For some reason, the battery stopped working. I left the unit to charge overnight, but it would not run when I disconnected the charger. I accidentally shorted Vcc and GND, so I was worried that the voltage regulator was damaged. I probed around and proved there was voltage on the battery, and in the app, I could measure voltage. One oddity was that I could not get a reading on the BAT pin, and when I jumpered the battery lead to that pin, everything worked.
It was peculiar to find an open connection like this, so I can't be sure of any other board damage. As an early testing unit, I will keep using this hardware, but I added a short wire jumper between the incoming battery power, and the BAT terminal.
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2020-07-28
This connection restored operation
It was peculiar to find an open connection like this, so I can't be sure of any other board damage. As an early testing unit, I will keep using this hardware, but I added a short wire jumper between the incoming battery power, and the BAT terminal.
GitHub repo for Cardinal, aka InCompass
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
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All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
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2020-07-28
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