stawel/cheali-charger

eeprom error: 2 yes after enabled power

githubniko opened this issue · 5 comments

githubniko commented

Hi,

Everything works well, but sometimes when the power is turned on, the error "eeprom error: 2 yes" pops up, after which you have to re-calibrate the device. Tell me where can I fix this?

Все работает хорошо, но иногда при включении питания выскакивает ошибка "eeprom error: 2 yes", после чего приходится заново калибровать устройство. Подскажите где это можно исправить?

githubniko commented

v2.0 and 2.01
cheali-charger-imaxB6-original_2.00-e10.3.12-20160613_atmega32.hex

gumileeev commented

I have the same problem on turnigy accucell 6a 2.0 and 2.01
eeprom error: 4 yes

githubniko commented

As I understand it, the problem occurs if there is a lack of power during on/off.

stawel commented

This error means that we checked the eeprom (where all permanent data is stored) and its corresponding CRC
and we found an error, so some data is corrupted.

The meaning of the numbers can be found here:
https://github.com/stawel/cheali-charger/blob/master/src/core/eeprom.h#L28-L31

In case of @githubniko the calibration part is corrupted and in case of @gumileeev it's the program part (batteries charging settings).
After pressing: "yes", the corresponding part of the eeprom will be reset to default.

What could be the cause:

(this is just my speculations)

  1. during eeprom write there was a power shortage and the CRC was save incorrectly, BUT we only write to the eeprom:
    • during calibration
    • when you change settings
    • when you change program data (batteries charging settings)
  2. there is a bug in the software. We only had a few such reports so I'm not sure if this is likely, but I might be biased :)
  3. the CPU is damaged - the eeprom CRC check was introduced for this case
  4. you have some issues with you power supply. If your power supply occasionally goes below the required CPU voltage but not enough to reset the CPU, then the CPU might execute some code at random place - there is a chance that it hits a eeprom::write code
  5. you are living in a place with high radiation (probably unlikely)

In case of 4. and 5. you probably would have seen some weird behavior before this and you probably would get different error numbers each time (with some probabilities).

What can be done:

Final thoughts

You might also check if the CPU is damaged by:

  • set/calibrate everything you need to set/calibrate
  • save the eeprom to your PC with for example: avrdude
  • wait for the error to reappear
  • save eeprom to your PC again

if there is a difference between the saved eeproms in only one bit (or one byte) then it is a CPU issue.
At this point you could also write the first eeprom back to the charger so you don't have to recalibrate, but I would resolder a new CPU.

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gumileeev commented

Thanks for your reply!
I changed the fuses again, as required by the instructions, installed the program again, and no more errors. Thanks for your reply and your program! It will be great if you update the version one day and make a change in the sound volume for the turnigy a6 50w. I am very happy that everything is working well!