Hi all, If Deluge is used while programming tmoteinvent with boomerang, the code found in: tos/lib/Deluge/TOSBoot/tmoteinvent/PowerOffM.nc details how tmoteinvent "shutdown" (in fact goes to a deep sleep).
Maybe this code could be included in Deluge for T2? On Nov 30, 2007 5:10 PM, Xavier Orduña <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Urs, we've been doing the same task for some time, but you made it faster. > > I was blocked in using the I2C Bus. > > I will keep updated about improvents if made. > > thanks! > > Xavi > > > On Nov 30, 2007 4:59 PM, Urs Hunkeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I managed to free some time and rewrote the Leds-, Photo- and > > Accel-Drivers for TinyOS 2.x. I did not really look into how they work > > exactly but just tried to rewrite them to TinyOS 2.x syntax. Feel free > > to improve! > > > > The drivers are in the invent/sensorboard directory. The other > > directories in the invent directory are extremely simple test > > applications. The Blink application demonstrates the use of the LEDs. > > The PhotoTest application demonstrates the photo sensor, while the > > AccelTest application demonstrates the accelerometer sensor. The Null > > application tries to turn off the external hardware (but this seems to > > not completely work). > > > > I see the following main issues: > > - Especially for the accelerometer, streaming sensor data would be > > needed (should be trivial to implement) > > - The AD524X start() and stop() functions are currently implicitly > > called by the Photo and the Accel drivers. This could lead to problems > > if both drivers were used together. This is probably a problem with my > > rewrite (the StdControl interface has changed and I used the > > SplitControl interface instead). > > - Since the tmote invent has an internal battery, there should be a > > mechanism to switch off the motes. It seems that the original software > > (probably Boomerang?) checked on mote-startup whether the user button > > was pressed, and if so, shut down all external drivers. How should we > > implement this in TinyOS 2.x (ideally such that this would be a feature > > that all applications could easily integrate)? > > - I didn't do much testing and especially the interrupt functionality of > > > > the accelerometer driver is untested. > > > > Enjoy, > > Urs > > > > > > > > Xavier Orduña schrieb: > > > I'm working now on the Photo Driver. > > > > > > After that, I plan to work on accel driver. > > > > > > I will keep you updated. > > > > > > Xavi > > > > > > On Nov 29, 2007 3:18 PM, Van der Haegen Mathieu < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> I have a lot of other work to do until january. So my plannings are > > to > > >> begin to work on this end of this year or start of next year so I'll > > keep in > > >> touch with you to let you know how it's going with the tmote invent. > > >> > > >> Nice ! > > >> Mathieu > > >> > > >> > > >> On Nov 29, 2007 2:13 PM, Urs Hunkeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Hi, > > >>> > > >>> We have around 50 tmote skys and 30 tmote invents, so the situation > > here > > >>> is pretty the same. Personally I don't mind that much that the > > former > > >>> moteiv doesn't provide support anymore because at least the > > >>> documentation is open and their source code can be used and adapted. > > I > > >>> just wonder if I develop on an obsolete platform... > > >>> > > >>> I am also interested in getting the accelerometer to work on TinyOS > > 2. > > >>> So a collaboration would be nice. Currently I have a lot of other > > work > > >>> to do, I hope to be able to do it before the end of the year. How > > soon > > >>> would you need it? > > >>> > > >>> Cheers, > > >>> Urs > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Van der Haegen Mathieu schrieb: > > >>>> Hi ! > > >>>> > > >>>> I permit myself to write a message in this thread because we are > > >>> REALLY > > >>>> interested in having support for the tmotes invent for tinyos 2! > > >>>> > > >>>> We have more than 10 tmote invents here and we are developing an > > >>> application > > >>>> for tinyos 2 that will absolutely need the accelerometer of theses. > > >>>> > > >>>> I allready tried to use the boomerang drivers which are 'allmost' > > >>> compliant > > >>>> with tinyos 2 without any success. > > >>>> And I'd like to say my personal opinion about all this : the MoteIV > > >>> company > > >>>> transformed into the sentilla company which is just fine. But I > > think > > >>> it is > > >>>> outrageous how any support for tmote hardware will cease in end of > > >>> December > > >>>> 2007 (as shown here : http://www.sentilla.com/moteiv-endoflife.html > > ). > > >>> We > > >>>> have more than 50 tmotes skys and 10 tmotes invent and I think it's > > >>> really > > >>>> too easy for moteiv to say 'we stop support on this date' ... and > > what > > >>> ? If > > >>>> we want to continue use theses devices with tinyos 2 we will have > > to > > >>> write > > >>>> our own drivers ? No I think it is abnormal, moteiv should at least > > >>> give > > >>>> tinyos2 drivers for all of their hardware before stopping support. > > So > > >>> that > > >>>> we will be able to continue using their hardware with the evolution > > of > > >>>> tinyos ... ? > > >>>> > > >>>> What do you all think about this ? Sorry for beeing a bit > > aggressive > > >>> but I > > >>>> was really surprised how moteiv shut down without any warning. > > >>>> > > >>>> Van der Haegen Mathieu. > > >>>> > > >>>> PS: Btw I really need the tmote invent accelerometers drivers for > > >>> tinyos 2 > > >>>> for a project I'm working on so any collaboration would be nice to > > get > > >>> it > > >>>> working. > > > > > > -- > www.alcim.net > Buscant sempre nous reptes, alguna proposta? > -- www.alcim.net Buscant sempre nous reptes, alguna proposta?
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