I did find that when it was locked up there was no clock pulse around the crystal... however replacing the crystal had no effect. After downloading the datasheet for the micro controller: ST9036, I found that the crystal could be replaced with an oscillator, a device which creates a pulse on its own, eliminating the need for much external circuitry.
I had a 24mhz oscillator around, and connected it to ground and to the 5 volt regulator. I removed the old crystal and the small value caps that were around it (they are not needed with an oscillator) and made sure that the output of the oscillator went to the "osc in" pin on the microcontroller.
Somewhat surprisingly, this worked perfectly!
I glued the oscillator to the board, and the unit has worked fine ever since. It is not a pretty repair, aesthetically, but it does work!
I tested the idea with a breadboard first, connecting the osc output to the microcontroller with alligator clips |
The oscillator is similar to the crystal, but needs to be powered with 5 volts, and doesn't need to have capacitors around it |
The fixed board has an oscillator glued to it where a crystal once was. |
Hi! ,y name is Erli, I am from chihuahua, Mexico, can You repair my mainboard? I'm grateful for your support.
ReplyDeleteerli_jazz@hotmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/erliyuren
how much it costs to repair it? thanks!
Delete