It might also be a power problem. Try connecting to a stable wall-wart supply and see if this persists.
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 11:05 PM, Neil Shepherd <[email protected]> wrote: > I've a 2.3.4 Gingerbread phone that's acting as the brain. However, I > couldn't even get IOIOManager to connect with the IOIO board while it was > in this state. > > This one is bizarre. Tonight I got the yellow blinking behavior for 1-2 > minutes, but when I accidentally left it on and came back to it 15-20 > minutes later it was working normally, and it's done so again on a few > reboots. However, I also now get the error "the power adapter you > connected is not compatible. To avoid damaging your phone, please > disconnect it now…." - That's a new one too. I'm driving the IOIO board > with 6x AA Lithium batteries, which usually give ~7.5-8.0volts at the board > after a polarity protection diode, and haven't had any problems in >>30 > hours of testing before. > > The only thing I can think of that might have hurt it is that I did a test > a week back where the android and IOIO board reached 55-60 celsius before i > pulled the plug (oops). The IOIO worked OK immediately after that until > two days ago. The best hypothesis I have is that the high temperature > messed up the non-volatile memory, and now the IOIO board needs to warm up > before its bits are in the right order. Best I've got anyway. > > I've ordered another board already just to be safe, as I can't afford this > to go blinky at the wrong moment. Would love your thoughts on what might > have happened here. > > Neil > > > > > > > > On Monday, December 16, 2013 8:33:44 PM UTC-8, Ytai wrote: > >> Sounds like the IOIO is in a reboot loop of some sort, possibly due to >> firmware corruption. Have you tried an upgrade recently? Do you have access >> to an Android version <4.1, so you can attempt a firmware update using >> IOIOManager? >> On Dec 16, 2013 5:48 PM, "Neil Shepherd" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> When I power cycle the IOIO just the red power light is on, the yellow >>> status light stays off >>> >>> When I plug in an Android phone (or even a USB memory stick) to the >>> IOIO, the yellow status light starts blinking about once a second. My Java >>> app can't connect, neither can IOIO manager. >>> >>> If I unplug the USB device (phone, USB stick) the yellow light keeps >>> flashing thereafter. >>> >>> If there's any reset/fix option, I'd love to know what i can try. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Neil >>> >>> >>> On Monday, December 16, 2013 5:14:47 PM UTC-8, Ytai wrote: >>>> >>>> OK, so it's not what I thought. >>>> What sort of blinking are you seeing exactly? When do they happen? >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Neil Shepherd <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Ytai - it's not an OTG board, it's a Sparkfun board from about a >>>>> year back. I'm trying to stick with the older board so my piggybacked >>>>> board doesn't need to switch pinouts for power. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Neil >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, December 15, 2013 2:06:44 PM UTC-8, Ytai wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Assuming this is a IOIO-OTG. >>>>>> Fast blinking LED = your calibration data somehow got wiped. >>>>>> Solution: plug in the IOIO to a PC (once). You don't actually have to >>>>>> do anything on the PC, the IOIO will calibrate its clock according to the >>>>>> host's USB clock. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Neil Shepherd <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello all - >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have an IOIO project that's been working just fine with >>>>>>> IOIO/Android* until now. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I haven't changed my IOIO code in a while, but now when i plug the >>>>>>> android phone into the IOIO USB connector, the yellow status light >>>>>>> flashes >>>>>>> on and off repeatedly (any USB device seems to do this), but my program >>>>>>> can't make a connection to the IOIO board. The Android phone is >>>>>>> charging >>>>>>> OK, but I don't remember the status LED flashing before - is this an >>>>>>> indication of an error condition on the board? This all used to work >>>>>>> beautifully until two days ago, my code hasn't changed, and none of my >>>>>>> code >>>>>>> tries to access the status LED. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyone know? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, Neil >>>>>>> >>>>>>> * Detailed robotics project - external GPS, servos, external camera >>>>>>> controllers, remote logging controlled through Android background >>>>>>> service >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "ioio-users" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "ioio-users" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "ioio-users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ioio-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ioio-users" group. 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