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Rasberrypi - 'unable to connect to station'

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g10rdan0
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Rasberrypi - 'unable to connect to station'

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Hello, I have installed the latest version of Cumulus MX on a RP2. This is connected to a Vantage Pro 2 console with a data logger. When I run the software I receive the above message and also the following;

System.IO.IOException: Bad file descriptor
at System.IO.Ports.SerialPortStream.ThrowIOException () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at System.IO.Ports.SerialPortStream.Dispose (Boolean disposing) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at System.IO.Ports.SerialPortStream.Finalize () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 System.IO.IOException: Bad file descriptor
at System.IO.Ports.SerialPortStream.ThrowIOException () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at System.IO.Ports.SerialPortStream.Dispose (Boolean disposing) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at System.IO.Ports.SerialPortStream.Finalize () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

Could anyone please advise me?
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Re: Rasberrypi - 'unable to connect to station'

Post by mcrossley »

You'll have to give us a bit more to go on.

Is it USB or Serial attached?
What have you configured for the com port in Cumulus?
If it is USB attached station, have you switched it to serial port mode?
Does the station show correctly in the /dev folder?
g10rdan0
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Re: Rasberrypi - 'unable to connect to station'

Post by g10rdan0 »

It is now fixed, I forgot to change the small c to a capital when I transfered the .ini file so it was not looking at my data com3. Thanks for your help.
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