Sensecap M1 Helium Gateway teardown and wifi antenna issues analysis

[@travisleung5914]

My sma detached from the rsma pigtail when I was trying to attach a different antenna. Is there a way to fix this or test to see if the antenna is working?

[@harisrehmman]

Hello at 06:09 you mentioned about connectors . Can you please put the names in here you said uf connectors and others . I believe mine is broken and I need to get a new one

[@nikolabulatovic4979]

Hi, can you advice on that antena rp-smaF connector, I had an accident with lmr400 cable being very rigid so that it got de-soldered when i tried to hook it up. Do I have to solder it again or is it just for for positioning?

[@VeryokayDIY]

If you have solder iron the best to solder it back! Its for secure mounting the rp-sma you are right. But the big risk when you tear down the tiny u.fl connector from the lora module, that's fragile. I advise to use an external flexible mid cable before your rigid coax so can avoid such situations. I do the same (like a 20cm rp-sma extender cable)

[@TonyCardoso]

Thank you for the teardown and overview.

[@VeryokayDIY]

It's your welcome 😊 I would advise them to add an SMA connector for wifi, appart that its a really nice robust hotspot as I experienced and see on the RF HW design side.

[@TonyCardoso]

@@VeryokayDIY Unfortunately Im having trouble with mine, will not get any witneses.

[@VeryokayDIY]

@@TonyCardoso need to be patient, blockchain had issues and normally very slow too. Try to put yours outdoors on higher elevation. Cheers

[@kadimkurallar8496]

Thank you dude . Well done.

[@VeryokayDIY]

Thanks for the kind words! 😊

[@musicislife6481]

Thx Bro for Video 📼 !!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏👏 📣📣📣 more like please for this guy 📣👍🏻📣👍🏻📣

[@VeryokayDIY]

Thanks for your kind words 😊

[@giorgitsintsadze9919]

where does the pairing button go ? Does it connect to raspberry or is it connected to the module itself ?

[@VeryokayDIY]

Not checked but should be connected to a RPi GPIO to notify the OS

[@crmindmod]

Hello ser, what specifications are there in the pie in sensecap m1? I have the same one. Solo in location, 0.1 hnt earnings in one year. I want to extract the pie and use it for other things now. But once I get the assurance that it is at least a 4gb model. Can you confirm?

[@VeryokayDIY]

memory size is in your paper box or sensecap dashboard

[@crmindmod]

@@VeryokayDIY thankyou ser, out of curiosity I did open it and it's 4gb version. But they have put the screws very tight, my screwdriver got rekt 😅 still not able to open them.

[@DawidGdybadz]

can we connect it to monitor? does it have hdmi?

[@VeryokayDIY]

@@DawidGdybadz it has, its a raspberry pi. But you will neee a new sdcard with Rasbian OS, the miner likely switching off hdmi by default

[@alanb6401]

do you know the part number of the IC by the inductor? I have 2 sensecaps with burnt IC and been waiting on a ticket that is taking forever to get a reply

[@VeryokayDIY]

unfortunately not :(

[@WiseSilverWolf]

Can you take all that stuff off the Raspberry Pi and reuse the Raspberry Pi for something else? Also how much ram did the Raspberry Pi come with?

[@VeryokayDIY]

yes! ram size is coded to part number

[@WiseSilverWolf]

@@VeryokayDIY Awesome! thanks for the reply, im going to see if I can take out the Raspberry Pi on mine on my next days off of work and repurpose the Raspberry Pi for another project that is more profitable than Helium currently is (im only earning a few cents a day with Helium).

[@technoobtries849]

What's stopping someone from taking it apart and using the raspberry pi 4 platform instead of using it as a miner? These are being given away for free in Canada. What's stopping people from that? Since from what I've read this is based on raspberry pi 4

[@VeryokayDIY]

Nothing stop them, they just need reolace the sd card with Rasbian OS and voilá you got a cool mini PC 🤩

[@benguythomas]

That's exactly what I've done... I built a 3d printer controller using one. Repurpose the technology if you no longer need the miner. You just need to load the required image onto the SD and you have a computer doing anything you want!

[@Reidam53]

Hey mate, great video, my antenna snapped off the board, does it need to be attached to function? Or can I use it as it is connected to the Lora still?

[@VeryokayDIY]

need to be attached

[@LAKXx]

Would upgrading the Pigtail cable for a better one be worth it ?

[@VeryokayDIY]

I don't think so, its a really short cable, with negligable loss. (if you asking about the actual Helium RF SMA to U.Fl connection)

[@LAKXx]

@@VeryokayDIY Aye wont replace it then. Ive read that some people say its worth but had my doubts already. Thanks man

[@zoranladan9063]

Is it easy to replace the pigtail cable? I ask because mine broke

[@LAKXx]

@@zoranladan9063 I ended up upgrading to a Ipex to N type for a outdoor design and replacing the pigtail was rather easy. Just don't rush it and look up how to replace ipex connectors since its rather fragile but other then that pretty straight forward

[@zoranladan9063]

Thank you for the reply. What kind of u.fl pigtail did you replace it with? I see there are many options out there and want to make sure I buying the right one that fits

[@maximstoker1289]

Thank you for the overview! you mentioned the USB slot would likely be disabled by the software, but do you think it would be fine to plug a usb powered fan into it ?

[@VeryokayDIY]

probably yes, very good chance that the 5V is there :) You can easily test that just open the enclosure

[@niiiiiix]

I'm curious if anyone plugged in an HDMI to that PI, and seeing if it displays anything, the sd card has a screensaver file on it, so...

[@VeryokayDIY]

Hi! Probably its not showing anything as its very easy to turn of the HDMI signal in the RPi via a single parameter line in configuration files. However nothing hold you back to replace the SD card and run it with Raspbian OS, I did it on a few of my old miners :)

[@johnray854]

anyone got the files that were on the sd card

[@VeryokayDIY]

here is the guide for flashing a new sd card: www.sensecapmx.com/docs/sensecap-m1/m1-troubleshooting/#how-to-flash-a-new-image-to-a-new-micro-sd-card take care that you will need the ‘config.json‘ file from your old SD card. Also note that you will be not able to read that on a Windows PC. You need a Linux PC or what I did is read that and copy on an Android phone, using its sd card socket and file manager :) Good luck!

[@musicislife6481]

does it work after the update?

[@VeryokayDIY]

yes, excellent. updated quickly

[@musicislife6481]

@@VeryokayDIY what do you say : raspberry 4 + sx1302 ,will be mined helium ? )

[@VeryokayDIY]

@@musicislife6481 if you thinking of assembling a miner yourself that not works unfortunatelly. You need to purchase from the vendors.

[@musicislife6481]

@@VeryokayDIY I read somewhere that it's all about the crypt chip, which is commercially available and even cheap, a friend got a new SenseCap M1: pasperry pi 4 + sx 1302, nothing else inside , let's give hackers a little time = DD I think it's like mining with 3060 video cards)))

[@musicislife6481]

SenseCap M1 Helium Miner : Raspberry Pi 4 (2G/4G/8G RAM) and WM1302/WM1303 (Semtech SX1302/SX1303) Baseband LoRa Chip Integrated ECC608 crypto chip