I have a Panasonic FZ-G1 connected directly to the Ardusimple RTK2B via USB. See photo attached. I am using this for lightbar guidance. No need for Auto Steer just yet. I can get RTK with this arrangment. I have the updated firmware on the aerial.
USB to Serial Driver installed on Panasonic FZ-G1: FTDI 2.12.36.4. This is the most up to date version, reinstalled too to rule it out.
AgOpenGps runs v well.
Rather Annoying Problem which occurs
The USB port on the Panasonic FZ-G1 can drop off periodically and can be difficult to restart. USB drops off at random. Can be 2hrs or could be every 10mins. I don’t think it’s the USB cable plug in connection to the tablet, as I don’t hear that sound associated with plugging in and out cables.
It could take 4-5 attempts to restart AgIO before I can get back up and running.
Windows may be putting the USB port to sleep. There is a setting in device manager to tell Windows not to put the USB port to sleep. I don’t recall the exact menu path to the setting but Google for it and there should be many hits with instructions.
The reason AOG turned toward UDP, was the problems with USB. A couple of years ago, the talk was about grounding issues, and power supply issues. As example we found that it is not a good idea to power the tablet from cigarette lighter plug and at same time power the PCB, with + and - direct from battery.
So first make sure GND is at same spot, and power comes from same cable.
In this case the F9P is being powered by the tablet and I think that’s all that’s connected other then possibly a charger. If you’re using a charger, could try unplugging it.
I read through all that about grounding but I dont think it applies to me. Per my photo above where I show my setup, all I have is the aerial and the F9p.
I do not know if a program can do that, but you could start with supplying the F9P from another power source too. I do not know the specifications for your computers abilities to supply usb power, but many computers can’t supply more than 0.5 A out (at 5V that gives 2500 mW), and f9p use 600 mW. Should not be a problem for your computer, but maybe ??USB charger FAQs | CMD
Only time I see it happening is in the field when actually working on the tractor, never seen it happen when at my desk exploring it or never seen it happen driving around the road in the car.
In the field, some vibration, heat, dust, voltage spikes, inteferences and so on, a perfect situation for short drops. I had it once and changed my setup to ethernet afterwards (Why spending so much time in solving USB stuff, better go for udp)
I don’t believe an Android client is on the roadmap. Happy to be corrected. Significant experience has led to UDP over ethernet as the preferred connection method. If you want to take on the headaches of porting to Android I’m sure it would be appreciated, you could then chose your preferred connection methodology but be aware most AgIO hardware is built for UDP over Ethernet so you would also need to work that out also.
