trouble uploading atcylotron software

[mharpum]

Hello, sorry to be such an arduino noob. I'm loving the atmegatron so thought I would have a go at uploading the atcylotron, I have followed your install video and done everything up to the point of uploading the software to the device and I get this error message in arduino software:


Arduino: 1.6.0 (Windows , Board: "Arduino Uno"

Hardware.ino:19:75: fatal error: MCP23S17.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
Error compiling.

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I get this one in the previous version of arduino:

Arduino: 1.5.8 (Windows , Board: "Arduino Uno"

Hardware.ino:19:75: fatal error: MCP23S17.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
Error compiling.

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Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks.

[paulsoulsby]

Hi,
Ah - Arduino have recently updated their software to a completely different system (1.6.0).
All this code is for the old system (1.0.5).
You can get it here: 
(windows) http://arduino.googlecode.com/files/arduino-1.0.5-r2-windows.exe
(mac) http://arduino.googlecode.com/files/arduino-1.0.5-macosx.zip

I do have all the code working under 1.6.0. I will update the whole downloads page soon to reflect this.  Definitely go with 1.0.5 for now though.

P.S.  Did you download the libraries?  http://soulsbysynths.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/libraries.zip
These go in the your / Documents / Arduino /  folder

[mharpum]

Thanks for the speedy reply! I shall get it downloaded and have a go in a bit. I did get the libraries folder, I am guessing the previous version I used wasn't old enough! Thanks again, I will let you know how it goes and what I think of the new software.

Cheers Paul!

[mharpum]

Right, I've had a go with the older version. Sorry to keep posting but I don't have a clue about arduino, I am now getting this error message:

Hardware:47: error: 'MCP' does not name a type
Hardware:48: error: 'MCP' does not name a type
Hardware:49: error: 'MCP' does not name a type
Hardware:50: error: 'Encoder' does not name a type
Hardware:51: error: 'Encoder' does not name a type
Hardware.ino: In function 'void Init_Hardware()':
Hardware:92: error: 'hard_bg_func' was not declared in this scope
Hardware:93: error: 'hard_bg_val' was not declared in this scope
Hardware:94: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope
Hardware.ino: In function 'void Hardware_Poll()':
Hardware:127: error: 'hard_enc_func' was not declared in this scope
Hardware:156: error: 'hard_enc_val' was not declared in this scope
Hardware.ino: In function 'void Hardware_Refresh_FuncBG()':
Hardware:413: error: 'hard_bg_func' was not declared in this scope
Hardware.ino: In function 'void Hardware_Refresh_ValBG()':
Hardware:483: error: 'hard_bg_val' was not declared in this scope
Hardware:486: error: 'hard_bg_val' was not declared in this scope
Hardware.ino: In function 'void Hardware_Refresh_CtrlBankLED()':
Hardware:504: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope
Hardware:508: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope
Hardware.ino: In function 'void Hardware_Refresh_ShiftLED(byte)':
Hardware:543: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope
Hardware:547: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope
Hardware.ino: In function 'void Hardware_LED_SetState(byte, byte)':
Hardware:610: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope
Hardware.ino: In function 'void Hardware_LED_StartFlash(byte, byte)':
Hardware:616: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope
Hardware:620: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope
Hardware.ino: In function 'void Hardware_LED_RefreshFlash()':
Hardware:636: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope
Hardware:640: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope
Hardware:645: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope
Hardware:649: error: 'hard_bg_led' was not declared in this scope

Any ideas would be helpful, sorry im such an arduino noob!

[paulsoulsby]

Ok this sounds like your folder structure is wrong.  Arduino is very fussy about where you store your project folders.  The structure should be:
My Documents
     Arduino
         Atcyclotron_1_0
               Atcyclotron_1_0.ino    (run this)
               ...other .ino files
         Libraries
                Encoder
                     Encoder library files
                MCP23S17
                     MCP library files

If your folders are in this structure, it should compile OK.  You can't run projects from the downloads folder or desktop.  Make sure that there's only 1 libraries folder (not a libraries folder within a libraries folder).

[mharpum]

Thanks Paul, you were right! I had a library folder within another library folder, thanks for your help, much appreciated!

I am liking the atcylotron software, I like the wave cycle length and loop, you can get some cool sounds. From a users perspective I think it needs a filter, and being able change the octave on the waveforms would also be useful.  Just a few ideas, I realise you are a busy man! Are you doing a second batch of atmegatrons or are you focusing on a v2 or another synth?

Cheers again, now to get down to some tunes!   

[paulsoulsby]

Yeah the Atcyclotron is really only for demoing that you can tweak the software and create new features.  Apart from the wavetable cycling it's very similar to the original.
I'd really recommend the Delayertron and Atmegadrum.  They're completely different machines.  The Duotron has an interesting sound too.  There's a really major new software version in development at the mo.  I think it may even give the standard Atmegatron software a run for it's money!!
There will be a new batch of Atmegatrons soon.  Virtually the same from a user point of view.  There's some new projects in development too.
Paul