Reflashed DL1 to fix problems; now have worse problems!
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:57 pm
Hi Al (or to whom it may concern): Sending this via the support forum in case you check it during the weekends. I have a DL1, serial #1247, serial port on front, two connectors on back. I had been having trouble with spotty data. Some track sessions would report data as normal. Other track sessions of the same day would have no data whatsoever, or "incomplete" data (for example, entire sectors would have blank cells where sector times should have been, and the track map for the lap would be "angular," not curved, suggesting the DL1 wasn't picking up data).
Anyhow, in an attempt to fix the problem for yesterday's track day at Thunderhil, I started using a new power lead and GPS antenae. I also reflashed the unit with DL1 MKI customer reflash V9 071002. I also created a config file for autostart, setting it to SPEED > 500.
I did not check to see if the reflash or autostart worked before (or even during) the track day. I just hooked up the box, and proceeded normally as before. Woke up this morning, and finally checked lap times. See attached screenshot for a snapshot of the data I collected. No track map of Thunderhill. The times for each session reflected the times I was out on track, but no track map has been created, and it seems I was reaching 9999 kilometers per hour!. Also, the "snail shell" pattern created by the track maps of my various run sessions is really trippy. I was leaving the exact same spot in the paddock each session, and taking approximately the same route to the hot pit entrance. These lines simply don't reflect any path I was taking (or at least I am pretty damn sure).
Is my hardware completely screwed up? Did I reflash with the wrong file, or do something wrong? FWIW, the PC interface reported the reflash was successful.
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Anyhow, in an attempt to fix the problem for yesterday's track day at Thunderhil, I started using a new power lead and GPS antenae. I also reflashed the unit with DL1 MKI customer reflash V9 071002. I also created a config file for autostart, setting it to SPEED > 500.
I did not check to see if the reflash or autostart worked before (or even during) the track day. I just hooked up the box, and proceeded normally as before. Woke up this morning, and finally checked lap times. See attached screenshot for a snapshot of the data I collected. No track map of Thunderhill. The times for each session reflected the times I was out on track, but no track map has been created, and it seems I was reaching 9999 kilometers per hour!. Also, the "snail shell" pattern created by the track maps of my various run sessions is really trippy. I was leaving the exact same spot in the paddock each session, and taking approximately the same route to the hot pit entrance. These lines simply don't reflect any path I was taking (or at least I am pretty damn sure).
Is my hardware completely screwed up? Did I reflash with the wrong file, or do something wrong? FWIW, the PC interface reported the reflash was successful.
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