Thanks. I double checked everything and had no luck. I even copied out my callsign in Monitor mode to make sure there wasn't any whitespace. The TeleDongle I have is running 1.3.2, serial number 1509.
On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Bdale Garbee <[email protected]> wrote: > Rob Derstadt <[email protected]> writes: > > > I've been trying to setup my second Telemetrum and am not able to connect > > in "idle" mode using the TeleDongle (RF connection). What's odd is that I > > can connect when it's in pad/flight mode. Scanning also does not show the > > Telemetrum when it's booted in idle mode. > > Working backwards: > > Scanning only works in 'pad' mode because it's listening for the > TeleMetrum to transmit. In 'idle' mode, TeleMetrum only speaks when > spoken to. > > If you can't connect in idle mode, you need to make sure you're > configured for the right frequency/channel, you must have an exact match > in callsigns (including case sensitivity, trailing spaces, etc) > configured in the flight computer and the ground station, and you need > to be a suitable distance away... if you're within a few feet you may be > overloading the receiver which causes it to not be able to copy the > packets. > > If none of that helps, give me your TeleDongle serial number and I'll > let you know if it's in the range that might have a flakey RF system on > chip part thanks to what appears to have been a bad run of parts at TI. > > > I'm running AltOs 1.6 on OS X 10.10.3 (Yosemite) . Both units are flashed > > with the latest Telemetrum 2.0 image as well. All I can think of is that > > there's some OS X upgrade that it causing issues with the TeleDongle or > > AltoOS software. Any ideas here? I've tried on both my desktop and > laptop > > with no luck. > > Callsigns not matching is the most common problem. Doesn't affect the > ability to monitor packets in pad mode, completely kills idle mode > interaction. > > Bdale >
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