http://tibbo.com/kb/ 2010-03-05T02:25:23+03:00 http://tibbo.com/kb/ http://tibbo.com/kb/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-03-03T16:04:36+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/fixed:firmware:buffers?rev=1267621476&do=diff Question: I am wondering if the capacity of the internal serial buffers of the Device Server is enough for my serial application. How much data can the buffers hold (transmit)? Answer: Just checking the physical capacity of the serial buffers of the Device Server is not a correct approach. Several other factors must be taken into consideration. The ability of the Device Server to transmit (without losses) the serial data of a certain size also depends on the selected transport protocol and flow… text/html 2010-02-22T15:52:59+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/general:hardware:serial_upload?rev=1266843179&do=diff Question: How do I perform a serial upload of new (or old) firmware? Answer: Whenever you have a problem with either loading the wrong firmware or suspect that there are problems with the firmware which caused access problems, please try to upgrade the firmware through the serial port. This is our fail-safe port for dealing with firmware related problems. text/html 2010-02-22T15:51:59+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/general:hardware:hot_device?rev=1266843119&do=diff Question: When I connect the DS203 to a power source, it gets very very hot. Is it going to burn? Is it normal? Why is that? Answer: This is normal! DON'T PANIC. :) The only reason for this is that the DS203 is a 100BaseT device. 100BaseT Ethernet devices always get very hot -- and this is to be expected. text/html 2010-02-22T15:49:27+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/general:hardware:ds_dies?rev=1266842967&do=diff Question: I connect a DS to a power source and LAN, and configure it. All seems just fine, and things work properly. But then, after a few hours or days of work, suddenly the DS 'dies'. I can't see it in DS Manager, I can't ping it, and nothing seems to work all of a sudden. Or it works erratically -- sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. text/html 2010-02-22T15:47:24+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/general:hardware:determining_point_of_failure?rev=1266842844&do=diff Question: My module / device server has been acting weird, is it broken? Answer: Frequently, the problems encountered are not caused by hardware failure of the module itself, it could be caused by firmware and setting related reasons (incorrect settings, incorrect connections, or corrupt firmwares) or power related reasons. Below are the suggested troubleshooting steps. text/html 2010-02-22T15:29:25+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/general:hardware:con485?rev=1266841765&do=diff Question: How do I connect a DS100B to a GigaTMS Con485 device? Answer: The Con485 is a converter between RS232 and RS485 produced by GigaTMS. This article covers how to connect it to the DS100B for testing purposes. * First, set a baudrate on the Con485. For example, select 9600. * Make sure this baudrate is set also for the DS. This can be done in settings, or using on-the-fly commands when you open the connection. * Flow Control must be “Idle or Remote”, since there is no RTS/CTS in … text/html 2010-02-22T15:16:08+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/fixed:tdst:cannot_see_taiko_device?rev=1266840968&do=diff Tibbo makes fixed-function Device Servers and modules, but also programmable devices. This can get tricky because some devices can be either fixed-function or programmable, depending on the firmware they carry. Such dual-use devices include the DS202/203, EM202/203 and EM200. text/html 2010-02-22T15:14:09+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/fixed:networking:default_ip?rev=1266840849&do=diff Question: I don't see the DS on my LAN for some reason (using DS Manager). Can you tell me what is the original IP address of the DS so I could detect it? Answer: The default IP address for Device Servers is usually a “loopback” address -- 127.0.0.1. It has no meaning in a LAN -- it refers to the device itself only. text/html 2010-02-22T15:13:37+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/fixed:networking:data_split_packets?rev=1266840817&do=diff Question: I'm trying to get Data from a Barcode terminal connected via RS232 to the Tibbo DS100. I get the Data, but I get it sometimes all in one packet and somtimes in several packets. How can I know that I got the last data bytes? Does the Tibbo makes a Close connection? I get some of the data in few packeges and don't know how to paste them. text/html 2010-02-22T15:07:14+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/fixed:firmware:leds?rev=1266840434&do=diff Question: I get a LED pattern on my device, and I don't understand what it means. Answer: Tibbo has a comprehensive LED emulator, which shows the different patterns and their meaning. You may access it by clicking Here. Note: This emulator applies to fixed firmware, where the LED signals are pre-determined. If your device is running a Tibbo BASIC application, only the developer of that application tell you what the LED signals mean (he designed them). text/html 2010-01-27T13:23:48+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/fixed:vspdl?rev=1264587828&do=diff 0.0 Downloading VSPDL Make sure that you are using the latest version of VSPDL. You can always get the latest version from <http://www.tibbo.com/vspdl.php> 0.1 Unpacking VSPDL 0.1.0 Unpacking from RPM [root@dvhome vspd.tmp]# rpm -ivh ./vspd-1.11-linux.i586.rpm Preparing... ####################### [100%] - vspd ######################### [100%] text/html 2009-12-22T13:17:29+03:00 wikisu http://tibbo.com/kb/basic:software:fntmaker?rev=1261477049&do=diff FntMaker is a handy little tool we created to convert fonts from Raster Font Editor to our own format, which can be used on Tibbo BASIC devices with the LCD object. You can download FntMaker for free in our Programmable Software section. Usage fntmaker filename [cut] [cut] [cut] [cut] [spacewidth] [options] filename should be without extension. filename.txt will be used for input. filename.bin will be used for output.