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RE: Help new system blue - mwaters - 2017-09-18
Mike, no need to apologize! We all want to help you succeed!
RE: Help new system blue - allsorts - 2017-09-22
(2017-09-18, 01:27)kevinmcc Wrote: Connecting a crossover or rollover cable to the H-Field connection you may cause damage as you are connecting some powered signal lines to ground.
The power is on pins 4 (+5 V) and 5 (Gnd). A cross over cable doesn't move that pair it just swaps 3&6 with 1&2.
Using a cross over cable H-Field socket to H-Field amp won't be a problem apart from channel 1 and channel 2 being swapped.
Mistaking the H-Field socket for the ethernet port and connecting that toa switch may be problematical depending on what is one the other end. If it's a 10/100 Mbps port that may well short pins 4 and 5 and thus the +5 V rail of the controller. I think the +5 V regulator is pretty robust and short circuit protected though. If it's a Gigabit port that might object to having 5 V across and some current flow through the isolation transformer of pair 4&5. But again the isolation transformers do seem fairly robust.
RE: Help new system blue - mikey141 - 2017-10-01
Am I really doing something wrong with the system blue as I've done following and still nothing is happening:
1. bought a new power supply
2. Switched the system on with power LED only displaying and with RJ45 connected only
3. left left the system alone for ages.
4. RJ45 lights up for a limited time and then goes out
5. used "Angry IP scanner" but nothing comes up with a IP address for the system.
I've updated the forum with latest pictures of my board if it helps people
RE: Help new system blue - mwaters - 2017-10-01
Assuming you have a good network patch cable that is straight-through and NOT a crossover cable, try this:
Open your router's webpage, and browsing around there you should be able to see which IP address that it has assigned to your controller. Something like http://192.168.0.1 or perhaps http://192.168.1.1 .
When you find the controller's IP, then you can view your System Blue's webpage in the same way, for example http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (replacing the x's with your controller's IP that you found).
I have DHCP enabled rather than static IPs, which I think is easier.
If you don't have the manual for your router, then Google is your friend.
RE: Help new system blue - readbueno - 2017-10-01
Hi Mikey, There should be a lot more action when you switch on. The various coloured LEDs should flash, I keep meaning to note down the actual sequence and then most of them will either continue flashing, as in the case of the GPS red LED, because it can't find the satellites or if it does manage to find them then it will go out and the blue LED will start flashing at one second intervals, the red power LED will stay on and most of the others will reach a steady state or go off.
Do you have any test equipment, or know anyone that can do some basic tests, fault finding and trouble shooting at a distance can be so hard.
When you switch it on does anything get hot?
I see that Cutty mentioned that you have some of the solder in LEDs the wrong way around.
I would maybe start by carefully desoldering and removing the LEDs that don't light and seeing if the on board LEDs then light up.
Especially the one next to the red power LED, the first green one as that connects directly to the ST32 chip.
Once you have the LEDs working as they should, we can advance from there.
Don't despair it will work eventually!
Nice Photos BTW.
Brian.
RE: Help new system blue - mwaters - 2017-10-01
Mikey, this is great advice from Brian, and you should follow his before mine.
RE: Help new system blue - readbueno - 2017-10-01
Hi Mike, My board comes up on 192.168.8.101.
That was why I recommended "Angry IP scanner," some routers are not logical and seem to place peripherals where they want and not always where you would expect to find them.
Scan from 192.168.1.1 up to 192.168.9.255. For most computers these are the user allocated IPs.
However the first thing is to get the board showing proper signs of life!
Regards,
Brian.
RE: Help new system blue - mikey141 - 2017-10-01
Guys thanks for your continued support. When I switch the system on nothing gets hot on the motherboard and just the power led lights up and the GPS one flashes near C605 chip.
As for the LEDs around the wrong way I followed
"The connecting wires of the LEDs can easily be bend 90 degrees using the front panel that has a width of 2 mm. On the main board there are white stars printed near the LEDs. In these holes the short ends of the wires have to be inserted. This is the cathode (-) of the diodes."
RE: Help new system blue - readbueno - 2017-10-01
Hi Mike, For five minutes work, you can take them all out, test the board and check the LEDs and have them back in place if they are O.K.
You will then know if that is the case or not.
There is no point in just jumping from one point to another.
At the moment they are not working, so that is a good place to start!
You can not test them on the board, because they are in parallel with the ones already on the board, if one is the wrong way around then neither of them will light.
This is not some sort of personality thing, although at times I am not very diplomatic, this is just double checking.
You did not answer the question about test equipment or whether there is anyone local to you who can maybe help.
Bear with us, we are only trying to help, if you are not going to listen, and try some of these things, then quickly you are going to find yourself doing it alone.
Then what do you do?
If you ask? Then you have to have some faith that someone can help, if you don't follow the clues given, you are not going to do anything to resolve this problem.
Kindest regards,
Brian.
RE: Help new system blue - mikey141 - 2017-10-01
Brian, thanks for the advice and I will start with the LEDs then. I do have a multi meter and start from that side and see what happens from there.
I've also changed my router IP range to end in 192.168.10.100 and allow for it to find the device once above has been completed.