Here is a follow up to my post from last weekend. I had a chance to
experiment with my phone and the TeleBT yesterday.
The issue does happen at home as well as at the launch site. I haven't
found a condition that causes the lock up 100% percent of the time.
It seems most likely to happen when bluetooth is not enabled when the
app is launched. I have not seen the issue happen if bluetooth is
enabled and the phone is rebooted prior to launching the app but I need
to test it more.
So it seems that it has something to do with the phone and how long it
takes for the bluetooth service to become available and when the app is
launched.
At least now I know a start up process that works so I can avoid the
issues I had been experiencing.
Terry
On 10/19/2014 9:29 AM, Kevin Trojanowski wrote:
FWIW, moving the TeleBT closer to the phone is often actually exactly what
you don't want to do.
I've found it works best if the TeleBT is at least a foot or two away from
the device it's trying to communicate with.
-Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: altusmetrum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
W7AMI
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 10:15 AM
To: Altus Metrum
Subject: [altusmetrum] TeleBT Connect Issue
Issue:
Having problems establishing a link between the TeleGPS and cell phone.
Equipment:
TeleGPS
TeleBT
Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.3
AltosDroid 1.5
Notes:
I test my tracking set up at home before I leave for the launch site and
every thing works correctly. The phone quickly connects to the TeleBT
and begins to announce the rocket status. When I power up everything
at the launch site the phone will not connect to the TeleBT. I have
tried closing and reopening the AltosDroid app, moving the TeleBT and
the phone closer together and power cycling the phone. At some point
while closing and reopening the AltosDroid app the app freezes on a
black screen and I have to reboot the phone to get it working again.
Eventually, the phone will connect to the TeleBT and once connected
everything works correctly. Yesterday it took almost 15 minutes to get
the phone to connect to the TeleBT. When it does connect it doesn't
seem to be due to anything that I have tried, it just finally decides to
connect.
This has happened each of the three times that I have taken this set up
out to the launch site. The launch site is out in the middle of
nowhere in the desert. There is some kind of microwave communications
site about 3 miles from the launch pad but otherwise nothing that should
interfere with a bluetooth link. Phone service is spotty at best at
the launch site.
Any ideas what could be happening? Does the app require phone service
to work correctly?
Terry
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