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Old 06-11-2014, 02:17 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by jb92563 View Post
JayG I took a look at the code and it seems fine and compiles, however I am using the Arduino v1.1 software on a Win7 PC.

With this and other projects I have worked on it seems that the newer versions of the Arduino software has more bugs.

Try Arduino version 1.1.x

Also, the transistor orientation is important since a transistor can act as a diode and only allow current to flow in 1 direction.
If the transistors are backwards you may only be able to raise , lower or do neither.

Does anyone see any benefit to making the Arduino boards any smaller?
If so I may try to implement this on a TI EZ430-F2012 which is smaller literally than your thumbnail.
I can compile and load perfectly, its just it does not seem to work properly
Good catch on the transistor. Like I said, it been a very long time since I played around with electronic components

I don't see where I can download 1.1, but I have tried 1.5.6 and 1.0.5

Hopefully Polaris will be able to shed some light on this when he is able to try a NANO
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