Great! Thanks a lot for the info Ytai that's what I wanted to know. Can't wait to get my ioio kit and start messing around :)
Τη Τετάρτη, 7 Ιανουαρίου 2015 7:40:14 π.μ. UTC+2, ο χρήστης Ytai έγραψε: > > In response to the original question: I'm actively in pursuit of a *pretty > rare* failure mode causing the 5V voltage regulator on the IOIO to fail > permanently. Hopefully I will be able to get down to the root cause of this > and find a fix that will make it to the next revision. In the meantime, I'm > accumulating a nice pile of dead IOIOs on my desk :) Don't hold your breath > on the new rev. These things take time. > > What I know for certain: > > 1. I've never been able to reproduce the problem with input voltage > lower than 12V. > 2. Even with 12V input it is pretty rare, and is associated with a > sudden load transient (e.g. connecting a phone that doesn't have proper > in-rush current limiting). > 3. Some IOIOs seem to be completely immune (i.e. was never able to > make them fail), while others fail immediately. > > So for the near future, if you supply the IOIO with, say, 10V or less you > should be golden. > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 6:34 PM, Bill Carter <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> That Sparkfun kit looks okay. It might save you a lot of "figuring things >> out" time if you work through their projects. All the stuff in the kit is >> cheap parts but it is nice to have the breadboard and basic components all >> in one place to get accustomed to. If you are already an Android programmer >> you should be able to move to this with no problem. >> >> I have been playing with the IOIO for about 6 months and wow, I have >> learned so much. Can only do it in my spare time but I love what I am able >> to accomplish. It totally blows Arduino out of the water. >> >> >> On Friday, January 2, 2015 5:10:18 AM UTC-6, Thanos Fisherman wrote: >>> >>> Thank you for the very comprehensive answer. I decided to go with the >>> kit as I don't have any of the peripherals required. >>> >>> I have no idea what that simpler IDE is about I think I'm gonna use >>> eclipse as it will be easier for me to migrate ioio to android studio >>> later. When I do this I will post my experience to the community :) (I >>> already saw some steps from the creator to migrate to android studio + >>> gradle) >>> >>> So i guess in my case I won't have to mess with the software provided by >>> sparkfun right? >>> >>> Thanks again >>> Thanos >>> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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/d/optout.
