I think my problem is related so I'll append it to this thread:
After using it for a few months now,
my Bela won't boot either but with slightly different symptoms:
- The BBB boots normally without the Cape (Heartbeat, IDE and all).
- With the Cape on, only the Power-LED lights up but nothing else happens
(none of the other LED's, no IDE etc.).
- I've tried different power sources, they all yield the same results.
- tried flashing a new Image (and all methods for booting from SD).
- inspected the board but can't find any irregularities, nothing looks burned or broken (to me).
Last thing I did before, was to insert an empty USB-hub while the Board was powered off,
but still plugged into power.
Then for some reason the Power LED turned on and here we are.
I waited a few minutes and turned it off via the Power-button and went on to troubleshooting,
but it never came back on since then.
Within my limited understanding of electronics, the hub can't really be the cause for this blackout.. can it?
I can only imagine that the board brushed something conductive while I was fiddling with the hub,
which shorted a digital pin to 5V.. ?
I never actively plugged anything into one of the 5V pins but I gotta admit my workbench is a mess.
Is there anything left for me to try or is the Cape broken?
If it's the latter: Should I send it in or try and recycle it myself?