From be5a60145199deff9834868f714aecfbdc5739cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sanni Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 14:19:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Troubleshooting (markdown) --- Troubleshooting.md | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Troubleshooting.md b/Troubleshooting.md index febb8a4..d4d03b7 100644 --- a/Troubleshooting.md +++ b/Troubleshooting.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ## When is a ROM bad? -A ROM was dumped correctly when the CRC32 was found and the ROM was renamed to no-intro standards. +A ROM was dumped correctly when the CRC32 was found and the ROM was renamed to no-intro standard. ```` Saving to GB/ROM/ZELDA DIN/780/... [*******************] @@ -81,12 +81,14 @@ Video of the Self Test: [![IMAGE ALT TEXT HERE](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HGf1U8dAs9U/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGf1U8dAs9U) +Once you know what pins are bridged together you can consult the schematics to find out where they are located on the PCBs. + ## Updating to the latest Github code It might be that the current portable release is behind the active development tree and your issue was already solved in the meantime. To update to the latest Github code you can download and extract the current portable release [VXX.X_Portable.zip](https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/releases) and [the latest development tree](https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/archive/refs/heads/master.zip) and then copy all the *.ino files from cartreader-master.zip\cartreader-master\Cart_Reader\ to VXX.X_Portable\Arduino IDE Portable\portable\sketchbook\Cart_Reader\. Then follow the [update guide](https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/wiki/How-to-flash-the-Arduino#to-upload-the-firmware-to-the-cart-reader-please-follow-these-steps). -## Black Screen -If you just get a black screen after turning the OSCR on you can change the output to [Serial Monitor](https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/wiki/Serial-Monitor) to get some additional information. +## Black Screen (Mega2560 Pro receives power) +If you just get a black screen after turning the OSCR on but the Mega Pro LEDs do light up indicating it does have power then you can change the output to [Serial Monitor](https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/wiki/Serial-Monitor) to get some additional information. ```` Cartridge Reader @@ -100,8 +102,12 @@ If you then also get an SD error over Serial you need to check the SPI pins D50- ![984944](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/19169494/224292109-a7833ac2-7c29-4a3e-8cdc-83fb94f0ac8c.jpg) +## Black Screen (Mega2560 Pro does not receive power) +If the status LED on main PCB lights up but the display stays dark and the LEDs on the Mega Pro 2560 also don't light up then you might have forgotten to solder the J1 jumper on the back of the main PCB. + +![68747470733a2f2f646c2e64726f70626f7875736572636f6e74656e742e636f6d2f732f6c66783367676f6270356d7a6966622f7772686761656768616765686167656167652e6a70673f646c3d31](https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/assets/19169494/0e6539af-eaaf-4d6f-81ff-d216edb564f8) + ## Schematics -Once you know what pins are bridged together you can consult the schematics to find out where they are located on the PCBs. Main PCB: ![image](https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/blob/master/hardware/main_pcb_hw5/main_pcb_hw5_schematic.jpg)