Issue With nice!view Display
Received my order (TA18584) yesterday evening and built it last night. I'm running into an issue where the right pcb's nice!view is garbled/pixelated. This will happen if turned on and running off battery or plugged into a pc. The right pcb's keys all work though.
I first thought it was isolated to the nice!view, so I swapped it to the left pcb. However, the display worked. If I were to put the working nice!view, originally from the left pcb, into the right pcb, it doesn't work. This makes me think it's not actually an issue with the nice!view after all.
My order also included the No-Solder Spring Headers. While I can rule out the absolutely terrible job I would have done soldering if I had lol, I did make sure that everything is fully pushed down and seated as I'd expect.
Any ideas or suggestions for what to try next? Should I try switching the controllers to see if those are the issue? Perhaps something to check on the right pcb?
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Sounds like it might be a connection issue. Try to get a close look at the headers and pins, under magnifying glass or microscope. Check to make sure none of the leaves are bent in to the point they don't spring back, resulting in a loose connection. Something may have gotten bent if pressed too hard when seating the connections.
Can also try testing for continuity using a multimeter. Check from pad to pad, from back side of the board to front side of the nice!view.
Took everything apart and double checked all connections. Everything looked good. I confirmed again that if I swapped the right nice!view (not working) to the left pcb, that it would work. Confirmed the left nice!view does not work on the right pcb. So, I don't think it's a nice!view issue. I thought maybe a pcb issue, so I then swapped nice!nano's. Took the left nice!nano and put it on the right pcb. Come to find out, both displays worked. When I attached the left nice!nano to the right pcb with the left nice!view, it didn't work. I kept all of the No-Solder headers the same for each part. So my next step was to swap those. No change.
I think I've narrowed it down to a bad nice!nano. Anything I can do specifically for this part? Or should I consider it DOA and look into getting a replacement?