Ditto card is broken?

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crossztc
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Ditto card is broken?

Post by crossztc »

This is the second production card. I just received it. I like this card very much. I bought 3 pics. This is my third card. But there was something wrong with it ,big bug!No problem with other cards!only this card!

When I play it, it will crash. Please help me ~ :cry:

Programmer Connect
Set CKL Freq to : 3000000Hz
Programmer Connect OK
Programmer Connect
Set CKL Freq to : 3000000Hz
Programmer Connect OK
Open File
Open File : H:\PM-FLASH\ROM\汉化版\Pokemon Race Mini (CN).min
Read 524288[0x00080000] bytes
Open File Done
Power ON

Erasing...
Erasing time 20000ms

Writing...
Writing Block 0x00
Write Block time : 1718ms
Writing Block 0x01
Write Block time : 1687ms
Writing Block 0x02
Write Block time : 938ms
Writing Block 0x03
Write Block time : 1313ms
Writing Block 0x04
Write Block time : 2532ms
Writing Block 0x05
Write Block time : 1812ms
Writing Block 0x06
Write Block time : 3094ms
Writing Block 0x07
Write Block time : 2890ms
Writing time is: 16046ms

Verify...
Verify Block 0x00
Verify Error at [0x00002106] Buffer:0xAF Card:0xE9
Verify Error at [0x00002107] Buffer:0xB0 Card:0x80
Verify Error at [0x0000210C] Buffer:0xE9 Card:0x8B
Verify Error at [0x0000210D] Buffer:0x08 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00002110] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xB2
Verify Error at [0x00002111] Buffer:0xCF Card:0x72
Verify Error at [0x00002112] Buffer:0x8E Card:0x73
Verify Error at [0x00002113] Buffer:0x08 Card:0x23
Verify Error at [0x00002114] Buffer:0x73 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00002115] Buffer:0x23 Card:0xCF
Verify Error at [0x00002116] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xE9
Verify Error at [0x00002117] Buffer:0xCF Card:0x80
Verify Error at [0x00002118] Buffer:0x4A Card:0xE2
Verify Error at [0x00002119] Buffer:0x38 Card:0x6C
Verify Error at [0x0000211E] Buffer:0x39 Card:0xBE
Verify Error at [0x0000211F] Buffer:0x08 Card:0x80
Verify Block 0x00 failed
Verify Block 0x01
Verify Error at [0x00010000] Buffer:0xA3 Card:0x73
Verify Error at [0x00010001] Buffer:0xF2 Card:0x23
Verify Error at [0x00010002] Buffer:0x68 Card:0x40
Verify Error at [0x00010003] Buffer:0x73 Card:0x4F
Verify Error at [0x00010004] Buffer:0xB4 Card:0x49
Verify Error at [0x00010005] Buffer:0x20 Card:0x90
Verify Error at [0x00010007] Buffer:0x0B Card:0x23
Verify Error at [0x00010008] Buffer:0xF8 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00010009] Buffer:0x38 Card:0x4F
Verify Error at [0x0001000A] Buffer:0x73 Card:0x75
Verify Error at [0x0001000B] Buffer:0x22 Card:0xD5
Verify Error at [0x0001000C] Buffer:0x58 Card:0x73
Verify Error at [0x0001000D] Buffer:0x1C Card:0x23
Verify Error at [0x0001000E] Buffer:0x73 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x0001000F] Buffer:0x22 Card:0x4F
Verify Error at [0x00010010] Buffer:0xD8 Card:0x73
Verify Block 0x01 failed
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Verify Error at [0x00020000] Buffer:0x6D Card:0xC0
Verify Error at [0x00020001] Buffer:0xF1 Card:0x80
Verify Error at [0x00020003] Buffer:0x60 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00020004] Buffer:0x43 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00020005] Buffer:0xF1 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00020006] Buffer:0x90 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00020008] Buffer:0x61 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00020009] Buffer:0xF1 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x0002000A] Buffer:0x23 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x0002000B] Buffer:0x84 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x0002000C] Buffer:0x98 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x0002000D] Buffer:0x73 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x0002000E] Buffer:0x22 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x0002000F] Buffer:0x30 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00020010] Buffer:0x73 Card:0xC0
Verify Error at [0x00020011] Buffer:0x32 Card:0x80
Verify Block 0x02 failed
Verify Block 0x03
Verify Error at [0x00030000] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x80
Verify Error at [0x00030001] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x80
Verify Error at [0x00030002] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x80
Verify Error at [0x00030003] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x80
Verify Error at [0x00030004] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x80
Verify Error at [0x00030005] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x80
Verify Error at [0x00030006] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x80
Verify Error at [0x00030007] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x80
Verify Error at [0x00030008] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x7F
Verify Error at [0x00030009] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x7F
Verify Error at [0x0003000A] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x03
Verify Error at [0x0003000B] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x03
Verify Error at [0x0003000C] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x03
Verify Error at [0x0003000D] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x03
Verify Error at [0x0003000E] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x03
Verify Error at [0x0003000F] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x07
Verify Block 0x03 failed
Verify Block 0x04
Verify Error at [0x00040000] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x01
Verify Error at [0x00040001] Buffer:0xFC Card:0x02
Verify Error at [0x00040002] Buffer:0xFC Card:0x04
Verify Error at [0x00040003] Buffer:0xFC Card:0x08
Verify Error at [0x00040004] Buffer:0xE4 Card:0x01
Verify Error at [0x00040005] Buffer:0xE0 Card:0x02
Verify Error at [0x00040006] Buffer:0xE0 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00040007] Buffer:0xF0 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00040008] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x20
Verify Error at [0x00040009] Buffer:0xFF Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x0004000A] Buffer:0x5F Card:0x20
Verify Error at [0x0004000B] Buffer:0x0F Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x0004000C] Buffer:0x07 Card:0x28
Verify Error at [0x0004000D] Buffer:0x03 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x0004000E] Buffer:0x01 Card:0x2A
Verify Error at [0x00040010] Buffer:0x00 Card:0x01
Verify Block 0x04 failed
Verify Block 0x05
Verify Error at [0x00050001] Buffer:0xFC Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00050002] Buffer:0xFC Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00050003] Buffer:0xFC Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00050004] Buffer:0xE4 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00050005] Buffer:0xE0 Card:0x07
Verify Error at [0x00050006] Buffer:0xE0 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00050007] Buffer:0xF0 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x0005000A] Buffer:0x5F Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x0005000B] Buffer:0x0F Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x0005000C] Buffer:0x07 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x0005000D] Buffer:0x03 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x0005000E] Buffer:0x01 Card:0x00
Verify Error at [0x00050010] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00050011] Buffer:0x03 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00050012] Buffer:0x02 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00050013] Buffer:0x02 Card:0xFF
Verify Block 0x05 failed
Verify Block 0x06
Verify Error at [0x00060000] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00060001] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00060002] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00060003] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00060004] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00060005] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00060006] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00060007] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00060008] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00060009] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x0006000A] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x0006000B] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x0006000C] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x0006000D] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x0006000E] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x0006000F] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Block 0x06 failed
Verify Block 0x07
Verify Error at [0x00070000] Buffer:0x01 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070001] Buffer:0x01 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070002] Buffer:0x01 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070003] Buffer:0x01 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070004] Buffer:0x01 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070010] Buffer:0xFE Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070011] Buffer:0x82 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070012] Buffer:0xBA Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070013] Buffer:0x82 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070014] Buffer:0xFE Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070015] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070016] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070017] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070018] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x00070019] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Error at [0x0007001A] Buffer:0x00 Card:0xFF
Verify Block 0x07 failed
Power OFF
Verify time is : 8359ms

Total programing time is : 44405ms

Total Error is 55327
crossztc
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Re: Ditto card is broken?

Post by crossztc »

Now it has totally stop coming on, now just a blank screen.pm show me:no card

I can still read with the pc software. dump a wrong min rom
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Sprinter
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Re: Ditto card is broken?

Post by Sprinter »

Hello crossztc,

thank you for your tip at thingiverse (Ksanto here), before that I didn't even knew that this is a thing.

Du you use my Card design? Did you use something else before to hold the card? Do original Cards still work?

My Ditto Card is from the third Batch (got mine in april). If yours is from second Batch, then you should have the Ditto mini for a longer period of time. For how Long did you use it approximately?

Edit: Sorry, didn't read till the end, had in mind your post from the other thread. When one card of 3 is not working, then indeed I would assume that this is a hardware issue.
crossztc
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Re: Ditto card is broken?

Post by crossztc »

Sprinter wrote:Hello crossztc,

thank you for your tip at thingiverse (Ksanto here), before that I didn't even knew that this is a thing.

Du you use my Card design? Did you use something else before to hold the card? Do original Cards still work?

My Ditto Card is from the third Batch (got mine in april). If yours is from second Batch, then you should have the Ditto mini for a longer period of time. For how Long did you use it approximately?

Edit: Sorry, didn't read till the end, had in mind your post from the other thread. When one card of 3 is not working, then indeed I would assume that this is a hardware issue.
Hello Sprinter ,

Thank you for making the 3D model. It's great! I'm ready to print it out and use it for my Ditto! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Before that, my first Ditto Card used the official game shell. The broken card was just received recently (I live in China and mail arrives slowly. :cry: ). When I opened the box and used it for the first time, something went wrong.

Yes, you're right. this is a hardware issue.There may be problems with chip welding I think. :cry:
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Re: Ditto card is broken?

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Please try something. I had a version that was released early - like before the final production run that was initially released. It had issues after having used it a few times and I didn't do anything to the card that would have caused stress on it, but the solder was weak on one of the chips. This will be covered by the seller, so definitely contact him at [url=mailto:info@a2heaven.com]info@a2heaven.com[/url].

Meanwhile, please try something to confirm it's a soldering issue. Try pressing lightly on the small black chip that is below the white connector while programming the DITTO mini. If it writes successfully, try putting it in your Pokemon Mini with the front of the shell off and use something to apply light pressure to that same chip while starting it up. I had good luck using the battery cover for this. It was believed the solder issue had been resolved with the manufacturer, but it seems like that's very likely what the issue is.

Since you have had success with other circuit boards, we can rule out an issue with the the flasher, but that is a possible cause for this issue if anyone else has something similar.
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Re: Ditto card is broken?

Post by thefred »

That sounds like the issue i had.
I had the last batch. worked for a bit then either froze or get the no game message.
Then it gave me falures verifying.
They replaced my dito and now it is fine. When i get more cash i will buy more.

Any word when the new writer software that will support multiple roms will be out?
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Re: Ditto card is broken?

Post by RazorLeafAttack »

that would be a question for zoranc to answer.
crossztc
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Re: Ditto card is broken?

Post by crossztc »

RazorLeafAttack wrote:Please try something. I had a version that was released early - like before the final production run that was initially released. It had issues after having used it a few times and I didn't do anything to the card that would have caused stress on it, but the solder was weak on one of the chips. This will be covered by the seller, so definitely contact him at [url=mailto:info@a2heaven.com]info@a2heaven.com[/url].

Meanwhile, please try something to confirm it's a soldering issue. Try pressing lightly on the small black chip that is below the white connector while programming the DITTO mini. If it writes successfully, try putting it in your Pokemon Mini with the front of the shell off and use something to apply light pressure to that same chip while starting it up. I had good luck using the battery cover for this. It was believed the solder issue had been resolved with the manufacturer, but it seems like that's very likely what the issue is.

Since you have had success with other circuit boards, we can rule out an issue with the the flasher, but that is a possible cause for this issue if anyone else has something similar.
Hi, thank you very much for your idea!

I've tried it. Yes,as you said it's a soldering issue!the solder was weak on one of the chips. Thank you! :D

Now, I need to contact them to help me change a card. :)
crossztc
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Re: Ditto card is broken?

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thefred wrote:That sounds like the issue i had.
I had the last batch. worked for a bit then either froze or get the no game message.
Then it gave me falures verifying.
They replaced my dito and now it is fine. When i get more cash i will but more.

Any word when the new writer software that will support multiple roms will be out?
Thank you for offering this solution. :D
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