[SOLVED] SOS 10-1: argon dead?

hi, i flashed this software [1] and connected a button and the BME280.
now it seems like i somehow bricked my device…

its blinking red 10 times and then 1 time red.

i tried it with

[oli@localhost key2grow]$ particle flash argon tinker
attempting to flash firmware to your device argon
Flash device OK: Update started

Flash success!

which prints a wrong success because it just did nothing (or at least the situation did not change).

i also tried

[oli@localhost key2grow]$ particle usb dfu
IN control transfer failed: LIBUSB_TRANSFER_TIMED_OUT

is there any way to recover the device? i would highly not want to reset it as the registration process with the app of argon is not usable on my lineageos phone (the built in camera is unable to get a correct picture of the QR code)

any help is very appreciated

[1]

#include "Particle.h"
#include <Adafruit_Sensor.h>
#include <Adafruit_BME280.h>
// Set up BME
#define BME_ADDRESS 0x76    // Use i2c_scanner to determine address

// define the pin for the led. (D7 is the PIN that is coupled with the on-board LED)
void setup();
void loop();

const int ledPin =  D7;   

// define the pin for the button
const int buttonPin = D5;

// the state of the push button.
int buttonState = HIGH; //not pressed
int start_when_button_was_pressed = 0;

Adafruit_BME280 bme;
float pres, temp, humid;

float temperature;
float humidity;
int button_pressed_time = 0;

// setup() runs once, when the device is first turned on.
void setup() {

  // Start I2C
  Wire.begin();

  // set the pin mode for the button
  pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT_PULLUP);
    
  // set the pin mode for the LED
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);

  Particle.variable("temperature", String(temperature));
  Particle.variable("humidity", String(humidity));
  Particle.variable("button_pressed_time", button_pressed_time);
}

void loop() {
  
    buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin);
    if(buttonState == HIGH) {
      button_pressed_time = 0;
    } else {
      // turn the led on so the user can see that *something* happens
      digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
      button_pressed_time += millis();
    }

    temperature = bme.readTemperature();
    humidity = bme.readHumidity();

    delay(1000);

}

Have you tried disconnecting all hardware from it while you recover?

yes, i have now the bare argon only connected to the usb port - no chance… as soon as i start the command, it instantly goes into SOS-10

You can try:

particle update -v

I recently purchased some argons from a vendor other than Particle. I had trouble upgrading device os along with my firmware and was getting SOS 1 Red. I checked the forum and found a solution posting from @ScruffR (Thanks!):

https://community.particle.io/t/argon-stuck-in-dfu-no-matter-what-i-do/56951/2

So, I put my device in DFU mode and did the update. I reinstalled Tinker to make sure that was working OK. Then, was able to continue upgrading the device os and firmware without any more issues.

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thats already not possible, the device goes instantly into SOS when i try to put it in DFU mode, what i also wrote in the first post

[oli@localhost ~]$ particle usb dfu -v
Getting device information...
Sending a command to the device...
IN control transfer failed: LIBUSB_TRANSFER_TIMED_OUT
VError: IN control transfer failed: LIBUSB_TRANSFER_TIMED_OUT
    at wrapUsbError (/home/oli/.particle/node_modules/particle-cli/node_modules/particle-usb/lib/usb-device-node.js:42:10)
    at Device.<anonymous> (/home/oli/.particle/node_modules/particle-cli/node_modules/particle-usb/lib/usb-device-node.js:110:25)
    at Transfer.<anonymous> (/home/oli/.particle/node_modules/particle-cli/node_modules/usb/usb.js:131:15)
caused by: Error: LIBUSB_TRANSFER_TIMED_OUT

when i dont try to put it in DFU mode its blinking way longer and the LED turns from green to blue (blinking fast like if its connecting to wifi) but then also goes into SOS.

is it possible to do the device setup without a mobile phone? if its possible to do that by e.g. the CLI, i could try to do a reset

You wrote you did try via particle usb dfu but didn’t say whether you tried it the conventional way via the SETUP/MODE button.

You also didn’t tell us whether you used SETUP/MODE to wipe possibly corrupted, preexisting WiFi credentials.

Yes, you can (normally) use CLI to set WiFi credentials while the device is in Listening Mode (blinking blue): particle serial wifi and particle usb setup-done

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i was not aware that there is another way, can you tell me how i can do that?
next i would have tried would be the safe mode

can you tell me what you would recommend to try next?

i did not press any buttons yet, and already many thanks for your help, i really appreciate that!

You can find instructions here
https://docs.particle.io/tutorials/device-os/led/argon/#dfu-mode-device-firmware-upgrade-

  1. enter DFU Mode (when possible)
  2. particle update -v
  3. particle flash --usb tinker -v (may need to enter DFU Mode again for this)
  4. put device into Listening Mode
  5. particle serial inspect and post the output
  6. particle serial wifi to set WiFi credentials (may need to enter LM again for that)
  7. particle usb setup-done

If you cannot enter DFU Mode via the button either, you may have a corrupted bootloader and need to flash that via Listening Mode and particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>
The required binary can be found here

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perfect thanks, i was able to get into dfu mode with holding down both buttons and releasing reset.
now i can continue :slight_smile:

[oli@localhost ~]$ particle serial inspect
Platform: 12 - Argon
Modules
  Bootloader module #0 - version 502, main location, 49152 bytes max size
    Integrity: PASS
    Address Range: PASS
    Platform: PASS
    Dependencies: PASS
      System module #1 - version 1102
  System module #1 - version 1512, main location, 671744 bytes max size
    Integrity: PASS
    Address Range: PASS
    Platform: PASS
    Dependencies: PASS
      Bootloader module #0 - version 501
      Radio stack module #0 - version 202
  User module #1 - version 5, main location, 131072 bytes max size
    UUID: 72B73BFAB5C902DBE9EC90A13958C90408C6FA4758B9F9C5CFB5100141C1C58B
    Integrity: PASS
    Address Range: PASS
    Platform: PASS
    Dependencies: PASS
      System module #1 - version 326
  NCP module #0 - version 5, main location, 1536000 bytes max size
    Integrity: PASS
    Address Range: PASS
    Platform: PASS
    Dependencies: PASS
  Radio stack module #0 - version 202, main location, 192512 bytes max size
    Integrity: PASS
    Address Range: PASS
    Platform: PASS
    Dependencies: PASS

looks good to me, was just afraid if its a hardware problem or not. again, thanks for your help!

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i am facing now some problems connecting to my wifi
the device is blinking blue twice in a second

[oli@localhost ~]$ particle serial wifi
? Should I scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks? Yes
? Uh oh, no networks found. Try again? Yes
? Uh oh, no networks found. Try again? Yes
? Uh oh, no networks found. Try again? Yes

wifi antenna is connected as it was before and there are many wifi hotspots here, so there should be at least one found

edit: i configured the device without scanning for a network, it worked now. seems like there is some problem with scanning for networks

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