Trouble connecting to Stratux - ADS-B Discussions - iFly EFB

iFly GPS Forum

We have a new Forum!  Go here to get started: https://adventurepilot.community.forum.  
The new forum is easier to use and much more capable than the old, we hope you will join our community! 

Below is a copy of the old forum. This will remain available for a short period so you can access and review the information contained here. To continue a conversation, or start a new one, please register and create a post at our new forum location.
HomeHomeDiscussionsDiscussionsADS-B Discussio...ADS-B Discussio...Trouble connecting to StratuxTrouble connecting to Stratux
Previous
 
Next
New Post
9/3/2021 3:08 PM
 

I just happened to bring my Stratux home last week while my plane's down for annual.  I'm using an older version of the software but will try to dig up another SD card to load the version you're using and play around with it this weekend.

 
New Post
9/3/2021 4:52 PM
 

Which Stratux version are you running? I could try that.

Bob

 
New Post
9/3/2021 6:21 PM
 

I have had the Stratux I built at least 4 years ago from from a kit and with the original firmware.  I have not had any problems with it and the IFly 740.  Others I know that updated the firmware have had problems.

Dick Welsh

 
New Post
9/4/2021 8:46 AM
 
Bob Baggerman wrote:

Which Stratux version are you running? I could try that.

Bob

I am running v1.4r5.  You probably already know, but past stratux releases can be found here:  https://github.com/cyoung/stratux/releases

I also noticed that a brand-new version had just been posted (1.6r1-eu026).  Not sure if that might improve your results.

 
New Post
9/4/2021 10:35 AM
 

Using the link above, I flashed SD cards with 1.6r1-eu025-us and 1.6r1-eu026-us.  I am not certain my version of -eu025 was the exact one you were using, because mine had the "-us" suffix on the filename, and the page I got it from (see above) indicated a release date of Jul 1 (2021).

iFly connected to the Stratux (a Pi 3B, btw) running both versions (I used AUTO-DETECT), and showed nearby traffic.  I was also logged into the Stratux GUI from a different device and saw all the same traffic info via that interface.

There was one oddity in behavior that I noticed, but it did not seem to affect perfromance.  My original 1.4r5 version and the 1.6r1-eu026-us looked the same when I went to Menu > About > Connected devices.  Both presented a window that looked like this:

However, the 1.6r1-eu025-us version presented a different look:

All three versions looked the same when I checked the connection status via Menu > Setup > ADS/B.  This different look seemed to be consistently repeatable--I booted each version at least twice and -025 was always the oddball.  EDIT:  Hm.  I just got this behavior with -026, too, so apparently it's not unique to -025.

The only other difference I noted was that it felt like it took a long time for the -026 version to boot the first time.  Long enough that I started to suspect a bad card or a bad flash, and was in the process of reflashing one of the other cards with -026 when it finally finished booting (as indicated by the brief fan spin and the appearance of the "stratux" wi-fi on all my devices).  Subsequent boots were as quick as I was used to (just a few seconds).

 
Previous
 
Next
HomeHomeDiscussionsDiscussionsADS-B Discussio...ADS-B Discussio...Trouble connecting to StratuxTrouble connecting to Stratux