Compilation errors

Sparki
#1

I just got my Sparki and I’m trying to find my way around.

I can’t compile anything that needs Sparki.cpp
I get the following error message:

core.a(Sparki.cpp.o): In function `SparkiClass::RGB(unsigned char, unsigned char, unsigned char)': C:\Program Files (x86)\SparkiDuino\hardware\arduino\cores\arduino/Sparki.cpp:299: multiple definition of `SparkiClass::RGB(unsigned char, unsigned char, unsigned char)' sparki\Sparki.cpp.o:C:\Users\Cleo\Documents\Arduino\libraries\sparki/Sparki.cpp:239: first defined here
and many more just like it

I had an Arduino installation already, but I uninstalled it, and uninstall/reinstall SparkiDuino to no avail.

My first attempt was running the RGB example. No go
However if I open the one that I can find under Sketchbook/Libraries/Sparki , that one compiles.
I notice it uses the ‘robot’ object instead of the ‘sparki’ object
robot.RGB instead of sparki.RGB

What’s the scoop on that?

#2

Duh…
The following line is missing in the example

SparkiClass sparki;

With no object to work on, it can’t compile of course…

#3

Still not done.

The following code will not compile as is. It gives me the same error message that I had at first (complaining about RGB having multiple definitions)
But it will compile if I remove the call to clearLCD();

#include <Sparki.h> // include the sparki library

SparkiClass sparki;

void setup()
{
   sparki.clearLCD();  // will compile if I remove this line
   sparki.begin(); // start the robot up
}

void loop()
{
  sparki.RGB(255,0,0); // Make the LED maximum Red
  delay(500); // wait 0.5 seconds (500 milliseconds)

  sparki.RGB(0,255,0); // Make the LED maximum Green
  delay(500);
}
#4

Hi CleoQc,

Its actually none of these. It looks like you installed SparkiDuino, then installed the library separately on top of that (no need, it already comes pre-installed with SparkiDuino). Now there are two instances of the Library, and its getting confused about which one to use. If you remove the Sparki folder in “C:\Users\Cleo\Documents\Arduino\libraries” all these problems should go away.

#5

I had installed Arduino a little while back, and I may have installed Sparki libraries around Christmas.
When I got Sparki, I installed SparkiDuino.

Since nothing was compiling, I uninstalled Arduino, but that didn’t help. I had to uninstall SparkiDuino too, and manually delete all sketchbook folders on my computer, and reinstall SparkiDuino.

This led to a funny warning message btw:

That fixed my problems.