GUI Init Timeout message

n4ndozn4ndoz Brazil
edited August 2016 in OpenBCI_GUI
Hi!

My name is Fernando and recently the makerspace got an OpenBCI Chipkit 32bits board.
I've been trying to test a few applications using mainly OpenVibe.

Today, (the 3rd time I plugged OBCI in to my PC) I'm having a awkward issue.
Everytime I try to connect the board to the GUI it give a msg:
'Init Timeout Verify your Serial/COM Port Power UP/DOWN your OpenBCI & USB Dongle Then retry initialization'

But when I switch from GPIO6 to RST the connection works but the signals and GUI behaves a little bit strange.

I'm running on a Lenovo notebook, Win 8 and 4gb RAM, with CPU Intel i5 5th Gen.
I'm really scared, since I did nothing outside normal with the board, just connected the board a few times and opened the Gui.

What could possibly happening with my setup? Is this software related? From my PC? I have a Linux installation aswell, and the board is having the same behavior in there.
Tomorrow I will test on another computer and will test another board. 

Thank you for your attention and please, help me on that one! =)

Best regards,
Fernando

Comments

  • n4ndozn4ndoz Brazil
    Well, just a follow up...
    Now, all of a sudden I restarted the board (once more), the dongle and everything is working.
    Gotta clean my head off conductive paste to restart the tests. =)

    Any other problems with this one and I let you guys know.


  • wjcroftwjcroft Mount Shasta, CA
    Fernando, good going.

    Some other related threads about the timeout message here,


    William
  • n4ndozn4ndoz Brazil
    edited May 2016
    Thank you a lot, Will.

    I think that just happened because I messed up with some Java and python stuff on my PC. Don't even know if this could be possibly related, but problem solved right now.

    Ah! And just another question! Is there any way to estimate battery life on the board? I ask this because when I used the Muse headset there was a battery life indicator, and this would be really nice on the OBCI! =)

    Thank you for your quick reply! =)
  • wjcroftwjcroft Mount Shasta, CA
    Fernando, hi.

    I don't have the current consumption figures handy for all configurations, but when I once measured the 8 bit board, it was 50 milliamps. There is no battery voltage readout, unfortunately. Knowing the current draw, and milliamp-hours of your battery you should be able to estimate. The 32 bit board runs great on just a normal LiPo cell, if you have a large one that is many hours of operation.

    Some other threads,




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