06-12-2018, 08:01 AM
(06-12-2018, 01:20 AM)Flavor Wrote: Just to be sure we're still on the same page, if you hold the power button, the whole thing will boot up properly. Is that correct? Once you let go of the power button, the machine instantly dies, right? Right.
You are using the SD image we provide, right? Correct
You haven't edited any files on the SD card, right? Correct. I had added some ROMs, but I've just tried a fresh version of your SD image and the results are the same.
If all that is true, then I think we either have a faulty Pi or a faulty circuit on our Freeplay Zero board.
Do you have access to another Raspberry Pi Zero to try? Yes, the image of the soldered header was a different Pi. Sadly, that Pi had the same results.
Also, please let me know if you are using a battery or not. If you don't have a battery plugged in, the system may shut down. It's designed to have a battery plugged in during operation. Yes, as I stated in the original post, this problem occurs when both batteries are connected, as per the setup tutorial.
If you have a multimeter/voltmeter, I will get Andrew, who laid out the circuit board, to give you a couple tests. We will try to determine if our board has a faulty circuit somewhere. If so, I think we would need to send you a replacement. I'll try to borrow a multimeter from work tomorrow, and get back to you.