How to troubleshoot an RPI using test points in your Smarthome

Have a RPi that doesn’t seem to want to turn on?
Have a RPI that doesn’t seem to want to talk on the network?
Stay tuned and I will show you how to use something called a test point?

Power supply related
TP1 or TP2 – power coming from USB-C/Micro
TP7 – power downstream of onboard fuse (only applies to RPI3)
TP27 – 5v power bus

GPIO
2,4 – 5v
1,17 – 3.3v
Using shield on micro SD holder or Ethernet port for ground connection

Network Connectivity
TP26 – 3.3v to 2v on link (green) activity ethernet jack led (TP22 on RPI3)
TP27 – 3.3v to 2v on speed (yellow) activity ethernet jack led (TP23 on RPI3)

RPI Circuit layouts
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/schematics/README.md

⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
0:00 – Intro
0:54 – What we will be covering
1:37 – What are test points?
2:21 – Power related test points
5:07 – Network related test points

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*** Show Notes, Links and Resources ****
Here are the items mentioned in this video –

CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 2GB Basic Starter Kit with Fan (2GB RAM)
https://amzn.to/35QBB8I

Hantek 2D72 Handheld Oscilloscope 70MHz Waveform Generator Multimeter
https://amzn.to/3pSvurC

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