[Tinyos-help] ERROR: Timeout. Is the node a Deluge T2 base station?

[Razvan Musaloiu-E.]

Hi!

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, Gaurav Chandwani wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to work with deluge/Blink/ ...
> To run the ./burn script, had to change the port variables(found on mailing list) ..
> $(PPORT) to 4  (mote connected to COM5)
> and
> $(CPORT) to /dev/tty$4 ..
> are these changes planned to be incorporated in the CVS ?
>
> I face a problem with ./burn script. It runs fine until
> echo  ============================= Compile a new Blink ==============================
> CFLAGS=-DBLINK_REVERSE\ -DDELUGE_BASESTATION make ${PLATFORM}
>
> after this ...
> echo =============================== Upload the image ===============================
> ${TOS_DELUGE} /dev/tty$4 ${PLATFORM} -i 1 build/${PLATFORM}/tos_image.xml
>
> gives me *"ERROR: Timeout. Is the node a Deluge T2 base station?"* , cygwin hangs,
> Ctrl + C etc nothing works ..i have to close the window and open another one.
>
> $ tos-deluge /dev/tty$4 telosb -i 1 build/${PLATFORM}/tos_image.xml
> Flushing the serial port..
> Checking if node is a Deluge T2 base station ...
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> ~D☺ ??  ♠ S♠     vo~ERROR: Timeout. Is the node a Deluge T2 base station?
>
> i am using latest cygwin, cvs code, have python 2.4.4 and also pyserial,
> have done the "Tools Installation" part of "Deluge T2 - Programming maual".

I'm not a regular windows/cygwin user and I need some help to recreate 
your setup in order to reproduce the problem. Can you please tell which 
version of nesc are you using?

--
Razvan ME

> has anybody faced a similar problem ? i couldnt find any clue from the
> mailing list ..
>
> Thanks
>
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