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Backer 908, Checking in! + unboxing feedback

howdy! Backer 908 from Texas here.

There are some real first impression issues with the setup:

The shipping. My box was DEMOLISHED to the point of holes with bags of equipment sticking out.
NO PACKING SLIP? I had to dig through kickstarter and hope I got everything I paid for.
Temp and Humidity don't work on the SHIPPING DEMO. I see it's an issue with microblocks from the forums, but how do you ship an example that doesn't work? Did no one even power it on to check on at least a single board? what about the person who wrote the example? Testing is the difference between a good first impression and a box going to the garbage with kids.
The eBook doesn't work on mobile. It never loads. It looks like a paid service, but a request for a fix would need to come from Robotistan.

MRedRaider

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Re: Temperature sensor not working

I also have this issue with Temp and Humidity. It's unacceptable that it doesn't work with MicroBlocks, especially with the Out of the Box demo. Imagine being an 8-10 year old kid and running into this situation, it would demotivate them and likely impair adoption of the boards.

Please let us know when to expect a fix. Thanks!

MRedRaider

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Re: Temperature sensor not working

Thanks ozerngg. When I install arduino IDE, and associated libraries and run your code, the thermometer is working. However, I was hoping that the microblocks programming environment could be worked on, so I can go through all the projects with my daughter.

rktam

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Re: Temperature sensor not working

I am going through the projects too and noticed the same temp 0 and humidity doesn't work with microblock environment. I haven't tried micropython but really would want it to work with microblock.

rktam

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Re: Temperature sensor not working

Hello @rktam,

You can test it with our Thermometer activities. There's GitHub link here;

https://github.com/Robotistan/PicoBricks/tree/main/Examples/Activities/Thermometer/thermometer-arduino

Also, after testing components, if you think DHT 11 is working completely wrong, please report us.

Have a nice day☺️.

ozerngg

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Temperature sensor not working

I've received my Zero to Hero package today and was testing some of the project. When I try to read out temperature it shows always 0 (zero). Connecting it with cable results the same. Anyone else had the same issue?

IlyasK

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