[Ovmsdev] Module stops working after couple of days

[Mark Webb-Johnson]

What version of the car firmware are you running?

If the 1.2.0-rc? series, please ensure the switch on the PIC board is set to the GRPS position (not GSM only).

Can you also try the main www.openvehicles.com server to see if the same problem happens?

This does remind me of problems we had many months ago with the modem losing signal lock but that not being able to be picked up by the module. But, I haven't seen it for many months.

Regards, Mark.

On 1 Mar, 2012, at 7:28 PM, Sonny wrote:

> Wido,
> 
> Green off is definitely strange. I suggest you to try reflashing the firmware to rule out a bad flash.
> 
> If it still drops out, try sending STAT via SMS. If it responds, then we can narrow it down to a GPRS problem.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
> 
> On Mar 1, 2012 5:14 PM, "Wido den Hollander" <wido at widodh.nl> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> About a week ago I was able to install the module and get my own server up and running. Everything seemed to work fine from the beginning, but after about 36 hours the module died.
> 
> First I thought my prepaid SIM-card had ran out of credits, but that was not the case.
> 
> A manual reboot of the module was needed and it started working again.
> 
> Yesterday I opened the app and saw "Last update 8 hours ago"
> 
> Again, a reboot of the module was enough.
> 
> I checked the LED's and the first time GREEN was solid ON and RED was flashing slowly, that is normal.
> 
> The second time the GREEN LED was off and only the RED one was blinking.
> 
> I don't think it's a problem of GSM reception, the module even worked without the antenna while lying on the floor of the car.
> 
> GSM reception is however very good here in the neighborhood, no high buildings and it's a very dense network.
> 
> It's also weird that the module doesn't come back online. If it was a short disruption it could be a connection problem, but being offline for 8 hours is long.
> 
> Has anyone seen this behavior?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Wido
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