11. Troubleshooting Guide
Introduction
Given the complexity of the Fortress E1T Clock it is difficult to give a completely comprehensive
guide to the faults that might occur and how to find them. I would expect 99.9% of first time faults
to be soldering problems, either a poor solder joint or a bridge between adjacent conductors.
Main Board testing
For main board troubleshooting it is easiest if the main board is not plugged into the display
board and is laid with the components uppermost.
12V, 5V and 3.3V rails
The initial check must be to ensure that the 12V, 5V and 3.3V power supplies are all correct.
SAM3X8C plug in module
Once it is asserted that the 5V power supply is OK then the SAM3X8C plug in module can be
tested. The first stage is to plug in the SAM3X8C programmer and use it as a serial console to
check that a start up script is produced and the menu system is operating. The process is
described in
Section 3
.
Given that the SAM3X8C plug in module has been tested before dispatch then, any problem
found must be due to the SAM3X8C programmer. The build instructions contain detailed test
processes that should have demonstrated that the programmer is working correctly.
Remember that accidentally pressing the “Erase” button on the programmer when connected
and powered will erase the flash memory in the SAM3X8C. The chip will then require flashing
again.
Main board in more detail
Once the console is operating and you can issue menu commands, you can move on to testing
individual sections on the main board. To accomplish this it is probably best if you use the option
jumpers to set the clock into verbose mode (fit jumper 8) and into test mode (fit jumper 1). For
safety you can omit jumper 3 so that the +300V HT flyback and 6.3V heater power supply will not
start.
To assist this process there are four sections of this manual which will help you:
•
Section 2
of details the use of the option jumpers.
•
Section 4
list all of the menu commands
•
The
Main Board Assembly
section gives an example of the start up script sent to the console.
This script may contain error reports.
•
The
How It Works
is a breakdown of the schematics by function.
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