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projects:blinker:work_logs:3_electronics [2022/02/17 02:24] tjhowseprojects:blinker:work_logs:3_electronics [2022/02/27 05:26] tjhowse
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 +===== Assembly =====
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 +Finally!
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 +The PCBs arrived and I soldered on one 25F supercap, the ISP header and two 2x1 SIL headers. I set my benchtop PSU to 2.8v and connected it to the solar panel input. It started drawing several amps as the caps charged up. I quickly dialled down a 100mA current limit, and the voltage slowly increased to the limit of the zener.
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 +===== Programming =====
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 +I had quite a lot of trouble getting the firmware onto them:
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 +  * USB extension to my workbench was too long,
 +  * 3.3v/5v selector needs to be on 5v,
 +  * The firmware in the USPasp was too old to support TPI,
 +  * The JP3 jumper was not installed, this is required to enable 1 MHz programming speeds,
 +  * I had to use Zadig to install the libusbK v3.1.0.0 driver.
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 +After solving all of those problems I eventually got some basic code onto it and and recorded a progress video.
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 +===== Video =====
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 +{{ youtube>G8RZ3I4DSik?large }}
  
 ===== Next Time ===== ===== Next Time =====
projects/blinker/work_logs/3_electronics.txt · Last modified: 2022/02/27 05:40 by tjhowse