Servos not responding to commands from Spyder/ Python

[Gaurav (UW Team)]

Hi,

The issue:
Tracking of the payload seems to work, but the dish does not pivot to point at the payload.


The servos on our tracking system respond to the manual commands from Maestro, but are not moving when we are in the auto tracking mode in Spyder, in response to the movement of the payload. While in auto tracking, I also tried to move the slider below and to the side of the plots, but nothing changed. 

So far: 
I have updated the tracker software to the latest update.
Calibration of the IMU was successful.
When we bring the remote payload next to the Ground Station, both show the same GPS readouts.  
When I manually push the dish around, the bearing and elevation values change, making me think that the potentiometer position feedback works fine and is being received.
When I walk around with the payload, data points populate the plots and look realistic.

Can someone help us debug this? Thanks!

[Wesley]

Sorry for the late reply. Notifications don't always make it through I guess. Are you still having this issue? We have not encountered this bug to my knowledge. When you are assigning the COM ports, are you using the command or the TTL com? Also, make sure that the tracker software and the Maestro software are never open both at the same time to ensure that they are not trying to use the same comport at the same time.
Other then that, you mentioned that your ground station location and you payload locations are being populated.
Are the values changing after they are initially populated?
Have you experience issues calibrating your IMU (taking longer then usual)?
You also mentioned that you were able to move the dish. Was that when it was powered?

[Trevor MSGC]

Also please check the "Serial Settings" tab in the Maestro Control Center. USB Dual Port should be selected. If you're still having issues please let us know.