Hello, no offense intended, and I hope none was taken. I was simply saying that if you have advice on how to fix something that might benefit the group, it would be great if everyone here could understand it. Myself, I only speak a little German, and only because some of the older members of my family (all of whom are now deceased) spoke it, so I picked up a little bit of it. Can't make heads or tails of my great-grandfather's Lutheran Gesangebuch, though - that fraktur writing gives me a headache if I try to read it too long!
73, Rich KC8MWG
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I bought 2 raduinos., ya know, just in case. One worked, one did not. It just lit up, no display. I reprogramed it. Nothing. I could hear the board laughing at me as I tried? to desolder the nano from the break out board. Before giving up, I tried adjusting the trim pot on the board. Voila! I turned it all the way clockwise and my raduino now displays numbers and works just fine. I hope this helps some of you out there.
Mark ?KC1GNH
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Re: VFO & Digital Read out Does Not work (where do I get software for the
Bob,?
I know this is very simplistic, but have you adjusted the contrast pot under the display? Without it adjusted correctly you won't see anything but squares on your display. Just a thought. Joel? KB6QVI
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On Jan 29, 2017, at 3:05 PM, B S < saaint@...> wrote:
THANKS!
I just compiled and UPLOADED the attached program.? DOES NOT DISPLAY
see attached Photo
BOB
K6YN
Does this work on your Nano:
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
// initialize the library with the numbers of the interface
pins
LiquidCrystal lcd(12,?11,?5,?4,?3,?2);
void?setup()?{
??//
set up the LCD's number of columns and rows:
? lcd.begin(16,?2);
??//
Print a message to the LCD.
? lcd.print("hello,
world!");
}
void?loop()?{
??//
Turn off the display:
? lcd.noDisplay();
??delay(500);
??//
Turn on the display:
? lcd.display();
??delay(500);
}
From: dj0hf <dj0hf@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] VFO & Digital Read out Does Not work (where do I get software for the
Hi Bob,
the simple 'Hello World' sketch normally outputs to the serial port and so wouldn't show anything onthe green screen unless the appropriate libraries have been included and the program extended to include the output to the green screen.
So although it doesn't help you find the problem, your display may not be defective.
Good luck,
Ian
DJ0HF/G3ULO
Am 29.01.2017 um 21:29 schrieb B S:
Thank again for all the help!
I FINALLY got the complied RADUINO sketch to UPLOAD to my NANO..? When plugged into my radio it TUNES the receiver but there is still NO digital read out on the JHD162A green screen.
I downloaded a simple "HELLO WORLD" sketch from ARDUINO webpage and uploaded that sketch.? Still no reading on the green screen.
I am concluding that my screen is bad..? Is this a reasonable assumption?? ??
IS the JDH659a LCD Display module a direct replacement fit for the JDH162a LCD display?
BOB
K6YN. ?
These are all warnings. They have little to do with the running of the program. If it works, OK. If not, you need another configuration as already mentioned.
john
AD5YE
<DISPLAY.jpg>
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Device Manager is telling you the truth. The CH340G driver is loaded and connected to COM 5.
Now there are 3 problems left: 1) Will the program compile correctly? 2) Is the proper device selected? 3) Is the proper COM port selected and attached to avrdude?
Check compilation by using the up-arrow in the menu. This will compile the program but will not attempt to upload it. You can also make the messages show up so you can see what is going on. You can also try to compile the "blink" program and upload that. Note that the blink program only flashes a led -- it does not provide a driver for any lcd.
Check that the proper device is connected in the Tools menu. Select "nano" and be sure it is greyed out so that the IDE knows it. It will also show up in the main Tools menu. Click on it with the mouse a few times if unsure.
Right under that is another menu item for COM ports. Click on that and be sure that "COM 5" is an option. If so, select that.
Now try another compile and upload. If you are still getting timeout messages...well the answer is elusive but I have found that often it has to do with reset timing. Holding reset for a few ms. at the beginning of upload is vital to success. It was mandatory in the early Arduinos; avrdude is supposed to do that and the CH340 provides a proper interface. I have a suspicion that avrdude has not quite kept up with the times though and doesn't always assert that reset properly. You can do it if you wait until the message appears that compiling has finished and uploading is about to begin. Manually hold down the reset button until then, or shortly thereafter. It is tricky but it often works. This problem with the reset is everywhere in Arduino, and avrdude gives only a generic (unhelpful) message about it.
I suspect that this may be your fundamental problem. But there are a host of others. The IDE is a bit flaky as Jack and others have noted.
john
AD5YE
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Re: VFO & Digital Read out Does Not work (where do I get software for the
THANKS!
I just compiled and UPLOADED the attached program.? DOES NOT DISPLAY
see attached Photo
BOB
K6YN
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Does this work on your Nano:
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
// initialize the library with the numbers of the interface
pins
LiquidCrystal lcd(12,?11,?5,?4,?3,?2);
void?setup()?{
??//
set up the LCD's number of columns and rows:
? lcd.begin(16,?2);
??//
Print a message to the LCD.
? lcd.print("hello,
world!");
}
void?loop()?{
??//
Turn off the display:
? lcd.noDisplay();
??delay(500);
??//
Turn on the display:
? lcd.display();
??delay(500);
}
From: dj0hf <dj0hf@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] VFO & Digital Read out Does Not work (where do I get software for the
Hi Bob,
the simple 'Hello World' sketch normally outputs to the serial port and so wouldn't show anything onthe green screen unless the appropriate libraries have been included and the program extended to include the output to the green screen.
So although it doesn't help you find the problem, your display may not be defective.
Good luck,
Ian
DJ0HF/G3ULO
Am 29.01.2017 um 21:29 schrieb B S:
Thank again for all the help!
I FINALLY got the complied RADUINO sketch to UPLOAD to my NANO..? When plugged into my radio it TUNES the receiver but there is still NO digital read out on the JHD162A green screen.
I downloaded a simple "HELLO WORLD" sketch from ARDUINO webpage and uploaded that sketch.? Still no reading on the green screen.
I am concluding that my screen is bad..? Is this a reasonable assumption?? ??
IS the JDH659a LCD Display module a direct replacement fit for the JDH162a LCD display?
BOB
K6YN. ?
These are all warnings. They have little to do with the running of the program. If it works, OK. If not, you need another configuration as already mentioned.
john
AD5YE
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Yes, Com Port is seen. And all libraries are installed. The sketch is compiling, but upload does not work. I already installed a nano, but will take some time to arrive. In the meantime I finish the case and the wiring. I have different kind of Arduinos laying around, because I have some flightcoontrolers for my multicopters, that are arduino based and also the ESCs that control the motors are arduino based. So I also have some different programers. Maybe it is a driver issue, because I have installed several FTDI drivers and they probably do not coexist very well. Tomorow I will try on another PC and we will see, if it works.
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Maybe a friend has a known good Arduino of some sort, try talking to that first from the Arduino IDE. ?And/Or get a couple Nano compatibles from some website. ?Cost can be down as low as $3 USD, and likely a good idea to have a spare Nano lying about even if this one does come back to life.?
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Re: Knob for that tiny volume pot?
Bill and Simon - make that a three-way contact BX40 to BX40! ? ?Hopefully, mine should arrive soon. Norm vk5gi McLaren Vale ? ?SA
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This problem of missing serial ports has been a plague in the Arduino world for most of ten years. It is even worse if using Arduino IDE on a Mac. A google search finds MANY reports and multiple fixes, but none that are AHA! definitive.?
Very irritating.
Helmut - Windows is seeing the device and loading the correct driver and creating a serial comm port 5. All good.
Have you included the library for the Si5351? Nothing will work until you add the library for the controller. The Nano has a boot loader installed and should not need use of a programmer.
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On Jan 29, 2017, at 12:25 PM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io < econjack@...> wrote:
I have that same "no port showing up" problem every day. I've looked for a good reason for it, but can't figure it out. My fix: close down the IDE and then do a complete reboot of the system, from total power off to turning the computer back on. Then, the first thing I do is open the IDE and check the COM port. If none is selected, I select the COM port I have dedicated to the IDE. That usually solves the problem. Why? I don't have a clue. (If the COM port you select is in use with some other device, clearly that's not going to work. I had that kind of port conflict in the past, too.)
Let me know if it works for you.
Jack, W8TEE
From: Helmut OE4HDS <hs@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Raduino dead?
On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 10:18 am, Jack Purdum wrote: Did you run the proper install program in the drivers subdirectory? ?Thanks Jack, I think there could be a possible cause for my problem. When I connect the Nano to an USB port, it shows up as COM5. So I just used COM5 in the Arduino ide. Is there anything else I have to do?
Got my old programer connected to the Nano, but get no Com port shown up. Have to use AVRDude, but hate to mess around with commandline paramaters. Have to look if I can find some GUI for it. Would prefere to just use the arduino ide though.
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Yes. I also tried to install arduino new from scratch.?
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Re: VFO & Digital Read out Does Not work (where do I get software for the
Does this work on your Nano:
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
// initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins
LiquidCrystal lcd(12,?11,?5,?4,?3,?2);
void?setup()?{
??// set up the LCD's number of columns and rows:
? lcd.begin(16,?2);
??// Print a message to the LCD.
? lcd.print("hello, world!");
}
void?loop()?{
??// Turn off the display:
? lcd.noDisplay();
??delay(500);
??// Turn on the display:
? lcd.display();
??delay(500);
}
From: dj0hf <dj0hf@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] VFO & Digital Read out Does Not work (where do I get software for the
Hi Bob,
the simple 'Hello World' sketch normally outputs to the serial port
and so wouldn't show anything onthe green screen unless the
appropriate libraries have been included and the program extended to
include the output to the green screen.
So although it doesn't help you find the problem, your display may
not be defective.
Good luck,
Ian
DJ0HF/G3ULO
Am 29.01.2017 um 21:29 schrieb B S:
Thank again for all the help!
I FINALLY got the complied RADUINO sketch to UPLOAD to my
NANO..? When plugged into my radio it TUNES the receiver but
there is still NO digital read out on the JHD162A green
screen.
I downloaded a simple "HELLO WORLD" sketch from ARDUINO
webpage and uploaded that sketch.? Still no reading on the
green screen.
I am concluding that my screen is bad..? Is this a reasonable
assumption?? ??
IS the JDH659a LCD Display module a direct replacement fit
for the JDH162a LCD display?
BOB
K6YN. ?
These are all warnings. They have
little to do with the running of the program. If it
works, OK. If not, you need another configuration as
already mentioned.
john
AD5YE
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Tried your initial programmer setting also?
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On 29 Jan 2017, at 22:00, Helmut OE4HDS < hs@...> wrote:
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I tried everything. Rebooted my PC, uninstalled drivers, installed drivers. Whenever I want to install a driver from the drivers folder in the arduino folder, it tells me that the best driver is already installed It shows up as USB-SERIALCH340.
I will try on another PC. If that does not work, I give up. Already wasted way too much time.
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Re: VFO & Digital Read out Does Not work (where do I get software for the
Hi Bob,
the simple 'Hello World' sketch normally outputs to the serial port
and so wouldn't show anything onthe green screen unless the
appropriate libraries have been included and the program extended to
include the output to the green screen.
So although it doesn't help you find the problem, your display may
not be defective.
Good luck,
Ian
DJ0HF/G3ULO
Am 29.01.2017 um 21:29 schrieb B S:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Thank again for all the help!
I FINALLY got the complied RADUINO sketch to UPLOAD to my
NANO..? When plugged into my radio it TUNES the receiver but
there is still NO digital read out on the JHD162A green
screen.
I downloaded a simple "HELLO WORLD" sketch from ARDUINO
webpage and uploaded that sketch.? Still no reading on the
green screen.
I am concluding that my screen is bad..? Is this a reasonable
assumption?? ??
IS the JDH659a LCD Display module a direct replacement fit
for the JDH162a LCD display?
BOB
K6YN. ?
These are all warnings. They have
little to do with the running of the program. If it
works, OK. If not, you need another configuration as
already mentioned.
john
AD5YE
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Re: Shrill noise on power up !!
Same issue here ... ?I also use 8ohms speaker. ? ? Any other ideas?
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I tried everything. Rebooted my PC, uninstalled drivers, installed drivers. Whenever I want to install a driver from the drivers folder in the arduino folder, it tells me that the best driver is already installed It shows up as USB-SERIALCH340.
I will try on another PC. If that does not work, I give up. Already wasted way too much time.
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I just ordered one from hfsigs.com today so I expect that I will have it sometime next month. I have a project case that I think will be perfect for this project but I wanted to ask what was the first mod or hack that everyone made to theirs when it came in that everyone who is purchasing should look at doing when they get their device in the mail.?
I have been watching this forum page for about two weeks and the conversations that you all have had in support of each other definitely made me want to buy one and get involved in this project.?
Thanks again
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As an introduction to the BITX I did an online purchase of the
BITX40.
Perhaps later on I'd look for a bare board, or kit, that may be
more suited to additions and modifications. Are there a few (just a
few would do) up to date websites on the BITX and its
variants/modifications for the builder/experimenter? Of interest are
CW, digital, crystal control or equivalent (for WSPR, etc.) instead of
some type of VFO.
Thanks,
Ron VE8RT
--
Ron VE8RT <ve8rt@...>
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Re: VFO & Digital Read out Does Not work (where do I get software for the
Thank again for all the help!
I FINALLY got the complied RADUINO sketch to UPLOAD to my NANO..? When plugged into my radio it TUNES the receiver but there is still NO digital read out on the JHD162A green screen.
I downloaded a simple "HELLO WORLD" sketch from ARDUINO webpage and uploaded that sketch.? Still no reading on the green screen.
I am concluding that my screen is bad..? Is this a reasonable assumption?? ??
IS the JDH659a LCD Display module a direct replacement fit for the JDH162a LCD display?
BOB
K6YN. ?
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Show quoted text
These are all warnings. They have little to do with the running of the program. If it works, OK. If not, you need another configuration as already mentioned.
john
AD5YE
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I have that same "no port showing up" problem every day. I've looked for a good reason for it, but can't figure it out. My fix: close down the IDE and then do a complete reboot of the system, from total power off to turning the computer back on. Then, the first thing I do is open the IDE and check the COM port. If none is selected, I select the COM port I have dedicated to the IDE. That usually solves the problem. Why? I don't have a clue. (If the COM port you select is in use with some other device, clearly that's not going to work. I had that kind of port conflict in the past, too.)
Let me know if it works for you.
Jack, W8TEE
From: Helmut OE4HDS <hs@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Raduino dead?
On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 10:18 am, Jack Purdum wrote: Did you run the proper install program in the drivers subdirectory? ?Thanks Jack, I think there could be a possible cause for my problem. When I connect the Nano to an USB port, it shows up as COM5. So I just used COM5 in the Arduino ide. Is there anything else I have to do?
Got my old programer connected to the Nano, but get no Com port shown up. Have to use AVRDude, but hate to mess around with commandline paramaters. Have to look if I can find some GUI for it. Would prefere to just use the arduino ide though.
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Definitive parts to change for other bands like 80 m
Group,
?I would like to change my New Bitx40 to 80 meters. I have a DDS, is there place with one file that can tell you what components to change per band? I have seen a few "spotty" post changing some parts for 80 but it would be nice to have one definitive file with the exact parts to change.
Thank you! Mike WA3O
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Joel Caulkins/N6ALT
