Accessing .DAT file on Phantom 3 Advanced

[cheddarman]

Reading several "how to's" on the net I have downloaded GJI Assistant v2.0.6 onto my MacBook Pro but cannot get it to connect to the P3.
I have plugged the cable into the drone front socket and the USB into my MBP, turned on the drone (100% battery) all the lights flashing, and then opened Assist 2 but nothing happens, no sign it has recognised the drone.
You don't have to have the RC on do you??

I have also tried the app other method via the RC, access data etc, but that also didn't do anything other than to advise that I had successfully entered data mode, no sign of the connection, even in the Disk Utility. When the notice appears "you have successfully entered Flight Data Mode" the green flashing LED;'s at the back of the drone go off, but that's it!

Any help would be appreciated......

 

[3rdof5]

I've accessed the .Dat files om my P3P which will be the same as your Advance. In the go app I entered flight data mode and then connected the USB the front port on the AC and to my pc. I didn't use any app on my pc though. The AC showed up in windows explorer as another drive letter that I could browse and copy files normally.

 

[Oso]

Reading several "how to's" on the net I have downloaded GJI Assistant v2.0.6 onto my MacBook Pro but cannot get it to connect to the P3.
I have plugged the cable into the drone front socket and the USB into my MBP, turned on the drone (100% battery) all the lights flashing, and then opened Assist 2 but nothing happens, no sign it has recognised the drone.
You don't have to have the RC on do you??

I have also tried the app other method via the RC, access data etc, but that also didn't do anything other than to advise that I had successfully entered data mode, no sign of the connection, even in the Disk Utility.

Any help would be appreciated......

You can't use DJI Assistant with your P3.

Try going to the link that @RodPad gave you on Sunday.

Look up @BudWalker
CsvView/DatCon

Rod

 

[Fly Dawg]

opened Assist 2 but nothing happens, no sign it has recognised the drone.

Like @Oso said. The assistant does not work with the P3 series.

 

[Fly Dawg]

@cheddarman ....Read this : Retrieve P3 Dat

 

[cheddarman]

You can't use DJI Assistant with your P3.

Ah, OK, I'll uninstall it!

I've accessed the .Dat files om my P3P which will be the same as your Advance. In the go app I entered flight data mode and then connected the USB the front port on the AC and to my pc. I didn't use any app on my pc though. The AC showed up in windows explorer as another drive letter that I could browse and copy files normally.

I am using a Mac, not windows as I said in my post!

More info: When I turn the drone off to disconnect, the ON/OFF red light flashes for five seconds before it turns off.

When I go to Disk Utility the DJI FLY LOG appears faintly on the left. Clicking on it nothing happens, clicking on "info": it seems to be there??

 

[cheddarman]

@cheddarman ....Read this : Retrieve P3 Dat

I presume just the AC has to turned on to do this?

Just tried this and nothing appears in Disk Utility, just my MBP Hard Drive.

 

[Oso]

Ah, OK, I'll uninstall it!



I am using a Mac, not windows as I said in my post!

More info: When I turn the drone off to disconnect, the ON/OFF red light flashes for five seconds before it turns off.

When I go to Disk Utility the DJI FLY LOG appears faintly on the left. Clicking on it nothing happens, clicking on "info": it seems to be there??

What happens when you do step one or two in the Mac instructions in the links we gave you on Sunday and today?

 

[cheddarman]

If you mean this instruction, nothing, the only thing that appears in the DU is my own hards drive.

Oh and I've tried several cables The AC just does not connect to me MBP.

 

[Fly Dawg]

If you mean this instruction, nothing, the only thing that appears in the DU is my own hards drive

Did you click here on the page? There are more detailed instructions.

 

[3rdof5]

Ah, OK, I'll uninstall it!



I am using a Mac, not windows as I said in my post!

More info: When I turn the drone off to disconnect, the ON/OFF red light flashes for five seconds before it turns off.

When I go to Disk Utility the DJI FLY LOG appears faintly on the left. Clicking on it nothing happens, clicking on "info": it seems to be there??

Sorry, missed that. My bad.

 

[cheddarman]

AH HA FD, that did it! A heck of a long process but in the end the Log appeared on my desktop and I've copied a couple of the files over to a folder to have a look at later.
\Now to walk my Dawg, called Mella................

 

[Oso]

What happens when you do step one or two in the Mac instructions in the links we gave you on Sunday and today?

If you mean this instruction, nothing, the only thing that appears in the DU is my own hards drive.View attachment 109506

Oh and I've tried several cables The AC just does not connect to me MBP.

Yes, those are the instructions that @RodPad gave you on Sunday. Glad to see that you got it sorted in the end. Cheers!

 

[cheddarman]

Yes, cheers Oso & Fly Dawg, as usual.

 

[JoBe]

Reading several "how to's" on the net I have downloaded GJI Assistant v2.0.6 onto my MacBook Pro but cannot get it to connect to the P3

Try going to the link that @RodPad gave you on Sunday.

What happens when you do step one or two in the Mac instructions in the links we gave you on Sunday and today?

Yes, those are the instructions that @RodPad gave you on Sunday.

Did you click here on the page? There are more detailed instructions.

AH HA FD, that did it!

@Oso and @Fly Dawg - you bros have a lot of patients sometimes for real

 

[Oso]

@Oso and @Fly Dawg - you bros have a lot of patients sometimes for real

I assume you meant “patience” is that correct, bro. If so, I don’t have as much as I’d like to have and it’s something I try to work on.

I agree that @Fly Dawg has patience, but I admit that I dont know if he has any “patients.”

Favor please. I’ve seen you riding @cheddarman a few times today and in the past. How about you please give that a rest?

 

[JoBe]

Favor please. I’ve seen you riding @cheddarman a few times today and in the past. How about you please give that a rest?

i told you that you should be a mod. jk i feel ya i guess a bad day that day.
@cheddarman sorry hope no hard feelings

 

[cheddarman]

Hey JoBe, as an 80 yo retired Submariner I've had worse so no, no hard feelings!