Hi !
I think I have the same problem, the voltage regulator in my IOIO board is 
damaged. You can probably power the board supplying 5V directly to GND and 
5V pins, this way I got my IOIO powered and connected. The drawback is that 
if I try to connect servo power to IOIO pins, the board immediately 
disconnects ! So I think 5V is not enough for IOIO and the servo, and I 
can't supply more than 5V to these pins ?
Servos must be powered externally and take the control pulse only from 
IOIO. 

keskiviikko, 8. lokakuuta 2014 3.44.39 UTC+3 [email protected] kirjoitti:
>
> All,
> Ytai responded in a pvt message that some other people have reported this 
> too. His response is -- " It seems like the sudden outgoing current pulse 
> on VBUS can sometimes damage the switcher". Apparently folks from 
> SeeedStudio are looking at it too.
>
> Will keep you updated, if I hear anything more. For now I am hoping that 
> creating a separate circuit to get the android device separate power 
> (directly from input power, which in my case is going to be 5v) is going to 
> solve this rare problem.
>
> Request for Ytai. You had indicated that we have the spots to get D+ and 
> D- which we can get into another board using pogosticks. Will it be 
> possible to get them in one of the Pins? That way we could simple take 
> those (D+ and D-), the voltage and gnd to our own USB female slot in an 
> external board? Being new I am not sure how difficult and rugged a pogo 
> stick with be... especially when used in a automotive application. This 
> also (IMO) will isolate the power circuit and MAY not cause the above 
> problem.
>
>
> Best regards
> RK
>
>
>
> On Monday, October 6, 2014 6:41:35 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> Team
>> I think I just 'fried' three ioio boards in one evening. I have been 
>> working with these for over 6 months  and never had a problem. But i was 
>> working on "lab settings" and and we were testing our programs 
>>
>> Today I tried to connect and disconnect multiple times to make sure my 
>> program was working and RIGHT as i was connecting or disconnecting the 
>> tablet the devices powered OFF and I have not been able to power them on. 
>> Also while connecting and disconnecting it was fine the few times but then 
>> power off. Few more info
>> 1) I was originally connecting wires to VIn and GND and connecting it to 
>> a 5v wall charger (or to  a laptop 5v). I blew two of them on this setup. I 
>> thought the wires shorted
>> 2) Next I used the JST connector and gave it 12 v (again from wall 
>> charger) and didnt use any "naked" wires. After connecting and 
>> disconnecting a tablet a few time this blew up too.
>> 3) Board is connected to tablet using the Red USB wire from sparkfun
>>
>> Best Regards
>> RK
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

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