[Tinyos-help] bsl sync failed

[Urs Hunkeler]

Hi David,

Did this mote ever work? Does 'motelist' recognize the mote? Does it charge?

If programming works for all your motes except this one, then you 
probably have faulty hardware. If motelist recognizes the mote, then the 
error is likely between the USB-serial converter chip and the 
microcontroller (even though if the mote doesn't seem to react at all, 
maybe there is another problem, too).

We had a faulty Tmote Sky (not invent) with a similar behavior. We 
eventually traced the error back to a broken link on the PCB (probably 
due to stress).

If you have a JTAG kit, you could open the package and try to program 
the mote inside over JTAG to see whether the MCU still works.

Cheers,
Urs

Xiaodong Wang wrote:
> Anyone has experience on this issue? Thanks again.
> 
> David
> 
> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Xiaodong Wang <xwang43 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am using the Boomerang version of Tinyos 1.x. This error only occurs on
>> one mote. All the other motes are working fine. I have tried to change the
>> port, but it does not help.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David
>>
>>  On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Ittipong Khemapech <
>> ik.tinyos at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I think it would be good if you can tell which TinyOs release and OS you
>>> are using.
>>>
>>> Ittipong
>>>
>>> 2009/3/3 Xiaodong Wang <xwang43 at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>>   Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> When I am programming the TmoteInvent, I got the following error:
>>>>
>>>> Error, bsl sync failed.
>>>>
>>>> And the mote seems to be dead. No LED can turn on. Any idea how this
>>>> happens?
>>>> Thank you for reading the email.
>>>>
>>>> David