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Technical Support / Connection to GPS Loss Repeat

« on: November 02, 2016, 05:17:26 pm »

Following on from previous subject "Repeated Connection to GPS Loss" I have again suffered repeated connection loss between my iPhone 6 .
This problem was considered rectified after reducing the PAW wifi setting to 5mW and following a successful flight where connection was continuous.
Unfortunately today without making any changes or operating the PAW since 12 October connection was lost almost immediately after brakes off and throughout the taxi . I gave up reselecting "Fly" and "Use Flarm" on climb out and selected "Location Services" so as to  give the flight my full concentration.

I have resisted updating the iPhone to the new iOS so as not to get involved with those potential issues.

This afternoon I have tested the set up again in the garden  and connection is similarly lost.
I tried the same test with the PAW wifi  at the lowest 1mW setting and the problem persists.
It also happens on a Samsung tablet running the Android version of SkyDemon so I'm fairly convinced its not a problem with my iPhone wifi.
The PAW is powered by a charg 4 in the aircraft and an Anker 21000 for home tests.

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Technical Support / Repeated Connection to GPS Loss

« on: October 02, 2016, 04:10:00 pm »

During todays flight SkyDemon kept advising "The connection to your GPS has been lost"
This has occurred perhaps once or twice on previous flights but never to the extent it did today when I had to continually select "FLY" in SkyDemon then "Flarm" option.
Sometimes it established connection with GPS but on to many times it failed and SkyDemon advised :Failed to establish connection with the Butterfly connect unit".
I have been using the August issue of the PilotAware software since its release but updated the SkyDemon App yesterday to version 3.6.5.51.
The PilotAware is supplied by an onboard charge4 unit using the supplied cable.
I use an iPhone 6.

Back on the ground with the device set up in the garden ,using an Anker 20000 battery ,Im getting the same result with GPS connection lost although PilotAware advises receiving 8 satellites.

The only difference from previous quite satisfactory airborne and static use is the new SkyDemon software version.

I did get to see some traffic whilst airborne and the new text size/location identifying contacts is much clearer .

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Technical Support / SOLVED! - LED interrogation

« on: June 10, 2016, 08:47:00 pm »

Hello
The quick start guide at item 3 describes alternating red and green LED's appearing approximately 1 minute after powering up.
I observed this on initial power up but now on subsequent power up only the green LED flashes a repeated series of 4 then nothing for a count of three then a series of four.
I mention this because on taking the device to the airfield for a test flight I could not get it to operate and different patterns of red and green flashing occurred .
Both a battery power pack and a 2A mains charger were used with the same result.
Are the colour sequences for a functioning device known together with the other LED's .
This would give confidence of normal operation and perhaps assist in interrogating faults.
Thanks
Bryce

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Technical Support / SOLVED! - WiFi connection iPhone 6

« on: June 06, 2016, 10:27:30 pm »

Hi
Just put my parts together and powered up the device ,identified MAC address and have licence key however the iPhone will not connect to the WiFi .
I get the message :
Unable to join the network "Pilot Aware -B827EBD02EE1"

I have read the new data sheets and have been keeping up to date with the forum whilst waiting for dispatch and have searched the forum tonight but cannot identify a similar problem.

iPhone has 9.3.2 software and I am using a new Anker 20100 charged battery and have tried rebooting the device a few times.
I cannot also connect to the WiFi on a Samsung tablet and it just says "saved" but not the usual connected.




Thanks
Bryce