Pololu Orangutan SVP - Manual (Page 18)

Windows XP device manager showing the Pololu Orangutan
SVP.
Windows Vista device manager showing the Pololu Orangutan SVP.
Some software will not allow connection to higher COM port numbers. In particular, AVR Studio and Atmel
Studio can only connect to COM1 through COM9. If you need to change the COM port number assigned to one
of the COM ports, you can do so using the Device Manager. Bring up the properties dialog for the COM port and
click the “Advanced…” button in the “Port Settings” tab. From this dialog you can change the COM port assigned
to your device.
5.b. Using the Demo Program
The Demo Program
The Orangutan SVP ships with a demo program pre-loaded which demonstrates most of its features and allows
you to test that it is working correctly. After you first connect an external power supply and turn on your
Orangutan, you should see the red user LED blinking about once per second. If you have soldered a buzzer in to
your SVP (or bought the assembled version), you will also hear a beep. If you have connected an LCD, you will
see the words “Pololu Orangutan SVP”, then “Demo Program” appear, indicating that you are running the demo
program. If you see the blinking red LED but do not see any text on the LCD, you may need to adjust the contrast
potentiometer in the lower left corner of the board. When the program has started successfully, press the Middle
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