Hello, I'm on this step, but FoxTelem isn't receiving any telemetry. I see "Audio missed: 100%". Checking with webSDR I am reading the CW ID well, but I can't seem to get any telemetry. Is this a known issue?
hello, I'm having an issue with starting the cubesatsim only with batteries. When I remove the RBF, I can see red light on the 5V regulator, yellow blink on the rasberry pi 2, and the red power light on the STM32F board, but the green, blue lights on the main board are always off, no telemetry is transmitted. I'm sure the batteries are fully charged, do you have any idea what has caused the issue? thanks in advance!
Hi! The green LED on the Main board comes on when the CubeSatSim software runs on the Pi Zero. If you never see the green LED turn on, it is probably a software problem. When you did Step 2 github.com/alanbjohnston/CubeSatSim/wiki/2.-Software-Install did you write the image or did you do a manual software install? If you log into your Pi, you can check the log by typing: CubeSatSim/log That will tell you if the software is running and if there are any errors. Good luck!
@@ku2y Thanks for your quick reply. I just checked the log and it turns out the battery voltage was too low, so the system shuted down automatically. Gonna try another set of batteries...
@@enscima2202 When you plug in your USB charging cable, the red Main board LED will light up and the battery voltage will jump up to a value around 4V. You can measure the voltage of the battery pack on the Battery board with the + and - pins. The batteries will fully charge in a few hours.
@@ku2y I changed a set of batteries and measured a 3.9V on the battery board. When I keep the Pi plugged in the log says the battery voltage is around 3.8V which will not shut down itself. But the CubeSatSim software still does not start(no green light) after I unplugged the Pi. btw it works well with USB cable plugged into the Pi or the main board.
@@enscima2202 You are using a Pi Zero 2, right? On boot, it draws a huge current for a moment, up to 400 mA. This can cause the battery voltage to drop suddenly causing the shutdown. The latest software tries to avoid this. Are you running the latest software? Log into your Pi when it is on your internet and type CubeSatSim/update Or, just note the version number when you type CubeSatSim/config When you plug the USB charger in, do you see a small red LED on the Main board NiMH charger board? Does this LED go off after a few hours of charging?
Happy to say I got to this step and everything is working so far! Continuing the build (v1.0) and hoping to have finished 3 of these this weekend
Hello,
I'm on this step, but FoxTelem isn't receiving any telemetry. I see "Audio missed: 100%".
Checking with webSDR I am reading the CW ID well, but I can't seem to get any telemetry.
Is this a known issue?
hello, I'm having an issue with starting the cubesatsim only with batteries. When I remove the RBF, I can see red light on the 5V regulator, yellow blink on the rasberry pi 2, and the red power light on the STM32F board, but the green, blue lights on the main board are always off, no telemetry is transmitted. I'm sure the batteries are fully charged, do you have any idea what has caused the issue? thanks in advance!
Hi! The green LED on the Main board comes on when the CubeSatSim software runs on the Pi Zero. If you never see the green LED turn on, it is probably a software problem. When you did Step 2 github.com/alanbjohnston/CubeSatSim/wiki/2.-Software-Install did you write the image or did you do a manual software install? If you log into your Pi, you can check the log by typing:
CubeSatSim/log
That will tell you if the software is running and if there are any errors.
Good luck!
@@ku2y Thanks for your quick reply. I just checked the log and it turns out the battery voltage was too low, so the system shuted down automatically. Gonna try another set of batteries...
@@enscima2202 When you plug in your USB charging cable, the red Main board LED will light up and the battery voltage will jump up to a value around 4V. You can measure the voltage of the battery pack on the Battery board with the + and - pins. The batteries will fully charge in a few hours.
@@ku2y I changed a set of batteries and measured a 3.9V on the battery board. When I keep the Pi plugged in the log says the battery voltage is around 3.8V which will not shut down itself. But the CubeSatSim software still does not start(no green light) after I unplugged the Pi. btw it works well with USB cable plugged into the Pi or the main board.
@@enscima2202 You are using a Pi Zero 2, right? On boot, it draws a huge current for a moment, up to 400 mA. This can cause the battery voltage to drop suddenly causing the shutdown. The latest software tries to avoid this. Are you running the latest software? Log into your Pi when it is on your internet and type
CubeSatSim/update
Or, just note the version number when you type
CubeSatSim/config
When you plug the USB charger in, do you see a small red LED on the Main board NiMH charger board? Does this LED go off after a few hours of charging?