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Antenna wire pinched? Antenna on top of the car? GPS Manager showing tracks?
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Antenna wire pinched? Antenna on top of the car? GPS Manager showing tracks?
Wire is not pinched, antenna is exposed and GPS Manager now says "AIM device with NO GPS unit connected".
It's worked flawlessly until yesterday.
CORRECTION: it's the EXT cable (middle cable) that runs from the SC to the AIM dash that causes me to lose GPS signal. With this EXT cable disconnected at the SC, and I get the "GPS search..." it will gain a GPS signal. So my GPS module is working, but something in the AIM dash causes the signal to be eliminated.
Sorry for the confusion, but hope this helps smarter folks to help me fix the problem.
I would send the antenna back to Roanoke or Lake Elsinore AiM Sports offices, whichever is closer, and have them take a look. It's an active antenna, meaning voltage is supplied to it, the track database is saved to it and it's "smart." Rarely, but possible, is an internal open or voltage converter issue in the antenna itself.
If you want, you could call Cameron or Josh Hanrahan at AiM Sports on the 800 number and they may have some remote troubleshooting capability. I've sold hundreds of these units and they are robust. Only two or three failures, rectified immediately by the good support crew.
I would send the antenna back to Roanoke or Lake Elsinore AiM Sports offices, whichever is closer, and have them take a look. It's an active antenna, meaning voltage is supplied to it, the track database is saved to it and it's "smart." Rarely, but possible, is an internal open or voltage converter issue in the antenna itself.
If you want, you could call Cameron or Josh Hanrahan at AiM Sports on the 800 number and they may have some remote troubleshooting capability. I've sold hundreds of these units and they are robust. Only two or three failures, rectified immediately by the good support crew.
Good luck!
CORRECTION: it's the EXT cable (middle cable) that runs from the SC to the AIM dash that causes me to lose GPS signal. With this EXT cable disconnected at the SC, and I get the "GPS search..." it will acquire a GPS signal. So my GPS module is working, but something in the AIM dash causes the "NO GSP" message and the signal to be eliminated.
Sorry for the confusion, but hope this helps smarter folks to help me fix the problem.
I have been in talks with Josh. He asked me to go back and update all the firmware to the lastest versions and check again. I don't think it will resolve the issue. I am thinking I will be sending in my dash, my data hub, my antenna and my SC back to AIM to get them to trouble shoot. I really think this is something internal.
Actually, on the new dashes (MXG/MXS/MXL2), the communications issues are the reason why there have been two recent fw updates for those systems in close proximity in the last six weeks.
Just sitting there with only the GPS connected to SC
It works one minute:
Then moments later it's "not connected"
In order for it to reconnect I must unscrew the GPS cable, wait 10-20seconds and then reconnect. GPS will then be connected... for a few random minutes or seconds.
If GPS is at a functioning part of the cycle, it quits 100% of the time immediately when I reconnect the AIM dash to the EXT port on the SC.
reconnecting the camera cable has no effect on the cycle of "run - no run"
09-19-2015, 10:13 AM
GPS issues
