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Well, unfortunately, your ubox stopped working, we are very sorry for it, let’s try to figure out what’s happened to ubox, then we can decide what to do next. | Well, unfortunately, your ubox stopped working, we are very sorry for it, let’s try to figure out what’s happened to ubox, then we can decide what to do next. | ||
In general, the malfunctions of ubox can be these categories: | In general, the malfunctions of ubox can be these categories: | ||
#MOSFETS broken | #MOSFETS broken | ||
#VESC MCU bricked, or dead. | #VESC MCU bricked, or dead. | ||
#VESC bootloader lost. | #VESC bootloader lost. | ||
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#Internal receiver and light/horn malfunctioned. | #Internal receiver and light/horn malfunctioned. | ||
#Internal Bluetooth malfunctioned. | #Internal Bluetooth malfunctioned. | ||
Let's discuss them one by one. | Let's discuss them one by one. | ||
==MOSFETS broken== | |||
Symptom: | Symptom: | ||
Surge current on battery wire, or huge sparking when plugged in battery.motor stopped working, cogging. | Surge current on battery wire, or huge sparking when plugged in battery.motor stopped working, cogging. | ||
Inspect： | Inspect： | ||
Plug off battery, then use a multimeter, set multimeter to on/off test mode. | Plug off battery, then use a multimeter, set multimeter to on/off test mode. | ||
#.easure the on/off state between positive / negative (+/-) battery in wires, if multimeter report on continuously, some fets may have been broken. | |||
#.Measure the on/off state between positive (+) battery and each phase wire, if multimeter report on continuously, the fet you are measuring may have broken. | |||
#.Measure the on/off state between negative (-) battery and each phase wire, if multimeter report on continuously, the fet you are measuring may have broken. | |||
[[Video link]] | |||
==ESC MCU bricked or dead== | |||
Symptom: <br> | |||
:VESC status LED, green and red LEDs are dead, no sign of any activity.<br> | |||
Inspect：<br> | |||
Inspect： | |||
:When turn on ubox, use a multimeter, set multimeter to DC voltage mode.<br> | |||
Measure the voltage between VCC and GND, if it is still about 3.3V(ubox V1) or 3.44V(ubox V2), perhaps the MCU is bricked, not dead. For bricked MCU, we have wrote a blog for re-flash the MCU via SWD port, blog link: | :Picture of VCC GND on the panel: | ||
If it is near 0V, then turn off ubox, measure the resistance between VCC and GND, if it is near 0 ohm, the MCU may have dead. | :[[picture]] | ||
:Measure the voltage between VCC and GND, if it is still about 3.3V(ubox V1) or 3.44V(ubox V2), perhaps the MCU is bricked, not dead. For bricked MCU, we have wrote a blog for re-flash the MCU via SWD port, [[blog link]]. | |||
:If it is near 0V, then turn off ubox, measure the resistance between VCC and GND, if it is near 0 ohm, the MCU may have dead. | |||
==VESC bootloader lost.== | |||
Symptom: | Symptom: | ||
Inspect： | Inspect： | ||
Latest revision as of 20:15, 18 January 2022
Well, unfortunately, your ubox stopped working, we are very sorry for it, let’s try to figure out what’s happened to ubox, then we can decide what to do next. In general, the malfunctions of ubox can be these categories:
- MOSFETS broken
- VESC MCU bricked, or dead.
- VESC bootloader lost.
- VESC firmware problem, wrong or disintegrated firmware.
- Internal receiver and light/horn malfunctioned.
- Internal Bluetooth malfunctioned.
Let's discuss them one by one.
MOSFETS broken
Symptom: Surge current on battery wire, or huge sparking when plugged in battery.motor stopped working, cogging. Inspect： Plug off battery, then use a multimeter, set multimeter to on/off test mode.
- .easure the on/off state between positive / negative (+/-) battery in wires, if multimeter report on continuously, some fets may have been broken.
- .Measure the on/off state between positive (+) battery and each phase wire, if multimeter report on continuously, the fet you are measuring may have broken.
- .Measure the on/off state between negative (-) battery and each phase wire, if multimeter report on continuously, the fet you are measuring may have broken.
ESC MCU bricked or dead
Symptom:
- VESC status LED, green and red LEDs are dead, no sign of any activity.
Inspect：
- When turn on ubox, use a multimeter, set multimeter to DC voltage mode.
- Picture of VCC GND on the panel:
- picture
- Measure the voltage between VCC and GND, if it is still about 3.3V(ubox V1) or 3.44V(ubox V2), perhaps the MCU is bricked, not dead. For bricked MCU, we have wrote a blog for re-flash the MCU via SWD port, blog link.
- If it is near 0V, then turn off ubox, measure the resistance between VCC and GND, if it is near 0 ohm, the MCU may have dead.
VESC bootloader lost.
Symptom:
Inspect：
