OpenVario with OpenSoar stops reacting to USB stick inputs

DanD222 commented 3 months ago

A friend and I were flying in a competition recently with OpenVarios with the latest OpenSoar 3.22 images (https://opensoar.de/releases/v7.42.22/OV-3.22.0/) and have both experienced the following issue:

After a while, the OpenVario would stop responding to USB stick inputs
Infobox and map data would be updated normally
Restarting the OpenVario would make the system respond to the USB stick inputs again for a short while
Keeping the map zoomed in to a smaller area would make the issue manifest later than if the map was zoomed out to view a larger area

Incidentally, reverting to an older image, such as Freevario 23212, which we have been using before without problems, did NOT cause the issue to go away - the older OpenVario image would stop responding to USB stick inputs too.

August2111 commented 3 months ago

I've known about the problem for a while now - but I've only noticed it with homemade (Arduino) sticks. For a few weeks now, complaints have been piling up regarding the devices from SteFly and others - both with XCSoar and with OpenSoar on the OpenVario! In some cases the OpenVario was repeatedly switched off and on hard, but that is of course not a solution ;-( However, the automatic detection of such a condition with a possible debug log requires some development work, which I won't find time for until after the season... Nevertheless, this topic has a very high priority! I already sent this answer to XCSoar forum (OpenVario section)!

August2111 commented 2 months ago

Hi @DanD222, maybe we can do a private discussion about this and other issues over eMail? And maybe in German? My address is August2111@OpenSoar.de! Thanks August

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