massive problems with 5.6.2 GPS moitessier

[nebosa]

I am trying to get a current Openplotter2 running on a Raspberry4 8GB

with MCS and the Moitessier Hat 2.


I have also described this problem in the Openplotter forum, maybe someone here has an idea.

The system is configured and starts. All data including GPS is there / will be delivered.

After some time (sometimes longer, sometimes shorter) OpenCPN loses the GPS signal, the GPS LED of the moitessier keeps blinking,

which means the GPS signal is there.

I exchanged the GPS antenna to exclude a defect.


openplotter-avnav then also loses the GPS signal...

If I don't start opencpn and only start openplotter-avnav, the system stays connected to GPS for hours ?!

OpenCPN also loses GPS signal if you do the following:

OpenCPN is started, GPS is on, 10 satellites are displayed.

I go to the options of OpenCPN -> Plugins -> Dashboard (1.2) Preferences


as soon as I leave the dashboard, OpenCPN has no GPS signal!!? Reproducible


I can't get rid of the suspicion, something was programmed dead here?!

I still found an old memory card and use an older version with the same hardware:

(without MCS (software), without avNAV )


Openplotter settings version 2.9.1,

Kernel and Moitessier driver 4.19.118,

OpenCPN 5.0.0

This system is running fine!


I will now make a copy and upgrade the system,

let's see what the new kernel, the new openCPN and the new moitessier driver make of it ...

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[nebosa]

It looks like I have to go to the openCPN forum with my problem...
I just wanted to update the OpenCPN version from 5.0.0 to 5.6.2 without changing the system.
Lo and behold, every attempt to go to the options in OpenCPN and do something there causes the GPS connection to break off.
Here is a video for 5.00 https://files.fm/f/tufj73cdr
and to https://files.fm/f/5n9xhhqan

[nebosa]

I just wanted to update the OpenCPN version from 5.0.0 to 5.6.2 without changing the system.
Lo and behold, every attempt to go to the options in OpenCPN and do something there causes the GPS connection to break off.
Here is a video about opencpn5.0.0
and to 5.6.2

[ScottieD]

I have a similar problem when I go to the settings in openCPN. Restarting the signal k server restores the GPS feed to openCPN. I don't know enough to say why it works or what the more permanent solution is.

[rgleason]

Moitessier is a hardware device that was supported by RPI and OpenPlotter.
This discussion does not belong under this OpenCPN thread.