Reef Angel Forum

Hi
i bought a setup from a local reefer who shut down
the list includes:
Reef Angel Plus Controller (Analog dimming)
Wifi-module
Bluetooth module (for programming)
Relay box (8 plugs to control)
Jebao battery backup with solar panel & battery
Expansion Hub
Relay Expansion module
Extra Relay Box (additional 8 plugs to control)
Salinity Expansion module
ORP Expansion module
New unused PH probe and ORP probe
Water level expansion module

im following the manual but when i try to upload the initial codes i get an error uploading
this is the note at the bottom in red:

The following features were automatically added:
Watchdog Timer
Version Menu

The following features were detected:
Dimming Signal
Date/Time Setup Menu
Standard Menu
Binary sketch size: 47,146 bytes (of a 258,048 byte maximum)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Reef Angel Controller\hardware/tools/avr/bin/avrdude -CC:\Program Files (x86)\Reef Angel Controller\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf -v -v -v -v -patmega2560 -cstk500v2 -P\\.\COM1 -b115200 -D -V -Uflash:w:C:\Users\Oethman\AppData\Local\Temp\build1841984561362790879.tmp\RA_Preloaded.cpp.hex:i

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 (x86)\Reef Angel Controller\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf"

Using Port : \\.\COM1
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.


any advice on what could be the issue? could my USB TLL cable be faulty?

Check device manager and make sure COM1 is the correct port. Also make sure the cable is plugged in the right way and all the way to the right.