From aaa30f9906d4fe82b350635aa9e00797a167915e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CamDavidsonPilon Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:31:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] notes on solid green led -> heater pcb damange --- .../10-experiment-profiles-schema.md | 2 +- .../50-Troubleshooting/Hardware troubleshooting.md | 12 ++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/user-guide/03-Extending your Pioreactor/04-Experiment Profiles/10-experiment-profiles-schema.md b/user-guide/03-Extending your Pioreactor/04-Experiment Profiles/10-experiment-profiles-schema.md index 57616e885..972875b41 100644 --- a/user-guide/03-Extending your Pioreactor/04-Experiment Profiles/10-experiment-profiles-schema.md +++ b/user-guide/03-Extending your Pioreactor/04-Experiment Profiles/10-experiment-profiles-schema.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ plugins: # Optional min_version: # Minimum required version of the plugin labels: # Optional: provide aliases - : # Optional: aliases for Pioreactors + : # Optional: aliases for Pioreactors common: # Optional: jobs that are common for all Pioreactors : diff --git a/user-guide/50-Troubleshooting/Hardware troubleshooting.md b/user-guide/50-Troubleshooting/Hardware troubleshooting.md index eaf77091e..e48ac7773 100644 --- a/user-guide/50-Troubleshooting/Hardware troubleshooting.md +++ b/user-guide/50-Troubleshooting/Hardware troubleshooting.md @@ -1,8 +1,15 @@ --- -title: Hardware (PCBs) -slug: /troubleshooting-Hardware +title: Hardware and operation +slug: /troubleshooting-hardware --- +### My Pioreactor isn't responsive anymore + +If your Pioreactor stops being responsive (and _was previously working_), + + - For Raspberry Pi 3A model, is the Pi's green LED constantly on? + - there should be a short, perhaps caused by damage. Power off, and disconnect the heater PCB's flat-flex cable from the HAT (unlock, and pull straight out), and power on. Is the Pioreactor responsive now? Investigate the heater PCB for damage. + ### I often see a "Pioreactor HAT must be present" error, but the HAT is definitely attached. @@ -10,6 +17,7 @@ Try the following, in order: - [SSH](/user-guide/accessing-raspberry-pi) into the Pioreactor that's causing problems. Run `pio version -v`. Does the `firmware` section say `0.0`? If so, run `sudo systemctl restart load_rp2040.service`. Try `pio version -v` again. Move on if `firmware` still says `0.0`. - Disconnect the heater PCB's flat-flex cable from the HAT (unlock, and pull straight out). Try `pio version -v` again. If this shows something other than `0.0` beside firmware, there could be a problem with your heater PCB. Email us at help@pioreactor.com. + - See section [above](/user-guide/troubleshooting-Hardware#my-pioreactor-isnt-responsive-anymore). ### I see "Heating PCB must be attached to Pioreactor HAT" or Heating PCB must be present to measure RPM." errors.