Author Topic: Getting started with your Digispark! (Read 35543 times)

digistump · « **Reply #45 on:** December 21, 2012, 06:12:18 pm »

Oh if it wasn\'t clear - I dont\' want to check it because I doubt your diagnosis in anyway - I just want to check to see if it is faulty or if there is something going wrong at the factory.

Also if it wasn\'t clear, I\'ll send you a new one as soon as I get an email from you - not after you send the old one back.

Sturgeon · « **Reply #46 on:** December 21, 2012, 07:12:36 pm »

Erik,

I truthfully did not check every USB port on the XPS with the second Digispark. I only checked the ports on the front of the XPS and it did not work. Next Wednesday I\'ll check the rear USB ports.

That said, on the OPTIPLEX 745, the second Digispark DOES NOT WORK on the port on the front of the OPTIPLEX 745. The front USB ports are on a daughter card. The second Digispark will only work with the ports on the back (USB PORTS ON THE MOTHER BOARD).

Hope this helps and thanks,

Joe

LenLarson · « **Reply #47 on:** December 22, 2012, 11:21:24 am »

OK, my problem turned out to be a permissions error. I went into System Prefs and set it to allow code from anyone not just from the App store and known developers.
I started up the IDE and got it to the point where it asks me to plug in the Digispark, so I should be ready. I\'m watching for the mailman as I type!

digistump · « **Reply #48 on:** December 22, 2012, 09:18:42 pm »

@Sturgeon - sounds like Dell cheaped out on the front ports, most likely by using very high gauge wire to connect them or something like that.

@Len - sounds good, I didn\'t even think of that since I probably set that option when I first got my mac. I\'ll add it to the Mac install guide, thanks for reporting back!

ramos96 · « **Reply #49 on:** December 26, 2012, 08:09:44 am »

Just to help verify, tested successfully on a MacPro (retina display) and inside of a VMWare Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit image.

Neither OS would see the digispark on a direct insertion into the USB ports, a USB hub (non-powered) was necessary.

Humbly,
Roo

jimkirk · « **Reply #50 on:** December 26, 2012, 08:56:29 am »

Another MacBookPro with retina display owner here. Doesn\'t see the Digispark unless I use a cheap non-powered USB hub. I don\'t think it\'s even USB 2, just \"full bandwidth\" USB 1) (It also caused my notebook to freeze up for several seconds every minute or so until I restarted it. Using the hub seems to have fixed that as well.)

digistump · « **Reply #51 on:** December 26, 2012, 03:46:40 pm »

@ramos96 and @jimkirk - I have to admit I did not test on a retina macbookpro (though we tested on other MBPs) - we\'ll try to figure out this issue for future versions, I\'m glad you were both able to get it to work though!

Bluebie · « **Reply #52 on:** December 27, 2012, 04:36:30 pm »

Probably worth investigating signing the digispark upload binaries (fake avrdude and micronucleus) with one of the supposedly free mac developer certificates

Hatchman · « **Reply #53 on:** December 29, 2012, 02:27:12 pm »

Retina Macbook pro user here - same issues as others before me. digispark is not recognized by computer during upload - it asks me to connect and the digispark seems to run the default code it shipped with. Tried multiple digs - I have 3 to no avail. I dont have a hub - cleaned out junk parts I never thought I would need recently. Going to try my luck on a dusty old EEEpc netbook just for this haha

digistump · « **Reply #54 on:** December 29, 2012, 06:50:31 pm »

@Hatchman - this seems to be an issue with all Retina MBPs, I apologize that we were not aware of it previously - a hub or another machine is the best bet, we\'ll work on compatibility with Retina MBPs for the next revision.

Bluebie · « **Reply #55 on:** December 30, 2012, 02:30:59 am »

... you know the retina macbook pro has USB 3 ports? USB 3 on macs is a fairly new development. That might have something to do with it?

buffington · « **Reply #56 on:** December 30, 2012, 07:10:21 pm »

My retina MBP seems to have similar issues as reported by others. When using a Cinema Display\'s USB ports there are no issues. But using the USB 3 ports causes the machine (or at least mouse and keyboard input) to freeze up until the Digispark is unplugged.

It only seems to happen when you\'ve just done an upload. If, after uploading, you unplug the Digispark and plug it back in, the hangups don\'t occur.

digistump · « **Reply #57 on:** December 30, 2012, 07:23:00 pm »

@buffington that\'s interesting, it seems for most people they won\'t even register or upload.

For all Retina MBP issues I\'ve started a dedicated thread: http://digistump.com/board/index.php?p=/discussion/118/retina-mbp-issues

@bluebie - I think you are right, I see references to other devices not being as backward compatible as they should be and I\'m also wondering if the plug differences and the Digispark\'s not quite spec plug has something to do with it, I have a computer with a few USB 3.0 ports on it and will do some testing ASAP.

Bluebie · « **Reply #58 on:** December 31, 2012, 07:54:41 am »

I\'ve experienced hiccups when the digispark (at least, my clones..) is connected via USB and is using the USB wires to do non-usb stuff, driving LEDs and things like that. Unusual electrical activity on one of the USB ports on my macbook air (regular 2.0 ports) seemed to shock the hub managing that port and the trackpad and keyboard and cause it to freeze for a little while. Usually it\'d all come good after a second or so of clicking the trackpad in.

When not using the digispark\'s usb wires or using them for usb things I didn\'t really get the freezing issue IIRC.

digistump · « **Reply #59 on:** January 05, 2013, 12:42:02 am »

Folks - this info is largely outdated and new issues should be created under Digispark Support section - any non-outdated info from this should now be in the wiki as well - so I\'m closing this thread for neatness.