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VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 4:48 pm
by Mapantz
I've been having some issues appearing over the last week or so. Resynchs / bad packets. Not uncommon, granted, but resynchs are happening everyday for me, sometime multiple times.
I thought I'd delve in to the diagnostics screen and take a look at reception figures whilst moving around the house, inside and out.
The console has been in the same place as it has always been, and reception has been pretty good.
In the first picture, that "12" seems higher than what I remember?
The resynchs are from the ISS transmitter, and that's the one that is closest to the console and has the best RSSI value.
ISS transmitter:
https://ibb.co/R49XJ5J
Anemometer transmitter:
https://ibb.co/Ct0t9DM
Can the ISS transmitter be changed to a different channel than #1? I was going to test another channel tomorrow to see if it's interference.
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 5:27 pm
by dazza1223
yes it can be changed to a different channel with the deep switch
is your wind iss on channel 2? if so put your iss on channel 3
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 7:56 pm
by Mapantz
I decided to change channels. I tried channel 3 for the ISS and channel 7. I changed the channels on the console to match to. I also did a power cycle on the ISS by taking the battery out for 10 minutes, but I get no data from the ISS.
It did get the wind data from the anemometer transmitter, but then the console goes in to 'R' and stays there, even after power cycling the console.
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 8:06 pm
by dazza1223
did u turn off the channel 1? then switch channel 7 on as if its R stat then it trying to revived from both channel and did u make sure u got the dip switch right as there are a bit confusing?
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 8:11 pm
by Mapantz
Did everything to the letter..
Edit: Data eventually came back, however, the 'X' is stuck on and not flashing.
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 8:18 pm
by dazza1223
what on the channel 7 u set?
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 8:20 pm
by Mapantz
Dip switch set to channel 7
Console says ISS channel 7
The X has gone, now its stuck on R again.
These Davis stations are a pain in the ass!
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 8:27 pm
by dazza1223
have u got the WLL? cos i hade this issue where it wood keep dropping out and it still dose from time to time so i got a WLL and set up Cumulus with that then the console can do it own thing and dont have to worry about the drop outs
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 8:31 pm
by Mapantz
I did have a WLL, but I had so many issues with it, I sold it months ago.
The console is just not responding. It is either stuck on X or R, neither of them flash.
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 8:34 pm
by dazza1223
what happen if you switch back to channel 1? no point taking the battery out as the cap keep it alive so it wont cut the power
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 9:00 pm
by Mapantz
Channel 1 works OK.
It's almost as if you can't set the ISS to any other channel.. but yet I did receive data from it, until it froze either on R or X. I also tried channel 4,5,6 and 8, they didn't work either.
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 9:01 pm
by Mapantz
Just opened up CMX, and all values are 0
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2021-11-21 21:00:00.168 Minimum data set of pressure, temperature, and wind is not available and NoSensorCheck is not enabled. Skip processing
2021-11-21 21:00:02.223 SendLoopCommand: Starting - LOOP 50
2021-11-21 21:00:02.263 InitSerial: Connecting to the station
2021-11-21 21:00:04.830 SendLoopCommand: Starting - LPS 2 1
2021-11-21 21:00:04.871 InitSerial: Connecting to the station
2021-11-21 21:00:07.446 SendLoopCommand: Starting - LOOP 50
2021-11-21 21:00:07.487 InitSerial: Connecting to the station
2021-11-21 21:00:10.046 SendLoopCommand: Starting - LPS 2 1
2021-11-21 21:00:10.094 InitSerial: Connecting to the station
2021-11-21 21:00:12.657 SendLoopCommand: Starting - LOOP 50
2021-11-21 21:00:12.699 InitSerial: Connecting to the station
2021-11-21 21:00:15.265 SendLoopCommand: Starting - LPS 2 1
2021-11-21 21:00:15.314 InitSerial: Connecting to the station
2021-11-21 21:00:17.876 SendLoopCommand: Starting - LOOP 50
2021-11-21 21:00:17.918 InitSerial: Connecting to the station
2021-11-21 21:00:20.479 SendLoopCommand: Starting - LPS 2 1
2021-11-21 21:00:20.520 InitSerial: Connecting to the station
2021-11-21 21:00:23.096 SendLoopCommand: Starting - LOOP 50
2021-11-21 21:00:23.137 InitSerial: Connecting to the station
2021-11-21 21:00:25.705 SendLoopCommand: Starting - LPS 2 1
2021-11-21 21:00:25.747 InitSerial: Connecting to the station
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2021-11-21 21:05:36.655 Connected OK
2021-11-21 21:05:36.657 Reading firmware version
2021-11-21 21:05:37.710 Reading firmware version
2021-11-21 21:05:38.738 FW version = ???
2021-11-21 21:05:38.738 Unable to determine the firmware version, LOOP2 may not be supported
2021-11-21 21:05:38.740 Reading reception stats
2021-11-21 21:05:39.769 CheckLoggerInterval: Reading logger interval
2021-11-21 21:05:39.791 CheckLoggerInterval: No ACK in response to requesting logger interval
2021-11-21 21:05:39.791 Last update time = 21/11/2021 20:10:00
2021-11-21 21:05:39.793 Reading console time
2021-11-21 21:05:39.794 getTime: No ACK
2021-11-21 21:05:39.794 Console clock: Failed to read console time
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 9:08 pm
by dazza1223
ok this what i just did to test something so i just went on my roof and switch mine to channel 4 and came in and set channel 4 on my console boom same thing stuck on the R stat so i restarted the console it give a set up screen and i set to channel 4 then press done and it working? so far
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 9:15 pm
by Mapantz
Just power cycled the console, opened CMX and it said 'downloading entire logger contents'
It looks like its back to normal.
That aside, I still don't know why I couldn't change channels. I did everything by the book, but it didn't work.
Re: VP2 Diagnostics
Posted: Sun 21 Nov 2021 9:20 pm
by dazza1223
god know i quest we all have to play and until it dose work so are you on a another channel now?