New Rpi 3 with Gopigo2 kit motors do not respond

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Hello,

I am not sure what I am doing wrong here. I set the gopigo2 with Raspberry Pi 3. As per instructions, wifi works but I am unable to run the motor in demo mode. All I see that it ran the test. I do not see any indicators changing lights as per terminal statements but the motors do not turn. Here is the log,txt details Any advice?

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Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 15G 3.0G 11G 22% /
devtmpfs 426M 0 426M 0% /dev
tmpfs 430M 0 430M 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs 430M 6.1M 424M 2% /run
tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 430M 0 430M 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/mmcblk0p1 63M 21M 42M 34% /boot
tmpfs 86M 0 86M 0% /run/user/1000

Check for dependencies

python 2.7.9-1 install ok installed
python-pip 1.5.6-5 install ok installed
git 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u2 install ok installed
libi2c-dev 3.1.1+svn-2 install ok installed
python-serial 2.6-1.1 install ok installed
python-rpi.gpio 0.6.3~jessie-1 install ok installed
i2c-tools 3.1.1+svn-2 install ok installed
python-smbus 3.1.1+svn-2 install ok installed
arduino 2:1.6.0 install ok installed
minicom 2.7-1 install ok installed
scratch 1.4.0.6~dfsg1-5 install ok installed

wiringPi Found
wiringPi Found
I2C already removed from blacklist
SPI already removed from blacklist

Check for addition in /modules

I2C-dev already there
i2c-bcm2708 already there
spi-dev already there

Hardware revision

gpio version: 2.36
Copyright © 2012-2015 Gordon Henderson
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details type: gpio -warranty

Raspberry Pi Details:
Type: Pi 3, Revision: 02, Memory: 1024MB, Maker: Embest

  • Device tree is enabled.
    *–> Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2
  • This Raspberry Pi supports user-level GPIO access.

Check the /dev folder

i2c-1
spidev0.0
spidev0.1
ttyAMA0

USB device status

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

/: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=dwc_otg/1p, 480M
|__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/5p, 480M
|__ Port 1: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=smsc95xx, 480M
|__ Port 5: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 5: Dev 4, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 5: Dev 4, If 2, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M

Checking for Atmega chip

avrdude: Version 5.10, compiled on Jun 18 2012 at 12:38:29
Copyright © 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright © 2007-2009 Joerg Wunsch

     System wide configuration file is "/etc/avrdude.conf"
     User configuration file is "/root/.avrduderc"
     User configuration file does not exist or is not a regular file, skipping

     Using Port                    : unknown
     Using Programmer              : gpio
     AVR Part                      : ATMEGA328P
     Chip Erase delay              : 9000 us
     PAGEL                         : PD7
     BS2                           : PC2
     RESET disposition             : dedicated
     RETRY pulse                   : SCK
     serial program mode           : yes
     parallel program mode         : yes
     Timeout                       : 200
     StabDelay                     : 100
     CmdexeDelay                   : 25
     SyncLoops                     : 32
     ByteDelay                     : 0
     PollIndex                     : 3
     PollValue                     : 0x53
     Memory Detail                 :

                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       eeprom        65     5     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
       flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
       lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
       signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

     Programmer Type : GPIO
     Description     : Use sysfs interface to bitbang GPIO lines

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e950f

avrdude done. Thank you.

Checking I2C bus for devices

Checking I2C bus 0

Error: Could not open file /dev/i2c-0' or/dev/i2c/0’: No such file or directory

Checking I2C bus 1

 0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f

00: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- –
10: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
20: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
30: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
40: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
50: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
60: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
70: – -- – -- – -- – --

Checking for firmware version and CPU Speed and Voltage

v -1
CPU speed: -1
-1 V

CHECKING ENCODER READINGS
-1 -1
Both motors moving Forward with LED On
after 5 sec -1 -1
Both motors stopped with LED Off
-1 after stop cmd -1 -1
-1 after 2 more sec -1 -1
Both motors moving back with LED On
after 5 sec -1 -1
Both motors stopped with LED Off
-1 after stop cmd -1 -1
-1 after 2 more sec -1 -1

CHECKING ENCODER TARGETING

Initial encoder read vals: -1 -1
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/home/pi/Dexter/GoPiGo/Software/Python/tests/enc_tgt_test.py”, line 69, in
enc_stat=read_enc_status()
File “build/bdist.linux-armv7l/egg/gopigo.py”, line 610, in read_enc_status
File “build/bdist.linux-armv7l/egg/gopigo.py”, line 601, in read_status
IOError: [Errno 121] Remote I/O error

2

Make sure your battery is connected. Also tree should be somewhere a switch. Flip it and try again. It seems that your GoPiGo has no power.

3

Hi @nikhit.busi,

It looks like the firmware on the GoPiGo isn’t responding, can you update it following this video and clicking on the “Update Robot” and choose “GoPiGo” option on the dropdown. After which can you again try running the the GoPiGo Demo.

Please let us know if this helps,
-Shoban

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Hi @Shoban, I reformatted microSD with the image from sourceforge and did the firmware and gopigo update but the board is not responding. Here is the log I got when I did troubleshoot option:

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Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 3.6G 2.7G 635M 82% /
devtmpfs 426M 0 426M 0% /dev
tmpfs 430M 0 430M 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs 430M 6.1M 424M 2% /run
tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 430M 0 430M 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/mmcblk0p1 63M 21M 43M 34% /boot
tmpfs 86M 0 86M 0% /run/user/1000

Check for dependencies

python 2.7.9-1 install ok installed
python-pip 1.5.6-5 install ok installed
git 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u2 install ok installed
libi2c-dev 3.1.1+svn-2 install ok installed
python-serial 2.6-1.1 install ok installed
python-rpi.gpio 0.6.3~jessie-1 install ok installed
i2c-tools 3.1.1+svn-2 install ok installed
python-smbus 3.1.1+svn-2 install ok installed
arduino 2:1.6.0 install ok installed
minicom 2.7-1+deb8u1 install ok installed
scratch 1.4.0.6~dfsg1-5 install ok installed

wiringPi Found
wiringPi Found
I2C already removed from blacklist
SPI already removed from blacklist

Check for addition in /modules

I2C-dev already there
i2c-bcm2708 already there
spi-dev already there

Hardware revision

gpio version: 2.36
Copyright © 2012-2015 Gordon Henderson
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details type: gpio -warranty

Raspberry Pi Details:
Type: Pi 3, Revision: 02, Memory: 1024MB, Maker: Embest

  • Device tree is enabled.
    *–> Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2
  • This Raspberry Pi supports user-level GPIO access.

Check the /dev folder

i2c-1
spidev0.0
spidev0.1
ttyAMA0

USB device status

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

/: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=dwc_otg/1p, 480M
|__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/5p, 480M
|__ Port 1: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=smsc95xx, 480M
|__ Port 5: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 5: Dev 4, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 5: Dev 4, If 2, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M

Checking for Atmega chip

avrdude: Version 5.10, compiled on Jun 18 2012 at 12:38:29
Copyright © 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright © 2007-2009 Joerg Wunsch

     System wide configuration file is "/etc/avrdude.conf"
     User configuration file is "/root/.avrduderc"
     User configuration file does not exist or is not a regular file, skipping

     Using Port                    : unknown
     Using Programmer              : gpio
     AVR Part                      : ATMEGA328P
     Chip Erase delay              : 9000 us
     PAGEL                         : PD7
     BS2                           : PC2
     RESET disposition             : dedicated
     RETRY pulse                   : SCK
     serial program mode           : yes
     parallel program mode         : yes
     Timeout                       : 200
     StabDelay                     : 100
     CmdexeDelay                   : 25
     SyncLoops                     : 32
     ByteDelay                     : 0
     PollIndex                     : 3
     PollValue                     : 0x53
     Memory Detail                 :

                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       eeprom        65     5     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
       flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
       lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
       signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

     Programmer Type : GPIO
     Description     : Use sysfs interface to bitbang GPIO lines

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e950f

avrdude done. Thank you.

Checking I2C bus for devices

Checking I2C bus 0

Error: Could not open file /dev/i2c-0' or/dev/i2c/0’: No such file or directory

Checking I2C bus 1

 0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f

00: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- –
10: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
20: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
30: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
40: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
50: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
60: – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – -- – --
70: – -- – -- – -- – --

Checking for firmware version and CPU Speed and Voltage

v -1
CPU speed: -1
-1 V

CHECKING ENCODER READINGS
-1 -1
Both motors moving Forward with LED On
after 5 sec -1 -1
Both motors stopped with LED Off
-1 after stop cmd -1 -1
-1 after 2 more sec -1 -1
Both motors moving back with LED On
after 5 sec -1 -1
Both motors stopped with LED Off
-1 after stop cmd -1 -1
-1 after 2 more sec -1 -1

CHECKING ENCODER TARGETING

Initial encoder read vals: -1 -1
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/home/pi/Dexter/GoPiGo/Software/Python/tests/enc_tgt_test.py”, line 69, in
enc_stat=read_enc_status()
File “build/bdist.linux-armv7l/egg/gopigo.py”, line 610, in read_enc_status
File “build/bdist.linux-armv7l/egg/gopigo.py”, line 601, in read_status
IOError: [Errno 121] Remote I/O error

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@Shoban instead trying to working with Raspberry Pi 3, I used Raspberry Pi 2 with Gopigo2 and it worked with the same set of instructions. I would recommend that the documentation on the website (that it works with Raspberry Pi 3) should be corrected as it is very misleading. The other option is to provide accurate direction as to what needs to be done to make it work with RPi 3. Going through forums for really confusing.

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Hi @nikhit.busi,

Can you tell us which instructions are you referring to and also can you send us a picture of your GoPiGo.
To help you futher can you one more time run sudo bash /home/pi/Desktop/GoPiGo/Setup/install.sh and sudo bash /home/pi/Desktop/GoPiGo/Fimrware/firmware_update.sh from your command line with your GoPiGo connected to Pi3 and send us the screenshots of what you see?

Note: Have your Pi3 connected to Wifi and also do not have motors connected to the GoPiGo while running the Firmware update.

We apologize for the inconvenience and we will assist you in getting it solved soon.

-Shoban