Cyton working with old OpenBCI_GUI, but not with recent OpenBCI_GUI (v2.1.2)
After some while of not using Cyton I recently updated the dongle driver (FTDI version 2.12.26.0) and the OpenBCI_GUI (v2.1.2). I followed carefully the instruction (Cyton Getting Started Guide) but Cyton was not connecting. I lost a lot of time searching my error, reinstalling drivers, searching the registry (W7), even learning some git... I tried the "OpenBCI Radio Configuration Utility" (http://openbci.com/community/openbci-radio-configuration-utility/). Here the COM port (#37) is listed, but after selecting it, there is no reaction whether a connection could be established or not.
Finally I remembered that Cyton worked fine with the old GUI. I had to reinstall Processing 2. With the old GUI Cyton connected without problems and transmitted valuable data.
I lost hours and hours and hours. I'm exhausted. I'm interested in clinical applications, I do not want to become a nerd.
So my questions:
What happens? Did I miss something?
Seems that the new GUI requires some update of the dongle? Or is it Cyton which needs an update? Is there any doc? Where?
What can I do?
Please give the absolute links, if you refer to the docs - there are circular or dead links in the docs, for example the link "http://docs.openbci.com/Hardware/06-Dongle_Programming_Tutorial" is circular. And "https://github.com/OpenBCI/OpenBCI_32bit_Library/blob/dev-3.0.0/UPGRADE_GUIDE" is dead.
Thanks a lot!
Will
ps
I do not see any version number in the old GUI (program title says: "
//
// GUI for controlling the ADS1299-based OpenBCI
//
// Created: Chip Audette, Oct 2013 - May 2014
// Modified: Conor Russomanno & Joel Murphy, August 2014 - Oct 2014
//"
Finally I remembered that Cyton worked fine with the old GUI. I had to reinstall Processing 2. With the old GUI Cyton connected without problems and transmitted valuable data.
I lost hours and hours and hours. I'm exhausted. I'm interested in clinical applications, I do not want to become a nerd.
So my questions:
What happens? Did I miss something?
Seems that the new GUI requires some update of the dongle? Or is it Cyton which needs an update? Is there any doc? Where?
What can I do?
Please give the absolute links, if you refer to the docs - there are circular or dead links in the docs, for example the link "http://docs.openbci.com/Hardware/06-Dongle_Programming_Tutorial" is circular. And "https://github.com/OpenBCI/OpenBCI_32bit_Library/blob/dev-3.0.0/UPGRADE_GUIDE" is dead.
Thanks a lot!
Will
ps
I do not see any version number in the old GUI (program title says: "
//
// GUI for controlling the ADS1299-based OpenBCI
//
// Created: Chip Audette, Oct 2013 - May 2014
// Modified: Conor Russomanno & Joel Murphy, August 2014 - Oct 2014
//"
Comments
I just got a cyton&daisy, all the updates software etc, and seem to
be stuck at a no-communication dead end too -- I keep getting a failure
to poll device/failure: system is down/etc. Like you I tried installing
the radio config utility and all the other good stuff suggested, but
didn't change the issue by one bit.
Not much comfort, but maybe if two people have the same problem we can get some good help?
cheers
martin
My working installation path (under windows 7, running as admin) is : "C:\Program Files\OpenBCI\OpenBCI_GUI.exe".
This solved the problem. (Perhaps one could mention this in the installation doc?)
Thanks, wjcroft