search

Protonerd / FX-SaberOS

System code for Arduino based Lightsaber replicas for DIYino family boards
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
92 stars 42 forks source link

Being sure to understand wiring schematics #54

Closed Drclic closed 4 years ago

Drclic commented 6 years ago

Hello. I'm pretty new to all this but I'm willing to get into it. For now, I'm not sure I get everything right when looking at the schematics for homebrew wiring with neopixel led strip. For example, I see the Nano A6 connected to both the DF mini and the speaker. How do I exactly do that in real life, two wires starting from the nano, a connection in the middle?

I understand this must be a beginner question, but it would really help, just being sure I do understand it correctly.

FatherCool commented 6 years ago

It doesn't matter as long as the pins are all connected.

Drclic commented 6 years ago

That was fast. Thank you for the answer. I must have done something wrong then, I tried making a prototype on a breadboard but nothing worked. I'll try again tomorrow.

jbkuma commented 6 years ago

If you check the serial monitor to see if its booting property.

The purpose of this connection is to read the sound to generate the flicker effect.

On Feb 3, 2018 6:52 PM, "Drclic" notifications@github.com wrote:

That was fast. Thank you for the answer. I must have done something wrong then, I tried making a prototype on a breadboard but nothing worked. I'll try again tomorrow.

— You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub https://github.com/Protonerd/FX-SaberOS/issues/54#issuecomment-362867011, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ATdCMBLFrY63GufRIUwj-6MZxDvVwEgLks5tRPFCgaJpZM4R4X_Y .

Drclic commented 6 years ago

Hello. I tried again, the problem came from the power source (9v to 5v converter that came with the Arduino starter pack). With the Arduino connected to a usb power source, I can hear a boot sound, actually the 011-DIYinoLightsaber_boot_t2s that is located in the configSounds_jbkuma folder. For now I don't have a led momentary button, just a regular button, nothing happens when I press it. It is not soldered, just connected with jumper pins. Do you think this comes from the button or from the sdcard? I'm not 100% sure I did fully understand how the sdcard and sound fonts work, for now I just un-compressed the DIYino_Prime_SDCard_image and sled all folders to the sd card, Selecting them in alphabetical order. English is not my mother tongue, so when it gets to technical, I can have a hard time understanding exactly what to do.

Xamiuk commented 6 years ago

Can you show us a image of your wiring or protoboard? Maybe we can help you :)

Drclic commented 6 years ago

That's very nice of you. For now I disconnected everything (to avoid kids and pets to ruin it all) and in other discussions i came to the conclusion that the main problem is my power source: with the converter, nothing works and with the built-in usb connector, can't power-on the blades. So I ordered a couple of 18650 and will try again when I get them. I'll let you know and post a picture of the wiring. Thank you all very much, I really appreciate you guys are taking time to help.