Can't get GUI that pops up in instructional video

[psuteam]

I'm following the instructions to download the new tracker software and when the instructional video reaches 11:20 a GUI pops up. Instead, I get an error here as follows: 


Ground Station@DESKTOP-8M8TGSR MINGW64 ~/Desktop/Tracker/Antenna_Tracker (master)

$ python Antenna_Tracker_and_RFD_Controls_GUI.py

('COM6', 'Pololu Micro Maestro 6-Servo Controller Command Port (COM6)', 'USB VID:PID=1FFB:0089')

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "Antenna_Tracker_and_RFD_Controls_GUI.py", line 1805, in <module>

mGui = MainWindow() # Launch the main window

File "Antenna_Tracker_and_RFD_Controls_GUI.py", line 330, in __init__

self.searchComPorts()

File "Antenna_Tracker_and_RFD_Controls_GUI.py", line 1464, in searchComPorts

if (eachLst[1].find("Arduino Uno") != -1) or (each.pid == 67):

AttributeError: 'tuple' object has no attribute 'pid'



As a note, I have not been able to get the ground station tracking to work at all for quite a while, so maybe something is wrong in the original code...?

[muonide]

We got the same error yesterday.

[Trevor MSGC]

I believe this is an error with the serial library. Try running the command 'pip install update pyserial'. Let us know if the error persists.

[muonide]

I've updated pyserial, ensured I cleared ROM, & have V5 sketch uploaded. Still gives the same "list index out of range" error that stops the GUI from loading. If I unplug the Arduino, the GUI will load but still gives the index error whenever I try to get things going.

[Trevor MSGC]

Run pip freeze and let me know what the output is.

-Trevor

[staley28]

Hello, our team is having the same exact issues regarding the updated Antenna_Tracker code. Here is my copy of pip freeze.

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[Trevor MSGC]

Thanks,

pyserial should be on version 3.3, you'll need to run pip install update pyserial

[staley28]

Okay! So I got mine fixed and it was the pyserial that needed update, but there was a bit of an anomaly that occurred with mine that may be replicated. 

WHEN YOU UPDATE, CHECK THE VERSION USING THE PIP FREEZE COMMAND

Although I ran "pip install update pyserial", I would get a message stating that the requirement was satisfied and updated, even though no update occurred. 

Follow the following steps to be sure that you update correctly. 

UNINSTALL PYSERIAL PACKAGE
pip uninstall pyserial

YES OR NO?
y

REINSTALL UPDATED PIP
pip install update pyserial

You are now able to use pip freeze or test run the executable to check whether this update worked and whether your updated program works. 

[staley28]

Jun 13, 2017 9:25:39 GMT -7 Trevor MSGC said:

Thanks,

pyserial should be on version 3.3, you'll need to run pip install update pyserial

Thank you for your help! I didn't notice that none of my previous updates for pyserial actually didn't work until you mentioned it! Thank you for the catch!

[kendra]

I downloaded the new antenna tracker with RFD and the GUI popped up when I was inside (without anything hooked up to it).

I took it outside and hooked it up to the base station and now it will not start up from the shortcut.

Kendra

[Trevor MSGC]

kendra

Can you send me the contents of the .bat file?

-Trevor