Faulty DNA250?

[Doyle4]

Hey Group.

Got the DNA250 board, Like all boards i receive i hook them via USB to check bits. All DNA200's screens light up when connected VIA usb and no battery, but my DNA250, the screen comes on but no backlight, is this a faulty screen? Thanks.

[Spector NS5 RD]

no backlight? oled's don't have a back light like lcd's do. post a pic. i'm curious as to what the screen looks like. i do know someone else in this forum said his dna 250 would not turn with just the usb inserted. he needed to have the battery connected for it to function.

[Nick]

The 250 does not turn the screen on with USB power, hook a battery up and it should be good to go.

[Doyle4]

Ah thats a shame.

Thanks for the heads up though. Do you know if they will implement this in a later firmware?

[Doyle4]

@ChunkyButt200
From what i can see, the screen just stays black, as if its dead. Not a fan of this feature i must admit, heart stopped for awhile haha.

 

[James]

This is part of the reverse battery protection. It won't pull any power from the port unless it sees a reasonable positive battery voltage.

[Doyle4]

Thanks guys, 
Installed the 250board into a VTbox for now to make sure shes all working whilst i put her through tests. All working great so far.
One feature id like to see is, to be able to save a DNA200 board settings, wire presets etc etc and be able to import them across to the DNA250, iv tried but get a message saying a DNA250 is plugged in and not a DNA200.

[mikepetro]

It might be good to make a footnote about this in the Datasheet. Several people have had similar panic moments expecting the screen to light up like the DNA200 did.

[Doyle4]

^^ +1 - Agreed