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Is this due to a short circuit somewhere or a miswired connection?

Thanks,
Paul

Craig Hughes wrote:

Looks like the gumstix is receiving some character over the cable
-- maybe 0x00 or 0xff

C

On Mar 31, 2005, at 9:12 AM, Paul Hampson wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just made my own Null Serial Cable for the gumstix. Using the
> correct connections etc. I am just testing it and it seems to
> freeze after the following is displayed:
>
>
> U-Boot 1.1.1 (Oct 3 2004 - 18:38:12)
>
> *** Welcome to Gumstix ***
>
> U-Boot code: A3F00000 -> A3F1B01C BSS: -> A3F4CB54 RAM
> Configuration: Bank #0: a0000000 64 MB erase_region_count = 32
> erase_region_size = 131072 Flash: 4 MB Hit any key to stop
> autoboot: 0 GUM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> After that my computer (Win XP) just makes a "Dink" noise every
> half a second or so. Any ideas?
>
> Regards, Paul
>
>
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Re: Serial Connection Freezes

Looks like the gumstix is receiving some character over the cable -- maybe 0x00 or 0xff C On Mar 31, 2005, at 9:12 AM, Paul Hampson wrote: Hi, I just made my own Null Serial Cable for the gumstix. Using the correct connections etc. I am just testing it and it seems to freeze after the following is displayed: U-Boot 1.1.1 (Oct 3 2004 - 18:38:12) *** Welcome to Gumstix *** U-Boot code: A3F00000 -> A3F1B01C BSS: -> A3F4CB54 RAM Configuration: Bank #0: a0000000 64 MB erase_region_count = 32 erase_region_size = 131072 Flash: 4 MB Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0 GUM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > After that my computer (Win XP) just makes a "Dink" noise every half a second or so. Any ideas? Regards, Paul ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Demarc: A global provider of Threat Management Solutions. Download our HomeAdmin security software for free today! http://www.demarc.com/Info/Sentarus/hamr30 _______________________________________________ gumstix-users mailing list gumstix-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Demarc: A global provider of Threat Management Solutions. Download our HomeAdmin security software for free today! http://www.demarc.com/Info/Sentarus/hamr30

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Re: Serial Connection Freezes

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 23:49:18 +0100, Paul Hampson <paul-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is this due to a short circuit somewhere or a miswired connection? Well the fact that you're seeing valid characters at all (i.e. the u-boot message) suggests that the Tx wiring (from the gumstix perspective) is just fine. Perhaps the Rx wire is screwed up (which would cause a continuous stream of breaks?) -- Dave Hylands Vancouver, BC, Canada http://www.DaveHylands.com/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Demarc: A global provider of Threat Management Solutions. Download our HomeAdmin security software for free today! http://www.demarc.com/Info/Sentarus/hamr30

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Re: Serial Connection Freezes

Looks like the gumstix is receiving some character over the cable -- maybe 0x00 or 0xff C On Mar 31, 2005, at 9:12 AM, Paul Hampson wrote: Hi, I just made my own Null Serial Cable for the gumstix. Using the correct connections etc. I am just testing it and it seems to freeze after the following is displayed: U-Boot 1.1.1 (Oct 3 2004 - 18:38:12) *** Welcome to Gumstix *** U-Boot code: A3F00000 -> A3F1B01C BSS: -> A3F4CB54 RAM Configuration: Bank #0: a0000000 64 MB erase_region_count = 32 erase_region_size = 131072 Flash: 4 MB Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0 GUM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > After that my computer (Win XP) just makes a "Dink" noise every half a second or so. Any ideas? Regards, Paul ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Demarc: A global provider of Threat Management Solutions. Download our HomeAdmin security software for free today! http://www.demarc.com/Info/Sentarus/hamr30 _______________________________________________ gumstix-users mailing list gumstix-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Demarc: A global provider of Threat Management Solutions. Download our HomeAdmin security software for free today! http://www.demarc.com/Info/Sentarus/hamr30

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Re: Serial Connection Freezes

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 23:49:18 +0100, Paul Hampson <paul-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is this due to a short circuit somewhere or a miswired connection? Well the fact that you're seeing valid characters at all (i.e. the u-boot message) suggests that the Tx wiring (from the gumstix perspective) is just fine. Perhaps the Rx wire is screwed up (which would cause a continuous stream of breaks?) -- Dave Hylands Vancouver, BC, Canada http://www.DaveHylands.com/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Demarc: A global provider of Threat Management Solutions. Download our HomeAdmin security software for free today! http://www.demarc.com/Info/Sentarus/hamr30
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