PyHatTech
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8 months ago Have been looking at pictures of the same keyboard to determine how the controllers should be positioned and all of them have the components of the controllers facing down and the pins are in the outlined headers.
Adding two pictures of the same PCB (left/right).
Two pictures of one I apparently messed up.
As you can see, I was trying to fix this one and melted the plastic around the pins (desperate attempt to just make it work). Controller was working fine until I soldered it on the board. Then I figured that maybe I need to also add the diodes to make it work, but that didn't help. The right half I have that works doesn't have RGB, so I'm assuming that you don't need to add the leds for the keyboard to work. Then after this one, I decided to take it slow and test the pins I was soldering of the controller one at a time with a multi-meter. There is a short on two pins on the right, but I believe that is deliberate as it's ground (same location for the right half keyboard controller). Again, controller stopped working. Next one I decided not to solder at all. As soon as I put the controller on the pins, it doesn't turn on. When I remove it, it works... Considering the fact that multiple people in the linked post experienced the same issue (also the left keyboard) and someone was able to fix it by bridging something, my guess is that it has to be something else.
Kind of issue? Bug / Assembly / Software / HELP!
Sofle RGB V2.1 Dane Evans
Have previously soldered a couple of corne keyboards and outside of leds, they are working.
Have been struggling building a Sofle RGB. Following the guide which says:
**Pro Micro and displays
The pro micro must be installed with the components facing the pcb, and the plain back side facing out. Theoretically I think these could be installed on the under side for a lower profile.
Make sure that you use the outlined headers from whichever side of the board that you mount the micro on.**
Have a working right half, but when I put a working controller on the left half (soldered or not soldered), it gets hot and doesn't work. Have now basically ruined 3 left halves that won't work. Researched this github and found:
Pro micro don't work when is connected to the PCB #83
That issue is closed, but I'm facing the same issue. One of the comments says:
If you want both micros in the same orientation, then you need one to be in the outboard set, and the other in the inboard.
I'm not sure what this means. Don't see this being mentioned in the guide. The controller components are all facing the pcb, the plain back side is facing out. The outlined headers on the top of the pcb's are used for both controllers.
Can someone please explain how to position both controllers? I can share a picture, but it's the same as the picture DLopezGo90 posted where it says "right half working, left half not working". DanielToro, Liilnopitynope seem to also be dealing with the same issue. Don't know if they solved it, but I don't see the answer in the closed thread.