OK, so everything worked fine for about 3 days.
Today, my DIY kit worked fine for about 4 hours, afterwards I could not connect to the Outernet SSID anymore.
I’ve removed the power, applied it again and still no go, since the Outernet SSID did not appear.
I’ve even tried pressing the little power button on the CHIP board for 10 seconds, but still nothing.
After powering up the board, the behavior is the following:
for about 1 minte, Power and STAT LEDs are steady
then the STAT LED starts flashing for about 1 minute, then it comes steady again
Is my CHIP board broken, or is there something I can do ?
OK, so I ended up re-flashing the device to make it work.
Also, the flashing procedure is a bit awkward, since after flashing, Windows 10 will crash the Oracle VirtualBox USB drivers and identify the CHIP as “Unknown Device”.
Well, at least I have a SSID I can connect to. @Syed - frankly, this is not a nice experience. Don’t take me wrong, I love to play with gadgets, but having no documentation whatsoever is a real pain.
Best regards,
Andrei
P.S. A couple of minutes ago, the forums were giving a HTTP 500 error upon access
There are already several topics about this, e.g. We Moved!
Don’t use RS232!! It will destroy your Chip. You need a TTL cable or adapter from RS232 to TTL.