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==Hardware== | ==Hardware== | ||
Check and recheck for correct: | Check and recheck for correct: | ||
| − | ::*Solder | + | ::*Solder flow, no shorts and the possibility that not all leads have been soldered (this happens more than you might think!). |
::*Component orientation - matching the silkscreen image on the board - not necessarily the orientation of chip sockets or other carrier devices (they could have been installed backwards). | ::*Component orientation - matching the silkscreen image on the board - not necessarily the orientation of chip sockets or other carrier devices (they could have been installed backwards). | ||
::*Resistor values | ::*Resistor values | ||
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*[[Troubleshooting Lynx Dongle|Lynx Dongle]] | *[[Troubleshooting Lynx Dongle|Lynx Dongle]] | ||
*[[Troubleshooting Lynx Splitter|Lynx Splitter]] | *[[Troubleshooting Lynx Splitter|Lynx Splitter]] | ||
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==Software== | ==Software== | ||
Revision as of 14:00, 29 August 2009
Contents
Power
Hardware
Check and recheck for correct:
- Solder flow, no shorts and the possibility that not all leads have been soldered (this happens more than you might think!).
- Component orientation - matching the silkscreen image on the board - not necessarily the orientation of chip sockets or other carrier devices (they could have been installed backwards).
- Resistor values
- Capacitor polarities
- Part numbers
Always feel free to post help requests with sharp, close-up pictures of your hardware that you are having problems with in the forums to get help from others.
Software
