Losing power

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Losing power

Post by brandonhon »

i have the usbtiny and for some reason when i plug it into my mac the green led will light for a few seconds and then go out. it is almost like the usb port will not continually power it.

any suggestions?

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Post by adafruit »

check for shorts, incorrectly placed components, backwards parts, etc.

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Post by brandonhon »

i did there are none. anything else?

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Post by adafruit »

look in the console for hints
try a different USB cable
make sure there are no avr boards connected
take off the avrisp cables
etc

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