Proffieboard V3

So far I’ve verified that the following works:

  1. programming & boot/reset
  2. status led
  3. SD card
  4. Motion
  5. USB charging
  6. I2C (external display)
  7. sound
  8. FETs

However, right now i’m having some trouble with driving neopixels.
Hopefully a software problem, will be investigating tomorrow.

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It must be quite exciting for you to be getting close to bringing this to market.
I know you still have a way to go and proper testing must be done first.
but I’m sure there is a small part of you inside that is just bursting with pride and exhilaration.

I know I’m excited and I’m just a guy waiting with bated breath to be able to purchase one😁

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It’s exciting, but it’s also nerve-racking.
Basically, at any point during the testing process, I could find a problem that sends me back to square 1, where I have to redesign the board and get new prototypes made.

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Neopixel problems resolved. Turns out it wasn’t a software issue, it was a configuration issue…

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glad to hear that it is all working out so far… fingers crossed everything works for you

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Are you testing v6 or v5.9 on these boards? I’m super excited for these.

V6, I will be checking in support for V3 boards on GitHub soon.

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Things getting really exciting! Are there any tests left before the beta test, or the new boards passed all of them already?

I have a couple more things to test.
Also, right now I have only tried one board. My focus has been on validating the design.
This weekend I intend to test the rest of the boards to prepare for beta testing.

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Verified that debugging through SWDIO works.
Needs a newer version of openocd than the ones that comes with the arduino-proffieboard plugin though.

Does that mean there will be a new plug-in for the v3 board on arduino IDE suit?

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There will be a new version of the arduino-proffieboard plugin.

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V3 support checked in to ProffieOS.

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Glad to here your making good progress with it all

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Found a problem with the serial port today.
Fortunately, it turned out to be a software problem and fairly easy to fix.

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Ok, I think initial testing is completed, which means that beta testing can begin.
I don’t have a lot of boards, and I have already reached out to the beta testers, so if I haven’t asked you yet, you are not a beta tester.

I guess I have some documentation to write…

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Thank you for all the hard work your putting in!

I wait with bated breath for the official release :yum:

Proffieboards are in the mail.

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Very exciting! Already plotting next saberseason’s projects.

For the V3 beta testers:

You will need version 3.0 or later of the arduino-proffieboard plugin: Arduino-Proffieboard Plugin v3.0 beta

You will need to get ProffieOS from github: ProffieOS V6 pre-alpha discussion

The documentation is in progress:
http://fredrik.hubbe.net/lightsaber/v6/

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