<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div>Just to follow up on this side-thread...</div><div><br></div><div>I am able to problem a V2 board with a PICkit 2 programmer. I doesn't work from the USB port on the front of my Mac Pro, but it does work from the Mac Pro when plugged into a powered USB hub or directly from my MacBook Air.</div><div><br></div><div> Tom</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Matt Beard <<a href="mailto:matt@beard.tv">matt@beard.tv</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span> OVMS Developers <<a href="mailto:ovmsdev@lists.teslaclub.hk">ovmsdev@lists.teslaclub.hk</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 9:34 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> OVMS Developers <<a href="mailto:ovmsdev@lists.teslaclub.hk">ovmsdev@lists.teslaclub.hk</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [Ovmsdev] OVMS Leaf Support<br></div><div><br></div>I use a PICKIT2 and have had no issues programming the V2 board. Maybe you have a faulty unit, or your USB port can't supply the required power.<div><br></div><div>Matt</div><div><br><div><br>On Wednesday, October 23, 2013, Mark Webb-Johnson wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Tom,<div><br></div><div>Strange. I checked a few PICKIT2 I have, and they all work. For my original testing, I tried two eBay clones, two fasttech ones, and two little Malaysian thumb-drive sized ones - all were ok.</div><div><br></div><div>The OVMS board does have a fairly large modem, which complicates things. Maybe just not enough power?</div><div><br></div><div>Can you try to press the little modem power button on the motherboard, to shut down the modem? See if that makes a difference.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards, Mark.</div><div><br><div><div>On 23 Oct, 2013, at 5:29 am, Tom Saxton <<a>tom@idleloop.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div>I'm not able to program the V2 board with the PICkit2 unless the board plugged into the car to get 12V power, so I'd recommend the PICKit3, which I'm assuming doesn't have this issue.</div><div><br></div><div>I need to either build a cable to power the OVMS from a power supply or order the PICKit3 from Fasttech. For now, my laptop is living in the Roadster's passenger seat while I've been doing some work on the charge time predictor.</div><div><br></div><div> Tom</div><div><br></div><span><div style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;text-align:left;border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;padding:3pt 0in 0in;border-top-color:rgb(181,196,223)"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Mark Webb-Johnson <<a>mark@webb-johnson.net</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span> OVMS Developers <<a>ovmsdev@lists.teslaclub.hk</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Monday, October 21, 2013 11:42 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> OVMS Developers <<a>ovmsdev@lists.teslaclub.hk</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [Ovmsdev] OVMS Leaf Support<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap:break-word">
Rob,<div><br></div><div>If you are not developing code then a PICKIT2 is easier.</div><div><br></div><div>The original is here:</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px" type="cite"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microchip-PG164120-Programmer-Pickit-2/dp/B0040ZRGCQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1382423740&sr=1-4&keywords=pickit2" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microchip-PG164120-Programmer-Pickit-2/dp/B0040ZRGCQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1382423740&sr=1-4&keywords=pickit2</a></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>but as it is 'open source', there are lots of much cheaper clones. For example:</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px" type="cite"><a href="http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10000018/1002200-pickit-2-compatible-programmerdebugger" target="_blank">http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10000018/1002200-pickit-2-compatible-programmerdebugger</a></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>Personally, I'd go with the clone.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards, Mark.</div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On 22 Oct, 2013, at 2:32 pm, Robert Sharpe <<a>robert.sharpe@evergreen-consulting.co.uk</a>> wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Hi Mark,<div><br></div><div>Wow great work.</div><div><br></div><div>For me my current status is<br><div><br></div><div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px" type="cite"><div>Good and frequent access to a Nissan Leaf - YES</div><div>RS232-to-USB adaptor and laptop (or laptop with RS232 port) - YES</div><div><br></div><div>OVMS v2 Module - <span style="font-size:10pt">Accepted Kevin's offer of h/w waiting for delivery</span></div><div>OVMS v2 OBD-II cable - Accepted Kevin's offer of h/w waiting for delivery</div><div><br></div><div>PICKIT2 or PICKIT3 programmer - Will order one today (any suggestions to a good source?)</div></blockquote></div><div><br><div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font><br></font></div><div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><font>Regards,</font></span></div><div><font face="arial,sans-serif">Rob</font></div></div></div><div><br>---- On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 02:11:52 +0100 <b>Mark Webb-Johnson<<a>mark@webb-johnson.net</a>></b> wrote ---- <br></div><br><blockquote style="border-left:1px solid #0000ff;padding-left:6px;margin:0 0 0 5px" type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">OK, here's an update...<div><br></div><div>I went through the logs we captured, and had a look at Leaf Spy. I even purchased a copy of Leaf Spy Pro (even though I don't have a Leaf) just as a donation to say thank you to Turbo3 for pushing this approach and working out so much of the mechanics of it.</div><div><br></div><div>I spent an evening reading thro</div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></span></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div>
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