On Sat, 2008-04-12 at 16:56 +0000, sokthedoc wrote: > > What I don't understand is the logic! Is it possible for the pins in > the headers to be faulty? How come some arrangements work and some > don't? Got any ideas?
Ahh hang on there, The connectors are soldered to the FOXGM when you get it..however the pins that fit in them are supposed to be soldered to the fox to provide a plug/socket arrangement..the connection between the pins and the holes in the PCB won't be reliable by just being pushed in...the reason this is not done for you is I suspect there are many applications where you would use a fox board and not want a full set of headers on it. Or perhaps not want headers at all. It could be argued that the FOX board in the FOXGM kit with the case etc should have the headers soldered on already, but I am guessing the problem is that the complete kits are packaged by resellers from regular Fox board stock and desoldering the pins if they are not required is harder than soldering them if they are required. If you are just pushing the short end of the pins into the FOX and the long end into the connectors on the GM board then I am not surprised that you are getting intermittent connections between the two. You are probably just getting lucky sometimes and getting connections through enough of the pins for things to work sometimes. Solder the pins (taking care not to bridge any) If you are not fairly experienced at soldering or you don't have an iron with a nice fine bit then I would get someone to do it for you. Kind regards Wayne
