my first microcontroller program

So I finally played around with my TINI eval kit today.

It needed a 5vdc 300mah power supply so I went looking in my collection. I found a 5vdc 600mah.. Even better! Except the plug on the TINI was a strange size. Stange in that out of the 20 power bricks I have only one had the correct plug. Snip. Snip. Solder. Solder.

So I power it up and run through the firmware installation. Right away I get an error..

Could not zap bank. I try again. Ok. Bank 40 works. Trying Bank 41.. Could not zap bank. Crap. Try again. Bank 40 works, Bank 41 works.. Trying Bank 42. Could not zap bank. See the pattern? Well it mostly stayed with that pattern. After about 30 install attempts I finally had all 7 banks installed.

I init the firmware and what do I get...

A login prompt!

AWESOME.

So next I decide I am such an expert now that I can vary from the instructions. It wanted for me to set an IP. Phfff. Who sets an IP. Geez. I enabled DHCP. ok.. ping 192.168.0.2

Reply from 192.168.0.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TLL=255

AWESOME.

telnet 192.168.0.2

AWESOME

ftp 192.168.02

AWESOME

i ftp'd up the example and it worked.

next i modified the example, recompiled, and ftp'd it up..

I AM NOW A uC PROGRAMMER!

http://z425.com/ucblinky.asf

when my wireless game adapter came a week ago i went ahead and configured the settings so i could just plug it in and have this work.

i plugged it in. it worked.

AWESOME

i unplugged the TINI power and plugged it back in.. it remembered to use DHCP and it worked again.

AWESOME

the next step is to get the ethernet to serial action going and i'll be able to run my robot OVER THE INTARWEB. that's pretty awesome. and! i don't have to worry about breaking my new computer in the process.

there are just so many things i could do with this puppy. crap. too many projects already.