iCubGenova09 (iRonCub3) S/N:000 – Ethernet connector disconnected

[gabrielenava]

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iCubGenova09 (iRonCub3) S/N:000

Request/Failure description

Same as #1972: the connector disconnected again from the board. Would it be possible to fix it?

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cc @DanielePucci @Fabrizio69

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[Fabrizio69]

Hi @gabrielenava , can you describe how it happened? This time the connector was soldered and we can't do better. At the moment I don't have a solution to permanently solve this strange problem in a place where there are not even moving parts...

[gabrielenava]

Hi @gabrielenava , can you describe how it happened? This time the connector was soldered and we can't do better. At the moment I don't have a solution to permanently solve this strange problem in a place where there are not even moving parts...

I think that despite the same problem occurred again after few days, this was probably due to some issues we had during the recent experiment, which put the robot out of the normal operating conditions. I think that just soldering it back should be enough. If it happens again also in normal operating conditions, then we might consider finding a different solution

[gabrielenava]

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Hi @gabrielenava , can you describe how it happened? This time the connector was soldered and we can't do better. At the moment I don't have a solution to permanently solve this strange problem in a place where there are not even moving parts...

I noted that the once mounted, the connector is very close to the metal support of the dummy battery (see the above picture). The support of the network board is in plastic, so, if one pushes too hard when connecting the ethernet and/or the support is pushed during iRonCub experiments, the connector will hit the metal support. This can explain why it broke twice in short time

anyways, @AntonioConsilvio gave me another network board and I mounted it on the robot. The ethernet connection now works, the problem is solved! we can close the issue

cc @Fabrizio69

[AntonioConsilvio]

Nice, closing! 🚀