First test run and diagnostics is failure

[Clement Li]

Hi everybody,

I finished assembling main board including breakouts and tried to first test run and diagnostics, *MID-ASSEMBLY TEST POWERUP: * but it failed.

I have checked below list:

• all resistors are correctly soldered on the right position and sure well soldering on the main board bottom.
  
• 1N4148 orientation is checked
  
• Red and Blue LEDs positive leads are inserted on the + holes
• Double checked back side of main board to make sure no soldering points missing

Before test, the switch on the underside of Fio is off.

• No SD card attached
• DIP switch both in ON position
• Toggle switch in the down position
• slide switch is OFF position

Plug the battery connector to the Fio, the red LED of Fio is lit one time, then red LED on GPS is blink on..off...on...off.

Blue LED on OpenLog board blink three times and then wait around 1.5 sec. it will blink three times again.

No display on small OLED panel

Also, I have attached some photos, can expert guys help me for this problem, many thanks.

Clement

[Joe Moross]

I suspect there may be a problem with the FIO firmware. The red status light on the FIO is on the bottom side at the upper end. You'll see it shining on the white patch on the main board between the FIO and the display.

When first switched on, the light may or may not blink once. (It's random because there isn't any control during the first few milliseconds.) Then, within one second, the light should blink twice. That's the FIO going through initialization. About one more second after that, if everything is fine, the red light should come on and stay on.

- jam

[Albert Holk]

Hi Clement,

I ran into the same thing on my mid-build test. In my instance, I determined it was because the FIO programming was out of date, and I simply had to update the FIO. Once this was done, everything tested out correctly, AND the OLED lit up perfectly. 

To update the FIO, I needed to get a FTDI board from Sparkfun and connect it to the 90degree leads on the top of the FIO, then flash it with XLoader.

SparkFun FTDI Basic Breakout - 3.3V (DEV-09873)

[Clement Li]

Many thanks Joe and Albert's reply ~

I will update the firmware ASAP and get back here.

Hi Albert,

SparkFun FTDI basic Breakout - 3.3V (DEV-09873) retired

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/retired/10009

There is a new version as below link, but seems FTDI usb cable still can be used to update FIO firmware if my friends have FTDI usb cable but not sure they have FTDI basic or not.

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9873

Clement

Albert Holk於 2016年8月17日星期三 UTC+8下午12時56分43秒寫道：

[Enrique SANCHO]

Hi Clement,

I have the same problem.

Have you found a solution?

Iam from France sorry for my english.

[Clement Li]

I need a FTDI basic Breakout / FTDI cable to updated the firmware to FIO, I have ordered it from online store and waiting delivery and I will get back here after firmware updated.



Enrique SANCHO於 2016年8月18日星期四 UTC+8上午3時21分14秒寫道：

[Clement Li]

Hi everybody,

After I uploaded the latest firmware to FIO, then everything works now, please see attached two pictures.

Many thanks.

Clement Li於 2016年8月18日星期四 UTC+8上午8時51分12秒寫道：

[Enrique SANCHO]

Wow cool !!

Please, can you send me a link to buy accessories (cable and FIO) and explain me how i can uploaded the latest firmware to FIO

Best regards

[Clement Li]

you can go to here, it shows how to get a tools and upload the firmware to FIO steps, but the subject shows"How to setup build environment on Mac OS X" confused me, i thought it isn't for firmware updated and only for Mac computer.

Anyway I can show my previous steps I did, as above link mentioned, you need a (FTDI breakout board and USB-to-miniUSB cable) or USB to 3.3v TTL Header cable

For my previous steps, I got FTDI Basic board from online shop, for USB-to-miniUSB cable, just go to computer shops to get a new one if you don't have.

If above items ready, go to FTDIchip website to download driver, I use Windows 7, so I selected "setup executable" zip file, download/unzip and install it on Windows 7

Then remove battery and power off switch on Safecast main board, plug the FTDI basic board on FIO, use USB-to-mini USB cable connect between FTDI basic board and PC.

Download xloader (Xloader is a program which upload firmware - a HEX file to FIO)

Download HEX file, filename is "bGeigieNano.hex" on here
 
Open xloader program and choose above Hex file which you have already downloaded and choose below settings, then click "upload" button, around 30 seconds, xloader will show xxx bytes uploaded.


Quit the Xloader program and unplug usb cable, remove FTDI basic board on FIO, then try to power on Safecast bgeigie nano for first round testing.



Enrique SANCHO於 2016年8月20日星期六 UTC+8上午3時36分00秒寫道：

[Enrique SANCHO]

Hello Clement,

Thank you for ure answer.

I have buy one SparkFun FTDI Basic Breakout - 3.3V on Amazon because i am in France.

Can you show me where it should weld of fix on the basic board of FIO ?

Best regards

[Clement Li]

Plug your FTDI basic board on following pins
DTR - DTR
TXD - RXI
RXI - TXD
3V3 - 3V3
GND - GND



Enrique SANCHO於 2016年8月21日星期日 UTC+8上午6時47分15秒寫道：

[Clement Li]

My FTDI basic board





Clement Li於 2016年8月21日星期日 UTC+8下午9時03分42秒寫道：

[Enrique SANCHO]

Hello Clement,

I have do all what u say and  my geigie works perfectly !!

You can see my first exit in France here !!

Thank you for taking the time to explain me

Best regards

[Clement Li]

Hi Enrique,

Glad to hear that your Safecast Geigie nano works now :)


 

Enrique SANCHO於 2016年9月22日星期四 UTC+8上午5時29分14秒寫道：

[ml harley]

Clement Li, Thank You!  I posted for help with FIO firmware update in Jan 2017 but I have removed the post because I found your topic.  I hope they add clear instruction, like you have given for a novice like me, in future additions of the Nano Manual.