CEB Press/Manufacturing Instructions/Code Upload

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Tools

  • Computer
  • USB Cable
  • CEB Press

Software

  • Arduino Integrated Development Environment

http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/software

Code

  • CEB Control Code V5 Annotated

http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:CEBControl.ino

Steps

  • Using the computer, open the Arduino Integrated Development Environment
  • Within the Arduino IDE, click File > Open (a search box should pop up)
  • Within the Arduino IDE Search Box, navigate to and click on the .ino file in which the desired code exists, then click Open
  • Within the Arduino IDE, click Compile (if compiling failed, fix the code)
  • Connect the computer to the Arduino microcontroller via the USB cable
  • Within the Arduino IDE, click Tools then check Serial Port for a connection and check Board for the correct microcontroller type selection.
  • Within the Arduino IDE, click Upload and wait for upload completion
  • Disconnect the USB cable from the Arduino microcontroller

OLD Testing from Zero

  • Arduino Testing - Preparation
  • Note: For this testing procedure, you will need a computer with Arduino software, Python and pyserial loaded.
  1. Solder 100 Ohm resistors to the negative (short) ends of three LEDs.
  2. Connect the Positive ends of the LEDs to Ports 11, 12 and 13 of the Breakout Shield
  3. Connect the resistor ends to GND port of the Breakout Shield
  4. Double-check the connections!
  5. Connect the Arduino to the Computer using a USB Cable
  6. Download Arduino Environment
  7. Open the Arduino Environment
    1. Double click on executable text file in Ubuntu
    2. Select the board that you are using (Duemilanove 328) under Tools / Board.
  8. Select the Appropriate Serial Connection under Tools / Serial Ports.
    1. Troubleshooting - if Tools / Serial Ports is blanked out, connect Arduino board
    2. Generally, the appropriate serial connection will be the number of the lowest unused USB port starting at 0.
  9. Download the CEB_Testing_Program.pde
  10. Open the CEB Testing program in last step in the Arduino program by going to File / Open...
    1. Note: if the above file is not in its own folder, Arduino Environment will create a folder in Ubuntu
  11. Load the CEB Testing Program into the Arduino using the Upload Button in File / Upload to I/O Board
  12. Download the Python-based Arduino Testing Program
  13. Open the Python-based Arduino Testing Program
    1. Run python code in Terminal - python CEB_Testing.py
    2. You may need to install python-imaging, python-imaging-tk, python-serial, arduino and avrdude in Linux to make it work
    3. Try this command in Debian-Based Linux Distros such as Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install python-imaging python-imaging-tk python-serial arduino avrdude
    4. You may need to install Arduino for Windows, PIL and Pyserial if you are using Windows.
    5. If you are using a Mac, I have no idea what you'll have to do.
  14. Connect to the Arduino using the GUI button
  15. Arduino - Testing - Click the Blink Test Button to Check if the Arduino is working. LED 13 should blink on and off.
  16. Click the Sensor Test Button. The Arduino’s sensors should cause LEDs 11, 12 and 13 to blink on and off in the presence of the magnets.
  17. Click the MOSFET Testing Buttons. The green LEDs on the MOSFET should blink on and off accordingly.
  18. Solenoid Connections - Cut five 2’ pieces of 16-gauge black wire and five 2’ pieces of 16-gauge red wire.
  19. Strip ¼” off each of the five black and five red wires.
  20. Tin the ends of each of the wires.
  21. Attach black wires to each of the negative terminals of the MOSFET connectors on the Detroit Fab-Lab board.
  22. Attach red wires to each of the positive terminals of the MOSFET connectors on the Detroit Fab-Lab Board.
  23. Run the black and red wires through an available hole in the Electronics Box.(Should we use the left-side hole for this???)
  24. When all wires have been checked, tighten each of the cable clamps.
  25. Solenoid Testing - Remove the bridge connector between the Common Ports of each solenoid unit.
  26. Connect each of the five red-black solenoid wire pairs to terminals in the solenoids. Black wires should attach to the Common ports and Red Wires to the Solenoid a and Solenoid b Ports
  27. Double-check the connections!
  28. Test the Solenoids with the Python-based CEB Press Testing program.
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