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Balloon Live Sensor  

User 

Manual 

Page 28 

Firmware FS.04.17  

 

Date: 2021-05-13 

Technical Specifications 

GPS Receiver 

u-blox Neo-M8Q 
72-channel GPS receiver 
Supporting GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo (concurrent 
reception of up to three GNSS systems: GPS/Galileo together 
with either BeiDou or GLONASS) 

Sensors 

Barometric altimeter and variometer with 1 cm/s resolution 

Bluetooth module 

1 Bluetooth Low Energy connection (for Balloon Live App) 
3 concurrent Bluetooth V4.0 serial connections 

Internal memory 

up to 60,000 track points 

Battery 

Internal LiPo battery, 2,200 mAh, runtime 15 – 20 hours 

Dimensions 

62 x 121 x 17.5 mm 

Firmware history 

New functionality and bug fixes are provided to the Balloon Live Sensor with new firmware 
versions. The following firmware versions have been provided so far: 

Version 

Date 

Description 

4.8 

2021/03/07  Initial firmware for shipment 

4.9 

2021/03/09  Improvements for Balloon Live App 

4.10 

2021/03/21  Improvements for Balloon Live App 

4.14 

2021/04/02  Improvements for Balloon Live App 

4.17 

2021/05/09  Prevent BLS from splitting tracks during a started competition 

flight when stationary (landing detection). Internal optimizations 

 

Summary of Contents for Flytec Balloon Live Sensor

Page 1: ...Firmware FS 04 17 Date 2021 05 13 User Manual http balloonlive org...

Page 2: ...12 Altimeter function 13 Barometric pressure 13 Clock 13 Memory usage 14 Accessing files on the SD card 16 Removing and inserting the SD card 17 Working with recorded track files 18 Upgrading the firm...

Page 3: ...e ensuring the privacy and integrity of the data from the sensor to the scoring official Besides the integrated functionalities the Balloon Live Sensor can also be used as a position source to any ele...

Page 4: ...the Balloon Live Sensor case will render it useless for competitions as the encryption key of the device will be deleted automatically The Balloon Live Sensor needs to be sent in for repair to assign...

Page 5: ...w Front view Rear view No Description On Off Button on top side Status icon bar Function mode icon bar Value display OK mode config button Buzzer Selection up button Selection down button No Descripti...

Page 6: ...er with a USB port can be used as a power source Charging the device can take several hours depending on the battery status While the battery is charging the battery status indicator will keep moving...

Page 7: ...eception areas not all signal strength segments will be visible and it is recommended to improve the placement of the device to get an unobstructed view of the sky Track recording indicator This symbo...

Page 8: ...ction mode is indicated not all symbols are currently used Symbol Description Altimeter The value shown on the LCD display indicates the current altitude Variometer The value shown on the LCD display...

Page 9: ...he OK mode config button It is used to confirm actions OK for example when the device is turned on or off It is also used to select the desired function mode by pressing it shortly multiple times unti...

Page 10: ...or is turned on by shortly pressing the On Off button on the top of the device which will prompt the user to confirm that the device should be turned on The OK mode config button needs to be pressed w...

Page 11: ...he display mode can be switched by pressing the OK mode config button shortly once or multiple times The display mode is changing in the following order every time the button is pressed When pressing...

Page 12: ...n or after waiting for 30s The following table lists the function modes the available units and the mode settings available Symbol Function Unit switching Settings configuration long press Altimeter f...

Page 13: ...QNH can be adjusted to a known pressure by long pressing the OK mode config button for about 3s The current QNH will start flashing to indicate that it can now be adjusted with the Selection up or th...

Page 14: ...en automatic track recording is turned off and track recording has not been started manually The symbol is visible all the time when a track is currently recorded If the symbol is flashing then automa...

Page 15: ...e automatic track recording mode the takeoff is determined by a position or altitude change exceeding a threshold while the landing is determined when both the position and altitude remain unchanged o...

Page 16: ...using a micro USB cable The SD card will appear as a mass storage device upon successful connection Two folders will be visible when the newly detected mass storage device is opened in the computer s...

Page 17: ...e SD card For normal operations it is not necessary to remove the SD card from the Balloon Live Sensor Reasons to remove the SD card are a defective SD card or the inability to access the files on the...

Page 18: ...g index php info balloon logger management blm Upgrading the firmware The firmware software for the Balloon Live Sensor is improved continuously to provide the best possible function Therefore it is r...

Page 19: ...the On Off switch is pressed at the same time The Balloon Live Sensor will then search the SD card for a firmware image and will initiate the upgrade process if an upgrade file is found Firmware upgra...

Page 20: ...t can of course be used from different mobile devices running the app at different times Select GPS device type To connect the Balloon Live App with the Balloon Live Sensor first the GPS device type m...

Page 21: ...ed with an individual name made up of the text BLS and the 5 digit serial number that is printed on the rear of the device next to S N Tapping on the desired Balloon Live Sensor opens a small menu fro...

Page 22: ...ct and Remove bookmark to manage the bookmark table Monitoring the status of a connected Balloon Live Sensor When a Balloon Live Sensor is connected to the Balloon Live App it is immediately visible o...

Page 23: ...pairing The Balloon Live Sensor will be displayed in the search results with its device name Balloon Live Sensor xxxxx where xxxxx is replaced with the 5 digit serial number that is printed on the re...

Page 24: ...be found in the Bluetooth other devices dialog by clicking on the option More Bluetooth options a bit further down This opens the Bluetooth Settings dialog on which the tab COM Ports needs to be selec...

Page 25: ...source with the micro USB cable to charge the battery before trying to turn the device on again In rare cases it may be possible that the Balloon Live Sensor does not react when pressing the On Off bu...

Page 26: ...pressing the On Off button If that does not reset the device the SD card needs to be removed from the device and the three button combination be used again Once the device has been reset the SD card c...

Page 27: ...ive Sensor User Manual Page 27 Firmware FS 04 17 Date 2021 05 13 Other problems In case of problems that go beyond this manual the FAQ on the Balloon Live website may list additional hints for trouble...

Page 28: ...ons Internal memory up to 60 000 track points Battery Internal LiPo battery 2 200 mAh runtime 15 20 hours Dimensions 62 x 121 x 17 5 mm Firmware history New functionality and bug fixes are provided to...

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