Although I have a lot of experience programmimg PICMicro MPUs in assembly, I am new to the Atmel Arduno platform. I thought that Hexy would be a neat introduction, but I am pulling my hair out. The Hexy Wiki is incredibly sparse. It should have step-by-step tutorials. None of the information is very “Noob friendly”. The forum posts have some good information, but, as with many forums, it is very disjointed and lacks the more commonly found step-by-step stickies.
That being said, I will figure this nifty robot out. Here is a list of my questions:
- What order do the software and drivers need to be installed in?
- What is the proper programmer setting (AVR ISP, AVRISP mkII, etc)for the arduino compiler (IDE)?
- What are the required software packages, drivers,and baud rates for running the various utility software, updating the firmware, and programming Hexy?
- When trying to update the firmware from Servotor 2.o to 2.1, why dies the Arduino IDE report “error: buffer memory access not supported. Maybe it isn’t a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device.”?
- Are there any detailed tutorials for the BlueTooth and the ultrasonic distance sensor modules?
- What are the specs for the Servotor board?
- Can Hexy be programmed for autonomy, or does it need hte USB or BLuetooth umbilicale?
- How does one get the PoMoCo software to run?
I know that this is a lot, but I appreciate everyone’s input and help.
Thank you,
Rick