So my IP cam decides to wonk out. I find out the center pin in the barrel jack came out. It has a wierd transverse pin arrangement, unlike my barrel jacks. Well I trace the center (i HOPE is +) and - and mark board. I rip the old jack off, snip it flush.
I then solder on the bottom of board where pins went thru. I check if they are shorting with cont checker, BEEP. DAMN
Desolder braid to both sides, scrape with razor. Run razor between solder dots where wires connect... still,,, BEEP
Get mad, snap off the section... can you tell me were I can reliably attach the +5V? Maybe the red wire on one of the ribbon contacts?
I didn't think imgs worked that way. Thought had to do many steps.
My ignorance.
There. Have to open the image in google photos and copy link address to picture in the proprietary frame. Double checked in IE in case it forced login.
May have some ESP32Cam questions later...
I can get to Ground easy... where do I just hook up the +5V? One of those smt components has a positive side that is common to v bus... not familiar enought with SMT... hand shakes...
Your inline image doesn't work and you don't need to use a third party site to upload the image to. A simple three step process is enough: 1: post your comment with the image as an attachment; 2: copy the URL of the image from the post you just posted; 3: edit the post and use the "insert an image" button to add the URL.
You should be aware that many boards have more than two layers, so when you "get mad, snap off the section..." you may be destroying hidden traces.
You need to post a still picture of the other side of the board to give anyone a chance to help.
It would have been easier to help before you snapped off the section.
Sorry - I have bad ADD and depression... can barley see right now...
I have all the damn luck. Can you believe ANOTHER of my IP-CAMs has died for nearly the same exact reason? It's odd, why does it happen? These jacks have to have the easiest job in world. Mount camera, plug in, done. Repeat maybe a few times. Cord is secured to wall... No pulling / pushing / torsion... etc.
arduarn:
Good effort, but you appear to have done an unnecessary step 4 and deleted the attachments, leaving dangling links to the now non-existent images.
I did try. I have never used IE for this forum nor google, so I double-checked there and they showed up fine. Now they are gone. Here are links. I'm not trying to do in-line since I screwed up twice. I'm dumb,,,
Bottom
Top - little blurry
Top magnified
There's gotta be a way, must be common + to many components.
You provide very little to work with. Those pictures are from awkward angles and blurry to boot. That said, this is my take on them, complete guesswork, at your own risk:
I think you should post some pictures of the second device before your start hacking. Go somewhere well lit; set the board down on a sheet of white paper; fill the camera viewfinder with plenty of board; keep your hands steady; take a still picture of both front and back of the board. A sideways on close-up of the jack would also be helpful for us to see how it is attached.
Hate myself
No need to waste time hating yourself when there are so many netizens willing to do for you for free; you don't even need to ask...
How about an alternative signature of "love to quirk"?
arduarn:
You provide very little to work with. Those pictures are from awkward angles and blurry to boot. That said, this is my take on them, complete guesswork, at your own risk:
I think you should post some pictures of the second device before your start hacking. Go somewhere well lit; set the board down on a sheet of white paper; fill the camera viewfinder with plenty of board; keep your hands steady; take a still picture of both front and back of the board. A sideways on close-up of the jack would also be helpful for us to see how it is attached.
No need to waste time hating yourself when there are so many netizens willing to do for you for free; you don't even need to ask...
How about an alternative signature of "love to quirk"?
#1 - If I fry it, I won't blame someone tyring to help me!!!
The area circled was left as is, aside from some scuffs.
The dot on right side is a sharpie mark "+"
#2
That white item on left is a ribbon header for the camera module.
Thanks - figured that was +, I'll scratch it open and solder a fluff of wire to it.
#3
Not sure what you mean by "break in trace".... I won't mess with those.
Thanks a lot!! This forum is so helpful, there is a forum just for IP cams, "ip cam talk", but if I get this technical I get no help. I'm down two cameras, three if you count the ESP32cam i just started playing with this week. I'll break open the EasyN cam and post a thread with good photos.
mattlogue:
The dot on right side is a sharpie mark "+"
Ah, ok, I thought it was a bit of black plastic.
mattlogue:
That white item on left is a ribbon header for the camera module.
The question mark was my unsure line of thinking that the GND trace probably continues under the ribbon header.
mattlogue:
Not sure what you mean by "break in trace".... I won't mess with those.
My bad. I just meant that, to make electrical sense, there must be a break in the trace beneath those components. So if one side was GND, the other was likely +ve.
mattlogue:
I'm down two cameras, three if you count the ESP32cam i just started playing with this week. I'll break open the EasyN cam and post a thread with good photos.
I don't know anything about those cameras, but if it is responding to pings then I would expect the network hardware to be OK.
Have you tried resetting it and configuring from scratch using the supplied instructions?
It's possible that if you didn't manage to get the ribbon cable (or something else) seated properly the camera might be failing an internal power-up self test and therefore not getting as far as responding to other network stuff.
I don't know anything about those cameras, but if it is responding to pings then I would expect the network hardware to be OK.
Have you tried resetting it and configuring from scratch using the supplied instructions?
It's possible that if you didn't manage to get the ribbon cable (or something else) seated properly the camera might be failing an internal power-up self test and therefore not getting as far as responding to other network stuff.
Sorry - gave up on thing and bagged it for spare parts...
I tried and tried to reset it but it retained settings (IP#, etc). I then removed the camera module from board and retried. Then I played around with power supplies and think I used 6V by accident and now it is fried. Figure it had a VR. It then only returned an occasional static image then went dead again, back and forth.
