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[zebulon]

Thanks for pointing that out. Fixed it.

Putting the links to the documentation in the first post to make it easier to find.

[Spektre]

Hey Zebulon.

Do you have a pinout for the ribbon connector on the 1st gen booster boards?

Thanks!

[zebulon]

Sure do Spektre.

Upper right pin is Pin#1.

From Left to right:

Upper Row 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
Lower Row 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2

On the ribbon itself it's 1 - 16 consecutively from the stripe.

Hope that helps

[hotdp]

Hi,

It may be a stupid question.

But I still need the LedWiz for this to work right? (Revision 2)

[vulbas]

hello.
yes it must ledwiz.

[hotdp]

Hi,

http://groovygamegea...products_id=239

Thats the one to order right? "LED-Wiz™ 32-port USB Lighting and Output Controller"

[vulbas]

that's right

[vulbas]

hello,

it is possible to connect a shaker directly on booster board ?

[zebulon]

Sorry Vulbas, I was away for a week. Thanks for covering the thread for me...

 

You can connect the shaker directly to the booster board, just remember to put a diode on the motor if connecting to the older style boards.

[vulbas]

no probleme zebulon.

thx

[zebulon]

Update for those awaiting their orders, the boards have finally left China and are on their way to me by DHL. I should be starting assembly by the weekend with any luck.

 

The mounting sleds arrived, here's a test assembly of the setup using some prototype board blanks.

 

 

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[hotdp]

Looking good. Can't wait :-)

[Aurich]

Awesome, was just wondering yesterday how these were coming, thanks for the update.

[Slydog43]

Looking sweet, I can't wait to have them hooked up in my PinCab.  Thanks for the news

[zebulon]

Thanks for your patience guys, seems like everything that can go wrong with my parts orders has at this point, must be the time of the year.

[vulbas]

very good job zebulon

[vulbas]

aaargh. I plug my wiper motor. I have not plugged correctly the diode and the board is burned. only one port.
zebulon, you think this is the piece that has burned? if this is so I can change it.
how well connected the diode?

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[zebulon]

Nope, by reversing the diode you have created a "dead - short". It's been my experience that the gear motors are pulling enough current when they are shorted like that to damage the traces feeding the output, not the MosFET.

 

(you're now the 3rd person to do this...don't feel bad, you're in good company.... )

 

Try checking the voltages at the test points in the attached diagram with a meter.

 

 

Updated Documentation for the new system in 1st post.

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[vulbas]

zebulon thank you. I'll just change the port. I still have two free. to be on, how connect the diode?
I do fig1 or fig2 ?

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[zebulon]

Not sure what you were planning to do with the other end so try this....

 

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The Diode goes in parallel with the motor. Stripe to the +V