I thought I would post the solution here:
What I thought was the fault of the Samsung tablet was not. The problem was so intermittent that when I switched devices (iPhone, another Samsung Tab) I thought the problem went away but I later learned that it did not.
It seems I had an intermittent connection to the camera. Even though the plug was pushed in all the way it must have been a dirty connection. I took the advice of a friend and cleaned the plug with alcohol. While it was still wet I pushed it in and out of the camera a few times. I have made 4 flights and it works perfectly. In my last post I said I was buying the RE700 repeater. I did, but these tests were with the RE500. I didn't want to introduce another variable. I then switched to the RE700. The same flight path that lost connection at 200 ft altitude and 750 ft distance went to 1500 ft distance before I hit my distance limit and turned it around. For me, well worth the upgrade.
Moral of the Story:
When something goes bad after you make a change - don't assume it's the change!!
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy 3 Tab Lite 7" to use exclusively with my P2V.
Model SM-T110 Android Version: 4.2.2
Wifi Only (no cellular data)
816 MB RAM 8GB Storage
It works with the DJI app but keeps dropping out of Camera mode and back to the screen where you select Camera: Settings: Album: News:
It does not lose wifi connection. If I press the Camera icon it goes right back - but drops out again, usually after about 10-15 sec. I am running no other apps in the background and there are no other wifi connections available for it to possibly jump to.
I followed the installation instructions for the app from this post:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4822&start=23
The same DJI app works great on my Samsung Galaxy 3 Tab 10".
I tried resetting to factory default and reinstalling app but no luck. I also tried the "UNOFFICIAL Vision App for Android" with the same results.
Since I do not have a P2V+, I checked the DJI Assistant to make sure I had the correct (older) transmitter selected.
I don't know what else to try. Any suggestions?
(Is this the best place to post this?)
What I thought was the fault of the Samsung tablet was not. The problem was so intermittent that when I switched devices (iPhone, another Samsung Tab) I thought the problem went away but I later learned that it did not.
It seems I had an intermittent connection to the camera. Even though the plug was pushed in all the way it must have been a dirty connection. I took the advice of a friend and cleaned the plug with alcohol. While it was still wet I pushed it in and out of the camera a few times. I have made 4 flights and it works perfectly. In my last post I said I was buying the RE700 repeater. I did, but these tests were with the RE500. I didn't want to introduce another variable. I then switched to the RE700. The same flight path that lost connection at 200 ft altitude and 750 ft distance went to 1500 ft distance before I hit my distance limit and turned it around. For me, well worth the upgrade.
Moral of the Story:
When something goes bad after you make a change - don't assume it's the change!!
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy 3 Tab Lite 7" to use exclusively with my P2V.
Model SM-T110 Android Version: 4.2.2
Wifi Only (no cellular data)
816 MB RAM 8GB Storage
It works with the DJI app but keeps dropping out of Camera mode and back to the screen where you select Camera: Settings: Album: News:
It does not lose wifi connection. If I press the Camera icon it goes right back - but drops out again, usually after about 10-15 sec. I am running no other apps in the background and there are no other wifi connections available for it to possibly jump to.
I followed the installation instructions for the app from this post:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4822&start=23
The same DJI app works great on my Samsung Galaxy 3 Tab 10".
I tried resetting to factory default and reinstalling app but no luck. I also tried the "UNOFFICIAL Vision App for Android" with the same results.
Since I do not have a P2V+, I checked the DJI Assistant to make sure I had the correct (older) transmitter selected.
I don't know what else to try. Any suggestions?
(Is this the best place to post this?)
