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moTo
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RPI Port dead? Raspberry Pi Zero 2W is not powered anymore

Hey all,

I have been using my Prusa MK3S+ with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W for a few months now without any issues.

Today out of a sudden first the Prusa Link indicated ,,RPI Port not enabled" on the Dashboard (although it was enabled). After a restart of the printer (power off) the raspberry pi does not even turn on anymore (the small led on the raspberry does not flash anymore). I have enabled the RPI port in the printer settings, I also did try to disable and enable it, no change. Also several restarts brought no change.

I checked the soldering, redid the soldering. I also checked to run the raspberry pi with a usb cable from my pc (it starts normally but obviously complains about a missing printer).

I am using the proposed printed cover for the raspberry. Now I am running out of ideas. I dont know whether the Raspberry Pi GPIOs have a problem (still bad soldering?) or the Rambo board. Is there a way I can test either of the two?

Thanks in advance!

 

Posted : 07/10/2022 8:54 pm
moTo
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Topic starter answered:
RE: RPI Port dead? Raspberry Pi Zero 2W is not powered anymore

Addon: I just checked with a multimeter that the voltage between the first two pins (which should be 5V and GND) from the top have 5V while the RPI is plugged in the RPI port. 

Posted : 08/10/2022 12:01 am
moTo
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Topic starter answered:
RE: RPI Port dead? Raspberry Pi Zero 2W is not powered anymore

Another addon: Apparently, I suck at soldering. I just did it again with lots of flux and now everything is working fine again. Probably one of the pins did not get a good connection, which broke after some time.

I guess I will mark the issue as solved. Hopefully it is at least useful for someone else encountering the same issue.

Posted : 08/10/2022 12:35 am
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