MiniPOV 4 USB device not recognized

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MiniPOV 4 USB device not recognized

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I have assembled and soldered the MiniPOV4, and it seems to be in correct operation. The device lights up correctly, the pot varies the led blink speed, etc. Now I'm trying to connect the device to my USB but Windows won't recognize it. I've even tried to manually install the driver in hardware device settings of the control panel and it keeps saying the device is not working properly. I've made sure the batteries are in and power is on. Order of operation: Device (off), plug into usb port, turn device on. This was exactly what was instructed in the learning page of the MiniPOV4. Any help soon would be greatly appreciated because I plan on asking my lady to be my gf with the miniPOV4 while we go camping in a week. Thank you so much.

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Re: MiniPOV 4 USB device not recognized

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Please post clear, detailed pictures of both sides of the module, showing your soldering and wiring

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Re: MiniPOV 4 USB device not recognized

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Here are pictures of my MiniPOV. I'm running Win 8.1
Also, it appears that viewtopic.php?f=11&t=56972 had the same problem as I did but was able to resolve it. Hopefully that helps. Please let me know if you need anything else to make it easier for you to assist me.
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Re: MiniPOV 4 USB device not recognized

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That all looks good. Can you try some different USB cables? Maybe you've got a bad one.

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Re: MiniPOV 4 USB device not recognized

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Used my brother's cable, same problem. Cables both work with other devices (arduino)

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Re: MiniPOV 4 USB device not recognized

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Please email [email protected] with a link to this thread for a replacement MiniPOV kit

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