Here is a picture of one corner of the box. Two of the other corners were torn halfway. [attachment=1]
Here is what I took: [attachment=0] BP-2127 VFD tube w/breakout Bus Pirate Case Key Switch Both large LED arrays Trigger Switch Cover
Here is what I added: [attachment=2] Bus Pirate v3.1SE PCB Bus Pirate v4.0 PCB 3 female USB Mini connectors (I may add 2 more that fit the PCBs) Misc SMA antenna 8 10uF 1206 Tantalum Caps ~90 0.1uF 0805 Ceramic Caps CF to IDE adapter Small Bag of Green LEDs UC3-A3 Xplained Actual Size Sticker 12v White LED Light Panel Small Solar Panel DEAD Sparkfun Serial Accelerometer v5 (Accelerometer may be good, but no serial) 2 Rubber Feet 2 Small Batteries
[quote author="buzzdavidson"]@Tagno25, did the contents arrive reasonably unscathed? Did the glass tubes make it intact?[/quote] Everything looked intact. One of the SMD tapes was empty, a few pins were bent, and some small parts that were loose may have fallen out.
I will probably tape the inside of the box, to ensure no small parts escape.
[quote author="rsdio"]What makes this a "USB IR Toy Shield" instead of just an "IR Shield" ??[/quote] That is name it is called in the free PCB drawer. Really it is just a IR Shield with TX and RX.
Soldering the MMA7455L without solder paste was slightly difficult. I had to reflow it twice to get the pins aligned. And I put too much solder in the capacitor pads.
I will probably flip the pins over to make connecting the wires more straight forward when it is on a breadboard. I should also put some nail polish over the incorrect SCL/SPC.
[quote author="ian"] If you go into a mode (m, 2) and enable the power supplies (W) does the VREG LED light? VREG is attached to the 3v3 supply. Also, the Bus Pirate measures the voltage after the 'W' command, and if it is too low it should complain about a short. If you now press 'v' to get a voltage report, what do the 3.3volt and ADC report? [/quote] I get an error stating that VREG is too low, and the power supplies are off
[quote author="ian"] What does the ADC measure (d) when unconnected? Now connect the 3v3 to ADC and press d, what is the reading? Now connect 5v0 to the ADC and press d, what is the reading? [/quote] ADC measures 0 when unconnected, 0.85v when connected to 3.3v, and 0v when connected to 5v.
If I connect the output of VR2 to the output of VR3 then I can turn on the power supply. After turning on the power supply the 5v line turns on and outputs 5v.
[quote author="ian"] @tagno25 - It looks like the 3.3volt regulator isn't working. What firmware are you running?
The regulators are pretty resistant, they shouldn't burn out even from moderate abuse (shorts, over current). Is it possible that there is a short under the board (change on your desk), or the pin is touching ground or another pin? [/quote]
I am running firmware v5.10 (r559) with bootloader v4.4
I used two jumpers to test and held the bus pirate in the air, but I still get the same error. If I run the test without the jumper on 3.3v and ADC, then 3.3v says it is at 1.25v
