I saw the data cable was out of stock... Did you manage to get one? Seems to me that's an essential item...I can now officially confirm to the world that Stratologgers do indeed exist!
(At least two of 'em anyway...)
I saw the data cable was out of stock... Did you manage to get one? Seems to me that's an essential item...I can now officially confirm to the world that Stratologgers do indeed exist!
(At least two of 'em anyway...)
I saw the data cable was out of stock... Did you manage to get one? Seems to me that's an essential item...
It's not actually essential. You can set your main deploy from 100-1000 feet in 100 foot increments and get a maximum altitude report without it.
They just work. No fiddling around with the software to download data. Turn on altimeter, start software, and hook up download cable IN ANY ORDER and they will work. If you don't follow the Missileworks procedure exactly, you can lose all data on the altimeter (RRC3).
That's true but the Strattologgers give you plenty of time - long startup sequence even on padNot as bad as losing your data, but what got me the first time I tried to connect a Stratologger to my laptop was that you have to connect it while it's still booting up. If they start beeping "ready" before you connect, you have to shut it down and try again.
That's true but the Strattologgers give you plenty of time - long startup sequence even on pad
As long as you access the altimeter before it beeps ready to launch, it will connect. There is plenty of time while it goes through beeping out previous flight data, etc. It does the same thing on the pad and you have to wait to confirm continuity of the charges. Once you access the altimeter from the software, it will shut up.That's not the start-up time he is talking about. You literally have just 1 to 2 seconds to make a successful connection between the software and SLCF.
As long as you access the altimeter before it beeps ready to launch, it will connect. There is plenty of time while it goes through beeping out previous flight data, etc. It does the same thing on the pad and you have to wait to confirm continuity of the charges. Once you access the altimeter from the software, it will shut up.
That's not the start-up time he is talking about. You literally have just 1 to 2 seconds to make a successful connection between the software and SLCF.
All my electronics - SLCF, MAWD, Raven, Big Red Bee - require very specific and fussy connection procedures to pair with their software. Must be a com port thing.
I needed to make changes and was in a bit of a panic realizing I did not have the cable and they were out of stock. I went down the path of ordering an FTDI usb board from Amazon (only $6 here https://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/ ), but then I realized I had purchased a SLCF usb about four years ago and searched harder, so I didn't end up needing the board from Amazon. That said, it shouldn't be too hard to hack together a cable for about $10 with the FTDI board and a JST 5pin x 1.0mm connector (or just direct solder).I saw the data cable was out of stock... Did you manage to get one? Seems to me that's an essential item...
Here we go again!!! This time I snagged one before mentioning it...
And yes, I bought ONLY ONE!!! LOL
I'm not greedy! Besides I've only got one rocket capable of dual deploy anyway....Sorry, got two...
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