Trying to install a couple of downloads from gammons RS-485 communications. Downloaded the zip files and opened them, but they will not install or even show up in the libraries section of the sketchbook. Restarted the IDE several times with the same results. Using IDE version 1.0.5-r2 as this one works really well with all of my current projects. Have seen too many anomalies with the newest version of the IDE. It is not installed on this machine !! Any installation info would be most helpful. Thanks, Tom
Are those the links from this page?
In the file RS485_protocol.zip there should be two folders:
- RS485_protocol
- __MACOSX
Just ignore the __MACOSX one (it shouldn't be there) and copy the RS485_protocol folder into the libraries folder under your sketchbook folder. Then restart the IDE. It should then be available.
Yup, they are from the gammon articles linked from the playground. Tried doing that a few times all with the same result. Instead of a folder icon, I get an icon that appears to be a page with the letter "h" in it. Any other suggestions ?? BTW, I have a few other libraries that I have downloaded and used from my libraries folder.
62Tom:
Any other suggestions ??
Oh well, I've re-zipped them and attached to this post.
RS485_protocol.zip (2.53 KB)
RS485_non_blocking.zip (3.47 KB)
Thanks, Nick. I will try them today and let you know. That article on RS485 comms is exactly the kind of info I was looking for to use in an Arduino based project I am working on. Thanks again. Tom
Hi Nick, Those new zip files worked just fine. Downloaded them, opened them, and they are now where they belong in the IDE libraries section. Thanks for doing that. Now, I just need to figure out the rest of my problems with my comms channels. I am not a programmer - I design hardware !!! Thanks again, Nick !!