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10/8/2017 1:44 PM
 
Most of the current Stratux are built using a Raspberry Pi 3 that has WIFI built into it. Sounds like maybe yours failed. If you don't see the Stratux WIFI using any device (iFly, Phone, tablet, computer) there is not much you can do except return it. Other than that, you could remove the micro SD card and reflash it with the Stratux software, but that is problematic if you don't know what you are doing.
 
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10/8/2017 1:54 PM
 

Flashing green indicates a Stratux program problem.  Most likely it ran out of disk space.  Any chance you turned on logging in the Stratux webpage?  That'll eat up disk space.  How comfortable are you with SSH?  You can connect the Pi to your home router via CAT5 cable and SSH into it to delete the log files.  Or you can go to WallyWorld and buy another 8GB microSD card and follow the instructions from the Stratux website to flash Stratux onto the new card using your home computer.  OR, since you're getting nowhere with the current card, you can just remove it and use your home computer to flash a new copy of Stratux onto your existing card.  It's not a difficult process at all, but it's extremely important that you follow the instructions TO THE LETTER so that you don't end up overwriting your home computer disk with Stratux software.  You seem to be adventureous; it wouldn't hurt to go this route and flash a 2nd card to keep in the airplane in case this happens again.


Jeff Nokomis Clark, Mooney M20G, iFly app on ASUS ZenPad Z8s, ASUS ZenFone AR, ASUS Windows 10 tablet, Stratux ADS-B w AHRS
 
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10/8/2017 4:01 PM
 

"Any chance you turned on logging in the Stratux webpage?"

Jeff, I do not think so as I never, ever went to the webpage.

I MAY have turned on the "enable ADSB logger" -- would that cause the card to fill up? If so, is there a way to simply delete the history and start over?

I am much more comfortable with that than doing surgery on the unit!

 

 
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10/8/2017 6:33 PM
 

"ADS-B Logger" is an iFly function and not a Stratux function, so it writes its files to your tablet and not the Stratux.  So THAT'snot your issue.

The good news is, there's nothing you can do at this point to make it worse. You can't delete the files without accessing the Stratux via wifi or SSH, and you seem unwilling to give SSH a try.  So I recommend you learn how to recreate the SD card, and here's why:

Th Stratux is a DIY project.  It's gained so much popularity that some people assemble the units at home and sell them online to people that don't want to assemble them themselves.  But the whole idea of the Stratux is that you can "Do It Yourself" without knowing Bo Diddly about programming or hardware.  Writing a new image to the SD card is simple, once you've done it the first time.  At some point you're going to want to upgrade the Stratux software (which is very easy via the Stratux webpage), and occasionally the update is major enough to require a complete disk re-write, in which case knowing how to write the new image to the SD card is a must (OR, you can purchase a new card online and wait by the mailbox until it arrives).

Instructions are here, and a Google search may find a more detailed how-to:

http://stratux.me/


Jeff Nokomis Clark, Mooney M20G, iFly app on ASUS ZenPad Z8s, ASUS ZenFone AR, ASUS Windows 10 tablet, Stratux ADS-B w AHRS
 
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10/8/2017 10:06 PM
 

Or you can order a micro SD card already programmed on Amazon for about $15.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Stratux-Softwa...tratux+micro+sd

 
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