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From: tuxic@××××××.de
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Struggling with CH340 serial<=>USB converter (Arduino related)
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 01:50:46
Message-Id: 20170726015035.kphuc3bum5lguxgh@solfire
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Struggling with CH340 serial<=>USB converter (Arduino related) by R0b0t1
1 On 07/25 02:24, R0b0t1 wrote:
2 > On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 12:17 PM, <tuxic@××××××.de> wrote:
3 > > Hi,
4 > >
5 > > (yes, I also have a FTDI USB<=>serial adapter...in this case I need to
6 > > get my CH340 based work)
7 > >
8 > > this drives me crazy...
9 > >
10 > > My CH340G USB<=>serial adaptor is recognized as
11 > > (lsusb)
12 > > Bus 007 Device 011: ID 1a86:7523 QinHeng Electronics HL-340 USB-Serial adapter
13 > > (dmesg)
14 > > [52255.016438] usb 7-4: new full-speed USB device number 11 using ohci-pci
15 > > [52255.167432] usb 7-4: New USB device found, idVendor=1a86, idProduct=7523
16 > > [52255.167439] usb 7-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
17 > > [52255.167443] usb 7-4: Product: USB2.0-Serial
18 > > [52255.169580] ch341 7-4:1.0: ch341-uart converter detected
19 > > [52255.179543] usb 7-4: ch341-uart converter now attached to ttyUSB3
20 > >
21 > >
22 > > But that's it.
23 > >
24 > > It does not seem to react on any kind of action I try to achieve with
25 > > avrdude (I skipped the arduino IDE to get one variable off this
26 > > eqyitation...).
27 > >
28 > > I instructed avrdude to "speak to the board" like this:
29 > > avrdude -p ATmega2560 -c arduino -P /dev/ttyUSB3 -b 9600
30 > >
31 > > ...but the only reaction I get is ...timeouts...
32 > >
33 > > I have no clue what to do next.
34 > >
35 > > How can I devide the things which are working so far from those
36 > > which are not working.
37 > >
38 > > The ATmega2560 board is working - I can flash it via buspirate (ICSP).
39 > > I burned a bootloader with that...just to mention...not wanting to
40 > > start an Arduino discussion on a Gentoo mailinglist...only to
41 > > explain the context a little bit...
42 > >
43 > > What is the status of the ch340/ch341 driver?
44 > > (I am running kernel 4.12.3 vanilla right off Linus desktop so to
45 > > say...)
46 > >
47 > > Thanks a lot for any help in advance!
48 > > Cheers
49 > > Meino
50 > >
51 >
52 > If the device creates a /dev node there is probably no issue with the
53 > driver. The default Arduino speed is now 57,600, are you sure 9,600 is
54 > right? Before that it was 38,400. Use the ICSP interface to flash a
55 > program that prints things via serial and see if you can receive them.
56 > If your serial connection is unreliable you will get garbled
57 > characters.
58 >
59 > Avrdude should eventually time out with a message, what is that message?
60 >
61 > I have been experiencing similar problems that you have described with
62 > various Arduino and Arduino-derived boards and so far have not been
63 > able to explain it. Most of the time they work perfectly but some do
64 > not and the bootloader seems to refuse to work.
65 >
66 > R0b0t1.
67 >
68
69 Hi R0b0t1,
70
71 :) thank you very much for your reply! :)
72
73 Since it will become nevertheless more Android loaden I will
74 respond off list ...
75
76 Cheers
77 Meino

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