So there is a chance you just fried the VR. I would test it, it's an easy replacement.<div><br></div><div>As for getting away from the arduino formfactor... Sure for smaller projects, it's nicer to just use the chips, and it's nice to lower the price a bit. But there is something to be said about the community around arduino, it's an accepted standard, and if you build boards using the shield model, to take an arduino and socket it on, then if/when you release that design it's MUCH easier for the average user to integrate, rather than having to build the entire board (micro and all) from scratch.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Makes your projects more "approachable"</div><div><br></div><div>Just my 2 cents though ;)</div><div><br></div><div>- Paul<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Darcy Whyte <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com">darcy@siteware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div><div>I was muscling around the knob on the lab power supply which was connected to it. Then my drawbot simply stopped. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Perhaps I should learn to just use the microprocessor chips on a bread board instead of buying a whole arduino. Then I can just replace what's broken plus that drops the price of integrating an arduino into a prototype.</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Paul & Andrea Mumby <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:themumbys@gmail.com" target="_blank">themumbys@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
A couple things that might help determine what's up. What did you do that makes you think you fried it? (the action can possibly lead to the type of failure).<div><br></div><div>If it's no longer connecting to the PC, then it's likely got something damaged on board, or the bootloader is screwed...</div>
<div><br></div><div>You can always look up a tutorial on reflashing the bootloader, see if that works. If that won't work the board is likely toast (and I'm not sure how you would accidentally corrupt the bootloader lol)</div>
<div><br></div><div>I would begin troubleshooting the circuit, start with power and work your way down. You may have just fried the VR, in which case a new 7805 (or whatever it's using) would resolve the problem. Might have fried an individual discreet component, or the serial chip is toast, in which case you would need a replacement.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Then work your way down to the micro, and if it's still not working, chances are you need a new micro.</div><div><br></div><div>Just start with the easiest and trace your way back, eliminating possibilities. Divide and Conquer ;)</div>
<div><br></div><div>- Paul</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div>On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Darcy Whyte <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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How to check if I've fried an arduino?
<div><br></div><div>I have one I'm suspecting I fried but I don't really have a good way of verifying it. Any ideas? </div><div><br></div><div>I can't seem to load blink onto it.</div><div><br></div>
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