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[SOLVED] TDO stuck

Hi,

I ordered my BusBlaster v2 almost a year ago from Seeed Studio.
From the beginning I had to struggle with the following messages with UrJTAG:

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warning: TDO seems to be stuck at 0
or
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warning: TDO seems to be stuck at 1

And sometimes, for no reason, and without changing anything to the wiring, it simply worked.

Then I found why...
Here are some self-explanatory close-up shots of my BusBlaster, before I fixed it.

Pins at the top of the FT2232HL chip with almost no solder on them.
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Pins at the bottom of the FT2232HL chip, misaligned but soldered.
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Top view, misaligned chip on one axis.
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I reflowed the FT2232HL with a hot-air rework station. Since then, my BusBlaster works flawlessly.
I thought i was worth sharing.

Cheers,
Wil

Re: [SOLVED] TDO stuck

Reply #1 –
Hi Will,

I'm sorry about the defect in the Bus Blaster, thanks for the report. I'm glad you got it going, but if there is anything else I can do please let me know. I will definitely ask about loose pins in the future if anyone has this problem.
Got a question? Please ask in the forum for the fastest answers.

Re: [SOLVED] TDO stuck

Reply #2 –
Hi ian,

One more info, I never had any problem accessing the onboard Coolrunner (xc2c32a-vq44).
This is probably a side effect of the "one axis" misalignment.

Wil