I’d like to see an “Install Docking Station in Medium GPS coverage location” option that allows you to place your Yarbo on the already installed charging station and have the Yarbo wait (up to many many many hours) until the signal is strong enough to map, and then complete the mapping on its own.
It would allow you to start the dock mapping when you’re available, but allow the Yarbo/DC to do the mapping when the signal is strongest.
Context:
My lawn has tall trees surrounding it and GPS signal strength is a challenge. When I moved my DC, I needed to re-map my docking station. With my current final DC location I have not been able to re-map my docking station (the current DC location has much better visibility than my previous location had so I know it’s not that), and I know it’s possible because I managed to do it at the old location (just with the right time of day and driving very quickly from a stronger location to the dock), and when mapped, it did a good job consistently re-docking itself. I’d just like to have a mapped docking station again.
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Something doesn’t sound right. Can you post your diagnostics screen when your rover is parked on the new dock location? Also hit details under the RTK section, connect to your DC and post the scatterplot as well.
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This is the location I’ve always had my docking station. When I once got it to install there it worked for months (coming and going from the charger). Any help to decipher the gps info above would be appreciated!
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So if that is your rover on its dock, that location is very obstructed. You need an L2 of at least 10, an HeadingDOP of around 1.4 or less, and a quality of greater than 0.5 to install the dock. These conditions are important so the rover can start a plan and if you ever had map drift, those are needed to properly correct for it. It uses the known good dock location to recalculate the map.
I assume this is probably up against your home or some other structure? Do you have 7FT of clearance all the way around the dock and does the rover have 120 degree clear view of the sky? Your DC looks OK, but ideally there would be all 4 constellations above 36 on the CNR. 36 is the minimum. 40+ is ideal.
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Hi there — thanks for the suggestion; we understand the need in your situation. At the moment, this isn’t a feature we’re planning to add.
To address the issue, as Bryan suggested, please consider installing the docking station in a more open area with a clearer view of the sky. If the dock location can’t receive a good GPS signal, it can also affect starting a work plan.
Feel free to ask if you have any other questions.
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I’m in MI and never get the Galileo satellites. Mine are always 0.00 is that normal @bryan.wheeler ?
Yeah, that one is always hit or miss for me too. I asked about it and Yarbo said it was fine.
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Bummer because it appears there are a lot of them.
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