Re: [uracoli-devel] Wibo wibohost.py python script for USB programmers

[Axel Wachtler]

Hallo Eric,

just a quick response before I head into the office.

Wibohost works with any of the UART interfaces, as long as they
are recognized as a COMx, /dev/ttyUSBx, /dev/ttySx, /dev/ttyACMx
port from the operating system. There is a wibo docu in the source
package. However FTDI is not required at all, wibohost.py is a
user space application and does not know anything about the
underlying serial driver.

Cheers, Axel


On 28.08.2012 07:27, Eric Jennings wrote:
> Hey there-
>
> What is the best way to use the wibohost.py Python script when using a 
> non-serial-based workstation, and no FTDI-based dev boards?
>
> I first tried using an AVR ISPmkII and realized almost immediately that it's 
> SPI, not serial, so probably wouldn't work unless there's a method I'm 
> unfamiliar with.
>
> I then loaded up a simple script on an Arduino Mega2560 board to proxy the 
> Serial TX to Serial1TX and Serial1 RX to Serial RX lines, and then jumpered 
> Serial1 to the wibohost Sparkfun board.  That barely worked, but resulted in 
> garbled terminal output, until I chose the external crystal fuse selection on 
> the Sparkfun board.  Then I was able to achieve clean serial I/O within the 
> Arduino serial port window.  That's how I've been testing these boards up until 
> now.
>
> My next step is to successfully get OTA flashing of remote nodes working, 
> hopefully with the wibohost.py script.
>
> I realize my main problem seems to stem from the fact that the Sparkfun boards 
> don't have an FTDI chip on them, only and SPI port, otherwise I assume I could 
> probably just point the wibohost.py script at the serial port that would show 
> up once the Sparkfun board was plugged into USB directly, and program away.
>
> Any other thoughts on how I can test Wibo flashing with my setup?
>
> Thanks!
> Eric