All functions of the IR Robot Starter Kit works as long as the USB cable is connected to the computer.
Once the board is disconnected from the USB cable all LED’s blink rapidly and nothing works anymore.
I have already uploaded the latest sketch.
Unfortunately, without any improvement.
Restart the board does not change anything.
Does anyone know a solution?
IR Starter Robot Kit works only with connected USB cable
Luk
#1
Pioneer
#2
HI Luk, For the IR version, please follow up my steps below to do some testing.
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Install the Arduino and Makeblock library referring from here: http://learn.makeblock.cc/learning-Arduino/ Please do take care of the install location as below:
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After install the driver and software successfully, please upgrade the examples in the Makeblock library: Makeblock_Starter_Robot_kit < IR_Control by Arduino. After that, try again using the remote control, check if it can work well.
Luk
#4
Hi Pioneer,
this is the installed version of the Makeblock_Starter_Robot_kit < IR_Control library:
- File :IR_Ultrasonic
- Version : V1.10101
- Date : 03/06/2014
Still the same behavior.
After the USB connection is disconnected nothing works anymore.
Pioneer
#5
@Luk, you may have made it wrong, the file is not “IR_Ultrasonic”, should be “IR_Control”, please try again.
Luk
#7
There is a trap !!
This link here
https://github.com/Makeblock-official/Makeblock-Libraries/archive/master.zip
leads to a download which is not up to date and does not include the “IR_Conrole” file.
The link is on the official site http://learn.makeblock.cc/learning-Arduino/ reachable.
Only this link
https://github.com/Makeblock-official/Makeblock-Library/archive/master.zip (Library not Libraries)
which I found directly on github leads to a more recent download contains the “IR_Control” file.
Finally I uploaded the “IR_Control” file.
- Version : V1.1.0
- Date : 5/22/2014
Unfortunately, the problem remains the same.
Without USB cable no function. Once the USB cable is disconnected the blue LED on the IR sensor is flickering in short intervals.
There is no control with the IR remote controller possible.
I am grateful for ideas!!
fmaino
#9
It turns out it is a power issue for me.
After installing IC_control, it worked fine when connected, but when disconnected all the LEDs were blinking, and the remote would not work. What tipped me off is that I noticed that it did work with just the USB connected, even with Arduino IDE off.
I replaced with all new batteries, and it works now!
Luk
#10
Thousand Thanks to you Fmaino for the tip.
That was the solution.
I used previously only four new batteries and two already used (but not empty) in the battery pack.
After I had replaced all six batteries with brand new batteries
everything worked right away.
Thanks!!! 