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Originally Posted by alan koch
Do I need a RC controller hooked up to the edu controller to get the beacon to work? Built the beacon, downloaded the beacon code, and nothing happened. Thanks
Alan
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You only need the EDU controller to power the beacon.
Did you follow the original circuit diagram provided by FIRST, or the corrected version? The FET leads 2 & 3 are reversed in the original circuit diagram.
You are aware that when you power-up the beacon you won't actually see anything, since it broadcasts in infrared? A digital camera will allow you to "see" the beacon LEDs glowing, but you have to point the LEDs at the camera (don't look from the side).