Motors not working

[eduardoctor]

Hi,

I Understand that this in an old project. However, I recently got the kit. and I have not been able to have the motors working. I re-wired everything checked with a multimeter that everything was getting power, checked the code but it does not work. Any ideas?

[GeekyTim]

Which raspberry pi are you using, and which version of Raspberry Pi OS?

Are you using a new set of batteries?

On Mon, 27 Dec 2021, 07:33 Eduardo Rodriguez, @.***> wrote:

Hi,

I Understand that this in an old project. However, I recently got the kit. and I have not been able to have the motors working. I re-wired everything checked with a multimeter that everything was getting power, checked the code but it does not work. Any ideas?

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[eduardoctor]

Hello Tim,

I appreciate your quick response. I am using the Raspberry pi 3B+ with Bullseye as OS. And I am using a brand new set of batteries.

[GeekyTim]

Thanks. I must admit I have not tried bullseye yet. It should work, but no guarantee. I will hopefully try tomorrow.

One of the common problems is that the board has not been plugged onto the Pi correctly. The diagrams on the worksheets should hopefully be explicit enough, but if you have any concerns please let me know,and send a photo if you can.

Tim

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Hello Tim,

I appreciate your quick response. I am using the Raspberry pi 3B+ with Bullseye as OS. And I am using a brand new set of batteries.

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[eduardoctor]

I was also reluctant to try Bullseye because of the many bugs it has but I didn't see a problem given that the default is Python3. Do you suggest me to try it using Buster or a different version? I am attaching the photos of the wiring.

[GeekyTim]

That is attached correctly.

I'll try bullseye later today.

On Tue, 28 Dec 2021, 02:17 Eduardo Rodriguez, @.***> wrote:

I was also reluctant to try Bullseye because of the many bugs it has but I didn't see a problem given that the default is Python3. Do you suggest me to try it using Buster or a different version? I am attaching the photos of the wiring. [image: Edukit3_wiring] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/71841555/147520403-c9954624-4d50-4602-9f7b-458c04b0c478.jpg [image: Edukit_GPIO-board] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/71841555/147520411-9a028753-3338-47ca-8930-aec57e8a1e34.jpg

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[GeekyTim]

I have now tried the edukit 3 on Bullseye and can report that the code works.

Do you see the red led on on the top of the board light up when you boot the Pi?

Thanks

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On Tue, 28 Dec 2021 at 09:23, Tim Richardson @.***> wrote:

That is attached correctly.

I'll try bullseye later today.

On Tue, 28 Dec 2021, 02:17 Eduardo Rodriguez, @.***> wrote:

I was also reluctant to try Bullseye because of the many bugs it has but I didn't see a problem given that the default is Python3. Do you suggest me to try it using Buster or a different version? I am attaching the photos of the wiring. [image: Edukit3_wiring] < https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/71841555/147520403-c9954624-4d50-4602-9f7b-458c04b0c478.jpg

[image: Edukit_GPIO-board] < https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/71841555/147520411-9a028753-3338-47ca-8930-aec57e8a1e34.jpg

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[eduardoctor]

Hi Tim,

Thank you for checking Bullseye. The red led lights up at boot and stays on while plugged to the pi. Also, the green led flashes intermittently at boot but it does not come up at all after that. I am worried that I might be dealing with a faulty board (?). I have tried different combinations using using Thonny as well as python 3 IDLE to run/edit the code (no errors): Pi 3B with Bullseye (the first set up I tried) Pi 3B with Buster Pi4 8Gb with Bullseye Pi4 8Gb with Buster Different SDcards.... No luck!

Thank you, -Eduardo

[GeekyTim]

If you purchased it recently then perhaps you could contact The PiHut?

On Tue, 28 Dec 2021, 23:30 Eduardo Rodriguez, @.***> wrote:

Hi Tim,

Thank you for checking Bullseye. The red led lights up at boot and stays on while plugged to the pi. Also, the green led flashes intermittently at boot but it does not come up at all after that. I am worried that I might be dealing with a faulty board (?). I have tried different combinations using using Thonny as well as python 3 IDLE to run/edit the code (no errors): Pi 3B with Bullseye (the first set up I tried) Pi 3B with Buster Pi4 8Gb with Bullseye Pi4 8Gb with Buster Different SDcards.... No luck!

Thank you, -Eduardo

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[eduardoctor]

Will do. I appreciate your time. I hope you have an excellent new year.

-Eduardo

[GeekyTim]

Did you get this sorted?