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            Re: serial interface
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            lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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            Date: 
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            Mon, 22 Jul 1996 20:13:16 GMT
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            Original-From: 
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            Garth W. Webb <webbgw@cig.mot.com%ihatespam%>
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      On Jul 22,  2:45pm, Nabeel Tarabishy wrote: 
 
> I was able to get the serial connection to stabilize ( the least movement 
> will throw it off), 
 
	It sounds like you have a bad solder joint.  I would take a multimeter 
set on the conductivity mode and test pins 2 and 3 of the female serial 
connector on the interface/charger board. Pin 2 of the serial connector 
connects to pin 8 of the MAX232 chip and pin 3 of the serial connector connects 
to pin 7 of the MAX232.  You might also want to inspect the solder side of the 
board for any obvious faulty solder connectons: 
 
          |                                   | 
         /|\  <-- solder in a cone           (|) <-- solder in a ball 
      ---------                           -------- 
        Good                                 Bad 
 
 
 
 
> however, when connected to the board, the green LED will 
> come on, and it will not download.  If I remove the cable, I can get it into 
> the download mode, but with the cable, it will not go into that mode nor it 
> will receive. 
 
	What do you mean by download mode?  Do you mean bootstrap mode?  Do you 
have the memory chip installed yet?  You wont be fully able to download 
something until the mem is there. 
 
 
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