Updates to files after running the majority of the telosb rc3 tests

[tinyos-2.x.git] / apps / tosthreads / capps / TestCollection / README

diff --git a/apps/tosthreads/capps/TestCollection/README b/apps/tosthreads/capps/TestCollection/README
index 8b3e73062c37cd514b327694d1bfa5230d555547..63cd279db724d767187f3c5930692bf16abc33ba 100644 (file)
--- a/apps/tosthreads/capps/TestCollection/README
+++ b/apps/tosthreads/capps/TestCollection/README
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ the Java "Oscilloscope" application found in the the TestCollection/java
 subdirectory. The sampling rate starts at 4Hz, but can be changed from the Java
 application.
 
-You can install TestCollection on a mote via the following comand:
+You can install TestCollection on a mote via the following command:
   make <platform> cthreads install
-  
-Valid platforms are currently: tmote, telosb, mica2, and micaz 
+
+Valid platforms are currently: tmote, telosb, mica2, micaz and iris
 
 At least two motes must be used by this application, with one of them installed
 as a base station.  Base station motes can be created by installing them with
-NODE_ID % 500 == 0. 
+NODE_ID % 500 == 0.
   i.e. make <platform> cthreads install.0
        make <platform> cthreads install.500
        make <platform> cthreads install.1000
-  
+
 All other nodes can be installed with arbitrary NODE_IDs.
   make <platform> threads install.123
 
@@ -39,25 +39,30 @@ MultihopOscilloscope demo via a serial forwarder. To run it, change to the
 TestCollection/java subdirectory and type:
 
   make
-  java net.tinyos.sf.SerialForwarder -comm serial@<serial port>:<mote>
+  java net.tinyos.sf.SerialForwarder -comm serial@<serial port>:<baud_rate>
   # e.g., java net.tinyps.sf.SerialForwarder -comm serial@/dev/ttyUSB0:mica2
   # or java net.tinyps.sf.SerialForwarder -comm serial@COM2:telosb
   ./run
 
-The controls at the bootom of the screen allow yoy to zoom in or out the X
+NOTE::  The baud rate 57600 must be used telos based motes, as its configuration
+has been changed to work with this baud rate when compiled for tosthreads. I.e.
+DO NOT just substitute 'telosb' or 'tmote' for <baud_rate> above.  Explicitly
+set it to 57600.
+
+The controls at the bottom of the screen allow you to zoom in or out the X
 axis, change the range of the Y axis, and clear all received data. You can
 change the color used to display a mote by clicking on its color in the
 mote table.
 
 Notes:
-  By default, the Makefile for TestCollection is setup to run CTP as the 
+  By default, the Makefile for TestCollection is setup to run CTP as the
   underlying collection protocol.  The makefile can be modified to work with
   MultihopLQI by changing the appropriate include directories.
 
 Known bugs/limitations:
   Warnings are issued about fan out on the 'Snoop.receive' and 'Receive.receive'
   events.  These warnings are harmless and are the result of providing a C based
-  API in which all events for receiving and snooping must be handled even if not 
-  used by a particular application.  The warnings occur because the underlying 
-  CTP or MultihopLQI stacks wire up to particular AM ids, which are also wired 
-  into the C API for handling message reception.  
+  API in which all events for receiving and snooping must be handled even if not
+  used by a particular application.  The warnings occur because the underlying
+  CTP or MultihopLQI stacks wire up to particular AM ids, which are also wired
+  into the C API for handling message reception.