Thanks for your response, Gerald! I will request the RMA. On Thursday, October 2, 2014 10:36:41 AM UTC-4, Gerald wrote: > > Request the RMA. Turn around should not take long. Replacing the blown > processor isn't that complicated. > > http://www.elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#RMA_Support > > You might want to take a look ant your design to make sure the blown > processor is not due to your connection to the NeoPixels. > > http://www.elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#Expansion_Header_Usage > > Gerald > > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 8:28 PM, <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm a week into a BBB revC/Debian project using the LEDscape >> <https://github.com/osresearch/LEDscape> library to control some >> Adafruit NeoPixels. Everything was working out great with the electronics >> so I upgraded the kernel and then configured a WiFi adapter; no problems >> there either. I rebooted several times to make sure it would continue to >> recognize the WiFi interface and it was still working perfectly as an SSH >> host using avahi. I then powered down the BBB for about half hour and when >> I tried to start it again it wouldn't turn on and has not since then. The >> only sign of life is a tiny flicker of the PWR LED when I push the power >> button. There is no output from the serial terminal during the boot which >> isn't too surprising to me since the light only flickers on for a split >> second. I'm using a brand new 5V 4A power supply through the barrel jack >> on the board, drawing a peak of about 120mA through the VDD pin for two >> NeoPixels (though I disconnected everything once I noticed a problem with >> booting). I've read a few other accounts of people having BBBs suddenly die >> like this post >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/beagleboard/beaglebone-black/Vi_Ls8F1EGQ> >> that >> links to this page >> <http://www.elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#Improper_Power_Down....All_Revisions>. >> >> Any ideas on anything else to try? If I submit an RMA request I have a few >> basic questions about the process before I move ahead with it. Namely, >> what sort of turnaround time might I expect and should I expect to be >> charged for a repair or replacement. Here's a Fritzing breadboard >> diagram <http://i.imgur.com/cMjmWqG.png> of my circuit (there are no >> inputs into the BBB, so I don't think I fried it that way). I am really >> enjoying the BBB so far and I hope I can get this resolved quickly so I can >> keep working on my project! >> >> Thanks in advance for any advice! >> Mark >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >
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