ZIG-100 connection issue
ZIG-100 connection issue
by kamondelious
Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:15 am
Hi All,
I got a set of ZIG-100s recently, with a zig2serial. After a bunch of head scratching through the manuals and online, I finally stumbled my way to this forum and found the answers I needed to get the zig2serial board working.
I have since verified the IDs of both my ZIG-100 modules. I can read the ID of the one soldered to the CM-5 using the wireless ID demo program, as well as the one on the zig2serial using the "!" on a reset.
Up until a couple hours ago I was having issues with the wireless connection seeming to drop right after setting the CM-5 into one of the "Manage", "Program" or "Play" modes. The terminal would display whatever preliminary info I would see from the wired connection, but then hang. It would display registering the attached AX-12s and AX-S1s and in the case of "Program" the screen for controlling the servos manually, but then hang. The status light on the zig2serial board was staying solid for all of this.
Now, the connection doesn't even last that long. The status light on the zig-2serial will come on for about 2 seconds and then start flashing again. Flashing fast, then slower, then solid for about 2 seconds and repeating over and over.
I can still use the CM-5 with a direct serial connection just fine. I can still access/use the zig2serial setup without a problem. They just don't seem to be on speaking terms.
My guess is that they are not able to maintain a connectivity. It dosn't seem like the zig2serial is receiving transmissions from the CM-5. I've seen transmit and receive lights on the CM-5, but only transmit from the zig2serial, with the odd exception of when it was making the initial connection. Which I don't get at all anymore.
Of note, I'm powering the zig2serial straight off a USB port (5.10V) to J10 on the zig2serial board with a dab of solder connecting R10.
Has anyone else had an issue like this or care to assist me figuring this out?
Cheers
I got a set of ZIG-100s recently, with a zig2serial. After a bunch of head scratching through the manuals and online, I finally stumbled my way to this forum and found the answers I needed to get the zig2serial board working.
I have since verified the IDs of both my ZIG-100 modules. I can read the ID of the one soldered to the CM-5 using the wireless ID demo program, as well as the one on the zig2serial using the "!" on a reset.
Up until a couple hours ago I was having issues with the wireless connection seeming to drop right after setting the CM-5 into one of the "Manage", "Program" or "Play" modes. The terminal would display whatever preliminary info I would see from the wired connection, but then hang. It would display registering the attached AX-12s and AX-S1s and in the case of "Program" the screen for controlling the servos manually, but then hang. The status light on the zig2serial board was staying solid for all of this.
Now, the connection doesn't even last that long. The status light on the zig-2serial will come on for about 2 seconds and then start flashing again. Flashing fast, then slower, then solid for about 2 seconds and repeating over and over.
I can still use the CM-5 with a direct serial connection just fine. I can still access/use the zig2serial setup without a problem. They just don't seem to be on speaking terms.
My guess is that they are not able to maintain a connectivity. It dosn't seem like the zig2serial is receiving transmissions from the CM-5. I've seen transmit and receive lights on the CM-5, but only transmit from the zig2serial, with the odd exception of when it was making the initial connection. Which I don't get at all anymore.
Of note, I'm powering the zig2serial straight off a USB port (5.10V) to J10 on the zig2serial board with a dab of solder connecting R10.
Has anyone else had an issue like this or care to assist me figuring this out?
Cheers
