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Re: timer after restart
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Originally Posted by Mike Betts
I can not speak to the timer issue in this thread (I suspect your timer initialization routine is not complete). However:
The camera requires that the operator press and hold the reset button on the RC for 4 to 5 seconds for a reliable camera reset. This is true using both the 2005 or 2006 camera with any of 2004 or 2005 or 2006 RC.
The reset button on the RC must be used. The "RC reset" button on the OI will not work.
The results of power-on resets have been mixed. I have attempted to train our field team to always do a 4-5 second reset after they turn on the power.
Regards,
Mike
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We've actually found a way in software to force a reset in under 2 seconds if the camera stops sending data, its also part of our initialization, so even if we have a bad power-up, the camera does come online, it simply takes a bit longer. I don't have specific code for you, I'll email Mark McLeod and ask him to post it when he has a chance, but it essentially clears out the involved variables and sends a few databursts to "wake" the camera, then re-runs the initialization packet sequence, it works pretty reliably for us.
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