Moteino quit working [solved?]

Started by jrdoner, November 24, 2015, 10:49:37 PM

jrdoner

I started a project using one of the 5 Moteinos I bought, and the board worked well for awhile.   Now it does not appear to receive.  Are the setup parameters for the Moteino stored in non-volatile locations?  If so, if I accidentally altered any of them, is there a master reset for the whole radio?
I can't believe that the radio was subjected to any electrical stress, because so far it has never been attached to anything except the FTDI programmer from the USB port.

Are there any other troubleshooting techniques?  The chip loads code and works properly as a microcontroller, so I'm quite sure its a problem with the radio.

Thanks in advance for any help.


syrinxtech

I hate to ask the obvious question, but did anything change from either a h/w or s/w perspective?

From a h/w perspective, what do the two ends of the connection look like?  Can you post the code from the transmitter and receiver (or gateway and node)?

Can you upload the same code into a different Moteino?

Felix

jrdoner,
Reset your Moteino, or recycle power, that will reset it.
Hardware doesn't just die for no reason. Software will die if its not properly coded (leaky memory etc).
Also try reloading your code.

jrdoner

I have disconnected and repowered the board numerous times.  I also loaded SW into it that works perfectly in another Moteino, identical configuration, with no luck.

Felix

Ok, can you start with a blinky, then with a Node-Gateway set of stock sketches?
Sketches are here: https://github.com/LowPowerLab/RFM69/tree/master/Examples
Please report back about which sketch stops working.

jrdoner

I proceeded by writing a minimalist version of the GateWay and Node examples, and got them working using two good Moteinos.  Then I downloaded the Node code to the suspect radio, and it decided to work.  So I have no clue what might have been wrong.   You can't troubleshoot a working circuit.  Thanks for the concern.