Run Spot Run

Wireless & IoT
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I’ve just started playing with my Run Spot Run board, but I’m running into problems. Before I start digging too hard, I wonder if I’m alone.

The Spot powers on, and is giving a good status array. But the code only does this:

Regulators off
Regulators on
Turning SPOT on
SPOT is now on
Status Array: AA 2B A4 01 02 14 68 10 20 80 FF FF 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 FF 
Status Array: AA 2B 52 00 00 05 1A 04 08 B0 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 00 00 00 01 02 F4 FF 00 
[Unit Status:No response]4 (No location) [Sats:00] [Next Xmit:00] [Try#:04] [#ofPowerOns:26]
Status Array: AA 2B 52 00 00 02 0D 02 04 E8 FF 00 00 01 02 04 08 20 40 80 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 FF FF 
[Unit Status:No response]2 [Sats:255] [Next Xmit:00] [Try#:128] [#ofPowerOns:13]
Status Array: AA 2B 52 00 01 0A 34 08 30 40 FF 00 00 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 00 00 00 01 02 04 E8 FF 00 
[Unit Status:No response]8 (Location good) [Sats:00] [Next Xmit:00] [Try#:08] [#ofPowerOns:52]
Status Array: AA 2B A4 01 02 14 68 10 20 80 FF FF 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 FF 
[Unit Status:No response]16 [Sats:255] [Next Xmit:-256] [Try#:64] [#ofPowerOns:104]
Status Array: AA 2B A4 01 02 14 68 10 20 80 FF FF 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 FF 
[Unit Status:No response]16 [Sats:255] [Next Xmit:-256] [Try#:64] [#ofPowerOns:104]
Status Array: AA 2B 52 00 00 02 0D 02 04 E8 FF 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 FF FF 
[Unit Status:No response]2 [Sats:255] [Next Xmit:00] [Try#:128] [#ofPowerOns:13]
Status Array: AA 2B 52 00 00 02 0D 02 04 E8 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 00 00 00 01 02 F4 FF 00 
[Unit Status:No response]2 (No location) [Sats:00] [Next Xmit:00] [Try#:04] [#ofPowerOns:13]
Status Array: AA 2B 52 00 01 0A 34 08 30 40 FF 00 00 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 00 00 00 01 02 04 E8 FF 00 
[Unit Status:No response]8 (Location good) [Sats:00] [Next Xmit:00] [Try#:08] [#ofPowerOns:52]
Status Array: AA 2B 52 00 00 05 1A 04 08 B0 FF 00 00 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 00 00 00 00 01 02 F4 FF 00 
[Unit Status:No response]4 (No location) [Sats:00] [Next Xmit:00] [Try#:08] [#ofPowerOns:26]
Status Array: AA 2B 52 00 00 02 0D 02 04 E8 FF 00 00 01 02 04 08 20 40 80 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 FF FF 
[Unit Status:No response]2 [Sats:255] [Next Xmit:00] [Try#:128] [#ofPowerOns:13]
Status Array: AA 2B 52 00 00 02 0D 02 04 E8 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 00 00 00 00 01 FA FF 00 
[Unit Status:No response]2 (No location) [Sats:00] [Next Xmit:00] [Try#:04] [#ofPowerOns:13]
Status Array: AA 2B 52 00 00 01 06 01 02 F4 FF 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 00 00 00 01 02 04 08 30 40 80 FF FF 
[Unit Status:No response]1 [Sats:255] [Next Xmit:00] [Try#:128] [#ofPowerOns:06]
Status Array: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 
SPOT failed to respond to status check
Status Array: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 
SPOT failed to respond to status check
Status Array: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 
SPOT failed to respond to status check
Status Array: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 
SPOT failed to respond to status check

You’ll notice the number after the “[Unit Status:No response]”. That is the unitStatus number. None of my numbers match up to the values in the code.

Thoughts?

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Combat Medic,

I have the exact same problem. The green power light on mine doesnt seem to blink the same as prior to “deconstruction”, will try to reassemble and verify. But my Serial Monitor displays the same stuff as yours.

Soorry I’m of no help, here’s hoping somebody’s figured this one out!

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Hi,

Just to say I’m working on the Run Spot Run, instead of using the Software as in the example I’ve actually switched to using the hardware serial which can happily do 115200. I’ve also made some changes to the code which seem to work a bit better (such as timeout for waiting for serial data etc). You can find the code here: https://github.com/jamescoxon/Eurus/blo … /spot1.ino . its also got code in it for control of the micro sleep with an RTC but that isn’t fully tested yet.

Has anyone worked out how to send a OK message without custom text so that you don’t have to pay for it additionally?

James

M6JCX

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James,

I haven’t been able to get anything buy "0"s in my status register using your Eurus code and RTC library, any idea what I’m doing wrong?

Thanks!!

John