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Resolved by DJ Sures!
This is the first time I have tried using the I2C command and port. The EZ-B browns out (blue tooth is still blinking) when I run the command with nothing attatched at the port. Sometimes it fails right away running the script once and sometimes it takes 3 to 4 times for it to fail. No brownouts occur when not running the script!
I2CWrite(0,0x09,"n",0x00,0x00,0x11) ran Script 2
2/14/2014 3:46 PM - Comm Err: The operation has timed out. 2/14/2014 3:46 PM - BbytesToExpect: 1 2/14/2014 3:46 PM - Received: 2/14/2014 3:46 PM - Disconnected 2/14/2014 3:46 PM - Disconnected 2/14/2014 3:46 PM - Disconnected
second attempt, ran script 4 times and EZ-Board crashed.. following dbug info 2/14/2014 3:47 PM - Attempting connection on COM3 2/14/2014 3:47 PM - Connected to COM3 at 9600 2/14/2014 3:47 PM - EZ-B reports EZ-Robot OS v16 2/14/2014 3:47 PM - Welcome to EZ-B v3! 2/14/2014 3:47 PM - Connected 2/14/2014 3:47 PM - Setting battery monitor voltage: 6 2/14/2014 3:47 PM - Setting battery protection: True 2/14/2014 3:47 PM - Disgard incoming buffer (This usually means your EZ-B requires more power or the communication is unstable) 2/14/2014 3:48 PM - Comm Err: The operation has timed out. 2/14/2014 3:48 PM - BbytesToExpect: 1 2/14/2014 3:48 PM - Received: 2/14/2014 3:48 PM - Disconnected 2/14/2014 3:48 PM - Disconnected 2/14/2014 3:48 PM - Disconnected
I checked the underside of the board for any "shorting issues" at the I2C area with a magnifying glass and found none. I did take a plastic spudder probe and gently rubbed in between all 4 pins. Topside at the prcessor looked clean and free of any possible contaminates. I also, while the EZ was powered up checked voltages at the +5 volts and ground at the I2C pinouts. There was 5 volts at the SCL and SDA pinouts to ground. I dont know if that is normal?! When the EZ-Board was powered downd I measured 70K between SDA and SCL pinouts. The BlinkM type works fine on my "other" board . This is the first time I have tried using the I2C command and port.
I hope someone can verify my voltage readings at the SDA and SCL points to compare my findings. I am not sure what else I can do to further trouble shoot, any ideas would be greatly appreciated
Thanks for any assistance,
Glen
Disgard incoming buffer of 2 Bytes (This usually means your EZ-B requires more power or the communication is unstable) i am facing this problem please help me
Tell us more please.
What type of power source are you using? It needs to be big enough to handle the load demands (your wiring also) What devices or motors are you using when this issue occurs? Something may be drawing power away from the device or EZB you are trying to get to work. Have you checked to make sure all connections are tight and properly made? i2c connections are notorious for failing if there is a lose connection. How are you connecting to ARC? If using WIfi are you using the default EZ-B v4 Wi-Fi setting , AP Mode (also called Wi-Fi Access Point or AdHoc) or are you using client mode? Either way make sure you have a good strong signal. If in client mode make sure you are on an uncluttered channel. Here's a connection troubleshooting guide: connecting-and-troubleshooting HTML
Good luck.
Ezb disconnecting support: https://synthiam.com/Support/troubleshooting/EZB%20Disconnecting