So I tried it without the propmaker but the red light is still blinking. Could the feather be broken somehow ?
Maybe I could return it and ask for a new one in the shop where I got it in Germany.
Thank you
Darksaber Button not doing anything
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Re: Darksaber Button not doing anything
To be clear. When you connect En and Gnd it DOESN'T turn it off?
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Re: Darksaber Button not doing anything
That’s right. I connect the two pins with a cable and the red led still blinks.
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Re: Darksaber Button not doing anything
OK, that's not right.
Yes, you should talk to the shop you got it from. You can tell them that if it had been from Adafruit directly, I'd authorize a replacement.
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Yes, you should talk to the shop you got it from. You can tell them that if it had been from Adafruit directly, I'd authorize a replacement.
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Thank you! Just emailed them with your answer attached. I’ll keep you updated.
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So they will refund me because they don’t have it in stock right now. Have to find a shop to order it. It costs a lot more in Germany. I can get it for 40€ from eBay.
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Good luck. It can still be hard to find boards in stock.
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Re: Darksaber Button not doing anything
Hello… it’s me xD
I got a new one and it’s working fine!
But now I got another „problem“ because even though I turn it off, it’s not completely shut down. I can hear a tiny noise coming out of the speaker as well as a wee red light coming from the neopixels. Is this supposed to be like that or how can I fix this issue.
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I got a new one and it’s working fine!
But now I got another „problem“ because even though I turn it off, it’s not completely shut down. I can hear a tiny noise coming out of the speaker as well as a wee red light coming from the neopixels. Is this supposed to be like that or how can I fix this issue.
thank you
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Re: Darksaber Button not doing anything
No. Connecting EN to ground (which the switch should do) should turn off power to the propmaker as well as the Feather.
Can you check the voltage on the V+ of the NeoPixel connector? It should be 0v when the switch is "off".
Dave
Can you check the voltage on the V+ of the NeoPixel connector? It should be 0v when the switch is "off".
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Re: Darksaber Button not doing anything
I don’t have anything to measure but since I can see the neopixels glow red for a tiny bit I think it’s not 0.
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Re: Darksaber Button not doing anything
Could the battery that I am using be the issue ? That it’s too „powerful“? I’ll post a video tonight so that you can see what’s going on.
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Re: Darksaber Button not doing anything
If you're using a LiPo as called for, the battery shouldn't be the issue. Batteries can't really be "too powerful"; the circuit will take what it needs. The only concern is that the battery voltage is correct.
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So here’s a picture of the neopixels when button is off. The buttons led is off as well but the speaker makes a bit of noise and the pixels as you can see. I attached the battery I am using
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Re: Darksaber Button not doing anything
Hmm. That is odd.
I'm wondering about that battery. This is new information. Can you test with an Adafruit compatible Lipo? It *shouldn't* have the impact you're weeing, but you never know. That's an RC car battery.
Anyway, I'll ask around in support.
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I'm wondering about that battery. This is new information. Can you test with an Adafruit compatible Lipo? It *shouldn't* have the impact you're weeing, but you never know. That's an RC car battery.
Anyway, I'll ask around in support.
Dave
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