| Addendum Part-2 | |
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| FORUM | Exchange information about this project at http://kitsandparts.com/fluxbb |
| Install WINE |
Wine allows you to run Windows software on Linux. You can read about Wine at http://www.winehq.org/ To install Wine, click on the Menu in the lower left corner of your Desktop. Under System, click on Package manager When prompted, enter the Linux Mint system password. Type the word Wine into the Quick search input field at the top of the screen. Select the Wine package by clicking in the Wine box and in the pop-up, select and click on Mark for installation Now click on Apply in the tool bar near the top of the screen. When the pop-up Mark additional required changes shows, click on the Mark button. Again, click on Apply in the tool bar near the top of the screen. When the pop-up Apply the following changes shows, click on the Apply button. The Package manager will now install Wine. When the pop-up Changes applied shows, click on the Close button. Now close the Synaptic Package Manager window. Reboot your Linux Mint PC by clicking on the Menu, under System, click on Quit, in the pop-up, click on Restart. Wine is now installed on your Linux Mint PC. |
| Install ExpressPCB |
ExpressPCB is a free Windows schematic capture and PCB layout program that is available from http://expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBBin/ExpressPCBSetup.exe. ExpressPCB runs on Linux using the Wine program installed in the topic above. Download ExpressPCB for XP, 2000 & NT to your Desktop. To install the expressPCB programs, you must first have Wine installed on your Linux Mint PC. To start the installation of expressPCB, run the Terminal program. Click on Menu, click on Terminal located under System. At the "~ $" prompt, type cd Des, then hit the Tab key. Notice the command line auto-completes to display cd Desktop/ Now hit the Enter key. At the ~/Desktop $ prompt, type wine Ex and hit the Tab key. At this point, Wine will start the installation of expressPCB. Install using the default options. When the installation is complete, close the Terminal program. You should now notice 4 new icons on your Desktop. Delete the 2 icons named ExpressSCH.lnk and ExpressPCB.lnk. Click each icon once with the mouse and hit the Delete key. To test your installation, double-click the ExpressSCH.desktop or ExpressPCB.desktop icon. A pop-up may show; Untrusted application launcher; click on the Launch anyway icon. Instructions for ExpressPCB and ExpressSCH will be available in a future chapter. Limited instructions are available from the program's Help menu. |
| AVRISP_fix Configuration |
By default, the AVRISP will not work correctly using a USB port on your computer. Here is the fix: Open a terminal window by clicking on Menu and then Terminal. Copy the below command to the command line: sudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules Use (control-shift-V) to PASTE the text into the Terminal Program. Enter the system password when prompted. Hit control-F in the editor and Find the section: # libusb device nodes You should see the line: SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", NAME="bus/usb/$env{BUSNUM}/$env{DEVNUM}", MODE="0664" Change "0664" to "0666" then Save the file and exit. |
| Kits are Available |
Frequency Counter Development Kits are now available from: kitsandparts.com |
| Download Documents |
Download the following documents to your Desktop:
http://w8diz.com/qq-fc-project/ATtiny2313.pdf. http://w8diz.com/qq-fc-project/InstructionSet.pdf. http://w8diz.com/qq-fc-project/Beginner.pdf. http://w8diz.com/qq-fc-project/hantronix.pdf. |
| Errata Part-2 | |
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| Kit Pricing |
Page 27 states: A complete kit of parts, including 2 CPUs, PCB and a backlit LCD is available for $28 from http://kitsandparts.com The actual price of the kit WITHOUT the LCD is $25. The LCDs are available from mouser.com or from kitsandparts.com for $10-$15 depending upon the LED backlight. To order a kit, please visit Frequency Counter Project Kit |