Reef Angel Forum

Hi,
Just got the RA+. Read the tutorials and tried to do the first thing initiaInternalmemory and got the error below.
It should draw power from USB, but I do not see light on. I have plugged in the cable correctly - black all the way to the right. Just a little confused now.

avrdude: Version 6.0, compiled on Apr 6 2012 at 19:29:19
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean,
Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Joerg Wunsch

System wide configuration file is "C:\Program Files\Reef Angel Controller\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf"

Using Port : \\.\COM5
Using Programmer : stk500v2
Overriding Baud Rate : 115200
Rebooting Reef Angel Controller
avrdude: Send: . [1b] . [01] . [00] . [01] . [0e] . [01] . [14]
avrdude: Recv:
avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: stk500v2_getsync(): timeout communicating with programmer

avrdude done. Thank you.

Is the Relay box plugged into the wall? and The vga cable plugged from the Head unit to the Relay box?
Is the Display working on the head unit?

No, relay box and vga cable is not connected. When I do, it does power up.
Shouldn't the head unit draw power from USB? Else, I will always have to carry the relay box to my computer whenever I want to program it?
Anyway, I will give the relay box power a shot.
Thank you for the amazingly quick reply.
Johnson

Check your package.
You should have a USB power cable. That's what you can use in order to power the head unit and not have to carry the relay box

Dbmet,
Well that worked and I feel foolish. I guess I can always us the laptop to do the upload!
I think I will order the wifi next!

Thank you!

Roberto,
Yep, I see the USB power cable - was wondering why that was needed ..... now I know.

Thanks,
Johnson

One more question. Where does the USB power cable plug into the head unit? I looked and looked at the manuals. Cannot find any info.

I've never used the usb power cable plug as I'm not even sure where I put it..Lol..

I Just carry my laptop over to the head unit if I need to program it.. I have the wifi but you can't program through the wifi..

jayathome wrote:One more question. Where does the USB power cable plug into the head unit? I looked and looked at the manuals. Cannot find any info.

Into any temp port

ok,all good now - up and running. Just using timers now - but it is so so cool.

Thanks all.