From 254971a03c2de404f5161ee5e01a8750bace5db8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bdale Garbee Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:59:58 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] another answer --- FAQs/easymini2computer.mdwn | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 FAQs/easymini2computer.mdwn diff --git a/FAQs/easymini2computer.mdwn b/FAQs/easymini2computer.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..71eaf01 --- /dev/null +++ b/FAQs/easymini2computer.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Why won't my computer talk to my Altus Metrum product? + +Make sure you have a battery and power switch attached, and when you turn +on the power switch, the board beeps at you. If not, resolve that first. + +You need to have our software installed, you can find the +[free download here](../AltOS). + +Plug a USB cable into the board and your computer. + +The next step is to get the board into the right mode. For flight computers +with an accelerometer, you need to power up the board in a not-nose-up +orientation. For products like EasyMini that do not have an accelerometer, +you need to have the USB cable attached to the board at power up to let it +know you want to talk to it from your computer instead of going in to pad +mode. + +Your computer should "see" the board once it powers up and beeps out the +battery voltage and then two "dits" (Morse code I) indicating that it's +entering idle/interactive mode, followed by the pyro continuity beeps +one time only. At that point, you should be able to configure it from our +software, etc. If, instead, you hear 'di dah dah dit' (Morse code P) and +the continuity beeps repeat every few seconds, you won't be able to talk to +the board. + +By FAR the biggest problem we see are folks trying to use micro USB +cables that don't have all the pins connected. Apparently, lots of +cables shipped these days for battery charging only have the power and +ground pins and just can't be used for actual USB data transfer. We +[sell a cable](https://shop.gag.com/parts/usb-a-to-micro-b-cable.html) +that we know works if you can't find one locally. + +Don't be afraid to try several USB cables until you find one that works! -- 2.47.2