Extra step
–
the breakout header
Before turning your soldering iron off, you can solder the extra breakout
header, but this is an extra and not necessary for the normalfunctionality of
the MAKERbuino gaming device.
The breakout header will come in handy if you plan
to hack/mod/customize your MAKERbuino.
Step 23
–
test everything!
Now that you have everything soldered, connect the battery
again, turn the tiny wheel potentiometers completely to the
left(clockwise) and turn the console on.
•
try dimming the screen’s backlight with the left
(TM2) potentiometer
•
you will have an option to adjust the contrast on
your MAKERbuino, this option is disabled on most
new units and the LCD screens have fixed contrast
which doesn’t need adjusting.
Go through the checkup wizard and check whether all buttons
work properly.
After you finish the checkup wizard, the sound should be
enabled. Try dimming it with the right (TM1) wheel
potentiometer.
If everything’s working properly, save the settings and turn the console OFF.
Insert the SD card into the socket firmly and all the way down to the bottom
of the SD socket.
