Hey everyone,
Hope you’re all doing well!
I received my Power HAT yesterday, followed the setup instructions in the Getting Started video/guide, and am unable to get the fan to power on (either directly via Python API or indirectly via system agent). The Power dashboard shows a red dot next to “Fan Health,” and the get_fan_health() API method returns a 2.
Some basic debugging notes:
- My multi-meter reads ~5V at the HAT’s + pin
- When the system temp exceeds the fan threshold, the P pin reads ~3.3v
- When the system temp is below the fan threshold, the P pin reads ~0V
- The fan’s wires don’t appear damaged at either end
- Bypassing the HAT’s pins and connecting the fan directly to the Pi (+ to 5V, P to 3.3V, - to G) doesn’t cause the fan to spin
- I have another small 5V fan that only has power and ground connections; if I connect it to the HAT’s + and - pins, it spins as expected
- 8GB Pi 4
- Firmware version 0.2.7
- Software version 0.1.5
It certainly seems like the fan that shipped with the HAT was dead on arrival, but then again, I could be missing something completely obvious. Any thoughts?
By the way, other than the fan issue, I’m thrilled with the HAT specifically and Sixfab in general 
Thank you!
