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Zoom75 not working

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xLion:
Zoom75 stopped working

I downloaded via for the first time. It didn’t show up even after side loading the json a few times and I read online it could be a firmware issue. So I flashed it and everything worked great. The tool said it was successful and the keyboard worked but it still didn’t show up in via. I unplugged it and plugged it back in and that’s when the keyboard turned into a brick.

I used a different cable and tried a different computer. None of it works. I disconnected and reconnected the jst cables on the daughterboard . Still didn’t work. The keyboard doesn’t even work in wireless or Bluetooth mode.

I haven’t double checked the jst pins in the daughterboard so I haven’t ruled it out as an issue. I’m pretty sure I remember Bluetooth working before.

Besides the jst pins (I’ll check those and update here), what else could be the problem? Customer service said it could be a fried daughterboard but I also wanted to see if anyone had experience with this as they weren’t 100% sure what it could be. Worst case scenario if fixing jst or replacing daughterboard doesn’t work I’ll have to get another pcb. Please advise

bevbox:
did you try using the zoom75 .json file in via

AerosolFNTM:
 You have to pull the JSON file from Meletrix site and load it into via before the it will show up. If you google search how to load a JSON file you should be a ble to find a short youtube video explaining the process. Hopfully you didn't brick it. I remember reading on the zoom 75 support page that stated if you didn't have issues with the boards operation, do not update the firmware. It really sucks that they don't have the board natively loaded into VIA but if once you get it to power back on it should be easy to get via to recognize it and adjust your key mapping.

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