I got my board yesterday (M240). Yay.
I originally ordered the acrylic bottom, but upgraded to metal in the hopes of getting my board sooner. That was mistake - I think that it's a shame to hide the RGB LEDs on the underside of the board.
I opted for building it myself (I already had a stash of my preferred switch ready to go). Now I think that was also a mistake - I've already spent way too much time on assembling.
Even worse, I now have a problem with the board not working. When I plug it in, the LEDs (i.e. the monochrome LEDs on the switches) blink 7 times, and then turn off.
Does anyone know of where I can figure out what this might mean? Or have any suggestions on how I could go about debugging the problem? Is there documentation available for the melody96 board? Schematics?
You should post some high-res pictures of your PCB. Look over specifically the area around the USB-C port and the microcontroller for potential shorts as well.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I have a short of some sort. Actually, it's like a floating tiny bit of solder, because the problem is intermittent. Good suggestion to look specifically at the microcontroller and USB-C, I've use an air can liberally on the board but didn't focus on those areas.
The problem is likely my own damn fault. I bent a pin on one of the switches and had to unsolder and remove it. I didn't have a solder sucker, so I tried to use the air can to clear the solder out of the pin hole. Worse, I actually have a solder sucker, and found it hiding in a tool box later. :-(
But assembling and soldering took me far too long, in the future I'll try and focus on boards with my preferred switch (speed copper = was not available in this drop), removable switches (so that I can put in my own switch), or already assembled.
I have a Planck rev 5 on order that should arrive next month, and that's got removable switches, yay!
Once I stopped messing with the keyboard, and got it working on my desk (typing on it now), then I've discovered that I like it a LOT. So it has all worked out well so far. Next I need to start learning QMK.