Hi all! I've been having a bit of trouble with my GBS-C AIO. I can connect to the WiFi Menu without too much of a problem through both my phone and my tablet/laptop, but selecting any of the options gives the message "GBS Board not responding!". A quick search brought up a couple different results, but the circumstances are likely different from mine since they're the DIY kits as opposed to an already assembled unit. Any ideas what might be going on or if anyone else has had a similar issue before?
Another thing is, I've tried it both with and without the video sources plugged in/powered on, and it made no difference. Plugging component cables from my PVM's Video Out to the GBS-C AIO, then HDMI out to my monitor with the "HDMI ON" switch toggled still results in no picture. I figured that was because no settings were set, but I'm not sure whether or not it's supposed to not give a signal at all.
Sounds like the PLCC socket has come loose. Give it a good push down.
Hi there,
Pardon my lack of knowledge. It seems like the PLCC socket is add-on board on the center of the PCB? That's the only thing that looked to be a socket, so I gave it a firm push down and the board did start responding. It gave me this message however:
"Source format not properly recognized, using fallback preset!
ADC offset: R:3F G46 B:43
clock gen reset: 162000000"
Then it stopped responding to commands. Unfortunately, I'm still not getting a video out from Gamecube Component into my PVM, to Component Out to the GBS-C AIO to HDMI Out on my monitor. Sorry for the trouble.
Hey Chris!
You are the 2nd case of this that I have seen. It's likely that it got throw around too much in shipping, and the socket has become slightly dislodged. I would suggest removing the top plate, and the AIO boards 4 standoff's, and gently lifting the socket off (keeping in mind that there are wires soldered to it!!), and then firmly reseating it. After reseating, gently add the four standoffs, push back down near the PLCC socket, and then uniformly tighten the 4 stand offs, and reassemble. If that doesn't fix it, I'll exchange it for you.
@zerohimself Hi there! I gave your instructions a try. Reseated the board on top after removing the 4 standoffs holding it in place and tried to keep the pressure firm but even, then reassembled. Unfortunately, it went back to giving me the message "GBS Board Not Responding!". I might have to take up your replacement offer unfortunately.
I also started getting this error after messing around with the AIO board (I removed the ADC and its cables), and successfully resolved it by applying pressure to the PLCC socket as suggested in this thread. I also wonder if normal use of the SCART plug might introduce enough flex to the board to cause the PLCC to loosen (some SCART heads are rather tight fitting and require a good amount of pressure to fully insert)
@awe444 the 4 standoffs should seat it pretty tightly. My retroaccess cables are pretty tight, and I couldn't see any stress on the pcb when inserting it. It does some tension with the scart connector though. I found that some of the PLCC sockets are more resilient than others. Most of the issues we have had occurred after shipping. I think some of the sockets are just aren't quite as tight as others. I suspect the issue with the "looser" sockets will get worse if they are installed/removed multiple times.
I gave it another try, keeping the socket pushed down with a bit of pressure while fastening the standoffs. It works now, and hopefully the rest should be down to just settings adjustment.