Cycling 74 » Topic: Maxuino problems http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/feed Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:22:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.2.4 http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-66468 <![CDATA[Maxuino problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-66468 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:07:45 +0000 lsawilson Hi All,
I am experiencing some difficulties with getting Maxuino to work with my Arduino Mega. I have opened up the maxuino.help patch to try and get myself started, however I am unable to make any meaningful communication with the Arduino happen. The Rx light flashes to show that there is some degree of connectivity, however I am unable to do even simple things like flash pin 13. When I open up the Maxuino GUI as a standalone patch I experience the same difficulties. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Luke

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239265 <![CDATA[Re: Maxuino problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239265 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:31:59 +0000 Oli Mason Hi i had the same problems, try downloading version 007, (you can get it off the site) its far better laid out and worked almost straight away for me!

I spent ages trying to get that new one to work with no joy and i got servos and the lot running in less then an hour on the old version!

try it and if you cant get it going let me know, i can prob send you a working example when i get home.

Regards,

Oli

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239266 <![CDATA[Re: Maxuino problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239266 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:55:06 +0000 lsawilson Hi Oli,
Thanks for your reply! Weirdly I was using the older version which you mentioned before, with success, but now I get this message in the max window;

[arduino]_WARNING_currently_unsupported: 160
[arduino]_WARNING_currently_unsupported: 176

Also the same problem as before with the Rx light flashing but no flashing light on pin 13 when i attempt to turn it on and off.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239267 <![CDATA[Re: Maxuino problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239267 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:59:54 +0000 lsawilson Hi Oli,
I have absolutely no idea why it is working now, but it is! For both the old and the new maxuino patches. I played around with re-uploading the old and then the new standard firmata into the Arduino. Eventually it just all seemed to work as it should (with the standard firmata). Really weird and beyond my limited knowledge as to why this might be the case, so sorry to anybody who has the same problem and is looking for a solution. Anyway thank you very much for your help Oli!
thanks
Luke

P.s. One thing I have noticed with the newer maxuino, is that the Arduino will sometimes freeze the first time you try to communicate with it, also that the serial port is not selected automatically, so you have to select something else from the list and then go back to the usb connection to actually select the Arduino. I really don’t trust it at the moment, so may go back to the early patch as you suggested!

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239268 <![CDATA[Re: Maxuino problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239268 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:04:26 +0000 Oli Mason You could maybe try contacting on of the developers, i think his name is coleman? (his name is on the patches anyway) I have e-mailled him before and he was very helpful.
i cant check my maxuino version due to being at work, but i cant see why it would not work, i had mine working approximately 2 weeks ago with a arduino uno.

Good luck,

Oli

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239269 <![CDATA[Re: Maxuino problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239269 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:05:37 +0000 Oli Mason lol missed your post!

glad its working…..used the old ‘shut everything down and start again’ technique!

Oli.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239270 <![CDATA[Re: Maxuino problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/maxuino-problems/#post-239270 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:07:44 +0000 lsawilson Haha! Yep! just start shaking the laptop and screaming threat until it works ;).
Cheers man!

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