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kevdotcom

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Digispark stopped working with Windows.
« on: January 16, 2018, 08:22:17 pm »
Hey there,

I was just trying out some things on my Digispark when it stopped being recognized by the Arduino IDE.

When I now click 'Upload' and connect it, Windows just repeats the 'hardware connected/disconnected' sound over and over again (every 2 seconds).

Did I fry it because I changed from USB to 12V@VIN too often?

Also, my Digispark is a rev3... I read in a different thread that this is a counterfeit, is that true?
Because it bought it from one of the biggest electronics sellers in Germany (www.reichelt.de).

edit: I just realized that it was very, very wrong to put a 2pin pushbutton between 5V and an input pin. I think I actually did fry it.
« Last Edit: January 16, 2018, 09:01:01 pm by kevdotcom »
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PeterF

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Re: Digispark stopped working with Windows.
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2018, 03:12:50 am »
5v or 12v? The digispark is a 5v part, so 5v to an input pin should be fine in this case... 12v to an input pin is somewhat fatal.

Yeah, there was no rev3 ever publicly released, only rev1, rev2 and rev4. So it's a clone or not a 'genuine' Digispark.
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kevdotcom

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Re: Digispark stopped working with Windows.
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2018, 06:57:30 am »
It had 5V on the input pin, but it seems that still fried the USB connection somehow.

The program on it still "works", but I can't connect it to my PC or my Mac.
Windows just plays the hardware connected/disconnected sound over and over again
and on the Mac, nothing happens at all.

But nevermind, because later that night, I kind of hooked up the 12V power supply (which I later found out puts out 16.5V) to the 5V input instead of the VIN and fried it even more.
The VIN is now dead, too.

Memo to myself: Never troubleshoot electronics at 6 in the morning after staying up all night.

PS: It seems there is a German company selling the Rev3 with "Digispark" on it.
I read in that other thread that it's Digistump's trademark but I looked it up and they didn't register it here in Germany (or not internationally, I guess).

So yeah, 6,99€ for a clone.  >:(
« Last Edit: January 17, 2018, 07:46:20 am by kevdotcom »
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PeterF

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Re: Digispark stopped working with Windows.
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2018, 06:50:22 pm »
Yeah, 12v into the VCC would sort of kill it! :-O  ;D

Yeah, there have been quite of few clones of the Digispark, because it's really a rather simple design, and easy to replicate. The hard work was done for the - hardware design and the micronucleus bootloader.
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avra

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Re: Digispark stopped working with Windows.
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2018, 03:55:19 pm »
Quote from: kevdotcom on January 16, 2018, 08:22:17 pm
Windows just repeats the 'hardware connected/disconnected' sound over and over again (every 2 seconds).
You have tried to upload USB-CDC demo which needs very special driver to work on Win10. Change board in Arduino IDE to "DigiSpark (Default - 16.5MHz)" and upload blink example and your board will work normal again.
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micukix

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Re: Digispark stopped working with Windows.
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2018, 02:37:37 am »
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