Dragon 32/64 Drivewire Adapter - Revision history

Tormod: explain what adapter it is and how it works

2015-08-28T22:27:37Z

explain what adapter it is and how it works

Tormod: link to DriveWire page

2015-08-22T16:52:23Z

link to DriveWire page

Tormod: moved server software parts to new DriveWire page

2015-08-22T16:48:52Z

moved server software parts to new DriveWire page

Jedie: +github.com/6809/DwLoadServer

2015-08-17T15:11:57Z

+github.com/6809/DwLoadServer

Tormod: fixups

2014-12-04T21:14:14Z

fixups

Jedie at 14:44, 11 November 2014

2014-11-11T14:44:20Z

Jedie at 14:00, 11 November 2014

2014-11-11T14:00:58Z

Jedie at 12:47, 11 November 2014

2014-11-11T12:47:26Z

Jedie at 16:27, 10 November 2014

2014-11-10T16:27:40Z

Jedie at 16:20, 10 November 2014

2014-11-10T16:20:37Z

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 See also [[DriveWire]] and [[Drivewire_for_dummies]]
 == Hardware ==
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 * [http://archive.worldofdragon.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=781 DIY instructions]
 * [http://archive.worldofdragon.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4270 buy a tormod's Drivewire Adapter]
 * [http://archive.worldofdragon.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4854 buy a tormod's Drivewire deluxe cased adapters]
+* [[DWLOAD]]
 [[Category:Documentation]] [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:DIY_Projects]] [[Category:Drivewire]]

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 [[File:Drivewire.jpg]]‎
-See also: [[Drivewire_for_dummies]]
+See also [[DriveWire]] and [[Drivewire_for_dummies]]
 == Hardware ==

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	You will have to logout and relogin after this command!		You will have to logout and relogin after this command!

−	~~== Drivewire servers ==~~

−	~~The Drivewire4 server is a Java application and can be downloaded here: https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4/download~~
−
−	~~There exist also "DriveWire Lite": a reimplementation in C of the server side of the DriveWire 3 protocol: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dwlite/~~
−
−	~~There is also a OpenSource DriveWire Server written in Python: https://github.com/6809/DwLoadServer~~
−
−	~~== Drivewire4 server usage ==~~
−
−	~~Just choose CoCo2 in the DriveWire4 server "Simple Config Wizard".~~
−	~~Keep all the default selections.~~
−
−	~~If you would like to use the server under Windows without installing the JRE, use this batch file for startup:~~
−	~~<pre>~~
−	~~SET JDK=%~dp0\jre~~
−	~~SET JAVA_EXE=%JDK%\bin\java.exe~~
−	~~"%JAVA_EXE%" -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -jar DW4UI.jar --backup &~~
−	~~pause~~
−	~~</pre>~~
−	~~Download a JRE and put it into DriveWire directory together with this batch file.~~

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	There exist also "DriveWire Lite": a reimplementation in C of the server side of the DriveWire 3 protocol: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dwlite/		There exist also "DriveWire Lite": a reimplementation in C of the server side of the DriveWire 3 protocol: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dwlite/
		+
		+	There is also a OpenSource DriveWire Server written in Python: https://github.com/6809/DwLoadServer

	== Drivewire4 server usage ==		== Drivewire4 server usage ==

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 == Hardware ==
-The built-in serial UART is the CP2102
+The built-in serial UART is the CP2102 from Silicon Labs.
 == Windows ==
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 == Linux ==
-some needful commands:
+In most cases, you simply need to run "sudo adduser $USER dialout". Read on for more details.
 <pre>
 ~ $ sudo lsusb | grep UART
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 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Nov 11 13:15 /dev/ttyUSB0
 </pre>
-In this case you should assume that your user is in the usergroup '''dialout''', e.g.:
+In this case you should assure that your user is in the user group '''dialout''', e.g.:
 <pre>
-$ groups # Display the usergroups for the current user
+$ groups # Display the user groups for the current user
 user_foo : user_foo adm tty dialout fax cdrom floppy tape sudo audio dip video plugdev netdev fuse lpadmin scanner
 </pre>
-Is the group is not listed, add the user, e.g:
+Is the group is not listed, add your user to the group, e.g:
 <pre>
-adduser username dialout
+sudo adduser $USER dialout
 </pre>
-You have to logout and relogin!
+You will have to logout and relogin after this command!
-== Drivewire Server ==
+== Drivewire servers ==
-The Drivewire Server 4 is a Java Application and can be downloaded here: https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4/download
+The Drivewire4 server is a Java application and can be downloaded here: https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4/download
 There exist also "DriveWire Lite": a reimplementation in C of the server side of the DriveWire 3 protocol: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dwlite/
-== Drivewire Server 4 usage ==
+== Drivewire4 server usage ==
-If you would like to use the Server under windows without installing the JRE, use this batch file for startup:
+If you would like to use the server under Windows without installing the JRE, use this batch file for startup:
 <pre>
 SET JDK=%~dp0\jre
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 pause
 </pre>
-Download a JRE and put it into divewire directory with this batch.
+Download a JRE and put it into DriveWire directory together with this batch file.

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 </pre>
-Look at the last line, to see that the adapter is assigned to '''ttyUSB0'''
+Look at the last line, to see that the adapter is assigned to '''ttyUSB0'''. Check which groups have access to it:
 == Drivewire Server ==

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	Windows driver can be downloaded from the chip manufacturer: http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx		Windows driver can be downloaded from the chip manufacturer: http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx
		+
		+	== Linux ==
		+
		+	some needful commands:
		+	<pre>
		+	~ $ sudo lsusb \| grep UART
		+	Bus 001 Device 002: ID 10c4:ea60 Cygnal Integrated Products, Inc. CP210x UART Bridge / myAVR mySmartUSB light
		+
		+	$ dmesg \| grep -ie cp210*
		+	[17479.466698] usb 1-1: Product: CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller
		+	[17479.548508] usbcore: registered new interface driver cp210x
		+	[17479.548520] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for cp210x
		+	[17479.548535] cp210x 1-1:1.0: cp210x converter detected
		+	[17480.428168] usb 1-1: cp210x converter now attached to ttyUSB0
		+	</pre>
		+
		+	Look at the last line, to see that the adapter is assigned to '''ttyUSB0'''
		+

	== Drivewire Server ==		== Drivewire Server ==

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	== Drivewire Server 4 usage ==		== Drivewire Server 4 usage ==
		+
		+	If you would like to use the Server under windows without installing the JRE, use this batch file for startup:
		+	<pre>
		+	SET JDK=%~dp0\jre
		+	SET JAVA_EXE=%JDK%\bin\java.exe
		+	"%JAVA_EXE%" -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -jar DW4UI.jar --backup &
		+	pause
		+	</pre>
		+	Download a JRE and put it into divewire directory with this batch.
		+

	Just choose CoCo2 from the DriveWire Server simple config wizard.		Just choose CoCo2 from the DriveWire Server simple config wizard.

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:20, 10 November 2014
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	Windows driver can be downloaded from the chip manufacturer: http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx		Windows driver can be downloaded from the chip manufacturer: http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx
		+
		+	== Drivewire Server ==
		+
		+	The Drivewire Server 4 is a Java Application and can be downloaded here: https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4/download
		+
		+	There exist also "DriveWire Lite": a reimplementation in C of the server side of the DriveWire 3 protocol: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dwlite/
		+
		+	== Drivewire Server 4 usage ==
		+
		+	Just choose CoCo2 from the DriveWire Server simple config wizard.
		+	Keep all the default selections.