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Hogie1418:
yeah when the connector came off it took a few of the little silver pieces of the pcb with it. So I am not sure if fixing it is even an option. I was going to buy a new pcb but Andy is on vacation till the 12th and I have not seen anyone else who sells the replacement part. Kinda just looking for a quick fix until I can fix it the right way by replacing it. Thanks for the response
PL1:

--- Quote from: Hogie1418 on June 30, 2012, 01:53:33 am ---Hope this is what you meant by pictures and I hope it helps in resolving the issue.  Thanks again

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Looks like a great start.


--- Quote from: Hogie1418 on June 30, 2012, 01:53:33 am ---So I was lifting my cp out one day and ripped the mini usb port off of my sticks board.



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First step: Check the remaining stubs where the port was attached to be sure nothing is shorted across the terminals.  Can't quite tell from this picture.


--- Quote from: Hogie1418 on June 30, 2012, 01:53:33 am ---I picked up the wiring harness for the u360 as I do not really use the mapping features so I figured that there wouldnt be an issue with just buy the harness. What I didnt realize was I was going to need a power source since my usb was busted.



I then connected the wires as ultimarc instructed



I then took an old usb printer cable and cut it and spliced the red and black wires and connected them to the ground and 5 volt wires on the harness. I then crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.



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Second thing to check:
Disconnect the USB red and black wires from the U360--with no power applied, of course.

Set your multimeter to DC Volts, plug in the hacked USB cable and verify that the red is indeed +5v.  Measure with the "-" lead connected to the PC case ground.

Next, verify that the black is indeed ground. (0v)  Measure with the "-" lead connected to the PC case ground.

If both of those are correct, connect red to "+" and black to "-" and you should read +5v.

If you want to be absolutely certain, here is a pinout for the USB connector. (Right side, scroll down a bit.)
With no power applied, set your multimeter to Ohms and verify that pins 1 and 4 are not shorting to any other pins.


This should get you started.  Let us know how it comes out.


Scott
PL1:

--- Quote from: Hogie1418 on June 30, 2012, 01:56:07 am ---
--- Quote from: PL1 on June 30, 2012, 01:22:45 am ---P.S. Ultimarc mentions two ways to hook up the u360 through the I-Pac. Not sure which one you tried, or if you tried both.

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I only saw the one way to connect to the ipac. I must be missing something on the site.

Rick

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Table about I/O port and USB located 1/3rd of the way down this page.
Wasn't sure from your earlier posts if you were trying to jumper onto the remnants of the broken port (2nd option.)


Scott
MonMotha:

--- Quote from: Hogie1418 on June 30, 2012, 02:40:52 am ---yeah when the connector came off it took a few of the little silver pieces of the pcb with it. So I am not sure if fixing it is even an option. I was going to buy a new pcb but Andy is on vacation till the 12th and I have not seen anyone else who sells the replacement part. Kinda just looking for a quick fix until I can fix it the right way by replacing it. Thanks for the response

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Sounds like you tore a couple pads off the board.  Someone who's good at soldering can generally repair it fairly easily, but such a repair is probably out of reach of someone who doesn't have a reasonable degree of practice.
Hogie1418:

--- Quote from: PL1 on June 30, 2012, 03:00:27 am ---
First step: Check the remaining stubs where the port was attached to be sure nothing is shorted across the terminals.  Can't quite tell from this picture.


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Alright, when you say check to be sure nothing is shorted, how does one determine if it is shorted or not. Again, sorry, totally new to all this.


--- Quote from: PL1 on June 30, 2012, 03:00:27 am ---
Second thing to check:
Disconnect the USB red and black wires from the U360--with no power applied, of course.

Set your multimeter to DC Volts, plug in the hacked USB cable and verify that the red is indeed +5v.  Measure with the "-" lead connected to the PC case ground.

Next, verify that the black is indeed ground. (0v)  Measure with the "-" lead connected to the PC case ground.

If both of those are correct, connect red to "+" and black to "-" and you should read +5v.

If you want to be absolutely certain, here is a pinout for the USB connector. (Right side, scroll down a bit.)
With no power applied, set your multimeter to Ohms and verify that pins 1 and 4 are not shorting to any other pins.


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Is there any other way to determine that black is truely ground in this situation? I do not have a multimeter at this time (This is why you do not let people borrow your stuff). So at the moment I have no way to check any of that. Is there anything else we can try without this information?
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