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Originally Posted by 1885.Blake
If I remember correctly, you have to send it the right pulse train.
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I finally got it into programming mode by connecting the RTS/CTS signals to the serial port through a MAX232 converter. When I run a "Controller Verification" in the IFI loader, it thinks it is talking to an FRC controller ("Controller Verification Complete..." and "FRC" a little further to the right.)
However, when I try to actually download code, it goes through the CTS/RTS handshake, starts the Program LED blinking, and asks me to hit the (nonexistent) "Program" button on the FRC controller. An analysis with PortMon reveals that the IFI loader is sending six periods to the Vex controller, and expecting some kind of response. The Vex does not send any response, and the download fails.
Does anyone have any ideas on this? I am sooo close...
If I can get it working, I will be posting some kind of schematic and/or tutorial on how to build one of these things!
Thanks,
Eldarion
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