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Technical Support / Ongoing power problems

« on: April 10, 2021, 03:59:18 pm »

Ever since I purchased my Rosetta several years ago, I have always had apparant power supply problems. Not only has the browser home page shown 'Volt=Warning' and 'Throttle=Warning' almost continuously since then but in addition I don't think I've ever completed a flight without the unit temporarily 'losing' the GPS signal at some point. I have always assumed the GPS failures have been caused by insufficient 'power'.

Over the years I have tried to fix this issue by upgrading the various power supply components - heavy duty usb cables, Anker PowerDrive socket adaptor, and PowerCore power pack, all to no avail.

Over last winter I went for the nuclear option. As the attached photos show, I now have a Harkwood 2 port charger, and power cables that would not look out of place powering up Sizewell B.

Unfortunately, as the attached shot of the browser home page shows, the power is still not right. I haven't flown the plane yet this year - these photos were taken in a shed, hence the lack of GPS satelites and an incorrect time. Could someone please suggest what I could try next? Could it perhaps be a hardware problem internal to the RPi?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Regards,

Robin.

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Technical Support / iOS Firmware Updater problem

« on: September 25, 2020, 12:17:37 pm »

Hi all,

I have downloaded the iOS Firmware Updater to my iPad, downloaded the latest firmware upgrade to it, and then connected the iPad to PAW's wifi, all successfully.

The PAW Firmware Updater (v1.7.5) Status display shows that it is connected to PAW, showing all the expected usual info, and the Traffic page shows aircraft  coming and going from view.

However, 'Step 2 - Upload to PAW' on the Update page repeatedly tells me I don't have a connection to PAW, and red text in the top left corner of the screen repeats the message, even though the Status and Traffic pages are properly updating in real time.

The Updater Config page shows empty fields for Host ID, Licence No, Expires (the licence actually expires in Aug 2021). Status field shows "Offline, please connect to networks"

A browser on the iPad can access the PAW webpages via 192.168.1.1.

Please advise. Ta.

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Technical Support / USB socket for GPS dongle

« on: July 08, 2019, 06:29:22 pm »

I happened to notice when I opened the rear case of my Rosetta today that the USB dongle is in the Upper Right Hand socket directly above the radio dongle, and not in the Upper Left socket as depicted and described in the manual. I don't recall ever moving it myself but I suppose I might have done.

Should I move it back to the top left? I did try but it doesn't seem to work in that socket, even if I boot up with a clean new June 2019 software sd.

It does seem to work in the top right socket, but I have often experienced multiple dropouts when coupled to SD on an iPad.

I purchased the Rosetta at Sywell last August/September, if that has any bearing on things. Perhaps the hardware at that time was configured that way.

Any advice appreciated.

Regards,

Robin.

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Technical Support / Wireless Password - v20180520

« on: May 17, 2019, 08:28:55 am »

I bought my PAW at Sywell last September and am finally investigating the nitty gritty of configuring it as I want it. I have no issues with the way it is performing - using the recommended power supplies has kept its performance spotless, but I've had a glitch trying to set a network password.

I have changed the SSID to include my aircraft reg - successfull. However, every attempt to add a password to the wireless settings results in a "Match the Requested Format" error from PAW. This error persists regardless of the length or complexity/simplicity of the inserted password. What is the "Requested Format" being asked for? I can find no reference to it in the instructions. Using the same constraints as is required for the SSID (min 8 chars, no illegal chars) does not work.

Pretty minor issue as it doesn't make any difference in use, but I'm curious. My intentions had been to set a simple 4 digit pw to stop inadvertent logon in a crowded environment.

Regards,

R.