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light talon Jan 18, 2023, 1:34 AM

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No lights are on

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 1:38 AM

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hmmm can you add a print in the code ? like that

import board
import digitalio
import neopixel

pixel = neopixel.NeoPixel(board.NEOPIXEL, 1)

button = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.BUTTON)
button.switch_to_input(pull=digitalio.Pull.UP)

while True:
    if not button.value:
        print("pressed")
        pixel.fill((255, 0, 0))
    else:
        pixel.fill((0, 0, 0))

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and see if it shows in the serial panel when you press boot

light talon Jan 18, 2023, 1:41 AM

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Look at that, nothing prints and no lights light. I think the code isn't runnning.

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 1:42 AM

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if it sits at "code.py output" then some code is running

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if it reloads when you save, that's on the right drive, add a print at the start to see it show up if you are unsure of editing the right file

light talon Jan 18, 2023, 1:43 AM

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Yes, it does sit at :code.py output:

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 1:45 AM

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does it say "Code stopped by auto-reload. Reloading soon." and restart when you make a change and save ?

light talon Jan 18, 2023, 1:47 AM

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Yes it does say "Code stopped..."

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 1:48 AM

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ok, so maybe we have a defective boot button ?

light talon Jan 18, 2023, 1:48 AM

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I added a print statement :while True:
#print ("Foo")
if not button.value:
print("pressed")
pixel.fill((255, 0, 0))
else:
pixel.fill((0, 0, 0))

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and it prints foo but not pressed when pressing

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 1:50 AM

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what happens if you hold down the boot button and press reset, does the CIRCUITPY drive come back up ?

light talon Jan 18, 2023, 1:51 AM

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When I hold boot and press reset nothing happens

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 1:53 AM

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nothing ? it should reset the board at minimum, disconnect the serial panel, the CIRCUITPY drive disappears ?

light talon Jan 18, 2023, 1:55 AM

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Nothing blinks, no USB connecting noise, No change on the Mu serial window.

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 1:56 AM

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and pressing reset alone, still nothing ?

light talon Jan 18, 2023, 1:57 AM

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Reset button press, doesn't do anything either.

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 1:58 AM

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and if you unplug it and plug it back you see the status LED go purple then yellow ?

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(which is what you should see when pressing reset alone)

light talon Jan 18, 2023, 1:59 AM

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Unplugging and plugging in the usb cable makes it blink purple then yellow

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 2:00 AM

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ok so it looks like the buttons don't work at all

light talon Jan 18, 2023, 2:03 AM

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Weird how it will still run wifi and network programs.

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 2:05 AM

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if you plug the board while holding boot, does it do something different ?

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(it should not show leds or a drive)

light talon Jan 18, 2023, 2:06 AM

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Holding the boot button while plugging in shows the purple and yellow flashes.

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 2:08 AM

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ok the buttons seem busted, so you should post in the support forums explaining the situation, a support person might do more troubleshooting, and can then authorize a replacement https://forums.adafruit.com/viewforum.php?f=19

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but that seems pretty clear cut to me

light talon Jan 18, 2023, 2:09 AM

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Thanks so much @sly mantle, it's great to have you around🫂

sly mantle Jan 18, 2023, 2:10 AM

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you can link me the forum post here

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