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- March 28 2017, 14:32 PM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: It lives again... almost...
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Re: It lives again... almost...
Thanks :) Okay, SORRY for the delays, I think we're at a final board model now and I just need some parts to make the next three. This is a somewhat simplified version; I got rid of several components to simplify the build and get price a little lower, with the catch that it must be connected via US...
- February 01 2017, 18:11 PM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: It lives again... almost...
- Replies: 29
- Views: 82252
Re: It lives again... almost...
Rather well, actually! See the post "'bout damn time". We're there. I have one or two small modifications to make (I want to move the programming connector about 0.1") and I'm still torn on the stupid USB connection so I'm going to try and make a modification that allows a "plug the board directly i...
- January 28 2017, 15:01 PM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: 'bout damn time.
- Replies: 5
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'bout damn time.
OK, got one minor change in the physical board to move the reprogramming connector about 0.1 inch, and there are a couple minor dings in the code that cause warnings on compilation, but the new version works; the "basic_joystick" sketch now takes up only 8% of program storage due to the new chip, an...
- December 22 2016, 10:49 AM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: It lives again... almost...
- Replies: 29
- Views: 82252
Re: It lives again... almost...
Yeah, sorry for the delays on all this. Minor update: since we're getting some timing signal from the USB, I've been able to lose the crystal and two capacitors from the above, and it still seems to be programmable and work nicely under the Arduino, although I'm not completely sure I've got the setu...
- November 13 2016, 18:31 PM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: It lives again... almost...
- Replies: 29
- Views: 82252
It lives again... almost...
Okay, folks, REALLY SORRY this is taking so long. Turns out moving and other stresses took a lot out of me, but things are calming, it's my birthday, I finally opened the right boxes, and the old project seems to be reviving. I'm talking to the new chip on a breadboard, trying to use a crystal-less ...
- May 27 2016, 10:32 AM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: Updates coming
- Replies: 28
- Views: 70857
Re: Updates coming
[attachment=0]orb_proto.jpg[/attachment] Sorry for slow details; the good news is that I have a breadboard prototype running using a chip mounted on a breakout board, and unlike the first PCB prototype (which you can see on the left), I can communicate with the chip and upload a modified Arduino boo...
- April 29 2016, 12:29 PM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: Updates coming
- Replies: 28
- Views: 70857
Re: Updates coming
As an addendum, I tried the latest Orbotron with "Descent: Overload" and NeonXSZ, and it worked fine for all axes on both. It's pretty hard to control, but the truth is I don't actually use the orbs much myself; I think you could mitigate much of that with fine-tuning of the sensitivity settings, bu...
- April 29 2016, 1:29 AM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: Updates coming
- Replies: 28
- Views: 70857
Re: Updates coming
Hmm, Nate--OK, I admit I get a little confused about ports on the M0, and I don't know if I tested OrbSerialTest (and furthermore it'll change a bit again once I get the stupid board working... this is really frustrating--I'm having the opposite problem with my board; I can upload the software and s...
- April 26 2016, 2:27 AM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: Updates coming
- Replies: 28
- Views: 70857
Re: Updates coming
Scandia-- If there's a free Overload demo, I'll flail with it. Basically, though, I can only comment on the Orbotron, which represents the orb (or Spaceball 4000/5000 and serial Magellan Spacemouse) as a six-axis sixteen-button joystick + keyboard + mouse (as noted earlier, the new software for the ...
- April 23 2016, 15:32 PM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: Updates coming
- Replies: 28
- Views: 70857
Re: Updates coming
OK Nate, welcome to the world of poorly-supported software flail :) I've probably got a few things wrong but we have to start from somewhere. First, we're not cool enough to be an "official" Arduino library yet, so go to [url=https://github.com/thingotron/Orb9kLib]https://github.com/thingotron/Orb9k...
- April 20 2016, 7:29 AM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: Updates coming
- Replies: 28
- Views: 70857
Re: Updates coming
Nate-- That combination should work; I've done it with a M0pro and my own serial shield. But the software has had to change from the Leonardo era just a bit. Let me try and put the work in progress onto girthing in the next few days; I got the joystick emulation working and mouse/keyboard shouldn't ...
- April 08 2016, 16:24 PM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: Updates coming
- Replies: 28
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Re: Updates coming
Jeff et al-- So frustrating! It's coming, but it's just horribly busy. We did get the first prototype boards and I'm having an odd problem... Programming them via the direct debugger loads the program OK but the USB port isn't working correctly. And there could be a ton of things wrong, but I have l...
- March 22 2016, 11:34 AM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: Updates coming
- Replies: 28
- Views: 70857
Re: Updates coming
Flauzus-- Sounds good; I'm hoping to assemble the first couple in the next few weeks and hopefully we'll have some luck. As for preflashing, that should be easy enough. I'm also going to experiment in the future with more robust detection (there want much spare memory on the old one). Preflashing wo...
- March 16 2016, 10:16 AM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: Updates coming
- Replies: 28
- Views: 70857
Re: Updates coming
Flauzus: I totally agree about the slight Renaissance of 6dofs! It's an exciting time. Unfortunately unless a miracle happens it's going to be a few more months. The first prototypes came back... The USB c ideas won't be worth it so I'm switching back to ausb micro or mini, but it's looking decent. ...
- February 09 2016, 2:40 AM
- Forum: Spaceware Software
- Topic: Updates coming
- Replies: 28
- Views: 70857
Re: Updates coming
Yep, pretty mysterious. If I understand it right, the error is "DATA not accepted from server" when the store tries to send email--and that error message is received through AJAX, which then complains about a token. Which is all odd as it was working a while ago. The error logs show an error with tr...