error on compilimg

[n1k0nx]

dears
i'm not a programmer but after some tentative I get this error on Arduino:

Compilation error: 'prog_char' does not name a type; did you mean 'putchar'?

seems related to name of buttons define.
can you help me please?
thank you in advance
regards
luca

[leandroprz]

That is happening because prog_char has been deprecated on newer versions of Arduino. Replacing all instances of prog_char with const char should fix the issue.

Later this week I'll try compiling and uploading it to the board to see if the fix works. This has been abandoned for a while now.

[n1k0nx]

Thank you Leandro! I waith your reply! Best regards luca

[leandroprz]

Here's the fixed code. I was able to compile and upload it to my MX2 using Arduino IDE v2.3.6.
I tested it and it seems to be working fine, but haven't done a really deep test on the MX2.

Inside DollyShield.ino search for:

  // menu strings
prog_char menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Manual Move";
prog_char menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Axis 1";
prog_char menu_3[] PROGMEM = "Axis 2";
prog_char menu_4[] PROGMEM = "Camera";
prog_char menu_5[] PROGMEM = "Park";
prog_char menu_6[] PROGMEM = "Reset";
prog_char menu_7[] PROGMEM = "Settings";
prog_char menu_8[] PROGMEM = "Scope";

prog_char manual_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Axis 1";
prog_char manual_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Axis 2";
prog_char manual_menu_3[] PROGMEM = "Scope";

prog_char axis_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Ramp Shots";
prog_char axis_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "RPM";
prog_char axis_menu_4[] PROGMEM = "Angle";
prog_char axis_menu_5[] PROGMEM = "Calibrate";
prog_char axis_menu_6[] PROGMEM = "Slow Mode IPM";
prog_char axis_menu_7[] PROGMEM = "Dist. per Rev";
prog_char axis_menu_8[] PROGMEM = "Min Pulse";
prog_char axis_menu_10[] PROGMEM = "Lead In";
prog_char axis_menu_11[] PROGMEM = "Lead Out";
prog_char axis_menu_12[] PROGMEM = "Cal. Constant";

prog_char camera_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Interval sec";
prog_char camera_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Max Shots";
prog_char camera_menu_3[] PROGMEM = "Exp. Time ms";
prog_char camera_menu_4[] PROGMEM = "Exp. Delay ms";
prog_char camera_menu_5[] PROGMEM = "Focus Tap ms";
prog_char camera_menu_6[] PROGMEM = "Shutter+Focus";
prog_char camera_menu_7[] PROGMEM = "Repeat";
prog_char camera_menu_8[] PROGMEM = "Repeat Delay";

prog_char set_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Alt Menu";
prog_char set_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Motor Disp";
prog_char set_menu_3[] PROGMEM = "Motor Mode";
prog_char set_menu_4[] PROGMEM = "Backlight";
prog_char set_menu_5[] PROGMEM = "AutoDim (sec)";
prog_char set_menu_6[] PROGMEM = "Blank LCD";
prog_char set_menu_7[] PROGMEM = "I/O 1";
prog_char set_menu_8[] PROGMEM = "I/O 2";
prog_char set_menu_9[] PROGMEM = "Metric Disp.";
prog_char set_menu_10[] PROGMEM = "Scope";
prog_char set_menu_11[] PROGMEM = "Cal. Spd Low";
prog_char set_menu_12[] PROGMEM = "Cal. Spd Hi";
prog_char set_menu_13[] PROGMEM = "AltOut Pre ms";
prog_char set_menu_14[] PROGMEM = "AltOut Post ms";
prog_char set_menu_15[] PROGMEM = "USB Trigger";
prog_char set_menu_16[] PROGMEM = "Invert Dir";
prog_char set_menu_17[] PROGMEM = "Invert I/O";
prog_char set_menu_18[] PROGMEM = "ULine Cursor"; // underline cursor

prog_char park_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Park Left";
prog_char park_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Park Right";
//prog_char park_menu_3[] PROGMEM = "Park Middle";

prog_char reset_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Reset Cal";
prog_char reset_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Reset Mem";

prog_char scope_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Pan Man. Spd.";
prog_char scope_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Tilt Man. Spd.";

 // menu organization

PROGMEM const char *menu_str[]  = { menu_1, menu_2, menu_3, menu_4, menu_5, menu_6, menu_7, menu_8 };

PROGMEM const char *man_str[]   = { manual_menu_1, manual_menu_2, manual_menu_3 };

PROGMEM const char *park_str[]   = { park_menu_1, park_menu_2 };

PROGMEM const char *axis0_str[] = { axis_menu_1, axis_menu_10, axis_menu_11, axis_menu_2, axis_menu_4, axis_menu_5, axis_menu_12, axis_menu_6, axis_menu_7, axis_menu_8 };
PROGMEM const char *axis1_str[] = { axis_menu_1, axis_menu_10, axis_menu_11, axis_menu_2, axis_menu_4, axis_menu_5, axis_menu_12, axis_menu_6, axis_menu_7, axis_menu_8 };
PROGMEM const char *cam_str[]   = { camera_menu_1, camera_menu_2, camera_menu_3, camera_menu_4, camera_menu_5, camera_menu_6, camera_menu_7, camera_menu_8 };
PROGMEM const char *set_str[]   = { set_menu_1, set_menu_2, set_menu_3, set_menu_4, set_menu_5, set_menu_6, set_menu_7, set_menu_8, set_menu_9, set_menu_10, set_menu_11, set_menu_12, set_menu_13, set_menu_14, set_menu_15, set_menu_16, set_menu_17, set_menu_18 };
PROGMEM const char *scope_str[] = { scope_menu_1, scope_menu_2 };
PROGMEM const char *reset_str[] = { reset_menu_1, reset_menu_2 };

And replace it with the following:

  // menu strings
const char menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Manual Move";
const char menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Axis 1";
const char menu_3[] PROGMEM = "Axis 2";
const char menu_4[] PROGMEM = "Camera";
const char menu_5[] PROGMEM = "Park";
const char menu_6[] PROGMEM = "Reset";
const char menu_7[] PROGMEM = "Settings";
const char menu_8[] PROGMEM = "Scope";

const char manual_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Axis 1";
const char manual_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Axis 2";
const char manual_menu_3[] PROGMEM = "Scope";

const char axis_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Ramp Shots";
const char axis_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "RPM";
const char axis_menu_4[] PROGMEM = "Angle";
const char axis_menu_5[] PROGMEM = "Calibrate";
const char axis_menu_6[] PROGMEM = "Slow Mode IPM";
const char axis_menu_7[] PROGMEM = "Dist. per Rev";
const char axis_menu_8[] PROGMEM = "Min Pulse";
const char axis_menu_10[] PROGMEM = "Lead In";
const char axis_menu_11[] PROGMEM = "Lead Out";
const char axis_menu_12[] PROGMEM = "Cal. Constant";

const char camera_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Interval sec";
const char camera_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Max Shots";
const char camera_menu_3[] PROGMEM = "Exp. Time ms";
const char camera_menu_4[] PROGMEM = "Exp. Delay ms";
const char camera_menu_5[] PROGMEM = "Focus Tap ms";
const char camera_menu_6[] PROGMEM = "Shutter+Focus";
const char camera_menu_7[] PROGMEM = "Repeat";
const char camera_menu_8[] PROGMEM = "Repeat Delay";

const char set_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Alt Menu";
const char set_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Motor Disp";
const char set_menu_3[] PROGMEM = "Motor Mode";
const char set_menu_4[] PROGMEM = "Backlight";
const char set_menu_5[] PROGMEM = "AutoDim (sec)";
const char set_menu_6[] PROGMEM = "Blank LCD";
const char set_menu_7[] PROGMEM = "I/O 1";
const char set_menu_8[] PROGMEM = "I/O 2";
const char set_menu_9[] PROGMEM = "Metric Disp.";
const char set_menu_10[] PROGMEM = "Scope";
const char set_menu_11[] PROGMEM = "Cal. Spd Low";
const char set_menu_12[] PROGMEM = "Cal. Spd Hi";
const char set_menu_13[] PROGMEM = "AltOut Pre ms";
const char set_menu_14[] PROGMEM = "AltOut Post ms";
const char set_menu_15[] PROGMEM = "USB Trigger";
const char set_menu_16[] PROGMEM = "Invert Dir";
const char set_menu_17[] PROGMEM = "Invert I/O";
const char set_menu_18[] PROGMEM = "ULine Cursor"; // underline cursor

const char park_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Park Left";
const char park_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Park Right";
//const char park_menu_3[] PROGMEM = "Park Middle";

const char reset_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Reset Cal";
const char reset_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Reset Mem";

const char scope_menu_1[] PROGMEM = "Pan Man. Spd.";
const char scope_menu_2[] PROGMEM = "Tilt Man. Spd.";

 // menu organization

const char* const menu_str[] PROGMEM  = { menu_1, menu_2, menu_3, menu_4, menu_5, menu_6, menu_7, menu_8 };

const char* const man_str[] PROGMEM   = { manual_menu_1, manual_menu_2, manual_menu_3 };

const char* const park_str[] PROGMEM   = { park_menu_1, park_menu_2 };

const char* const axis0_str[] PROGMEM = { axis_menu_1, axis_menu_10, axis_menu_11, axis_menu_2, axis_menu_4, axis_menu_5, axis_menu_12, axis_menu_6, axis_menu_7, axis_menu_8 };
const char* const axis1_str[] PROGMEM = { axis_menu_1, axis_menu_10, axis_menu_11, axis_menu_2, axis_menu_4, axis_menu_5, axis_menu_12, axis_menu_6, axis_menu_7, axis_menu_8 };
const char* const cam_str[] PROGMEM   = { camera_menu_1, camera_menu_2, camera_menu_3, camera_menu_4, camera_menu_5, camera_menu_6, camera_menu_7, camera_menu_8 };
const char* const set_str[] PROGMEM   = { set_menu_1, set_menu_2, set_menu_3, set_menu_4, set_menu_5, set_menu_6, set_menu_7, set_menu_8, set_menu_9, set_menu_10, set_menu_11, set_menu_12, set_menu_13, set_menu_14, set_menu_15, set_menu_16, set_menu_17, set_menu_18 };
const char* const scope_str[] PROGMEM = { scope_menu_1, scope_menu_2 };
const char* const reset_str[] PROGMEM = { reset_menu_1, reset_menu_2 };