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Title: how do you test your new axon?
Post by: thesebas on January 25, 2010, 07:09:22 PM
hello i just bought a new axonII and i am wondering if i can test it to make sure it works. i got a battery to power the axon and plugged in to the axon and the light on the axon did not go on. Is there someway to test it.

sorry for the amature question. your help is appreciated.
Title: Re: how do you test your new axon?
Post by: Admin on January 25, 2010, 09:49:46 PM
I load up every Axon and Axon II with a test program to verify it before shipping.

- What you should see is all the LEDs turn on.
- All I/O ports should be swapping between 0V and 5V every second.
- And all UART/USB pins output data.

I suspect the battery you are using is too low a voltage. 6V NiMH is recommended.
Title: Re: how do you test your new axon?
Post by: madsci1016 on January 27, 2010, 03:02:16 PM
Do you actually probe all the pins to see if they are outputting a square wave? If so, man, you are dedicated.  ;D
Title: Re: how do you test your new axon?
Post by: Admin on January 27, 2010, 08:23:47 PM
Yeap, I probe most of the pins. But I have a special secret device I invented that lets me do it in like 5 seconds per Axon ;D
Title: Re: how do you test your new axon?
Post by: SmAsH on January 27, 2010, 08:25:51 PM
Giant breakout board with an led per pin?
Title: Re: how do you test your new axon?
Post by: madsci1016 on January 27, 2010, 09:24:23 PM
I have a special secret device I invented that lets me do it in like 5 seconds per Axon ;D


pictures or it didn't happen.  ;)
Title: Re: how do you test your new axon?
Post by: bsamuels on January 27, 2010, 10:20:54 PM
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Giant breakout board with an led per pin?

Unless you have the perception of Q, I don't think you can eyeball square waves 20ms long.



Yeap, I probe most of the pins. But I have a special secret device I invented that lets me do it in like 5 seconds per Axon ;D

Make it work for the Arduino in addition to the Axon and sell that for some mad cash!
Title: Re: how do you test your new axon?
Post by: madsci1016 on January 27, 2010, 10:30:28 PM
Unless you have the perception of Q, I don't think you can eyeball square waves 20ms long.


Actually, it's pretty easy. Just shake it! (you can see the flashing when you move the led back and forth quickly.)
Title: Re: how do you test your new axon?
Post by: SmAsH on January 27, 2010, 11:19:40 PM
Where did you get 20ms from?
Admin said swapping every second...
Title: Re: how do you test your new axon?
Post by: bsamuels on January 27, 2010, 11:28:46 PM
Where did you get 20ms from?
Admin said swapping every second...

Haha wow I have no idea, I gotta read these comments more throughly.