hi mike,
yes the drivers was the problem.
thank you very very much for your help. :)
now everything works fine.
best regards,
Andre
> Hi Andre,
>
> I'm afraid I can't be of too much help on this as I don't currently have
> access to a mac to test with.
>
> However, what I can say is that about a year ago I was regularly using a mac
> ('07 vintage Intel macbook running OS X 10.5) with a Span and tos.py based
> python scripts. I don't recall having any issue seeing the serial port.
> However one thing you could try doing is installing the FTDI driver for Mac
> OS X to see if it helps (as the Span uses an FTDI USB-to-serial chip):
> http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
>
> The only other thing I can think of is are you sure that VMWare is not
> grabbing hold of the Spans serial ports and not releasing them to Mac OS when
> you want it to?
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:57 PM, Andre Hoffmeyer <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> Hi mike,
>
> Thank you for your detailed help. Now it works fine. With the virtual machine
> I can read the data from the sensor over the span platform.
>
> Now I have the next problem and I hope you can help me further.
>
> For my project it is necessary that I have to run this program on my main Mac
> OS.
>
> But if i connect the shimmer span to my mac os I can't see a serial usb port
> for the span like dev/ttyUSB0 or tty.usbserial-FTT ports.
>
> Do you know this problem? Do I need install driver for the span?
>
> Andre
>
>> Hi Andre,
>>
>> There are a few potential problems:
>>
>> 1. If you look at the code in SimpleAccelGyroC.nc you will see that the
>> shimmer is only transmitting data to a particular address (i.e. the
>> BASE_STATION_ADDRESS you mentioned). When you install BaseStation on a Span
>> the default address is 1. To set the Spans address to match
>> BASE_STATION_ADDRESS (i.e. 0) you need to set it explicitly. I.e.:
>> make span install,0 bsl,/dev/ttyUSB0
>> So the value after "install," is the new address
>>
>> 2. Again if you look at the code for SimpleAccelGyro you will notice that it
>> is sending long packets (100 bytes). This is greater than the TinyOS
>> default. To allow BaseStation to handle these longer packets you need to add
>> the following line to the Makefile for the BaseStation app before building
>> it:
>> CFLAGS+=-DTOSH_DATA_LENGTH=100
>>
>> 3. Are you sure you are pointing to the correct USB serial port? What port
>> are you using to program the Span? If it is /dev/ttyUSB0 then you should
>> probably be pointing the simpleAccelGyro.py python script to /dev/ttyUSB1.
>> The Span (and shimmer dock) have two serial ports. One for programming, one
>> for communication. Normally the higher numbered port for the device is used
>> for communication. You might want to check your dmesg output if you can't
>> find which port to use (as other devices on your machine might be impacting
>> it).
>>
>> 4. Are you sure the Shimmer (running the SimpleAccelGyro app) is still
>> transmitting. If you look at the code for SimpleAccelGyroC.nc you should
>> notice that if the shimmer doesn't move for 10 second then the device will
>> stop transmitting (as detected using the passive tilt switch). As long as
>> the green LED on the shimmer is toggling then you should be OK.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Andre Hoffmeyer <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> Hi mike,
>>
>> okay i install the simpleaccelgyro on the shimmer and try to connect with
>> the Python script in the folder. I try any usb port /dev/ttys001 2 3 or 4
>> and nothing happened. Do I have to configure anything. I read in the
>> SimpleAccelGyro.h about a BASE_STATION_ADDRESS. Maybe i have to put here a
>> number from the span?
>>
>> greetings andre
>>
>>> Hi Andre,
>>>
>>> If you take a look at the comment at the comment at the start of
>>> SimpleAccelC.nc, you will notice that this application transmits the data
>>> over Bluetooth, not the 802.15.4 radio (as used byt the Span). So to make
>>> use of the simpleAccel.py script you will need to pair the shimmer with
>>> your PC and use the Bluetooth serial port.
>>>
>>> Take a look at SimpleAccelGyro for an 802.15.4 example (and so will
>>> communicate with a Span running BaseStation):
>>> http://tinyos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/tinyos/tinyos-2.x-contrib/shimmer/apps/SimpleAccelGyro/
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 9:19 PM, Andre Hoffmeyer <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> Hi Mike,
>>>
>>> thanks for help. You were right. My code base was totally outdated. Now I
>>> updated everything and it works fine. Perhaps you can help me further.
>>>
>>> I did the following step. (I use a mac and the vmwarefusion player for
>>> developing)
>>>
>>> I installed the tinyos-main/apps/BaseStation on my your span
>>> it works.
>>>
>>> Then I installed tinyos-2.x-contrib/shimmer/apps/SimpleAccel
>>> it works too.
>>>
>>> After that I pointed out the simpleAccel.py script with the serial port
>>> from the span but nothing happened. I saw nothing at the console.
>>>
>>> Do you have any ideas?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Andre
>>>
>>>> Hi Andre,
>>>>
>>>> Firstly the Googlecode SVN repository is now deprecated. The home for the
>>>> currently active development tree is Github:
>>>> https://github.com/tinyos/tinyos-main
>>>> It is probably worth changing to this.
>>>>
>>>> Most likely your problem is with the version of msp430-gcc that you are
>>>> using. To check this type "msp430-gcc -v" at the command line. I suspect
>>>> you are still using version 4.3.3. You will need to upgrade to version
>>>> 4.6.3.
>>>>
>>>> The easiest way to do this is probably to use the debian packages:
>>>> http://tinyprod.net/debian-dev/README-46.html (not sure if these are the
>>>> latest instructions, but Eric should be able to correct me if not).
>>>>
>>>> See here for some more info:
>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00411.html
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:40 AM, Andre Hoffmeyer <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> I use the tinyOS version that i bought with the shimmer sensor. Before I
>>>> started to use it I update (cvs update and svn update) all source trees.
>>>> Is there a possibility to check the version in the console?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>>>> > Datum: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:28:56 -0800
>>>> > Von: Eric Decker <[email protected]>
>>>> > An: Andre Hoffmeyer <[email protected]>
>>>> > CC: [email protected]
>>>> > Betreff: Re: [Shimmer-users] problems to make/install a program
>>>>
>>>> > What version of TinyOS do you have installed? Where did you get it?
>>>> >
>>>> > What msp430 toolchain are you using?
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Andre Hoffmeyer
>>>> > <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > > Hi at all,
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I just started programming shimmer sensors and i have a little problem
>>>> > > what I think for you it is easy to solve.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I use the vmware player and the shimmer tiny2 development environment.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > If I want to make or install the
>>>> > > tinyos-2.x-contrib/shimmer/apps/SimpleAccelGyro I get this error and I
>>>> > > don't know why.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > In component `HplMsp430Usart1C':
>>>> > > /home/tiny2/tinyos-main/tos/chips/msp430/usart/HplMsp430Usart1C.nc: At
>>>> > top
>>>> > > level:
>>>> > > /home/tiny2/tinyos-main/tos/chips/msp430/usart/HplMsp430Usart1C.nc:91:
>>>> > > cannot find `SIMO1'
>>>> > > /home/tiny2/tinyos-main/tos/chips/msp430/usart/HplMsp430Usart1C.nc:92:
>>>> > > cannot find `SOMI1'
>>>> > > /home/tiny2/tinyos-main/tos/chips/msp430/usart/HplMsp430Usart1C.nc:93:
>>>> > > cannot find `UCLK1'
>>>> > > /home/tiny2/tinyos-main/tos/chips/msp430/usart/HplMsp430Usart1C.nc:94:
>>>> > > cannot find `URXD1'
>>>> > > /home/tiny2/tinyos-main/tos/chips/msp430/usart/HplMsp430Usart1C.nc:95:
>>>> > > cannot find `UTXD1'
>>>> > > /home/tiny2/tinyos-main/tos/chips/cc2420/lpl/DummyLplC.nc:39:2:
>>>> > > warning:
>>>> > > #warning "*** LOW POWER COMMUNICATIONS DISABLED ***"
>>>> > > make: *** [exe0] Error 1
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I hope you can help or give me a little advice.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I am looking forward to your answer
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Best regards,
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Andre
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
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>>>> >
>>>> >
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