No link lights after Init on arduino ethernet shield enc28j60 about ethercard HOT 13 CLOSED

That EtherCard.zip link should probably be removed - the latest code is here on GitHub. Can you tell me where the link came from?

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http://jeelabs.net/projects/cafe/wiki/EtherCard

I did download the files from the GiyHub (the ones with the .ino ext renamed it to pde and tried that first but no joy from that so then i downloaded the .zip from the page listed here and it was the same..

Maybe im using the wrong lib for testing..

Thanks much for the quick responces

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I am also using the 0022 Ide but have just downloaded the 0023

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But i have just downloaded version 1.0 for the .ino files will try again tonight and see if it works or not

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ok so downloaded the lib from GitHub and the 1.0 ide and still no love.. behaves the same during the uploading phase the link light is on as well as a blinking activity light but as soon as the sketch is loaded the lights go out and when i open the serial window i get the title for the example and then it just stops on the next line..

Thoughts

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#define SELECT_BIT 2 // 0 = B0 = pin 8, 2 = B2 = pin 10
#define FULL_SPEED 1 // use full-speed SPI for bulk transfers

wow had to read some one else blog to root this out... I think it is the basic issue with all thing arduino (every one uses's thier own naming conventions) and there is little documentation to point out the things that need to be done to make it work..

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I would assume this is resolved as long as there is a version that can be used on the arduino ide 0022 or 0023 i will be happy but i may not move to the ide 1.0 i would have to change way too many things in my current project to make it worth it..

Kind of one of those things where if it aint broke dont fix it

Thanks for your time andm lib let me know if you plan to keep a .pde version around that will work with the 022/23 ide's

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Paul - can you explain? What did you change? Which blog are you referring to?

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#define SELECT_BIT 2 // 0 = B0 = pin 8, 2 = B2 = pin 10

this was

#define SELECT_BIT 0 // 0 = B0 = pin 8, 2 = B2 = pin 10

but there is no clear documentation that this needs to be changed in the arduino sketch for the ethershiled boards..

the blog was just one of the other blogs on the chips set it was a subscriber to that blog that pointed out that the line needed to be changed..

I dug a little and found it but with out that piece of information im pretty sure i would have stoped using the library.

Do you plan on maintaining a version compatible with 0022 or 0023 VS the GitHub version that is named .ino for the 1.0 version of the ide..

**************** UPDATED ******************** (9:39 am)

I see this is in place...

#ifndef EtherCard_h
#define EtherCard_h

#if ARDUINO >= 100
#include // Arduino 1.0
#define WRITE_RESULT size_t
#define WRITE_RETURN return 1;
#else
#include // Arduino 0022
#define WRITE_RESULT void
#define WRITE_RETURN
#endif

so if i download the latest lib but use the pde's from the previous versions or just rename the .ino files to .pde i should be good to go will test tonight...

Man sleep is underrated... I need more of it

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http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php?topic=56057.0

reply 67 and 68 is what put me onto it

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Ok i have 0022 installed and have the GitHub version of the lib and have just renamed the examples .pde and the compiled and ran fine... Again thanks for making the ethernet simpler to use.. Time to go over the lib now and exampiles and try to start converting my reefcontroller over to your lib..

Thanks again

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I had the same problem - no link light, no activity. But after a change to SELECT_BIT 2 everything works as a charm.

Awesome! :)

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I have an update coming soon that adds an extra parameter to one of the functions that enables you to specify 10 or 8, or no parameter for default behaviour. This is so that shields like the Nuelectronics EtherShield will work without having to hack the library. I have a number of different boards, some shields, others with integrated ENC28J60 so having the ablilty to select the CS pin to use from the sketch is an advantage.

Cheers

Andy

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