I am grateful for any direction on how to troubleshoot my Wave Shield. This is only the third project I've tried. My soldering is rough, but I think everything has good contact (no cold joints or bridging that I can see, leads snipped down pretty short).
The libraries are installed correctly. My SD card was formatted using SDFormatter v 4.0.
I am testing using the PiSpeakHC.pde.
The serial monitor shows the sketch running correctly:
PPi speaker
Files found:
~1.TRA
0.WAV
TRASHE~1/
SPOTLI~1/
_~1.WAV
1.WAV
_~~2.WAV
2.WAV
_~~~3.WAV
3.WAV
_~~~~4.WAV
4.WAV
_~~~~~5.WAV
5.WAV
_~~~~~31.WAV[/quote]
6.WAV
_~~~~~34.WAV
7.WAV
_~~~~~37.WAV
8.WAV
_~~~~~40.WAV
9.WAV
_~~~~~43.WAV
P.WAV
_~~~~~46.WAV
3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749....
But I'm not getting any audio output. Through headphones or speakers. The volume is turned up.
I am a complete electronics newbie. My programming skills are slightly better. Is there a way to check, component by component, to see where my fault might lay? Either by code or by using a multimeter?
I have tried using a multimeter to check continuity. I am having getting the same error that MC2915 had here: https://www.adafruit.com/forums/viewtop ... 31&p=70146 -- using my multimeter in continuity mode, the reset button only beeps when pressed. But it also beeps when the second analog ground pin is touched along with either of the leads on the reset pin facing that side.
I would appreciate any assistance.
Wave Shield Newbie Troubleshooting
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Re: Wave Shield Newbie Troubleshooting
The solder looks OK. I can't quite see where all those white jumpers go. Double check that they match the wiring in the tutorial.
You are reading from the SD card which is a good sign. To trace the audio signal from the DAC to the output amp, find a set of inexpensive headphones and follow this procedure here: http://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.ph ... 019#p64984
You are reading from the SD card which is a good sign. To trace the audio signal from the DAC to the output amp, find a set of inexpensive headphones and follow this procedure here: http://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.ph ... 019#p64984
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Re: Wave Shield Newbie Troubleshooting
Hi
I followed the directions from that link as best I could. That user had an intermittent issue that cleared up after one round of troubleshooting.
I have my multimeter set for continuity.
I have the PiSpeakHC sketch running (that loops through the digits on the Pi sequence). The serial monitor shows that it continues to run.
The multimeter is set like this:
I am hearing static in the headphones on the lead of the 1.5K resistor closest to the headphone jack, but not on the other side.
Also, if I put the two multimeter probes on the leads of the DAC on pins 1 and 8, I can also get static. The potentiometer can successfully turn that static volume up and down.
Can you suggest any next steps? I don't know how to read the DAC chip otherwise (multimeter modes or interpreting the results). Any help is appreciated.
I followed the directions from that link as best I could. That user had an intermittent issue that cleared up after one round of troubleshooting.
I have my multimeter set for continuity.
I have the PiSpeakHC sketch running (that loops through the digits on the Pi sequence). The serial monitor shows that it continues to run.
The multimeter is set like this:
I am hearing static in the headphones on the lead of the 1.5K resistor closest to the headphone jack, but not on the other side.
Also, if I put the two multimeter probes on the leads of the DAC on pins 1 and 8, I can also get static. The potentiometer can successfully turn that static volume up and down.
Can you suggest any next steps? I don't know how to read the DAC chip otherwise (multimeter modes or interpreting the results). Any help is appreciated.
- adafruit_support_bill
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Re: Wave Shield Newbie Troubleshooting
If the headphone test gives you static on R7, then the problem is with the DAC. Either it is not connected correctly, or the chip itself is not working. Re-check your jumper connections. We can't tell where all those white wires are going from the photo.
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