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zs6buj / AntTracker

Antenna Tracker for tracking a moving model aircraft or drone with a small high-gain UHF or SHF antenna
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Waiting for GPS lock #15

Closed arjrj16 closed 4 years ago

arjrj16 commented 4 years ago

Hi, I have successfully compiled the code onto the stm32 board. Everything seems to be working - the OLED says: AntTracker by zs6buj Setting up Bluetooth Hdg source = craft's GPS Found Telem 57600b/s MavLink 1 found Waiting for GPS lock MavLink telemetry good! The only thing is - it is stuck at the Waiting for GPS lock, even when I have 11 satellites. But, when I power off my drone, it continues saying walk out 10 meters then push the button(this still doesn't work.) I have tried to debug it by connecting my USB to TTL's Rx and tx pins to the board, but when I open the serial port(after uncommenting //debug all) nothing is there. I have it set to new line, 9600 baud. Do you know how I could fix this? Thank you so much for all the help, I really appreciate it. Thanks, Arjun M

zs6buj commented 4 years ago

Hi arjrj16

Well, it looks like you are very close!

The fact that it said " Mavlink telemetry is good" means you are nearly there. The if later you have un-commented Debug_All and you get no serial monitor messages, means you have gone backwards. Did you change something in-between?

I noticed the "Setting up Bluetooth". So, do you have a BT adapter in the input. I seem to recall you mentioning that before. Before you try to debug the BT side, get the tracker working with direct serial telemetry at 57600 b/s.

arjrj16 commented 4 years ago

Hi, Thanks for getting back to me. I recently haven't been able to get my oled to work. It only works when I supply the stm32 with 3.3v from an arduino or my usb to ttl's 3.3v output. When I try to use it with the linear voltage regulator the oled doesn't work. I used my meter and from the linear voltage regulator I get 3.307v vs the usb to ttl i get 3.395v or the arduino gives 3.319v. Is there something wrong with my board or is this common? I still don't know if the tracker works. Before the oled stopped working, I was able to get the debug to work... i forgot to connect the ttl's power ports to the stm32, but it worked after. Only shortly later I burnt out my oled after my servos went crazy(I dont know why) but when I received the new oled display, it only works the stm32 receiving 3.3v. Do you have a number I can possibly Skype you with? I really appreciate all the help. Thanks, Arjun M

On Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 1:51 AM Eric Stockenstrom notifications@github.com wrote:

Hi arjrj16

Well, it looks like you are very close!

The fact that it said " Mavlink telemetry is good" means you are nearly there. The if later you have un-commented Debug_All and you get no serial monitor messages, means you have gone backwards. Did you change something in-between?

I noticed the "Setting up Bluetooth". So, do you have a BT adapter in the input. I seem to recall you mentioning that before. Before you try to debug the BT side, get the tracker working with direct serial telemetry at 57600 b/s.

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arjrj16 commented 4 years ago

Hi Eric, So I have tried completely switching out the stm32 board, and have reinstalled the program from online, only changing the //debug all to debug all. I have wired up everything, but unfortunately, the Oled still does not work. I think it is the software as I tried uploading an adafruit OLED test program, and it worked perfectly, so I doubt the hardware could be the issue. Are there any restraints set in the program before allowing the OLED to work? Thanks for your help. Arjun M

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 8:44 PM Arjun Melwani arjunmelwani@gmail.com wrote:

Hi, Thanks for getting back to me. I recently haven't been able to get my oled to work. It only works when I supply the stm32 with 3.3v from an arduino or my usb to ttl's 3.3v output. When I try to use it with the linear voltage regulator the oled doesn't work. I used my meter and from the linear voltage regulator I get 3.307v vs the usb to ttl i get 3.395v or the arduino gives 3.319v. Is there something wrong with my board or is this common? I still don't know if the tracker works. Before the oled stopped working, I was able to get the debug to work... i forgot to connect the ttl's power ports to the stm32, but it worked after. Only shortly later I burnt out my oled after my servos went crazy(I dont know why) but when I received the new oled display, it only works the stm32 receiving 3.3v. Do you have a number I can possibly Skype you with? I really appreciate all the help. Thanks, Arjun M

On Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 1:51 AM Eric Stockenstrom notifications@github.com wrote:

Hi arjrj16

Well, it looks like you are very close!

The fact that it said " Mavlink telemetry is good" means you are nearly there. The if later you have un-commented Debug_All and you get no serial monitor messages, means you have gone backwards. Did you change something in-between?

I noticed the "Setting up Bluetooth". So, do you have a BT adapter in the input. I seem to recall you mentioning that before. Before you try to debug the BT side, get the tracker working with direct serial telemetry at 57600 b/s.

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arjrj16 commented 4 years ago

20190724_175729 Here is a picture of my wirng

zs6buj commented 4 years ago

Hi Arjun

Yet you had the OLED working before, I assume with the same firmware and libraries? You posted " the OLED says: AntTracker by zs6buj Setting up Bluetooth Hdg source = craft's GPS Found Telem 57600b/s MavLink 1 found Waiting for GPS lock MavLink telemetry good!"

When you start up now, does the serial monitor work, and display the same things as above? If not, disconnect the OLED, and try again to make sure the board and firmware work, then try again with the OLED.

Disconnect the servos for now.