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smorgasbord
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I'm using Pickit 2 on a Mac under Parallels. Really straightforward and easy.
PS: I can update anyone in the SF Bay area who's willing to meet me in/around Los Gatos/Santa Clara.
I think the best summary in the pickit 2 vs 3 discussion is:
Fair?
Regards, Mark.
- If you need/want to build from source, or otherwise develop in the system, then a pickit3 is probably a better choice.
- If you want to simply update firmware from .hex file, and only that, then a pickit2 is probably a better choice.
- Both will do the job.
Fair?
Regards, Mark.
DrComputer
TeslaClubLA President
Mark, ever since upgrading my firmware to 1.3.1 I cannot start charging from the andriod app. If I try I get "cannot charge (change port closed) try turning can_write on". If I do it via the CHARGESTART text message command it works fine. What can be the issue?
I've had some feedback from several places that the AT&T GoPhone arrangement is getting tricky to keep up, as AT&T seem to be deprecating pay-as-you-go data only plans. There are some alternatives but they are all > $10 a month.
I've checked into various M2M arrangements, but they all seem to require someone setting up as a provider and dealing with top-up payments, etc. The data rates are also relatively high.
I have found a provider that may be a solution. They provide global roaming sims with easy online top-up, 12 months (extendable) validity, and good partnerships. We have tested one of these SIMs in Hong Kong, and it seems good. We are now about to test one in USA on the AT&T network. To go with this, I've made some changes to the car firmware that should half the already small data usage we are seeing, as well as behave better when the server can't be reached. We can hopefully end up with something costing around US$3/month and being trivial to maintain.
I'll let you know how the testing has gone, in a couple of weeks time. If anyone else wants to give it a try, in the meantime, let me now (by eMail) and I'll pass on the details.
I've checked into various M2M arrangements, but they all seem to require someone setting up as a provider and dealing with top-up payments, etc. The data rates are also relatively high.
I have found a provider that may be a solution. They provide global roaming sims with easy online top-up, 12 months (extendable) validity, and good partnerships. We have tested one of these SIMs in Hong Kong, and it seems good. We are now about to test one in USA on the AT&T network. To go with this, I've made some changes to the car firmware that should half the already small data usage we are seeing, as well as behave better when the server can't be reached. We can hopefully end up with something costing around US$3/month and being trivial to maintain.
I'll let you know how the testing has gone, in a couple of weeks time. If anyone else wants to give it a try, in the meantime, let me now (by eMail) and I'll pass on the details.
Just a question can the OVMS use a T-Mobile SIM?
Prepaid Plans | Pay As You Go Pricing | Prepaid Cost per Minute | T-Mobile
It looks like there is no data option with "Pay as you go" plans. But I used T-Mobile prepaid for about 7 months. I was able to get mobile data for free. Not sure if this is still the case. You could pay $100 once and $10 a year after that.
It would only cost $10 to test, if you get/have a SIM card. It was only GPRS speed but I don't think that will matter.
Prepaid Plans | Pay As You Go Pricing | Prepaid Cost per Minute | T-Mobile
It looks like there is no data option with "Pay as you go" plans. But I used T-Mobile prepaid for about 7 months. I was able to get mobile data for free. Not sure if this is still the case. You could pay $100 once and $10 a year after that.
It would only cost $10 to test, if you get/have a SIM card. It was only GPRS speed but I don't think that will matter.
The iOS App (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) v1.3.0 has been released, and is now available in the Apple iTunes App Store. Changes include:
For those users bridging the gap between the metric and imperial systems of units, you can now find new settings in the iOS Settings App, Open Vehicles section, for temperature and distance. You can now either follow the car's choice for these (the default), or specifically choose the way you want these shown.
We're now shifting emphasis to the Android App, to bring this up to the same level as iOS.
- Minor bug fixes
- Temperature Options in Settings App
- Support for iOS 6, iPhone 5 and Xcode 4.5
- Temperature issue - Fahrenheit showed before data is loaded
- Support for Adaptive Reporting
- iPad startup landscape orientation map was wrong
For those users bridging the gap between the metric and imperial systems of units, you can now find new settings in the iOS Settings App, Open Vehicles section, for temperature and distance. You can now either follow the car's choice for these (the default), or specifically choose the way you want these shown.
We're now shifting emphasis to the Android App, to bring this up to the same level as iOS.
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Yes. For Tesla Roadster, this is available and we have some users already in Norway. OVMS will let you check the status of the car (location, battery, charging, etc), and will also alert you if the charging is interrupted.
For pre-heat of the battery, you can remotely command a low-power charge, and the car will pre-heat if necessary.
The Tesla Roadster does not support remote control of cabin heater, so we can't pre-heat that remotely.
Regards, Mark.
DrComputer
TeslaClubLA President
What is the exact error message you are getting, and what vehicleid?
You need firmware 1.2.7 (or later) in the car, and the latest iPhone App. Other than that it should just work.
P.S. You also need home link in the car itself, but I guess you've checked that already
I'll PM you a link to a cheap PICKIT2 to allow you to do this yourself. It is really easy with Tom's instructions.
Or, try contacting one of the guys here:
OVMS Installation
Regards, Mark.
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