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I'm manually installing the software on a pre-build StromPi 3 and case on a Raspby 4 B.The fan_control_en.py is unable to set the speed of the fan (the German one too).[nbsp]

The jumper on the little board is set on the PWM-pins. Configuration is as follows:

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StromPi-Status:
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Time: 15:11:04
Date: Sunday 21.11.21
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StromPi-Output: mUSB
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StromPi-Mode: mUSB -[gt] Battery
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Raspberry Pi Shutdown: Enabled
[nbsp]Shutdown-Timer: 30 seconds
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Powerfail Warning: Disabled
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Serial-Less Mode: Disabled
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Power Save Mode: Disabled
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PowerOn-Button: Enabled
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[nbsp]PowerOn-Button-Timer: 30 seconds
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Battery-Level Shutdown: 10%
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Powerfail-Counter: 45
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PowerOff Mode: Disabled
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Alarm-Configuration:
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WakeUp-Alarm: Disabled
[nbsp]Alarm-Mode: Time-Alarm
[nbsp]Alarm-Time: 00:00
[nbsp]Alarm-Date: 01.11
[nbsp]WakeUp-Alarm: Monday
[nbsp]Weekend Wakeup: Enabled
[nbsp]Minute Wakeup Timer: 30 minutes[nbsp]
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PowerOff-Alarm: Disabled
[nbsp]PowerOff-Alarm-Time: 00:00
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Interval-Alarm: Disabled
[nbsp]Interval-On-Time: 00 minutes
[nbsp]Interval-Off-Time: 00 minutes
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Voltage-Levels:
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Wide-Range-Inputvoltage: [nbsp]not connected
LifePo4-Batteryvoltage: 3.33V [100%] [charging]
microUSB-Inputvoltage: 5.16V
Output-Voltage: 5.104V
Firmware Version: b'v1.72c\n'[nbsp]

The program asks for GPIO-pin 2, but as far as I could see, the jumper on the little board is connected to GPIO3. Tried both settings, but none of them work.

I even tried to set the GPIO's manually with raspbi-gpio, but that does not work either. The fan keeps running[nbsp] more or less on half speed (I think).

Uncommented the print on line 36, which outputs:

40.407C, 0
40.407C, 0
39.433C, 0

etc.

Still, the fan runs.

Any ideas for things or tests I could try?

Did some measurements on the fan-control pcb. Setting GPIO2 high or low (confimed it by measuring the output voltage) does not matter. The voltage on the PWM-pin (the most left one) stays on approx. 3.3V

Could it be a faulty fan-control pcb? How/where can I aquire another one for testing? I think it's a bit rediculous to return the whole package if the problem appears to be in this little Fan-control pcb...

Hello John,

the fan is controlled with the GPIO2, this is also the SDA pin of the I2C interface. This could be a problem if you are using the I2C interface for anything else.

If this is not the case, your fan-control pcb is probably defective.[nbsp]

Please contact our support to request an exchange of the pcb

Email: service@joy-it.net

Ticket system: http://support.joy-it.net

Telephone: +49 (0)2845 9360-50

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Best regards

Tim (Joy-IT)