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Simple I2C connection
#1
Hi,
I am new with Raspberry Pi and bought a MacArthur Hat V1.2 last week.

My configuration : Raspberry Pi 5, 8go, NVme + SSD 1go, BMP280, MacArthur Hat + IMU + Power Supply 12/5V (these 2 last modules have not been tested for now).

I first install Openplotter on a 1g SSD drive thru a Nvme Hat. I started with that configuration and everything worked fine. I succesfully connected a BMP280 sensor on GPIO and got data sent to server K without any problem.
 
After that, I just put the MacArthur hat on top of my Raspberry Pi. Surprisingly, while my raspberry use its official 5V power Supply, I can't see the 5V led Lightning on the Hat... None of the led is on by the way...

Ok, so I tried anyway to connect my BMP280 sensor thru a qwiic cable directly on the MacArturHat, but it doesn't seem to work : No address is visible on I2C interface.

I don't know if I have missed something ? 

Is it normal that the 5V led is off while the Hat is on top of a Raspberry Pi powered by its power supply ?
Is there a way to confirm that MacArthur Hat is active without connecting NMEA or GPS ? 

Many thanks for your help.

   
   
   
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#2
Yes, that is the expected behavior, no 5V LED on when powering from raspberry, only will be on when powering from power module. the I2C issue looks like a connection issue, you could check continuity between the sensor pins and the raspberry I2C GPIOs with power off: https://macarthur-hat-documentation.read...inout.html
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#3
Thank you for your response,

Test results :
- sensor 2-5v = OK pin 1
- sensor sda = OK pin 3 and pin 5
- sensor sdl = OK pin 3 and pin 5 ( like sda ?? )
- sensor gnd = none


I don’t know if test is positive with sda and sdl responding on same pins, and ground not responding... 
I test then pin 3 with pin 5 over the hat and it is connected... Huh
Same test on gpio without macarthur hat, and it is not connected.

What do you think about ?

Regards.
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#4
That does not sound good. Unmount the IMU and try again.
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#5
That’s it !

Without IMU, pin 3 & 5 are not connected.

Test with hat upon raspberry and BME280 with qwiic cable : I can see the address on the I2C panel.
I tried to connect the IMU alone on gpio, but it does not work.

Thank you so much Sailoog for your help and your advices !
 Regards.
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#6
Have you inspected the soldering? any short?

If you purchased the IMU from us, please write to the store where you purchased the module (US or EU) and ask for a replacement.
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