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IMPORTANT: enter the case-INsensitive alphabetic (no numbers) code AND WRITE SOME SHORT summary of changes (below) if you are saving changes. (not required for previewing changes). Wiki-spamming is not tolerated, will be removed, so it does NOT even show up in history. Spammers go away now. Visit Preferences to set your user name Summary of change: THANKS JORGEN! Well, I was never able to get a 'hello' from the board and in the midst of trying various things, I accidentally hooked up power backwards. Now I DEFINITELY have no hello from the board. I need help. * what supply did you use? - cordless drill charger * what settings ? .. ** voltage - 8v (~7.5) ** current limit - 200mah * what fuse was installed? - none * what trace burnt ? upload picture, if any - no smoke * what is voltage measured with DVM diode mode (red applied to +VBatt and black applied to GND and GND5) * what is current consumption from supply of 6..7V ? - I've still got power at the 5v+ output for TPS and keyboard power. about 3.3v with the above supply. '''serial''' Describe your serial connection. * Hooked up as shown and double checked in the wiki. * Using USB adapter, which could be the culprit along with low voltage according to Jorgen '''Test your serial cable and TerminalProgram''' When cable not connected to GenBoard, connect RX and TX (pin 2 and 3 of DSUB9 RS232) and see if you see if you see in TerminalProgram. WILL TRY THIS AGAIN SOON - thanks for help! * make sure you talk to firmware in 9600, 8n1 : say Man * try to talk to BootLoader ** disconnect serial cable from GenBoard ** apply loopback to GenBoard RX-TX ** powerup board ** remove loopback ** connect serial cable to GenBoard ** TerminalProgram 19200, 8n1 ** type 'S' *** got "AVREFI1" ? ** type 'v' *** got anything? (20?) ** type 'p' *** got anything? (20?) Optional: Add document to category: Wiki formatting: * is Bullet list ** Bullet list subentry ... '''Bold''', ---- is horizontal ruler, <code> preformatted text... </code> See wiki editing HELP for tables and other formatting tips and tricks.