Ok so this doesnt get dropped off because I wish to create a tutorial for others when done here goes.

1. What I am trying to do is set myself up a simple test board at work from which I can practice capturing gestures and scripting.

2. What I have done thus far is hook up a new mega 2560 to my laptop at work. Flashed it with the MRL.COMM.INO In a separate Arduino IDE environment. 

There are no servos attached to the board currently and no external power.

I figure external power is not needed presently as MRL does not know I am running a test board.

I then changed the com port on my main script to COM18 as that is what my test board registers as.

3. I am still not having any luck in my endeavors to capture a new gesture under the i01 service in the Web GUI

I hit the capture gesture radio button but the new gesture "test" does not show up in my main script as it used to.

but I think that may be due to the Null Pointer exception noted below.

So if any of you Python Whiperers are willing to share your knowledge which is far ahead of my own I would gladly document the troubleshooting process and complete the tutorial so everyone may learn.

Hopefully I will be able to share my experiences with the InMoov Nation for the betterment of all.

Thanks and Peace out.

GroG

9 years 8 months ago

Excellent Post DW ...

but always, always, always ... send a noWorky !

It takes a while to ramp up to get to the same state .. and in a way I'm disappointed when I did to find it working..   I got a "test" in my Python editor...

noWorkies are our eyes .. although you took some excellent effort in presenting the issue which is much appreciated...    InMoov is a rather complicated beast, and without the noWorky we still fill blind 

dwilli9013

9 years 8 months ago

I will send a No worky now as I wish to continue on in my Python-Fu travels.

GroG

9 years 8 months ago

Ahh soooo grasshopper...

You tried to "fool" MRL to work a new Arduino Mega without servos.

It is COM18

Your script says COM3

To fool MRL you must not be fooled by different com ports ..

Alessandruino

9 years 8 months ago

Hey diwilli you should comment all the i01.rightHand.thumb.setMinMax and similar stuffs because you don't have a right hand

I did finally figure that was a good idea to go ahead and comment them out.

Got the whole deal working when I got home now I am working on my first real script of my creation.

Keeping fingers crossed.