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General Discussion / Re: Windows 7 USB driver RobotZero board

« on: February 18, 2020, 12:30:05 PM »

Hello,

Make sure you have the correct Tools selections under the Tools/ tab of the Arduino IDE: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Help/Upload_Arduino_Programs/#robotzero

The board power switch must also be toggled to ON.

If neither of those are the case, you can put the RobotZero into bootloader mode and then select the bootloader port and go from there. You may need to try it a few times before it works. Check the notes section for how to use bootloader mode: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Wirelings/RobotZero_Tutorial/#notes

Best of luck! Let me know how it goes.

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General Discussion / Re: Windows 7 USB driver RobotZero board

« on: February 14, 2020, 06:02:45 PM »

Hello,

In Step 2 of the RobotZero setup tutorial, there is a mention of the ftdi drivers you'll need to download for Windows 7: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Wirelings/RobotZero_Tutorial/#step-2-connect-to-robotzero

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Tiny Arcade & Pocket Arcade / Re: Tiny arcade stuck in bootloader mode

« on: February 10, 2020, 06:31:19 PM »

Hello,

You can try putting the Tiny Arcade into the bootloader mode, and then doing some on/off power cycling to see if it will snap out of the loop you seem to be experiencing. (To put in bootloader mode, turn the unit power switch off, then hold in the two right arcade buttons while turning the unit on - this is the case where it should actually show the "bootloader mode" screen)

You can also try re-uploading the program that runs on the Tiny Arcade here: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Help/Tiny-Arcade-DIY-Kit_Menu-Update/

That should help get it out of the weird loop that was encountered. Let me know if it doesn't, or if you have any other problems!

-Réna

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Tiny Arcade & Pocket Arcade / Re: Issue with Micro SD card reading

« on: February 06, 2020, 02:04:11 PM »

Hello,

If you have an error, it would be helpful to show us what it is so we can better help you.

The likely reason for the error as you try to add the Additional Boards Manager URL, found in the TinyScreen+ tutorial(https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Processors/TinyScreen+_Setup_Tutorial/#step-1-configure-arduino-software-ide): http://files.tinycircuits.com/ArduinoBoards/package_tinycircuits_index.json

is that you are missing a comma either before or after as you add it to the list. There is a picture in the tutorial with the link, and this may be helpful in placing the comma or being able to see if there are any large differences in this menu as you attempt to add the board URL.

I hope that helps, and let me know if it does not or if you have any more information on the error you are seeing!

Also, would still love to know where you found a dead email so that it can be corrected.

Thanks,

Réna

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TinyDuino Processors & TinyShields / Re: TinyZero Serial Port Communication

« on: January 28, 2020, 01:34:53 PM »

Glad you were able to figure it out so fast!

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Tiny Arcade & Pocket Arcade / Re: Issue with Micro SD card reading

« on: January 27, 2020, 02:41:47 PM »

Hello,

I hope this other informative comment from mjculross has helped you with the "No SD Card Found error" but if not, let me know if you are still encountering problems and we will try to resolve it! It may indeed be the SD Card having issues after so many years. For future reference, the TinyCircuits email for help is info@tinycircuits.com. Please let us know where you found an incorrect/dead email so we can make sure that doesn't happen to anyone else!

Thanks,

Réna

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Tiny Arcade & Pocket Arcade / Re: TinyScreen+ on/off switch broken... suggestions/?

« on: January 22, 2020, 01:06:53 PM »

This is a lame idea, but I would suggest gluing the plastic part of the switch back on. Or if there is something else you can adhere to the broken end of the switch to make it more usable.

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General Discussion / Re: Wireling Adapter

« on: January 16, 2020, 05:30:38 PM »

Absolutely!

Here is the Wireling Adapter TinyShield: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Wirelings/Wireling-Adapter_TinyShield_Tutorial/

And if you were looking for the Standard Arduino Shield: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Wirelings/Wireling-Arduino-Shield_Tutorial/

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General Discussion / Re: Communicating wtih Wirelings

« on: January 14, 2020, 02:21:20 PM »

Hello all,

Karl is right! There is sample code for all TinyCircuits products available. Formal tutorials are being written as the support for Wirelings ramps up, but in the meantime, there may be some working example programs available on the TinyCircuits GitHub. I will say, however, that it might be more helpful to wait until there is official support so you don't end up downloading an old program version. Official support will be documented and encapsulated in a Learn Page tutorial, so that's the easiest way to tell if a program is ready to use.

To try and answer your question the most document-y way, all Wirelings use the Wireling.h library that includes some basic helper functions to help you enable power with the .begin() function, and select the port of whatever adapter board or processor you're using. So most Wireling examples start out like this:

#include <Wireling.h>

setup() {
   Wireling.begin();
   Wireling.selectPort(wirelingPort);
   ....
}

For a more direct solution, here is the Learn Page for the Soil Moisture Wireling that includes example code: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Wirelings/Soil-Moisture_Wireling_Tutorial/

And here is a Learn Page for the Wireling Adapter TinyShield: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Wirelings/Wireling-Adapter_TinyShield_Tutorial/

I'm not sure what Wireling Kit you bought, but there should be a Kit page to get you started with for most, for example, here is the Planty Kit: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Wirelings/Wireling_Planty_Kit_Tutorial/

Hope that helps!
Réna

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User Projects / Code Examples / Re: Tinyscreen+ AMG thermal camera

« on: January 13, 2020, 01:51:38 PM »

Hey John,

This is awesome!

If you wanted to make this project tinier, TinyCircuits now has a Wireling version of the thermal camera board used in this project: https://tinycircuits.com/collections/wireling-sensors/products/ir-thermal-camera-wireling

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TinyDuino Processors & TinyShields / Re: Text got scrambled on Tinyscreen+

« on: January 13, 2020, 01:48:46 PM »

Hello,

Are you still experiencing issues with the bottom text on the TinyScreen+?

There aren't many things by the switch that would possibly harm the hardware, but I am curious to know if turning the unit off & on and then reprogramming it would help.

Let me know if you end up figuring it out!

Thank you

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TinyDuino Processors & TinyShields / Re: EAGLE libs for TinyZero boards

« on: January 13, 2020, 01:35:43 PM »

Hello Timm,

All of our Eagle Files for all of our boards are located on our GitHub directly and are linked in the Download sections of the Product Pages of our boards.

TinyZero GitHub

TinyZero Product Page

I hope that helps!

Thanks,

Laveréna

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General Discussion / Re: ROMs

« on: January 13, 2020, 01:20:26 PM »

Hello, I'll keep it short and simple as well.

The Tiny Arcade and Pocket Arcade platform does not support the ability to use emulators or ROMs due to the hardware not being strong enough.

That being said, all the games that exist for the platform were specifically designed for the Tiny Arcade/Pocket Arcade so they work really well! We do have a growing list of games available: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Kits/Tiny-Arcade-All-Games/

Thanks for the question!

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General Discussion / Re: The Hap-eRanger: a haptic TOF ranging support cane

« on: January 13, 2020, 01:14:21 PM »

*RSVP's*

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General Discussion / Re: TinyCircuit Bluetooth Sample Code UART

« on: January 13, 2020, 01:10:28 PM »

Hello,

I used a TinyScreen+ and STBLE TinyShield to test the example included on this Learn Page: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Communication/Bluetooth-Low-Energy_TinyShield_Tutorial/

and I did not encounter the same error.

Can you tell me more about what hardware you are using, and what you have selected under the Tools menu in the Arduino IDE?

Thank you,

Laveréna