On Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:53:49 AM UTC-7, Andy wrote:
On Saturday, August 25, 2012 10:53:42 PM UTC-7, brianDG303 wrote:



2. There is also no way to confirm that the setup actually set up. So is it working or not?







It is easy to see if the parameters specifications that you uploaded has been accepted by the brick.



Include this command in you config file:



$debug_out,fat,scheduler|config|baro|rf|gps|pffsm, all



After power up has completed wait a couple of minutes then remove the USB device.



Plug the USB device into a computer and open the file PFCxxxxx.txt (where xxxxx is the serial number of your brick) with a text editor. Don't look for the file by date as the file date defaults to Jan 2010.



The configuration data is all there for your enjoyment.



Regarding HEX/Octal etc - There are 10 types of people in this world, those that understand binary and those that don't.



Andy, GY

Hi Andy,
I appreciate your response, it is very helpful.

Question, can you clarify the following instruction from the CONFIG file:

# Write a debug log file to micro-SD card during flight.
# Brick ignores this if you remove USB stick (you must remove USB stick
# for flight)
$debug_out,fat,scheduler|config|baro|rf|gps|pffsm, all

I am having a difficult time understanding "Brick ignores this if you remove USB stick (you must remove USB stick for flight)" because that seems to say you have to have the stick in and the stick out during the flight. ??



Also a suggestion. An instruction in the CONFIG file says:

# Find your aircraft's "Mode S code".
# Unfortunately, FAA gives it in "Octal" notation.
# Since the late 1970's nobody in the world uses Octal. Except FAA.
# So, we didn't program Octal input support.
# So, you need to convert the FAA's foolish Octal into hex:
# - In LibreOffice, use the conversion function =OCT2HEX(0751243)
# - In Microsoft Excel, Tools AddIns enable Analysis Toolpak,
# and then use =OCT2HEX as in LibreOffice (its always harder
# with Microsoft - "Where do you want to waste time today ?").

OK, so I don't have LibreOffice and my version of Excel doesn't have the Toolpak. It took a bit longer to find a converter online than one would expect, but here is an example, perhaps PF-USA could just mention it or link to it from their website:

http://www.digitconvert.com/

Again, thanks for your help, I'll give it a try.

Brian