Hardware settings

Connect cricket directly without a programmer. You should use battery and
set switch on. For the test switch: it has no effect for listener keep it on Test,
but for beacon it disable RS232 chip if you turn it on while test switch is on.
Meaning you cannot use RS232 in this case. (Usually you need to use RS232
with listener not with beacon).

Programmer MIB510
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Set programmer switch on OFF

Remove cricket battery!!!!!!!!!
No matter if cricket is on or off, its without battery.
Connect programmer to its power supply cable.
Make a file called Makelocal in crickets parent directory contains one
line
MIB510=/dev/ttyS2 (if it is connected to COM3)
Install the cricket firmware using
make cricket install
You can connect cricket (listener) directly without the programmer. In
this case you need to put the battery.

More info:

Cricket manual page 14

Things to ensure before programming the motes website.

Programmer (MIB510) is not respond ERROR

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Check the connection of power cable of programmer

Programmer switch must be OFF
Check the serial cable connection
Unplug and plug the cable (USB) from your laptop.
Then, unplug and plug programmer power cable.
Or/and close the Cygwin window and open new one.

Permission denied
Another program is accessing the programmer board. (Close it first)

Cricket versions
Cricket-2.2.2
Works perfect exactly like the one installed from the manufacture.
TM: US time of flight uncorrected
US: US time of detected, as shown below.

Cricket-2.3.2
Gives bad measurements when the distance is less than 20CM.

Working with HyperTerminal

You may noticed that when you are typing a command in HyperTerminal it
doesnt appear. It works just write the correct command and you will see the
output.

Makelocal file
Set the serial port path in this file e.g.

MIB510=/dev/ttyS2 if its COM3

Makeruels file
I dont know why Makerules file comes with 2.2.2 doesnt work well with it. So
I use Makeruels file comes with 2.3.2 instead.