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Hi Guys,

Thanks for your excellent feedback.


@ddabrowa

There is a field of improvement in the recognition of “offline” state.

There are two distinct things here. One is the device seeing itself connected to the Wifi, and a separate thing is the server seeing the device as online. The former works by checking if there is a local IP allocated in the LAN, while the second checks if any data was received not older than 30minutes. After 30minutes of not receiving data, the server will mark any unit as offline, and you would see it on the map accordingly.
Regardless of the two, all data is collected on the SDCARD in the CSV files. But indeed, this is not used for SYNC. I will enforce this for the next SYNC implementation and you will have it with the new firmware.


@wouter

Build quality really isn’t what I’d expect from such a relatively pricy device: the screws were rusting at delivery, at least one of the devices had the beginnings of rust on the tube and the shielding internally, both lost the cap on the GPS antenna (double sided tape seems to have solved that), both have creaking touch screen enclosures that don’t quite align the screen, one of the switch plastic was just damaged.

I agree with you on this and I regret it myself. I will probably be able to provide updated plastic bezels and mail them to you when available. The lack of time in finalising this already delayed project contributed to the outcome.
Your other suggestions are excellent and some are already on the todo list for the new firmware. Some are only possible with hardware modifications, such as turning off charging leds or using the soft button for power down. For the location, the only option is to mark your unit as hidden in the dashboard, but more options will be added to address this.


@sjmcinness

You will need tweezers. Open the end panel, facing the radiation sensor and GPS led. Be extra careful not to damage the sensitive LND712 Geiger tube, as it has a very thin mica window that can be punctured in an instant.
Use the tweezers to open the IPEX connector (just drag it) and release the GPS Antenna cable. Carefully put the new cable’s connector over the motherboard connector and press it with the tweezers. This is an easy replacement, you just need to be careful with the LND712 tube.
For a first test, don’t force the IPEX connector through the tiny hole (yes, it can be done), first decide on the antenna replacements.
Please keep us informed on the results!
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