Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error

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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error

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Well i tried again and it's the same , the irled are as bright as the tvbgone that i have ( i verify it with my camera) and still get nothing. I also compile it with another computer so i didn't get the compilin errors, but after all i can't figure out what's the problem. Does this relly work because i haven't seen a video of the flra tv b gone working, just how to make it.

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We test all our tutorials to make sure they work before we publish them.

In terms of debugging, my question now is the same as it was before: how much current are you sending through the IR LEDs? Brightness as recorded by a digital camera has almost no meaning.

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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error

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I meassured the current again and I'm getting 8,5 mA pulses , you're right. What can I do to get 25mA pulses ? The circuit is the same as in the tutorial but i didn't use a lipo battery , instead i'm using the micro_usb cable for the power supply.

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If you're using a dual transistor driver you should see a lot more than 8mA. Post a photo of your hardware and we'll see if that gives us any clues.

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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error

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Here I give you an overview of the project, it was meant to be a tv b gone watch with a switch in the palm of my hand.
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If you have 100 ohm resistors in line with your LEDs, you'll never be able to get more than about 30mA through them.

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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error

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The resistors are in series with the Led but that's because the tutorial says so , i just followed the tutorial , look http://learn.adafruit.com/flora-tv-b-gone/resistors

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Ah.. that's the Flora version.

I was referring to the LED driver for the regular TV-B-Gone kit: http://learn.adafruit.com/tv-b-gone-kit ... ransistors

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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error

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So what should I do ?

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Try removing the resistors between VCC and the LEDs. That will allow much more power to flow through the LEDs, creating a much brighter signal.

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