SD Card Initialization Failed on Adafruit Ultimate GPS Logger Shield

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Hi everyone,

I am working on creating a GPS Data Logger using the shield_sdlog.ino example in the Adafruit GPS library.

I am using an Arduino Uno and this GPS Logger Shield

I've soldered the shield directly onto the Uno, as shown in the picture below.

IMG_9082.HEIC
IMG_9082.HEIC4032×3024 2.63 MB

I've been following the steps from the Adafruit Tutorial and I keep getting

12:05:31.058 -> Ultimate GPSlogger Shield
12:05:33.169 -> Card init. failed!

I made sure my Adafruit GPS library is version 1.1.3 (although that doesn't matter for the SD card issue)

Any ideas how to solve would be much appreciated :slight_smile:

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Have you tried a different SD card?
Have you been able to format the SD card on a PC?
Can you read data from a text file on a formatted SD card, using the shield?

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It appears the sd card isn't pushed into the slot completely. Was that intentional?

Edit: And you don't have the icsp connector installed. From Adafruit

As of Aug 20, 2023 - we've updated this PCB with Adafruit Pinguin to make a lovely and legible silkscreen and it now uses the 2x3 dedicated SPI port instead of pins 11, 12, 13. This makes it compatible with a wider range of Arduino-shaped boards!

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I'm fairly certain this is the issue -- its weird that they wouldn't include the header pins with the shield or the uno.

BTW the sd card is in the slot -- it sticks out by design

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If you are using an Uno, there are pads on the underside of the shield that you can solder jump to use D11-D13 instead of the icsp.

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