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Checking for short-circuits

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	The first thing to check is whether some power rails might be shorted. This might happen when a component was exposed to excessive currents. Check whether none of the nets in the table below are connected to each other. Make sure you the image below to find out where to probe the nets.		The first thing to check is whether some power rails might be shorted. This might happen when a component was exposed to excessive currents. Check whether none of the nets in the table below are connected to each other, by checking either the bottom-left or top-right part of the table below. Make sure you the image below to find out where to probe the nets.
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Riemerg: Created page with "In case something happened to your SmartScope, you can send in your SmartScope for repair, or (since you're into electronics anyway) you might try to give it a shot yourself...."

2017-03-01T10:44:36Z

Created page with "In case something happened to your SmartScope, you can send in your SmartScope for repair, or (since you're into electronics anyway) you might try to give it a shot yourself...."

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In case something happened to your SmartScope, you can send in your SmartScope for repair, or (since you're into electronics anyway) you might try to give it a shot yourself. This document gives you a starting point in pinpointing what might be the problem.

=Checking for short-circuits=
The first thing to check is whether some power rails might be shorted. This might happen when a component was exposed to excessive currents. Check whether none of the nets in the table below are connected to each other. Make sure you the image below to find out where to probe the nets.
{| class="wikitable"
!
! GND
! 5V
! D3.3V_IO
! D3.0V
! D1.8V
! D1.2V
! NEG_1.1V
|-
| GND || || || || || || ||
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| 5V || || || || || || ||
|-
| D3.3V_IO|| || || || || || ||
|-
| D3.0V|| || || || || || ||
|-
| D1.8V|| || || || || || ||
|-
| D1.2V|| || || || || || ||
|-
| NEG_1.1V|| || || || || || ||
|}