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Slave half just started acting up.

Open TheTechRun opened this issue 9 months ago • 6 comments

As the title states my slave half just randomly started acting up.

Issues: The middle row on the right side (slave) outputs random characters. In qwerty "H" outputs "ujm", "J" outputs "ujm". "K' outputs nothing, "L" outputs "ol.", and ";" outputs nothing.

What I have tried: Using a different ethernet cord. Using a different usb-C cable. Connecting to a different computer. Reflashing the firmware.

Any ideas?

TheTechRun avatar Mar 04 '25 04:03 TheTechRun

Hey. If you Check the trouble shooting guide, there is an interactive schematics, which should help you track down points of interest depending on keys presses.

I would use this and then Check the indicated paths.

My guess is you have a wire stuck somewhere that is shorting stuff...

tompi avatar Mar 04 '25 07:03 tompi

I bought this prebuilt and would have no idea how to trace lines, desolder, etc. I was hoping it would be something software wise or maybe a simple trick to fix it. Long shot in the dark, I know. Thanks anyways.

TheTechRun avatar Mar 04 '25 15:03 TheTechRun

Like i said. I think its something simple like a piece of metal stuck in the case or between plates. Open it up and have a look

tompi avatar Mar 04 '25 15:03 tompi

Yea I took it apart and there was nothing inside of it. So I am guessing this more than likely hardware failure.

TheTechRun avatar Mar 04 '25 17:03 TheTechRun

Sorry, not really sure what the problem could be, would probably contact the builder...

Alternatively, if the MCU is socketed, try replacing it(its very cheap, like 4$ i think...)

tompi avatar Apr 20 '25 21:04 tompi

One thing just occured to me, when this happened, did you use a magnetic cable? (if so, did you also get messages about excessive power draw from usb device?)

tompi avatar Apr 22 '25 07:04 tompi

Closing after no activity... feel free to re-open if still an issue

tompi avatar Aug 22 '25 20:08 tompi