FSBUS - OK someone bring me a rope...

[shearder]

I have been battling for 3 days to get FSBUS to simply flash. I have build the COM board and display 6pak - new versions - COM has 6 cable ports and runs on 5V. (running on a PC power supply)

I have checked this board top to bottom enough times!! I have checked for shorts or breaks. I have checked all resistor values. I have checked all capacitor values. I have checked ALL diode directions and made sure no mix up between Zener and other. I have replaced the MAX232 and 74hc04 ICs i have replaced ATTINY2313 chips on the display board. I have tested the flash cable (6 core ribbon) and ensured that the jumper is set to flash each particular ATTINY2313.

I have set the correct security bits in ponyprog and tested the port. I have tested COM board with FSBUS and had no errors over around 6000 tests. I have tried flashing with 2 computers - one with USB/Serial and one direct serial, com1 and com2. The one is a XP2600+ (old) the other is a QUAD Intel @ 3.2GHz (NEW)...

I have really run out of ideas and after spending around R3000 on 7 PC boards to be made, electronics to go on the boards etc etc etc and not to mention justifying the time to do this (LOL) I am not an electronics expert by any means - i get by but I do not know where to check from here. I am ready to take all of these wasted components and chuck it in a box and forget about the cockpit dream = bury it so it doesn't haunt me or my wife and my car won't feel bad and KNOW why it wasn't serviced!!! NOT to mention the 2 other PCs i got up and running PLUS 2 x 2" LCD screens etc etc etc... plus sourcing a company to start making my panels which i was also arranging for other simmers.. you know where i am going... I have a LOT invested in this.................. I decided on FSBUS because I don't have tons of money but now i have even less - how ironic is this!!!

Now the only thing i can get is Ponyprog to read the chip which returns all FFs - as it is blank and that is successful - IF it read it anyway.

ANY help would be most definitely tried and appreciated.

I am on my knees hand clenched and praying to the Gods of FSBus and cockpit building!!! I know others are using it MANY others so what am I doing wrong???

Thanks in advance.

[mondo50m]

What operating system are you using.....I can not flash with Vista, but after I flash with my XP computer, I can use the boards on my Vista laptop....just a thought.

Milt

[Jan737]

Hi,

No idea what's wrong, but you can send the Attiny's to me and I'll flash them for you, if that's helps you.
Plaese send me a PM if you want.


Best regards

Jan Geurtsen

[sgaert]

Hi,

i can offer you that we meet us in Skype or TS with Desktopsharing and we try to find the solution.
Write me a PM if you like.

Stefan

[shearder]

HI all

Thanks for the responses. I am using VISTA 64bit and XPPRO on the other. Neither work. Rob (FSBUS) said that i should rather not use computer power supply to power the boards. I woud have thought this is the most stable. I don't want to spend money on another power supply and it doesn't work.

Stefan: I will try and get Skyp running tonight and hopefully you wil be on line - that will be n around 7 hours time.

[shearder]

Hi,

No idea what's wrong, but you can send the Attiny's to me and I'll flash them for you, if that's helps you.
Plaese send me a PM if you want.


Best regards

Jan Geurtsen

Thanks for that Jan but then there are the ATMEGAs and other boards eventually will have the same issue. I guess i just need to get this working. It is a pain and i believe i have tried everything.

[sgaert]

Hi,

as i know we both live in the same time zone.
I will be home at 17utc.

Stefan

[shearder]

Thanks for taking the time on Skype Stefan!!1 It got me to look at this board again and as we saw, i found a short that i never found even with the multimeter! SO i guess when frustration sets in our vision is clouded!!

Thanks again for getting me to check the 52nd time LOL - it kinda jumped out at me!!

[shearder]

There is another simmer, Spiro, go for it Spiro!! The problem with FSBUS was human error not FSBUS as i mentioned in our PMs - there are MANY people using FSBUS and because i had a problem should in no way discourage you!

[john van berkel]

well I am not that desperate to take a rope but....
I have spent a while on figure it out what to do I am a bit confused about FSBUS CDK
how does it work and how should I work with it
I did try to run it with some sample files but i cant get it to work the com board runs fine the echo is working and the fsadmin displays are blinking when runs the automatic test

I need some help here if possible tx in advance
regards john van berkel