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
>>
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