Hi ! I have just finished to solder my Adafruit LCD Shield and i've done the GPIO and I2C config tutorial but when i write : sudo i2cdetect -y 1 it doesn't recognize my LCD there is no things writing on the i2cdetect tool.
I will send you some pics of my solder job and please can you tell me what's wrong with what i've done please ?
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Thanks so much to help us !
Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspberry
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
You have several 'cold' joints and joints where the solder dit not flow well onto the pad or the pin. Please review this page for advice on identifying and repairing these solder joints: http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-guid ... n-problems
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
Hi ! I've just work on the Plate tonight and it doesn't work, so I guess i'm not good to see solder problems. I tried so hard but it seems to have a probleme again. Please check my pics and tell me if you see an obvious soldering probleme or it should be good now :S Thanks
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Thanls again for your help.
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Thanls again for your help.
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
There are still some joints with a 'lumpy' appearance. These are 'cold' joints. The ideal joint should be smooth and have a cross-section as in the diagram below. Some of the other joints have a 'frosted' appearance. This can also be an indication of a cold joint, but it can also just be due to using lead-free solder. What kind of solder are you using?
You should be able to fix these up. Just take your time and use a clean-hot iron. Clean your tip after every few joints and give it a chance to re-heat. This is especially important if you are using a low-powered (25W or less) iron.
You should be able to fix these up. Just take your time and use a clean-hot iron. Clean your tip after every few joints and give it a chance to re-heat. This is especially important if you are using a low-powered (25W or less) iron.
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
Hi, I'm using the tools you can see on the picture below (60w "campingaz" iron + 1.0mm 60% solder for electonical job + unsolder tap)
I'm gonna check again what's wrong with my solder job and I come back after that. Thanks a lot for your help.
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I'm gonna check again what's wrong with my solder job and I come back after that. Thanks a lot for your help.
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
Hi ! my thread is kind of unreadable now sorry
So i've re-heated all the cold joints and watched carefully all the joints on the plate and always no power on the plate and no i2c detection. So i took a pic to show you exactly how the plate is plug in the pi so you can tell me if that's the problem. And i've got other pics to show you all the joints now...I can post it when you want.
See before this one and tell me please.
(the other pics)
So i've re-heated all the cold joints and watched carefully all the joints on the plate and always no power on the plate and no i2c detection. So i took a pic to show you exactly how the plate is plug in the pi so you can tell me if that's the problem. And i've got other pics to show you all the joints now...I can post it when you want.
See before this one and tell me please.
(the other pics)
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
If you can re-size your photos to about 800x600, they will load much faster and still have plenty of detail.
It looks like your ribbon cable is oriented properly. Just make sure thatit lines up exactly with the pins. It is easy to be off by one pin in either direction.
It looks like your ribbon cable is oriented properly. Just make sure thatit lines up exactly with the pins. It is easy to be off by one pin in either direction.
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
Hi, I resized all the pictures, thanks for the tip
Can you check my soldering job please ? I really don't know what's happening and if it's hurting the plate all that manipulation :S
Thanks for your help.
Can you check my soldering job please ? I really don't know what's happening and if it's hurting the plate all that manipulation :S
Thanks for your help.
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
The solder joints do look better.
Which version of the Raspberry Pi do you have? Older versions of the Pi used i2c bus #0, so you would need to type:
Which version of the Raspberry Pi do you have? Older versions of the Pi used i2c bus #0, so you would need to type:
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sudo i2cdetect -y 0
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
ON closer look, it seems you have used a different header. The kit should come with a female header that looks like the the photo below when installed. It is meant to plug directly into the Pi.
The ribbon cable you are using is the wrong configuration for that header. It would work if you had the headers installed the other way around and plugged in the cable from the top of the plate.
The ribbon cable you are using is the wrong configuration for that header. It would work if you had the headers installed the other way around and plugged in the cable from the top of the plate.
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
You were right ! It works ! thanks so much for your help !
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
Hi ! Thanks again all work great now.
But I have a last (but big) advice to ask you....There is not much tutorials for this model of plate (but a lot for the model without button and shield).....I tell you what I wanna do....
I would like different pages with the buttons....for exemple I want the LCD to display my ip adress and the time with green backlight when I press the button UP and I want the message "Welcome Stouf !" with purple backlight when i push the button right also I want the pi to shutdown if i press the select buton more than 3sec...Is all that possible ? can you guide me thru that ?
Thanks a lot for your help !
ps : my pi will not be a BANNED miner neither a wifi radio just in case you wanna know...it's just a little computer with Raspbian for now....maybe it gonna be a LAMP one day...that's it.
But I have a last (but big) advice to ask you....There is not much tutorials for this model of plate (but a lot for the model without button and shield).....I tell you what I wanna do....
I would like different pages with the buttons....for exemple I want the LCD to display my ip adress and the time with green backlight when I press the button UP and I want the message "Welcome Stouf !" with purple backlight when i push the button right also I want the pi to shutdown if i press the select buton more than 3sec...Is all that possible ? can you guide me thru that ?
Thanks a lot for your help !
ps : my pi will not be a BANNED miner neither a wifi radio just in case you wanna know...it's just a little computer with Raspbian for now....maybe it gonna be a LAMP one day...that's it.
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Re: Adafruit RGB 16x2 LCD "POSITIVE" + Keypad Kit for Raspbe
Look at the code for the WiFi radio - it shows you how to poll buttons and how to react to them.
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# Poll all buttons once, avoids repeated I2C traffic for different cases
b = lcd.buttons()
btnUp = b & (1 << lcd.UP)
btnDown = b & (1 <<lcd.DOWN)
btnLeft = b & (1 <<lcd.LEFT)
btnRight = b & (1 <<lcd.RIGHT)
btnSel = b & (1 <<lcd.SELECT)
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