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Can you read a peek amp draw when the servos start moving? That's when you're most likely going to get a brownout. From what I see everything is working correctly if you remove the servos. Without seeing your setup it points to srevos. Try powering the servos from a different power supply just to troubleshoot. Also make sure everything has a common ground.

#34   — Edited

I found the problem it is the camera cable.  Now I have to figure out how I am going to fix it.

Update:  I was able to fix the camera cable and everything is working without issues at this time.  Just want thank everyone for the input that was provided because it did help to finally locate the issue and get it fixed.

#35  

Well I thought I had it working.... I have tried everything and the camera is still buggy as hell so I ordered another one from EZ Robot if I still have the problem after that I am really going to be upset....  Just need to  wait for it to get here and see what happens  I have had this camera for like almost two years and never used it and it has been the bane of my existence here lately.   I just need this to work so I can move forward on this project.  I have tried this with a new cable,  tried it on both of the ezb4's same problem. It just flakes out and drops connection causing the board to disconnect from the network.   I hate having to spend $109.00 bucks again to replace a camera I never used.  It's my fault for not testing it when I first got it to make sure it worked correctly but because I could not use it in my Inmoov build because I connected my EZB4's by usb to the camera ports to my Lattepanda SCB.

Anyway sorry for the rant....

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#37   — Edited

I think everyone is confused by the result of this thread:) I know I am haha but I really am trying to help. We don’t sell hardware so I can’t help you with the warranty complaint. But I can say that we have all been under the impression that the wifi disconnects.

I’ve asked questions and didn’t get enough clarification. Can you detail the situation? Does the wifi disconnect or does the camera stop working and for wifi stays connected?

if the camera sort of works then it’s power or cable. Electronics don’t work sometimes if there’s a faulty component - unless it’s a connection component such as a plug or cable.

A wiring schematic would be useful. Or more information about how it’s hooked up and what else is connected. Have you tried in adhoc? You mentioned it’s being used in client mode, but maybe it’s your router not being able to handle the bandwidth or the wifi signal is weak.

My recommendation is disconnect all sensors. Reset the ezb and use adhoc mode. ONLY connect the camera, nothing else. No servos, no sensors, nothing. Remember you need to proof the ezb and camera so do not connect anything else and use it in default adhoc mode.

That will be a bare bones test to let you know what the problem is. You need to remove other possibilities to isolate the root cause.

I think Sherlock Holmes said something like that?

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#38  

Oh I was right! Close enough:)

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#39  

Sorry you are having all these problems. I agree with DJ make it as simple as possible mains power, EZB (or IoTiny) and camera but it sounds like you did that and it seems to work until under load.

I am fortunate enough to have enough spare parts to be able to just swap out components until the problems go away.  I have a box of servos, cameras, EZB etc  labeled suspect  that I will eventually get around to looking at (or maybe not).

If you have an intermittent faulty device it can also be load or heat related.  Example Camera or EZB gets hot (dry solder joint or faulty component).  When I was a young field tech I used to keep a hair dryer and a can of spray freeze in my tool kit so I could heat up circuits and spray freeze components to try and find the faulty one.

Fault finding sometimes doesn’t even resolve by swapping out components. Sometimes it is external. Example wifi issues can occur when someone turns microwave or other electronic device on.

#40   — Edited

Sherlock Holmes? I thought it was Spock from Star Trek.xD

Troubleshooting is a science. You can quote me on that. LOL.