What did I fry on my retropie multicade? Help.....
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If you have a multimeter you can check each of the buttons and stick to see if they have continuity... If they do then you know it is the board..
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@TheBlueDragon The buttons and the controller are hooked up to one board. The working controller is hooked up to the other board by itself.
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@Cyborgbob what would be the process to check the board with a multimeter?
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@ChristianG a different way to test it is to connect the other sticks/buttons to working board, and see if they input right. If so, then its the board.
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@ChristianG Not the board but the buttons
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I need to read these before I post. Please let me start again. Use the multimeter to check the buttons and your stick for continuity. If they all work, and have good continuity then you know they are not the issue and it is USB board converting the signals and sending that information to the Pi. Please let me know if you are following me. Thanks
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@Cyborgbob Ill give it a shot. Thanks!
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@Cyborgbob BTW is there a way to ground these boards? I am not sure I even looked into it.
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@ChristianG Great Question. The truth is there is no good way to ground this unit, and I am not sure I would try. It kind of blows my mind that you were even able to blow the unit via a static shock. I mean yes I know it is possible. All of my teachers 20+ years ago warned me about it. That being said I have been in the low voltage industry all my adult life, and I have never seen anyone in real live blow a unit via static. I did not design the joystick board and I would have to look at it's specs, cut sheets, and wiring diagram to show you how, but you should be able to by grounding the main negative at the board. But do this at your own risk....
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