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by Kevin
Mon Aug 17, 2015 11:09 pm
Forum: Ringo Basics
Topic: Serial port not showing up.
Replies: 62
Views: 256010

Re: Serial port not showing up.

Okay everyone, I've got some answers. The problem is with the USB port connector. Some of them were placed slightly too far to the right and some of the pins are not making reliable contact with the board. They were supposed to be all tested before shipping, but I suspect a few un-tested panels ende...
by Kevin
Mon Aug 17, 2015 11:08 pm
Forum: Ringo Basics
Topic: Serial port not showing up.
Replies: 62
Views: 256010

Re: Serial port not showing up.

Okay everyone, I've got some answers. The problem is with the USB port connector. Some of them were placed slightly too far to the right and some of the pins are not making reliable contact with the board. They were supposed to be all tested before shipping, but I suspect a few un-tested panels ende...
by Kevin
Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:49 pm
Forum: Ringo Basics
Topic: Serial port not showing up.
Replies: 62
Views: 256010

Re: Serial port not showing up.

Trent, I think there is definitely something wrong with your programmer if you're not getting charging when the jumper is in place. If the 5v power from your USB cable is getting into the board at all, it should be charging. Maybe have a close look where the green fuse connects in the upper left and...
by Kevin
Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:04 pm
Forum: Ringo Basics
Topic: Serial port not showing up.
Replies: 62
Views: 256010

Re: Serial port not showing up.

After a bit more digging, I found this... may be of help. Looks like people were having the same trouble with OS X 10.9 Mavericks when using the SparkFun Red Board. The thread is a bit old but this may still be an issue on later versions of OS X. The solution posted apparently worked for several peo...
by Kevin
Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:48 pm
Forum: Ringo Basics
Topic: Serial port not showing up.
Replies: 62
Views: 256010

Re: Serial port not showing up.

Thanks DCHook. The programmer in the image looks fine - I don't see any problems in any areas that I'd expect would cause this issue. Do any of the people having trouble with the programmer have a mulitmeter? If so, I'd ask you to check a couple of things. Switch the meter to measure voltage. Check ...
by Kevin
Sat Aug 15, 2015 7:53 pm
Forum: Ringo Basics
Topic: Serial port not showing up.
Replies: 62
Views: 256010

Re: Serial port not showing up.

I am running PC Windows 8.1. And have also noticed that the charge light comes on with the direct USB connection, but not through the programming board. Trent- Is the little black jumper still installed on your programmer? The pins that poke off the board should have the black jumper in place, this...
by Kevin
Sat Aug 15, 2015 7:49 pm
Forum: Ringo Basics
Topic: Serial port not showing up.
Replies: 62
Views: 256010

Re: Serial port not showing up.

weirdbal and MTBguy- I think the programmer may be suspect at this point as you've tried it on so many machines. Can you guys take high res photos of the surface of the programmer? Or can you visually inspect a couple things under a magnifying glass? I want to make sure there isn't a solder flaw we ...
by Kevin
Sat Aug 15, 2015 4:18 pm
Forum: Ringo Basics
Topic: Serial port not showing up.
Replies: 62
Views: 256010

Re: Serial port not showing up.

Sorry to hear the troubles with getting the programming port to show. Here are a few things I can suggest or clarify. -Whether Ringo is plugged into the programmer or not shouldn't have any effect on having the serial port show up. A few seconds after you plug in the programmer, you should see a ser...
by Kevin
Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:51 pm
Forum: Ringo Basics
Topic: Ringo pre-programmed behaviours + remote
Replies: 17
Views: 26978

Re: Ringo pre-programmed behaviours + remote

I'm certainly not cut out for all this stuff I've never worked with before - it's just highly confusing to me. Hey xxandrek- Please check out the guide book we've started. It goes through the basics of plugging in Ringo, the programmer, and getting the Arduino programming environment setup. http://...
by Kevin
Wed Aug 12, 2015 12:26 am
Forum: Ringo Basics
Topic: Ringo Basics - Read Me First!
Replies: 12
Views: 25641

Re: Ringo Basics - Read Me First!

Hey Michael & Others....

Augh!! :? We're still waiting for the credit card processor to finish " reviewing" the store. I don't have a firm date but I'm expecting it will be this week sometime. We're trying to hurry the process along as quickly as possible.

Thanks,
-Kevin