Start:  10:45

• Reorganizing everything in the arduino sketch to work with so that if it does need anything from the data dictionary it can be passed from the main.
• The loadBuffer parameter is now just the char* instead of the name of a dataelement.
• The checkCommand method now accepts the command struct as a parameter instead of a dataelement.
• Added checks in the CommandHandler class to check that a command is unique before execution.
• This really does seem like a better idea.  It keeps it more modular and the arduino side is simple enough that the datadictionary was adding unnecessary complexity.  It is still used in the main sketch to handle remote data which passes between the pc and the aruduino which is the main reason it exists in the first place.

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Start: 10:00

• Finished the testing sandbox for datadictionary.  Its strange, it uploads with some errors about the class object not being there, it doesn’t crash during runtime, but still doesn’t work.  It is actually using the class which is having the error to send the serial data back.
• Still trying to figure this out.  I have decided its not necessary on the arduino side.  The DataDictionary will still work in the main sketch so the transfer from the PC side will work fine it just won’t be able to be used in the other classes which don’t really need it considering there is no graphical interface or anything else to interact with on this side.
• Rewrote the ComUtil class to work without the DataDictionary.

End: 6:00

Start: 9:45

• Upon clicking the compiler error, I found that for some reason it was using a different DataDictionary then the one seen in the project folder.  I was able to make the changes and compile.
• For some reason Visual Micro is not able to make the objects properly when trying to deploy.
• Something went very wrong with Visual Micro,  none of my sketches will compile now.
• Reinstalled Visual Micro which was actually kinda annoying.  Not only did you have to delete it but you also had to go in the setting and disable the mod that did shouldn’t be installed.
• Visual Micro is now able to compile working sketches again
• The DataDictionary is still making a weird error message.  I commented out all the instance of it and found that there are no errors if it is only declared in the main sketch.
• Uncommeted the datadictionary in ComUtilB,  I still get a weird error message but the sketch seems to be sent.
• Setting up a sandbox to test datadictionary from a class.  All previous tests were done in the main sketch.  I have a feeling it will work but I will still get the weird compiling messages.

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Start: 9:45

• For some reason, the ComUtil class would not include properly.  Renamed it ComUtilB and it works again.  No idea why I had to do this but it will help keep the arduino and pc versions from getting confused.
• The Singleton method of the DataDictionary is not working on the arduino side.
• Fixed a few things which were causing compiler errors, still can’t figure out why the singleton method isn’t working
• Checked to see if I was having the same problem on the PC side.  It seems to be working fine.
• Googled “singleton arduino,” apparently it can’t be done in the standard way because the arduino is single threaded.  There is a solution which I have yet to try in the second to last post: http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1295472760

End: 5:45

Start: 11:00

• The link I posted yesterday for using visual studio with the arduino only works with VS2008.  There is a new link which was added to the bottom for a addin called Visual Micro:  http://www.visualmicro.com/
• I was having a problem creating a arduino project.  I had to reset the addins: http://www.visualmicro.com/post/2011/10/01/How-to-reset-the-arduino-visual-studio-interface.aspx
• Imported all the arduino classes into the project.  I used the testing sketch to check and make sure it uploaded to the arduino, everything seems to be working.  There are some red underlines here and there for no apparent reason but it compiles and transmits correctly.
• Everything is in one place now.  Its much easier to see and edit all the classes from one place.  Before I could only really see the main sketch and had multiple windows open for the classes.
• There are a couple bugs in the error checking.  The IDE will red line some things which are actually not errors and compile fine.  Still a vast improvement.
• The ComUtil class on the arduino side was not being included properly.  Not exactly sure what I did but it is working now.
• Everything seems to be working properly in individual testing now.  Putting it all together, hopefully will have something to show by end of the day tomorrow.

End: 6:00