I logged this issue here, assuming that is the issue: https://github.com/AMSAT-NA/PacSatSW/issues/37
Feel free to add comments to it as you test it or if you think it should be solved in a different way. I think we need to ignore the RTC if it comes back with an error code. We should then wait for a time command from the ground. But we should actually block uploads while we are waiting. Let me know what you think.
73 Chris
On Sun, May 5, 2024 at 9:39 AM Chris Thompson via pacsat-dev < [email protected]> wrote:
Hi Bob,
Well done uploading a file!
For some reason on your board the software is not able to talk to the RTC correctly. In the startup routine I see: Error clearing reset of RTC
*** NO RTC: SET THE UNIX TIME BEFORE UPLOADING ANY TEST FILES ***
That means the RTC init routine did not work and it did not set the Unix time on the system.
I see that you can type get rtc and it does return the correct time. So we may need to revisit the code and see what actually happens when that rtc init routine fails. We have not really discussed what to do if the RTC fails other than to fall back on Uptime.
I can't see from the ground station log what the commands were that you sent. Did you send set time? I think that would have set the unix time to the rtc time, but perhaps it uses the same init routine and also fails.
Anyway, you are correct in assuming that having the time wrong will make it almost impossible to get the directory. The file was indeed uploaded, but it will have the 1970 date and you won't be requesting files in that period.
73 Chris
73 Chris
On Sat, May 4, 2024 at 10:25 PM Bob Stricklin via pacsat-dev < [email protected]> wrote:
Chris,
I am testing my setup here using the PacSat board that Burns worked with and returned. I have made all the necessary changes and now trying to be sure things are working and I know what to expect before trying make changes to the AX5043 on device 0 and 1.
I am attaching two text log files with my output while testing tonight. I am working with Dev 2 only at this point.
Would you look over these files and make comments about what you see there when you have some time?
One question in particular is how to set the time on the Groundstation software. Should it be getting the time from my Windows 10 system and not working. I read over the docs and looked at setup options on the screen but I am not seeing how to do this. The time issue may be causing me an issue?
I left the board powered off for over two days and the RTC on the satellite side still has correct UTC time. I plan to do this more extending the off time trying to see how long it will maintain time with current capacitors charged.
It looks like I successfully uploaded a file to satellite board but not able to get a DIR back? I would like to get DIR to read back repeatable on demand as a method to check each AX5043.
Bob
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