Plugger Lockett <[email protected]> writes: > I believe I've identified an issue with the AltOS and TeleGPS applications > when using an original TeleDongle for telemetry. The old TeleDongle > assumption is just that but I'm assuming if this was a bug for all > TeleDongles it would have been found before now. I "discovered" this issue > when I attempted to use AltosDroid v1.8.5 in the field with my TeleGPS 1.0 > and I couldn't get telemetry to work at all. So I attempted some bench > testing over the weekend and I believe I've identified a bug in the newer > software stacks. > > First off, here's my TeleDongle details.
Your TeleDongle v0.2 is running truly ancient firmware, v1.0.2. I'm not
sure offhand why that would cause the issues you're seeing (Keith may
have more insight here), but the first thing I'd do if the hardware were
in my hands is update that to current firmware. Because it's an early
product based on the CC1111 RF system on chip, it needs to be pair
programmed (cannot be re-flashed over USB).
See appendix C.2 in the system manual for more details:
http://altusmetrum.org/AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html#_pair_programming
Either Keith or I can take care of this for you if you don't have easy
access to the right bits and pieces any more.
By the way, it's always cool to see folks still using some of our
earliest products!
> 1) Assuming v1.8.6 is affected by this bug as well (I'll test that in the
> next few days) then can you investigate this issue?
I'm hoping Keith will chime in here about why v1.0.2 TeleDongle firmware
might work ok with v1.7 but not v1.8.5. I just skimmed through the
release notes and don't have an immediate answer.
Do you happen to have access to some other TeleDongle or TeleBT, perhaps
with newer firmware?
> 2) I've got an EasyMega as mentioned earlier and am planning to use it in a
> 2 stage stack in April. I will be upgrading the firmware to v1.8.6 as
> recommended.
Good.
> - Do I need to be running the latest software to properly configure
> staging and get correct CSV output post flight? Or will AltOS v1.7 do this
> correctly with a EasyMega v1.8.6 FC?
I don't think I've ever intentionally tried using older ground station
software to configure newer flight computer firmware. I'd personally
want to use v1.8.6 for everything in this case.
> 3) AltosDroid - Ideally I'd like to use my phone (Pixel XL) as my ground
> station in conjunction with my TeleDongle. I've had this work in the past
> but my AltosDroid software automatically updates and is currently running
> v1.8.5 as well. Is there somewhere I can download the AltosDroid v1.7 apk
> in the interim until this bug is resolved?
Have you actually tried it? I'm curious whether this is something
unique to the workstation software build or if the AltosDroid is also
affected. They both share the same library of functionality including
packet decoding, so I'm guessing AltosDroid is affected too.
Bdale
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