Problem with ADNS 9800 to get travel distance

Using Arduino Programming Questions
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I just got this ADNS 9800 component and I was trying to get travel distance with the arduino:

I've cut the 3.3V pad and solder the 5V one

and I've used this code:

I just had to change in the firmware
prog_uchar firmware_data[] PROGMEM =
To:
const char firmware_data[] PROGMEM =

and in the sketch I had to change
extern const unsigned char firmware_data[];
to
extern const char firmware_data[];

My issue it that the code seems to work but in the debug I only get -1 for x and Y

did someone ever use this component ??
or is there a trick I haven't seen?

I've attacheb my debug file and a picture of how I cable the ADNS with arduino

Debug.jpg
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adns9800Connection.JPG
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I just had to change in the firmware
prog_uchar firmware_data[] PROGMEM =
To:
const char firmware_data[] PROGMEM =

Why did you change from unsigned char to signed char?

and a picture of how I cable the ADNS with arduino

There is something missing from your picture. Two things, actually.

First, the Arduino is conspicuously missing, so we can't tell which Arduino you have connected the device to.

Second, none of the 8 wires shown appear to actually be soldered to the board.

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Hi,
I'm using an arduino UNO
the wire are all connected correctly to the board asI wrote on the image
U right, yeah I did a mistake to change an unsigned to a signed I changed it back in the script but I still have the same result

4

the wire are all connected correctly to the board asI wrote on the image

"Put in the right holes" and "connected correctly" are NOT the same thing.

Are the wires soldered to the adns-9800? They do not appear to be.

5

Oki I m going to solder the wire as you advice and I ll post back after :slight_smile: thanks

6

Hello,
you were right it works now that I've solder the wire to the ADNS !!!
thanks a lot,
I got another question now, do you think I can plug 2 ADNS 9800 to one arduino UNo?

my basic idea is that with 1 ADNS9800 I got have the relative position movement, but if I have 2 I could also have the relative rotation - By substracting the vector position of each ADNS this will give me the orientation vector between the 2 ADNS

let me know your thought :slight_smile:

7

sephir29:
I got another question now, do you think I can plug 2 ADNS 9800 to one arduino UNo?

Features:
Works with Arduino SPI library

So, as long as you use a different Slave Select (sometimes called chip select) pin for each device, you can connect as many as you have pins, and read them all independently.

8

Hi guys,
I've got the same sensor.

  1. Disconnected the three 3.3v tabs
  2. Connected the 5v tabs
  3. Verified the above with a microscope
  4. Soldered the connections as per the pic on the Jack website
    However, the sketches will not compile.

Any help would be welcome.

Kind regards,
Bluespot

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However, the sketches will not compile

What's that got to do with how things are connected?