Bela Gem Multi - unrecognized from IDE

gugdia

Hello,
I'm trying to use my new bela gem multi for my research. I've flashed the sd following the instructions given at this page:
https://learn.bela.io/get-started-guide/bela-gem-get-started/
The board flashes at "heartbeats" - I've waited more than 90s seconds, then the page bela.local opens as expected and my mac recognizes it correctly:
name: Bela-BAF7
IP: 192.168.7.1
when I try to charge the basic project it reports this:
Stopping Bela ... Building project... Build finished Running project... Error: unrecognized Bela hardware. Is a cape connected? Error: unable to initialise audio make: *** [Makefile:744: runide] Error 1 Bela stopped
something that I'm missing?
Thank you for your help

giuliomoro

First off, make sure the PocketBeagle2 and the Gem cape are squeezed together tightly and the orientation is correct (i.e.: USB-A is on top of USB-C).
Then, try running i2cdetect -y -r 2 in the console at the bottom of the IDE and post its output here please.
Also, in the project settings, add --verbose to the command line arguments, then run the program and post the full log here.

gugdia

Thank you for replying
It's all squeezed and aligned
Stopping Bela ... Building project... Build finished Running project... Error: unrecognized Bela hardware. Is a cape connected? Error: unable to initialise audio make: *** [Makefile:744: runide] Error 1 Bela stopped i2cdetect -y -r 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 00: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Stopping Bela ... Building project... Building render.cpp... error: expected unqualified-id column: 1, line: 13, file: render.cpp --verbose ^ error: use of undeclared identifier 'gPhase' column: 26, line: 28, file: render.cpp float out = 0.8 * sinf(gPhase); ^ error: use of undeclared identifier 'gPhase' column: 3, line: 29, file: render.cpp gPhase += 2.0 * M_PI * gFrequency / context->audioSampleRate; ^ error: use of undeclared identifier 'gPhase' column: 6, line: 30, file: render.cpp if(gPhase > 2.0 * M_PI) ^ error: use of undeclared identifier 'gPhase' column: 4, line: 31, file: render.cpp gPhase -= 2.0 * M_PI; ^ 5 errors generated. make: *** [Makefile:648: /root/Bela/projects/basic/build/render.o] Error 1 Build failed Stopping Bela ... Building project... Building render.cpp... error: expected unqualified-id column: 1, line: 43, file: render.cpp --verbose ^ 1 error generated. make: *** [Makefile:648: /root/Bela/projects/basic/build/render.o] Error 1 Build failed root@bela:~/Bela#

giuliomoro

it looks like you typed the --verbose inside the C++ file itself... remove that

Can you try updating your board using the IDE's update procedure and then reboot and see if that fixes the issue?

gugdia

Well,
after updating and restarting something changed but after a minute of bulding process has ended with unrecognized bela hardware:

`
Stopping Bela ...
Building project...
Building BelaContextManager.cpp...
...done

Building Gpio.cpp...
...done
Building RTAudio.cpp...
...done
Building RTAudioCommandLine.cpp...
...done
Building board_detect.cpp...
...done
Building I2c_Codec.cpp...
...done
Building PRU.cpp...
...done
Building Mcasp.cpp...
...done
Building render.cpp...
...done
Using library Fft
Using library Scope
Using library WSServer
Using library math_neon
Using library ne10
Building library Fft: Fft.o
Building library Scope: Scope.o
Building library WSServer: WSServer.o
Linking...
...done
Build finished
Running project...
Error: unrecognized Bela hardware. Is a cape connected?
Error: unable to initialise audio
make: *** [Makefile:744: runide] Error 1
Bela stopped
root@bela:~/Bela#
`

and after restarting again

Stopping Bela ... Building project... Build finished Running project... Error: unrecognized Bela hardware. Is a cape connected? Error: unable to initialise audio make: *** [Makefile:744: runide] Error 1 Bela stopped

I've so added --verbose to the command line arguments

Enabling Bela at startup in a loop... Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/bela_startup.service → /lib/systemd/system/bela_startup.service. startup completed Stopping Bela ... Building project... Build finished Running project... Bela_initAudio() Starting with period size 16 ;analog enabled DAC level 999999.000000 dB; ADC level 999999.000000 dB; headphone level 999999.000000 dB Detected hardware: NoHardware Hardware specified at the command line: NoHardware Hardware specified in the user's belaconfig: NoHardware Hardware to be used: NoHardware Error: unrecognized Bela hardware. Is a cape connected? Error: unable to initialise audio make: *** [Makefile:744: runide] Error 1

It says no hardware but my computer recognizes it in the network preferences.

giuliomoro

OK, can you run i2cdetect -y -r 2 once more with the updated software?

gugdia

i2cdetect -y -r 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 00: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

gugdia

and don't know why now the led is static blue (no heartbeat)
but the IDE charges normally

I've tried tu update it again and says this:

Offline update failed during 'before upgrade': Script exited with code 1.
Log output:
+ GREP='grep ://deb.bela.io/'
+ APT_OFFLINE=apt-offline
+ HARDCODED_UPDATE_BEFORE=1
+ PKGS='bela-all bela-ide'
+ WHAT=offline
+ ACTION=upgrade
+ '[' offline '!=' offline ']'
+ TMPDIR=/tmp/bela-offline-update-workflow/
+ mkdir -p /tmp/bela-offline-update-workflow/
+ '[' upgrade == check ']'
+ '[' 5 -ne 5 ']'
+ WHEN=before
+ LIST_FILE=/tmp/bela-apt-offline-work/bela-apt-offline-list.txt
+ DOWNLOADS_DIR=/tmp/bela-apt-offline-work
+ sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/apt/archives/partial
+ sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
+ mkdir -p /tmp/bela-apt-offline-work
++ mktemp /tmp/bela-offline-update-workflow//offline-upgrade.sig.XXXX
+ SIG=/tmp/bela-offline-update-workflow//offline-upgrade.sig.l6VP
+ '[' upgrade '!=' update -a upgrade '!=' upgrade ']'
+ '[' before '!=' before -a before '!=' after -a before '!=' download ']'
+ '[' before == before ']'
+ '[' upgrade == upgrade ']'
+ sudo apt-offline set /tmp/bela-offline-update-workflow//offline-upgrade.sig.l6VP --upgrade --install-packages bela-all bela-ide
Gathering details needed for 'upgrade' operation
+ grep 'is of 0 bytes' /tmp/bela-offline-update-workflow//offline-upgrade.sig.l6VP-stderr
+ cat /tmp/bela-offline-update-workflow//offline-upgrade.sig.l6VP-stderr
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
+ exit 1

giuliomoro

OK, could you please contact crowdsupply for a return to manufacturer authorization (RMA), see https://www.crowdsupply.com/returns#defective-damaged-products? That would be the fastest way for you to get a replacement cape. Tell them we (the manufacturer) told you that the defective product should be shipped back to us. Let us know how it goes.

gugdia

ok thank you... I'll let you know

gugdia

Hello, I've received the replacement for my multi cape... but still same error, same message.... Could it be at this point a problem of the pocket beagle?

gugdia

It feels warm to the touch... not dangerously warm, but after being connected to the laptop for a few minutes, it definitely gets warm.

giuliomoro

I lost track now as to what state your SD card is in. Pleas reflash it as described here and try again

gugdia

Ok I've flashed the last image found at this page https://github.com/BelaPlatform/gem-image-builder/releases/tag/v1.0.0
then on the IDE run the basic
and it reports this
Stopping Bela ... Building project... Build finished Running project... Error: unrecognized Bela hardware. Is a cape connected? Error: unable to initialise audio make: *** [Makefile:744: runide] Error 1

giuliomoro

can you show a few pictures of your boards?

gugdia

here some pictures

giuliomoro

Can you add a picture from the side with the boards assembled?

gugdia

from the sides

giuliomoro

That all looks good, you may be right that it's the PB2 that it's at fault. Let's dig deeper.

First, perform an update through the IDE and reboot the board. Then run i2cdetect -y -r 2. What do you get?

Then using two jumper wires, connect P1.33 to P1.26 and then P1.36 to P1.28. Then run i2cdetect -y -r 1 (note the 1 here instead of the 2 in the previous case): what do you get ?

gugdia

here the test:
root@bela:~/Bela# root@bela:~/Bela# i2cdetect -y -r 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 00: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- root@bela:~/Bela# i2cdetect -y -r 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 00: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

it seems unresponsive also with the pins connected