Hi!
I'd been tinkering for a few days with a new, fully operational Galileo gen 2 and tonight, had made a simple circuit as pictured (photographed after the problem arrived).
It worked; the voltage divider receives from the 3.3v, is connected to GND and outputs to an LED connected to GND.
(I sloppily disregard circuit convention).
After a few minutes (with the divider set so as to make the LED quite dim), everything seemed to 'turn off', including the lights on the Galileo itself.
Even after disconnecting and reconnecting the power several times and moving to different power points, the device seems to be completely dead (or otherwise the power able has somehow failed, though with no observable damage).
I haven't made some horribly destructive circuit, have I? Has my unit simply malfunctioned?
I am currently investigating the use of the device in a classroom which has pooled another 15 devices, and it concerns me that if I may so easily break it, how might the students possibly fare?!
Is there any test I can perform to resuscitate the device?
Is this a common problem?
Is this in violation of any terms of the warranty?
Thanks,
Tyson Jones (PootPooter)