Hi Folks,
I did another long hypobaric decompression test today and brought mo dear loved old OSTC 2N with me. I checked absolute pressure and altitude measurements during the excursion and all went well until...
Upon compressing back to surface the computer (of course..) recognized the start of a high altitude dive. Since we started at 24000 feet, i.e. about 400 mbar absolute it believes that I am presently performing a very very long 6,1 m dive (-:
I tried to update FW, download data etc but it seems like the unit does not allow connections while in dive mode (which is a good design!).
So, [b]is there any way to reset it or get it out of dive mode[/b]? Will it give up when the dive is unreasonably long? Or do I need to build a hypobaric chamber and make the OSTC2N believe that it has returned to the altitude where is started? how to reset it? except for rigging an underpressure chamber and allowing it to believe that it has returned to the "surface" and ended the dive after which I will have to somehow reset the dive started trigger level at that pressure and then bring it back to sea level.
HELP...
// Åke www.teknosofen.com
OSTC2N stuck in dove mode...
Re: OSTC2N stuck in dove mode...
I believe a solution that’s been suggested in the past is to use an airtight plastic lunchbox and put the computer in it, squeeze out as much air as possible and seal the box then hopefully the reduction in pressure inside as the box flexes back to its original shape will be enough for the computer to surface.
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Re: OSTC2N stuck in dove mode...
The 2N can be hard-reset externally:
- Connect to USB power
- trigger the reset with a magnet near the center screw on the backside of the unit
It will restart and use the current ambient pressure as new 0m reference.
regards,
Matthias
- Connect to USB power
- trigger the reset with a magnet near the center screw on the backside of the unit
It will restart and use the current ambient pressure as new 0m reference.
regards,
Matthias
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Re: OSTC2N stuck in dove mode...
Hi Matthias,
Thanks a lot, that worked like a charm! The dear OSTC is back on track again.
Best Regards // Åke
PS - I actually looked at the schematic for the reed switch without success so I believed that it was not there (-:
Thanks a lot, that worked like a charm! The dear OSTC is back on track again.
Best Regards // Åke
PS - I actually looked at the schematic for the reed switch without success so I believed that it was not there (-:
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Re: OSTC2N stuck in dove mode...
My OSTC 2N died with black screen while installing version 3.15heinrichsweikamp wrote: ↑Friday 23. October 2020, 10:06 The 2N can be hard-reset externally:
- Connect to USB power
- trigger the reset with a magnet near the center screw on the backside of the unit
It will restart and use the current ambient pressure as new 0m reference.
regards,
Matthias
no reaction with connection + magnet
What is the solution ?