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[Reply #120 on:]

You are not calling analogReference, correct?

No, I didn't.

Please print the value of ADMUX right after calling analogRead(0) (e.g. Serial.println(ADMUX,HEX);).  You do not need to have anything connected to A0.

0
0
0
0
etc...

After calling analogRead(0), is there a stable voltage on the AREF pin?

4V64

[Reply #121 on:]

Thanks again for taking the time to run these tests.


Are you calling pinMode or digitalWrite?  Maybe there is a pin-mapping bug and A0 is getting turned into an output.  Or the internal pull-up is being enabled.

After calling analogRead(0), is there a stable voltage on the AREF pin?   4V64

Does connecting a pull-down resistor to A0 change the voltage?


I'm running out of ideas.  Will using A1 and A2 cause any problems?

[Reply #122 on:]

I'M SO SORRY.... 
I wasted your time searching non-existing bugs... 

I didn't notice that I was using A0/D10 as the RX pin for NewSoftSerial..... SORRY.
Deleting it, everything has started to work perfectly!
I was using the serial to debug my sketch and my circuit... Me stupid... 

[Reply #123 on:]

No need to apologize.  We now have documented proof that A0 works.  As far as I'm concerned, it was worth the time.

[Reply #124 on:]

Just another question.

Do you think to support the Tiny861 into your Tiny core in the future?
It should be an interesting micro to work with.

[Reply #125 on:]

I agree.  The 861 is an interesting processor.  It seems to be fourth on the "popularity" list: 85 (and 13), 84, 2313, then the 861.

I have one here for testing.  I even let it out of its cage about two weeks ago.

At some point, I will add support for it.  Unfortunately, too many things keep getting in the way.

[Reply #126 on:]

Hello,

Thanks again to Coding Badly for work on Tiny.

I have an application I am working on making use of 16 bit Timer1 with interrupts.

If I do not plan to use mills/delay in my app, is it possible for me to disable Timer0 within core, or would the be major surgery?

George

[Reply #127 on:]

Hi

I have designed a breakout for the Attiny2313, Attiny85 and Attiny84. Please have a look here http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,82083.0.html for more info.

Hope it can be useful to some people.

Thanks

[Reply #128 on:]

Just a question.

Atmel has released new versions of ATtinyx4 marked "A" (ATtiny24A/44A/84A) that, it seems, should differ from the previous ones for the adoption of the PicoPower core.


Does the Tiny core support them? Or do you have in mind to add the support for them shortly?

[Reply #129 on:]

A question about PWM.
Is it me or it isn't possible to use more that 1 PWM signal?

I would like to fade an RGB LED using PWM signals on digital pins 2-3-4 using analogWrite but I'm having strange results. It seems that 3 PWM signals cannot be used together: only the last one appears to work.

Is it a limit of the Tiny core or a limit of the micro itself?

[Reply #130 on:]

Thanks again to Coding Badly for work on Tiny.

You are welcome.

If I do not plan to use mills/delay in my app, is it possible for me to disable Timer0 within core, or would the be major surgery?

Should not be too difficult.  The code in question starts here...
http://code.google.com/p/arduino-tiny/source/browse/trunk/hardware/tiny/cores/tiny/wiring.c

Put a conditional compile around or comment out everything in init (bottom of the file) that starts with "MillisTimer_".

[Reply #131 on:]

Atmel has released new versions of ATtinyx4 marked "A" (ATtiny24A/44A/84A) that, it seems, should differ from the previous ones for the adoption of the PicoPower core.

Does the Tiny core support them? Or do you have in mind to add the support for them shortly?

In core_build_options.h ...
http://code.google.com/p/arduino-tiny/source/browse/trunk/hardware/tiny/cores/tiny/core_build_options.h#63
...there is a section for the X4 family.  You may have to add something like this; current code...

#if defined( __AVR_ATtiny24__ ) || defined( __AVR_ATtiny44__ ) || defined( __AVR_ATtiny84__ )
#define __AVR_ATtinyX4__
#endif

...potential new code...

#if defined( __AVR_ATtiny24__ ) || defined( __AVR_ATtiny44__ ) || defined( __AVR_ATtiny84__ )  || defined( __AVR_ATtiny24A__ ) || defined( __AVR_ATtiny44A__ ) || defined( __AVR_ATtiny84A__ )
#define __AVR_ATtinyX4__
#endif

You may also have to update boards.txt; current entry...

attiny84at16.build.mcu=attiny84

...potential new entry...

attiny84at16.build.mcu=attiny84a

But I doubt any of those changes are necessary.  In any case, please report back with what you find.

[Reply #132 on:]

Is it me or it isn't possible to use more that 1 PWM signal?

In my testing, all available PWM channels worked correctly.

Is it a limit of the Tiny core or a limit of the micro itself?

Should not be a problem with either.

Which processor?

[Reply #133 on:]

I'm trying to fade an RGB LED using an Attiny84@8 MHz.
Connet an RGB LED to phisical pins 5-6-7 (digital pins 2-3-4) and try this code:

Code:

const byte RED=4;
const byte BLUE=3;
const byte GREEN=2;

void setup() {
    pinMode(RED, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(BLUE, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(GREEN, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
    for (byte i=0; i<255; i++) {
        analogWrite(RED, i);
        analogWrite(BLUE, i);
        analogWrite(GREEN, i);
        delay(10);
    }
}

You'll see that only the red signal fades; the other 2 stay off.

[Reply #134 on:]

Huh.  How strange.  Does digital 5 (physical 8, PA5) work?