"UN COMMANDED" START WITH REMOTE BUTTON FOR DL1

[jcmagne]

we still explore remote controle for dl1 start/stop.
we have an unused analogic input 8 and we try to use it to start dl1 using a current of + 5V by a switch.
Autostart set to autostart if input > 3000mv works fine.
then after we try to use it to stop dl1.
Autostop tested with autostop if input 8 > 3000 mv (and without autostart in this case) don't work...
nevertheless we record 5 v current in datas of the run file on the analogic 8 in both cases...therefore the autostop function of dl1 system don't work.
is it a bug of the firmware ? (we use V10 you sent us in september)
jc magne

[RTUSA]

Is this a Mk2 (ie serial port on rear, and double row rear connector) DL1?

If so, I can send updated firmware, you might want to download latest Analysis to make sure you have latest DL1 Config utility as well.

[jcmagne]

yes it is a MK2
thank's in advance
jc

[jcmagne]

We tried the new firmware on our DL1 MK2 with the last software to make a setup file.
when we used auto start on analogic 7 (> 3000) it works fine,
the same config used for auto stop on analogic 7 never works.
what do you think about ?
is it a bug or a hardware failure?
On the same DL1 we cannot use remote...
JC
PS: is it possible to switch off +12V DL1 without stopping sampling?
is the run file reliable?

[RTUSA]

JC:

I'm afraid I don't understand the autostop question, maybe you could email me the setup file and I can open and understand.

aseim@race-technology.com

Regarding turning off the power w/o stopping recording - this is not recommended procedure but will usually work OK, probably 95%+ reliability. If you do lose some data it should not be much.

[jcmagne]

Al i can send you a setup.bin, but i think i can explain also what we tried.
we have a unused analagogic input (7) on the DL1.
on this input (7) i have a wire to +5V by a switch on the dashboard.
i made a setup.bin with autostop on for analogic input on (7) > 3000mv (and an autostart off, because we wanted test only autostop).
when logging is started on DL1, we thought that pushing the switch would input 5V on analogic 7 and therefore stop logging, but it did not work.
then we tried the same to test autostart; i made a new setup .bin with autostart on for analogic input on (7) > 3000mv (and an autostop off, because we wanted test only autostart) and this works fine !!
what do you think about ?
is it a bug of the software or a hardware failure ?