ats-mini Flash doesn't work

[allbarzoon]

ATS-mini flash error, black screen when plugging in to re-flash, Win11 ATS only briefly, can you save the radio? Thanks in advance

[EmEiBee]

Have you resolved the problem that caused the flash process to fail?

If so, open the device. Inside you'll find two buttons: Reset & Boot.

Prepare the USB cable and flasher, but DO NOT plug them in. Hold down the Boot button, then plug in the USB cable, count to 5, release the button, and flash.

[allbarzoon]

Unfortunately, the circuit board no longer has any buttons. I think the opposite poles need to be short-circuited.

[EmEiBee]

Ohhh... It probably depends on which Chinese shop assembled the clone. Mine all had the buttons.
And yes... Bridging is possible, of course (the lower ones at this picture are the ones you have to short to ground), but then you'll either need four hands or be a finger acrobat ;)
But the best thing to do is solder a suitable button onto it. I've needed that several times now...

[allbarzoon]

Then the solder joints marked in red should be bridged, right? (Or better yet, the octopus for the sake of the hands)
In any case, thank you very much for the help. Greetings from Bavaria

[EmEiBee]

NO! That are only holder for the key-housing and both on ground!

One of the red marked with one of the blue marked

[max-arnold]

+1 for soldering the buttons. My 1st receiver also arrived without the buttons, so I had to add them.

A positive thing is that your PCB has the button pads. Some PCBs don't even have the pads!