one a com3

On the mac there is 6 but I have selected

/dev/try.usbserial-AM021MF2

None with any errors
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rimai wrote:Where did you purchase it from?
From the South African agent who has been more than helpful and on call late at night lol
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Post by rimai »

Does the controller reboot a few seconds after you hit upload code?
Have you tried selecting Reef Angel Plus?
Roberto.
phat
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Yes it reboots about 20 seconds after I hit the upload

I tried the reef angel plus on windows but not the mac
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How would I test the cable
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What is the sequence of the colors in the cable?
Roberto.
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Post by Lionfan »

Im having this same problem
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