Lux Wrangler
Well Known Member
My Stratux has stopped reporting traffic. Interrogating it reveals the message “renew license”?
Most likely some sort of corruption on the software on the memory card, probably not a hardware issue. I would create a new micro SD card with the Stratux software. Alternately you could just reflash the existing card.
Interrogating it how?
just to be sure, you do mean Stratux and not Stratus, correct?
I have a friend with a Stratux that stops working on multiple occasions. Unfortunately I remote mounted it in a hard to reach area with external antennas so it has been a pain to acess. It seems the SD card rattles loose on occasion and needs to be removed and then re-inserted. Next time it happens I plan on putting a piece of Gorilla tape with a sliver of foam rubber underneath it over the card slot to securely clamp the card in place. I have installed some mobile wifi modem/routers like used by law enforcement or transit systems and they use this same practice but secure their SIM slots with a screw down cover with a foam rubber pad underneath. If that doesn't solve the issue it might be time to look at a Stratus 3.
Vibration occurred to me as well, but removing and inserting didn’t change the condition. Card was in place. My install is also less accessible than I’d like. A new mounting scheme would be an improvement.
If interrogated has a special meaning to electrical engineers, then I’m probably misusing the term.
If that is the case then constant card fiddling will make me suggest a Stratus 3 to replace it. I installed two DeltaPop blade antennas on the belly for "in", each tuned for the two frequencies involved (978Mhz and 1090Mhz). So if the owner does go for a Stratus 3 replacement I will only use one since it combines both frequencies on one antenna.
If that is the case then constant card fiddling will make me suggest a Stratus 3 to replace it
Where did you see a message that says "renew license"? On what screen, and what were you doing to interact with that screen at the time? Were you using your tablet running some flight software that connects to the Stratux, or were you at home connected to it using ssh through a terminal session?
When you are connected to the Stratux Wifi with your Ipad, have you ever accessed the Web UI?
In Safari, you just navigate to http://192.168.10.1/ and it will bring up a status webpage. It may help you determine what the source of your error message is. If this page won't load, that might be a hint that the system isn't booting properly (and might point to a corrupted image on the SD as others have mentioned).
I was connecting to Stratux network, using my iPad. Not my normal interaction. My original purpose in posting here was to make sure there wasn’t some license I neglected to renew?