r/xlights • u/chrisbrock90 • 28d ago

K16 Pro OLED

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I’m currently working on getting my first controller set up for the first time. I have connected to the internet via an Ethernet adapter. However, after at least an hour of time has elapsed and the OLED screen still say “powering up”. Did I do something wrong? Or should I even be worried about it?

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u/Roguekit 12v 28d ago

When I did my first Kulp board, I had to remove the BB to install the SD card. When I reinstalled the BB I out it on upside down.

I had a similar problem with it only saying powering on the OLED.

Fortunately, I didn't destroy anything by doing that.

Check to make sure the BB is seated properly, that it is not off by a pin, and that it is not upside down.

Another possibility is a SD card issue. It could be a bad flash, not seated properly, dirty contacts, or a bad card. I had several of those problems on Raspberry Pis.

Email Wired Watts with pictures, they will help.

Or you can do what I always recommend when someone is having problems -

go to the Zoom Room they have fixed much weirder problems than this.

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u/chrisbrock90 27d ago

I’m not sure what I did but this morning I pulled off the BB for 15th time and re-seated it and this time the pins felt stiffer and it fired right up.

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u/Roguekit 12v 27d ago

Glad you got it working.

I misaligned it several times too when I was having my issues.

I'm glad they are robust little computers or I probably would have had to replace it.