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CFX fw.dat
« on: October 04, 2020, 05:02:08 PM »
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I have installed the CFX board into a Heiland hilt, neo pixel setup. At first everything worked ok. I started to use edited blade profiles and the board acted strange. It would shut down or lock up, no buttons would work. New high amp battery always charged to over 4.1 VDC. Formatted sd card many times and used fresh sd files from Plector site. I have been trying to load firmware to the board via %u201CDocklight%u201D. The board goes into boot loader mode and the comport is selected and recognized. Activation switch is pressed and everything is ok until the end. Message says I/O comport error. I have used two laptops and two new micro USB-USB cables. Same message. This board seems to be possessed now after working perfectly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Mark
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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2020, 11:24:22 PM »
board reboots after updating and close the COM port

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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2020, 03:36:08 PM »
I have tried loading the fw.dat file without Docklight. Pulled the killkey while holding the act. and aux. buttons. Board goes into boot loader mode with slow pulsating led. Push the act. button and a few seconds later I get the boot sound. However, I can ignite the first font and from there the board locks up and does not respond to any buttons. I am at a loss here considering it worked fine after I first wired everything up. I will try an older fw.dat.

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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2020, 06:33:02 PM »
Hello again
I have loaded the firmware CFX V-10.00 4E and the sd default package V10.005A. My board will still not operate. It makes a boot sound and that is it. Am I using the proper firmware and sd default packages. I have adjusted all my configurations to what I  had before when the board worked properly. I am probably overlooking something but cannot pinpoint it.
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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2020, 09:28:38 PM »
Log the board with debug enabled and also check all the voltage map

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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2020, 05:43:05 AM »
I checked the voltages last night and some are out of whack. The main switch reads only .61v and the aux. switch is 2.75v. Beside the motion sensor there seems to be two resistors, I am guessing. The one on the left should read 14v but is only reading 8.86v. All the other voltage readings are good.

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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2020, 06:03:03 AM »
8.8 v is correct for the motion sensor (that was updated in the manual long ago).
your switches should be 3.3V

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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2020, 06:08:50 AM »
The auxiliary switch is 2.75vdc and the main switch is .61vdc. The version 1.07 manual shows 14volts. Do I have the latest version?
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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2020, 06:17:22 AM »
xxx, 1.07 is from february that's what I meant for long ago. Corrected in 1.08 (not published yet). Your switches must be 3.3V when not pressed

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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2020, 06:21:58 AM »
Thanks for getting back to me. What do I do about the low voltages on my switches? 2.75v on the aux. and .61v on the main. Can I repair this somehow? My board is non responsive to the switches.

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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2020, 08:06:08 AM »
remove switches and wiring, look for shorts. Otherwise, the pads could be internally damaged (ESD, induction from blade current)

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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2020, 10:50:44 AM »
Ok, to night I will remove switch wires and clean up pads with wick and resolder. How can I repair pads if damaged by induction?

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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2020, 11:02:21 AM »
I have just read on theCFX Facebook page that you can rescue your switch pads by adding a resistor in between the pad and switch. Is this viable if I do not find any shorts in my wiring?

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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2020, 12:13:30 PM »
you can try and use pudis=1

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Re: CFX fw.dat
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2020, 01:02:22 PM »
Hello Erv, what is pudis? I cannot find it in the configuration.
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