Hi I’m new to the Notecard ecossystem, but ordered a few pieces to try it out and hopefully realizse some projects. Testing out the GPS functionality I’m running into issues. I’m note sure if its something not working right, or if I’m not understanding how it works. Essentially, the GPS does not t…

Hi @TobiasR and welcome to the Blues community! This is a known issue with the latest firmware release that the team has fixed - and we will have an updated release out in the coming days. In the meantime you can try reverting to an older version of the firmware to see if that helps. Sorry for the …

I tried both notecard-u5-9.2.1 and notecard-u5-8.2.1 to no avail. On your recommendation I now tried the previous one, notecard-8.1.4.17149, and now it works!

This problem seems to still be present. I have written about it in another topic: [image] Notecard syncing but with old data Hi. I have a behavior with my Notecard that has been powered on for approx 7 days on battery. Its set up to sync periodically and also …

GPS not locking when in periodic mode (but does in continuous)

Troubleshooting

RobLauer July 30, 2025, 5:12pm 3

Also, the “journey” is well-defined here: What are the units of measurement in _track.qo

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GPS not locking when in periodic mode (but does in continuous)

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