Bad Servotor32 board?

Ok, so tonight I got round to testing all the bits I got to make sure they are in working order.

The good news is as far as I can tell the servos seem fine.

The problem seems to be the Servotor32 board. It came with 1.6 firmware and I seem unable to update it. I can communicate with the board fine, and use it and pomoco to test the servos.

Also, while testing the servos I could not get a full 90 degree rotation at 500, but I could at 2500. All the servos stopped at about 45 degrees at 500. Is that a problem with the 1.6 firmware, or a problem with the board? It happened with all the servos, and it happens on all the pins on the board.

Here’s the details when I try to upload the 2.0 firmware.

[code]Binary sketch size: 10,942 bytes (of a 28,672 byte maximum)
Forcing reset using 1200bps open/close on port COM10
PORTS {COM1, COM10, } / {COM1, COM10, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM10, } / {COM1, COM10, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM10, } / {COM1, COM10, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM10, } / {COM1, COM10, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM10, } / {COM1, COM10, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM10, } / {COM1, COM10, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM10, } / {COM1, COM10, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM10, } / {COM1, COM10, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM10, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, } / {COM1, COM10, } => {COM10, }
Found Leonardo upload port: COM10
C:\Tools\arduino-1.0.3\hardware/tools/avr/bin/avrdude -CC:\Tools\arduino-1.0.3\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf -v -v -v -v -patmega32u4 -cavr109 -P\.\COM10 -b57600 -D -Uflash:w:C:\Users[censored]\AppData\Local\Temp\build6736558595088239692.tmp\Servotor32_Default.cpp.hex:i

avrdude: Version 5.11, compiled on Sep 2 2011 at 19:38:36
Copyright © 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright © 2007-2009 Joerg Wunsch

     System wide configuration file is "C:\Tools\arduino-1.0.3\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf"

     Using Port                    : \\.\COM10
     Using Programmer              : avr109
     Overriding Baud Rate          : 57600
     AVR Part                      : ATmega32U4
     Chip Erase delay              : 9000 us
     PAGEL                         : PD7
     BS2                           : PA0
     RESET disposition             : dedicated
     RETRY pulse                   : SCK
     serial program mode           : yes
     parallel program mode         : yes
     Timeout                       : 200
     StabDelay                     : 100
     CmdexeDelay                   : 25
     SyncLoops                     : 32
     ByteDelay                     : 0
     PollIndex                     : 3
     PollValue                     : 0x53
     Memory Detail                 :

                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       eeprom        65    10     8    0 no       1024    8      0  9000  9000 0x00 0x00
                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  9000  9000 0x00 0x00
                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  9000  9000 0x00 0x00
                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  9000  9000 0x00 0x00
                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  9000  9000 0x00 0x00
                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

     Programmer Type : butterfly
     Description     : Atmel AppNote AVR109 Boot Loader

Connecting to programmer: .avrdude: Send: . [1b]
avrdude: Send: S [53]
avrdude: Recv:

avrdude: Recv:
avrdude: Send: V [56]
avrdude: Recv:
avrdude: Send: v [76]
avrdude: Recv:
avrdude: Recv:
avrdude: Send: p [70]
avrdude: Recv:
Found programmer: Id = “²ÿ(”; type = a
Software Version = E.[/code]

So it looks like the board does not respond to the serial commands during programming. :cry:

I’ve tried different cables, different USB ports and different COM ports.

What are you using to upload the firmware? If you are using a older version of the arduino IDE it might be a problem.

Also cheak if you got the right serial port and board( it has to be arduino leonardo) sellected in the arduino IDE.

edit:
I just seen that you are using 1.0.3 Try some older version like 1.0.1

Ok I just tried on an old netbook I had, and it worked. I’m too tired right now to try and figure out why it doesn’t work on my desktop but for now at least I’ve got it upgraded.

However, I’m still noticing only 45 degrees rotation at 500. Has anyone else got this problem?

It was the right serial port because I could talk to the board and query it’s version number by sending “V”.

And it was the right board because if you try to compile with the wrong board there’s a compiler error before the upload.