Pironman 5 max led and fan rgb not working

General
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i have followed full instructions and fan works but the lights and fan rgb are not working even thought i have oned all the settings

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eve the oled is not working but fan speed interface is fine

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Did you install the pironman5 software correctly according to our tutorial steps?
Please follow the instructions at this link to install the pironman5 software:

https://docs.sunfounder.com/projects/pironman5/en/latest/pironman5_max/set_up/set_up_rpi_os.html#downloading-and-installing-the-pironman5-module

cd ~
git clone -b 1.2.15 GitHub - sunfounder/pironman5: Code for Raspberry Pi 5 case (Pironman5) --depth 1
cd ~/pironman5
sudo python3 install.py

After successfully installing the software, please reboot the system to check if all the case functions are working properly.
If it still doesn’t work, please provide us with the debug log information so we can analyze and resolve the issue.

cat /var/log/pironman5/pm_auto.oled.log

cat /var/log/pironman5/main.log

cat /var/log/pironman5/pm_auto.ws2812.log

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i have followed the installation 3 times but still dose not work

i have put the debug log information into a gdrive link which is :

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After correctly installing the software, the OLED screen, onboard RGB, and RGB fan are not working?

Please confirm if the IO expansion board is properly aligned and connected to the PI5 GPIO pins.

If the IO expansion board is connected correctly, please execute the command cat /proc/device-tree/hat/product to check if the Pironman 5 can be recognized. Please provide us with a screenshot of the command execution for confirmation (as shown in the image).

If the Pironman 5 is not recognized, it indicates that there is an issue with the firmware of your IO expansion board, and we will send you a new IO expansion board.

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after installing software the oled onboard rgb and fan’s rgb dose not work but strangely the fans themselves spin both case fans and cooler fans
i checked the io expansion boards alignment and its fine
i ran the command the output came as this

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The issue seems to be with the IO expansion board. We will send you a replacement IO expansion board. Please contact service@sunfounder.com.

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I am new to RPi, and am struggling to make my new RP5 and Pironman5 Max case work together. I have stumbled onto this forum because of that, and discover that others have the same problem of the fans and display not working. I hope we all find the answers to it. The Moderator seems to have a handle on it, and I’m going to try the moderator’s solutions, but just figuring out how to make the mouse and KB work in RPi OS has been my goal up to now. (Haha) Lots of ?fun? ahead!

I hope I can find my way back to this forum…

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I think either there is an issue with the boards or software issue but only time can tell

I have requested for a replacement board

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Please contact service@sunfounder.com to get a IO board.

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Terry, what mouse and keyboard are you using?
If you are using a wireless mouse and keyboard, simply connect the receiver to the USB port of the PI5, and you should be able to use them normally.

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I am using a wireless mouse and keyboard, which is already plugged into the USB port of the PI5. This is not the problem - the problem is that the pretty LED functions AND the fans to cool the PI5 are not working at all.

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  1. The tower cooler is not working; it is likely because the CPU temperature has not exceeded 50°C, so the fan speed is 0, and the fan remains off. Please refer to our tutorial for details:
    CPU Fan Not Working

    The PWM fan operates dynamically, adjusting its speed according to the Raspberry Pi 5’s temperature:

    • Below 50°C: Fan remains off (0% speed).

    • At 50°C: Fan operates at low speed (30% speed).

    • At 60°C: Fan increases to medium speed (50% speed).

    • At 67.5°C: Fan ramps up to high speed (70% speed).

    • At 75°C and above: Fan operates at full speed (100% speed).

    Additionally, please check if the fan interface pins on the Pi5 are properly aligned with the cooler’s connector. Some users have reported that the pins on the Pi5 were not aligned correctly with the cooler’s connector, causing the fan pins to deform and not connect properly. This is a potential issue, as shown in the attached image.

  2. RGB not working?
    a. Are the jumper caps properly placed on the RGB pins of the IO expander J2?
    The RGB LEDs are driven by SPI and connected to GPIO10 (which is also the SPI MOSI pin). The two pins shown in the diagram are used to connect the RGB to GPIO10.
    b. Verify that the Raspberry Pi is running a compatible operating system.
    c. Is the pironman5 software installed correctly? Please follow our tutorial to install the pironman5 software:
    Downloading and Installing the Pironman5 Module
    d. Please check if the SPI service is enabled.
    Execute the command sudo raspi-config to open the configuration menu.
    Navigate to 3 Interfacing Options → I3 SPI → YES, then click OK and Finish to enable SPI. After enabling SPI, restart the system.

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I notice one of the photos you showed me displayed a fan connection with only two pins. My board had three wires coming from BOTH fans, and three pins on the board for both of them. The wiring colors are red, black, and yellow. Some of the forum members have only a red, and a black wire for the fans. Is it possible that two designs of the MAX case were mixed up at the factory?
I repeat my comment about how the NONE of the fans work, and neither does the RGB display
Also, the display is totally unlit, and appears black. There seems to be something seriously wrong with this design, or with the Quality Control of the factory. A new kit like this shouldn’t have this many problems for so many people.

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We sincerely apologize for the confusion. The image we provided earlier shows the IO expansion board for the Pironman5 case, which uses a 2PIN interface. Your device is the Pironman5 Max case, which uses a 4PIN interface for the RGB fan, not a 3PIN interface. The RGB fan you received is a 3PIN one. We suggest you provide us with a picture of the fan for clarification.

If you have installed the Pironman5 software correctly and all functionalities of the case are still not working, we recommend executing the command cat /proc/device-tree/hat/product to check if the Pironman 5 is recognized. Please provide a screenshot of the command execution for confirmation (as shown in the image).

If the Pironman 5 is not recognized, it indicates there may be an issue with the firmware of your IO expansion board, and we will send you a new IO expansion board.

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