Meshsolar getting started?

What am i doing wrong, and/or what am i failing to do right?

NMTech Meshsolar V.1.0

PREP:

  • Nothing connected (No USB, no battery or solar power)
  • 1 18650 @ 4.17V installed in battery holder, polarity confirmed
  • Cell wired to black and red harness pair, (far right wires, with buttons oriented left)
  • All three configuration pads shorted, as well as dedicated pads for 1S
  • DIP switch 1 “on”; 2,3,4 “off”
  • Antennas attached
  • NTC seated

TEST:

  • Battery harness plugged in
  • No LEDs light in response
  • 20VDC briefly applied from bench supply to solar input
  • 3.3V LED lights steady
  • Radio LED flashes (red, blue, green) then goes out
  • LED1 flashes 8 times then goes out
  • LED3 flashes once then goes out
  • 3.3V LED remains lit for ~10s then goes out

No further activity observed, no bluetooth signal, etc as expected since the board apparently remains de-energized.

USB PLUGGED IN:

  • 3.3V LED lights
  • Radio lamp lights green then goes out
  • After ~1 minute it comes on red
  • Device Mgr shows “USB Serial Device”
  • No Bluetooth signal
  • Configuration page apparently connects but no values are updated and if i push “save configuration” it tells me “Waiting device parameters!”