SD Card Not Reading Files

[Bill Fleming]

Hi Guys:

SK720 LED green when not connected to computer. When is USB is connected, LED turns to slow blinking green. Drive E on computer showing no files, but when properties of E drive is clicked, capacity appears as 100% full. Same as when SD Card removed. Have tried to reformatting via the formatting option under drive E and via the Utility tab. No sure my problem is formatting, I'm just shooting down a dark hole. Anybody had this experience . If so, please help.

Thanks, Bill

[dogbreath]

I believe slow blinking green is correct when connect via usb with no battery power. If you re-formatted the card again via the interface, you need to follow my instructions again.

Format the card with FAT
Insert the card into SK720
Insert bind plug into SK720
Connect to Skookum Gyro Setup via USB
Let the reset happen
Disconnect from Skookum Gyro Setup
Remove Bind plug
Reconect to Skookum Gyro Setup.

If you don't see a SD card error, you're good to go.
Reload your setup, if you saved it, else;
Run the wizards and set up your heli again.

Dan

[Bill Fleming]

OK. I've done your bind process, but what I don't understand is the SD is showing it is full. Surely it can't record if its full?

Bill

[dogbreath]

The blinking green light is normal behavior when connected USB. In Skookum Gyro setup do you see a green "Connected" bar and no SD card error? If so, do no more formatting, it's set up. Load your model file if you have it, or start a setup wizard if not. You're there.


Dan

[Bill Fleming]

After going through the wizard, should there be any files on the E drive?

Bill

[Bill Fleming]

Have gone through the wizard completely. I have a new DX9 that that needs setting up, but I think I have that process under control. My only concern is during the wizard process, I got the Error message four times. Backed up and carefully forward and got through the particular steps. Seems when it happened, it was when information was being forwarded to the gyro's memory, like the selection of the type of receivers, etc.

Checked the SK720 E Drive and was able to step down and observe input data.

I'll take it and move forward, but I can't help having a bit of concern that everything is secure. I have a PhD in being a Worry-Wart.

Thanks to all of you good guys that went beyond what was required to get me going again.

Thank again to you all,

Bill

[dcope17]

If I remember right, the SD card only records flight logs. the actual settings from the heli setup are stored in the FBL itself, not the card.
So a malfunction of the SD card during flight will not result in a crash.

[Xrayted]

Originally Posted by dcope17

If I remember right, the SD card only records flight logs. the actual settings from the heli setup are stored in the FBL itself, not the card.
So a malfunction of the SD card during flight will not result in a crash.

Correct.

Bill, your setup does not go on the card so you will NEVER see any files there associated with it. The SD card is only for storing the flight log files after each flight and that is it. You are not going to find any files there until after you start flying the model again!

YOU must save your setup file from the gyro on your PC. The system does not do it for you. Once you have a completed setup that works, you go under File/Save setup and save your setup file wherever you wish on your PC. This is what Georgi was asking you to do prior to doing the reset on your unit, that way you could have simply gone under File/Load setup and dropped it right back into the gyro again once you got it working again..

Now that it was lost you have no choice but to set it all up again manually, but please save the file as soon as you are done so you have it somewhere safe outside of the gyro in case anything else goes wrong moving forward.

[Bill Fleming]

Hey Guys:

Good information! OK, but if the setup information goes into E drive how does it go there if it is full? Doesn't it have to come through Flash Drive or do I have it backward from the flight information? Something can't be saved if it is full?

Bill

[dogbreath]

The setup doesn't go to the "E" drive. It resides in the SK720 memory only. You can't see that on your computer. Setups can be stored on your computer if you save it. If you look at it with some sort of editor you'll see gibberish, it's not text. When you re-load a setup to theSK720, it will go back into memory only. You will only see your log files on the "E" drive. That is the micro SD card. If Skookum Gyro Setup is happy with the SD card, it really has capacity and you will see log files after you fly.

Dan

[Xrayted]

Originally Posted by Bill Fleming

Hey Guys:

Good information! OK, but if the setup information goes into E drive how does it go there if it is full? Doesn't it have to come through Flash Drive or do I have it backward from the flight information? Something can't be saved if it is full?

Bill

Bill

Ignore the E drive and SD card Bill! Your setup files do not go there or have anything to do with the SD card!!!!!!!!!!! Just pretend the SD doesnt even exist anymore at this point and stop looking at it

The gyro setup is stored locally in the device memory within the FBL itself where you cannot see. The FBL unit has a small amount of memory to store this data without the need of the SD card. As stated, YOU can then save the setup file from gyro to your computer at home.

To do this simply click the "File" dropdown within the software in the top LT corner, then choose "Save setup" option and save your setup file to your computer anywhere you want to save it for safe keeping just in case you were to lose the file from the gyro ever again. That file can then be reloaded back into the gyro just as easily if ever needed.

Please understand that none of this you are doing now with setting up the gyro again has anything to do with the SD card anymore. Files will ONLY appear on the SD card after you start flying the model again. Every flight will then result in a new flight log file on the card.

The flight logs store things such as how much vibration occurred in flight, what position your sticks on the TX were in while you were flying, the voltage the FBL was seeing, etc. They are the "black box" recording so to speak for each flight that occurs. That is the only thing the SD card is there to store

[Bill Fleming]

Excellent explanation Tony. Ought to be a Sticky - I got it now. I hope someday I have a chance to buy you a beer!

Bill

[Bill Fleming]

When trying to go through the wizard, The binding plug must be used because the message appears several times. If my understanding of what is happening is correct, the memory, even though I save it after each process, is erased and I lose all programming to that point.
.Also, the process freezes up several times. Turning everything off for a while is necessary to get it going. Seems like the SK gets quite warm. Might be with the gyro. What do you guys think? Should I send it to Art?

As always, thanks again,

Bill

[Luvmyhelis]

Bill, you have any time to run over to Spokane in the near future? I bet we can sort this out in short order? Randy

[dogbreath]

Could also be USB3 port related. Try a USB2 hub or an older computer.

Dan

[Luvmyhelis]

Giving you a personal ring on monday Bill!