Debug board - giving up

[Nils Faerber]

Michael 'Mickey' Lauer schrieb:
> Nils, I can feel your pain.

:)

> Every time I bricked mine, it took a day or two to revive it.

OK, my count is one day now (yesterday), so today should become a good
one ;)

> Some reactivation tips here:
> 0.) Detach any USB cables from the Neo.
> 1.) Be sure to have a fresh battery.

I have a Nokia LD-3W GPS device which currently serves as my battery
charger ;)

> 2.) Make sure the FPC is always firmly seated -- even a millimeter
> can make a difference :/

Oh yea!
Especially the cable on the NEO's side has two rows of connectors!?
That's tight, I guess even 1/2mm or less could void the try.

> 3.) Make sure the debug board is recognized properly and outputs
> "No JTAG devices found. Check cables and power"

That's what it does right now all the time:(

> 4.) To get it recognized by JTAG, the following steps almost always
> worked here:
> 
> 4.0): Remove FPC
> 4.1): Remove Battery
> 4.2): Wait 2 seconds
> 4.3): Reattach FPC
> 4.4): Reinsert Battery
> 4.5): Press and hold Neo Power button for two seconds
> 4.6): run openocd

At which point do I attach the USB cable to the debug board?
And is there any way to tell if the NEO is switched on?

> Regards,
> :M:
Cheers
  nils faerber

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