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Programming Arduino with GC Basic... which version IDE?

2015-03-31
2015-04-02
  • Randall Young

    Randall Young - 2015-03-31

    Folks,

    I was excited to see the instructions to invoke AVRDUDE from within the GC Basic IDE, but when I downloaded the latest "hot" version of GCB@Syn I didn't even see the run command in the menu bar, let alone a line to edit AVR "programming".

    Can someone point me to the correct version to work with these instructions?

    http://sourceforge.net/p/gcbasic/discussion/629990/thread/583d9bcc/#c0b5

    Thanks,

    R.

     
  • Anobium

    Anobium - 2015-03-31

    We can help.

    What was your url for the hot version. I will load and test for you. Then, I can respond.

    This does work... I use it everyday.

    :-)

     
  • Randall Young

    Randall Young - 2015-04-02

    Sir,

    Thanks so much for the consideration of your kind reply. I did find the menu item under tools rather than run, under the current "hot version". Here's the URL I used.

    https://sourceforge.net/projects/gcbasic/files/Hot%20Releases/13_05_2014/

    I was excited to hear that you were using Great Cow Basic, for programming the Arduino is that correct? I was wondering how it is, that it doesn't over write the bootloader?

    Best,

    R.

     
  • Anobium

    Anobium - 2015-04-02

    Have a look at the release of today. See the notices in the forum/website.

    In today's release we have included the scripts to program AVRs. You will have to edit the Port and Baud rate.

    I have this working for me. I have adapted the standard script to program to specific ports dependent on the chip type. I have 368p on Com12 and a 168 on Com6. I program via a low cost TTL converter and it works really well. Essentially, we load via the Serial Port of the AVR leaving the bootloader in place.

    Evan

     
    • Erdy

      Erdy - 2015-04-02

      Hello,

      Many/?all USB to Serial modules found on Ebay work.

      There is a new nano board including the USB to Serial chip on (<3€) SearchEbay(NEW Nano V3.0 ATmega328), ceramic resonatror, I found none with a quartz, it uses a public domain chip + driver CH340, it loads hex much faster (there have been issues with ??FT232 and patents).

      The bootloader, is a code writing the code received on serial port in the chip(auto write capability), that code of course prevents self overwrite.

      Jacques

       
  • Randall Young

    Randall Young - 2015-04-02

    E.,

    I've got it! The new release looks fantastic. Much to learn, new demos are great.

    R.

     

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