Deprecated PIN2DMD Purchase

[Aladeran]

Hello,

 

I am a novice who recently purchased a second hand PIN2DMD bundle. It includes the following parts ...

 

RGB LED panels fitted in an acrylic frame

Go-DMD board (Shield Version 3.1)

STM32f4-discovery board

Power Supply

 

I found out after purchase that the STM32F4 board was not activated. I was gutted when I read that the project owners were no longer issuing keys for this board.

 

I came to the conclusion that I have been coned by the FB seller and basically wasted my money. I contacted PIN2DMD to explain my situation, but they still refused to issue a key, even with my willingness to pay for the service.

 

Is there a way to salvage my purchase? What parts (above) do I need to replace, and with what equivalent? I would be greatful if someone could help.

 

Cheers

[lucky1]

If your board has already been activated in the past, I can get a backup up the key from the database. Send me the number on the display and I will check.

If not here are your hardware options https://pin2dmd.com/hardware/#2

I would recommend the Nucleo Shield with the Nucleo Board. 

[Aladeran]

Thanks. I checked the database and the board was never activated. Is there a resell value for those deprecated boards?

 

Would you mind confirming that I am buying the right boards from Farnell?

 

Cheers

[lucky1]

The Nucleo-F429ZI is correct

[Aladeran]

What about the shield (2nd item), is this correct to?

[lucky1]

No ! You need a V4 Nucleo shield https://github.com/lucky01/PIN2DMD/tree/master/hardware/V4 NUCLEO-144

ou either order a pcb from a pcb manufacturing service and build it yourself as described e.g. here

or order it prebuilt from a shop of your choice selling pin2dmd hardware.